These scripts will check to see if a previously installed version of Vexira Antivirus exists, if it does not it will install with pre-configured settings.
The install scripts used for deployment can be downloaded from:
http://support.vexira.com/files/downloads/Vexira_Auto_Install_Update_Scripts.zip
Step 1:
Extract Vexira_Auto_Install_Scripts_All_32bit.zip to the Novell machine you were wanting to use to hold the updates. It will create a 'vexira' folder, make sure this is available on the network. It only needs to be readable.
Step 2:
In the vexira folder where you extraced the files, you will find wget.nlm and vexupdnw.ncf. Edit the vexupdnw.ncf and find where it has wget.nlm listed. Edit this to point to the full path to wget.nlm. Example: sys:\system\vexira\wget.nlm
Step 3:
Run the vexupdnw.ncf file from the console or command line. If the vexira folder is not in the system path, you will need to type out the full path to the script to run it sys:\system\vexira\vexupnw.ncf. This will silently go to our update site and download all the packages and updates, so they're available. This may take a while the first time it's run. You will see it create two folders called SETUPDAT and vexira in the same directory that the script is run from.
Step 4:
To have the update script run everyday at midnight it needs to be added to cron. Make sure cron is loaded by issuing the command LOAD CRON at the console. If it loads then you will need to add that to the sys:\system\autoexec.ncf for server startup. Edit the file SYS:\ETC\crontab and add a line like the example below, pointing to the update script (make sure your path matches your setup)
0 0 * * * sys:/system/vexira/vexupdnw.ncf
Step 5:
Edit vexprof.bat and set SCRIPTSHAREPATH to be the path to the shared Vexira folder. For example \\machinename\vexira.
Step 6:
Note: If you don't need to set up a pre-defined configuration, you can skip this step. For instance, if you are using the default 'Typical' install, go to step 7. To add registration info and update settings for workstation continue on.
Install Vexira manually on one workstation and configure it how you'd like. You can just run \\novellserer\vexira\vexira\windows\x86\prof\winprof.exe to start the installation, instead of re-downloading the package. Make sure you add your registraion when installing. It will prompt you for it.
If nothing else, you'll probably want to set the client to update from your server, instead of from our update site. To do this, go into the main Vexira window and go to 'Update' on the left. Under update sources, check 'Path' and set the source to the \\novellserver\vexira share. You can uncheck the HTTP and FTP sources. Then modify both of the update tasks shown below and make sure the source is changed to Path.
Copy cfgutil.exe (from the vexira_auto_install package) into the 'C:\Program Files\Vexira Antivirus\Professional' directory and run 'cfgutil.exe /s'. This will generate a template.cfg file.
Copy template.cfg file to \\novellserver\vexira, where the vexprof.bat/Install.bat files reside.
Step 7:
Go to a machine that doesn't have Vexira installed, log on as an administrative user, and run Install.bat. If it installs properly, and is configured how you set up the original machine, then you can just set that script to be a login script and you're good.
Article ID: 12, Created On: 10/5/2009, Modified: 6/30/2011