Server Tracking tool
This tool will allow you to track information about servers that are built. it was created with SMS installer and it takes a little work to get it put together. It can also be altered to ask for additional information.
Using SMS to track our Servers
DTE will be able to push this app out to all servers via SMS on a once a month basis or some other undecided schedule. Once a user logs onto a server via direct connect or Terminal Service the application will execute. If the application has never run before the Admin will be prompted with several question. If the admin doesn’t answer the question they will be prompted again.
When the App first starts it will give NON Admins a chance to exit out of the program. This will be done by using these 2 screens.
Once Admin status is determined the admin\ contact will be asked these questions.
Question 1 Question 2
Question 3 Question 4
Once the survey has been completed you will get this screen.
At the bottom of the screen you will be asked:
Is this information Correct?
If you answer yes the script will exit.
If you answer no it will loop though all of the questions again.
Once the program exits it will store this information in the registry so that SMS can pick it up with a small MOF modification. This MOF modification will allow us to create reports on the servers for tracking purposes. This should allow us to know who is running a server in the field. If the information is falsified, DTE will know who the person is that entered the wrong info because that information is also put in the
registry, along with the time of the modification.
DTE will need to decide on a reoccurrence schedule. Once this is done, the SMS staff will setup a loop that will, popup this window the next time it runs.
At the bottom of the screen you will be asked:
Is this information Correct?
If you answer yes the script will exit.
If you answer no it will loop though all of the questions again.
This would allow the SMS Admin the ability to create Reports that looks like this for tracking purposes.
