Configuration Management (CM) and Ninite are some tools used in Chemistry IT.
See also
Support tool matrix: Current and Desired
| Support function/ Service: | CURRENT: A&S "Central Patching" | DESIRED: Admin and instructional staff (non-Research) Chemistry and Physics | DESIRED: RESEARCH Admin-like | DESIRED: RESEARCH Light | DESIRED: RESEARCH No ChemIT support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System fully in Cornell Active Directory (AD) | X | X | X | X | (optional) |
| Cornell Configuration Management (CM) client installed | X | X | X | X | (optional) |
| A&S Windows and Office ONLY updates: forced (DEFAULT in Physics, not Chemistry) | X | X | X | ||
(who?) Windows and Office ONLY updates: no forced reboot (via WSUS?) (manual reboot(s) required) | X | (optional; requires AD/CM) | |||
| (n/a) Windows and Office: NO updates (DEFAULT in Chemistry, not Physics) | |||||
| A&S Apps updates (~6, via CM, from Flexera-provided packages) | X | ||||
Chemistry Ninite Apps updates (~45). Also includes:
| X | X | X | (optional; requires AD/CM) | |
| Flexera read-only client (what value to Department IT staff, or the people they support?) | X | ? | ? | ? | |
| A&S Spirion* installs and config of A&S managed client | X | ||||
Chemistry Spirion* install (and config?) of A&S managed client (via CM install group?)
| X | X | (optional?) | (optional?) |
*NOTE on Spirion: A&S Spirion central console collection of data from all Spirion clients. View not available to Department IT staff.
Sub-pages, with further details, questions, concerns
Configuration Manager (CM) as used in Chemistry/Physics
Motivations for, and barriers to, using Cornell's MS Configuration Manager (CM) more powerful tools and capabilities, such as application updating. Especially within Research.
- CM Admin Tools - accessing console, groups, CIT docs, etc
- CM Patching
- CM question/expectations/understandings — Articulating expectations and understanding to reduce surprises.
- CM Software Installs/Updates
- Inactive clients and reconciliations with CM reports — Roger (A&S IT) provides us with CIT's MS CM reports containing a list of inactive clients. This page helps us reconcile such reports.
- OSD configurations - A&S versus Chemistry/Physics
Ninite (NIN-ite), as used in Chemistry IT
Ninite helps us patch 3rd party applications. Complements CM's Windows and MS Office patching.