Clients

If you want to search for the string "Meyer" in the names or descriptions of PCs, you can use the pattern .eyer.. Here, the dot (.) represents any character, and the asterisk () represents any number of occurrences (of the preceding element). .*eyer. means the search pattern matches as long as there is something before eyer and something follows it. As any number of occurrences also includes no occurrence, the string "PC Meyer" would match, for example.

The second example demonstrates search patterns for products. 0.-opsi.*standard looks for all product names starting with 0, followed by any character, followed by -opsi, followed by any characters (in any number); ending with standard. If you want to ensure that the second character is a digit between 0 and 9, then use this expression: 0[0123456789]-opsi.*standard. As a shortcut for [0123456789], you can also write [0-9], as it represents a continuous subsequence of the sequence of all digits. This search pattern would match products such as 03-opsi-abo-standard and 05_opsi-linux_standard, for example.

You can easily create additional groups. Simply right-click on the parent group or node, such as GROUPS, and select Create subgroup.

A dialog box then opens where you can enter a name and description for the new group.

There are several ways to add or move clients to groups via drag and drop (see the section Selecting Clients):

Right-click on a group to open a context menu. This menu offers options to edit or delete the group, select all clients contained within, and recursively remove all clients from the group and any subgroups.

You can make some settings in the field next to the client list. These include options like Install on shutdown (Windows), UEFI Boot, and WAN configuration.

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The WAN configuration is read from the server host parameters configed.meta_config.wan_mode_off.*. If you have adopted the default settings of the parameters, the recommended configuration described in the chapter WAN/VPN Extension applies.

opsi-configed includes a scheduler for Wake-On-LAN events (WOL), which you can set up via the menu Client / "Wake up" client(s) / New scheduler. From version 4.0.7, the WOL feature offers the following configuration options:

If a client is assigned to a depot server other than the opsi config server, the transmission of the Wake-on-LAN signal does not occur directly. In this case, an HTTPS connection to the opsiconfd on the depot server is established. The depot server is then responsible for sending the network packet within its network.

Under Client / Trigger opsiclientd event / on_demand, you can send a call to the client agent of all selected clients to trigger an event. If a client is unreachable or is currently processing another non-interruptible event, opsi-configed will display an error message.

The default event is on_demand. This ensures that action requests for the client are executed immediately.

Since version 4.0.4, it is also possible to trigger other events configured in the opsiclientd.conf file. The available options are determined by the server host parameter configed.opsiclientd_events.

For clients connected over a Wide Area Network (WAN), issues with the package cache can occasionally arise. To address these difficulties, a special function is available for these clients: Menu Client / For WAN clients: clear package caches completely resets the cache.

You can send messages to one or several clients. Select them and then open Client from the menu and choose Send pop-up message. In the dialog box that opens, type your message. In the top right field, you can enter the desired display duration; leave the field empty to display the message indefinitely.

Click on the red checkmark to send the message.

Through the Client menu, you can send a signal to selected clients prompting them to submit their session information to opsi-configed. This information will be displayed in the designated column on the Clients tab, provided that this column is enabled and visible.

You have the option to send a signal to selected clients instructing them to shut down or reboot.

Using the Client menu / Launch Remote Control Software (key [F7]) or the right-click context menu, you can execute any operating system commands on the selected clients. By default, there are four entries that serve as templates for your own commands: sending a ping command to Linux and Windows clients, as well as displaying the info page on Windows and Linux (see the section opsiclientd Info Page).

The dialog is divided into three areas:

The applications of this feature are extremely diverse. For example, you can configure a command to establish a remote desktop connection to the selected client, provided that the client supports it. On Windows, you could use the following command for this purpose:

A corresponding Linux command is like this:

opsi-configed automatically replaces %host% with the corresponding value for the host name. In addition to %host%, there are other variables available that you can use in the commands:

You can edit the commands in the server configuration on the Host parameters tab, configed / remote_control:

Navigate to Client / Create new opsi client to open a dialog window where you can enter all the information required to create a new client.

The dialog also provides fields for entering the IP address and the hardware address (MAC address). If the backend is enabled to configure a local DHCP server (which is not the default setting), this information is used to register the new client with the DHCP server. Otherwise, the MAC address is stored in the backend and the IP address is discarded.

When creating new clients, from opsi-configed version 4.0.5.8.1 onward, you can also directly specify these options:

These settings can also be conveniently made in the hosts list.

You can also access entries for renaming and moving to another depot via the Client menu. The latter allows multiple selection of clients. In the following dialogue window, select the desired depot from the drop-down menu and then confirm your choices by clicking OK.

Select one or more clients and then navigate to Client / Remove client(s) in the menu. A dialog with a security prompt will appear, and you must explicitly confirm your intention to remove the client from the opsi database.

This function allows you to delete all product-related information from the selected clients. This is especially useful if you need to reset a test client to a certain state.

Like in the client list, you can adjust the view by clicking on the column title. The following columns are available:

Use the right-click context menu and Visible columns to display additional columns for localboot products:

When you select a product, additional information appears on the right side of the window:

A property table consists of two columns. The left column lists the names of the properties, and the right column shows the associated value.

Above the table on the right, there are two buttons:

If you hover over a row with your mouse pointer, a tooltip appears (if configured), showing useful information about the meaning of the value as well as the server default.

Click on a value in the right-hand column to open a dialogue for editing. Here you can, for example, select from a list of preconfigured values.

Click on a (different) value in the dialog to change the setting.

In addition to these dialogs, there are also windows that display an editing field. You can enter new values here:

To modify an existing value, double-click it in the list. To add new values, click the plus sign to include them in the list. Some properties allow the entry of multiple values. In such cases, the list editor also permits multiple selections. You can easily select multiple entries by holding down the [Ctrl] key while clicking.

Once you have made changes to the values in the list, the green checkmark will change color. Click on the now red checkmark to apply your changes. Otherwise, click on the blue cancel button to reset the changes.

Since version 4.0.5, opsi has offered the option to automatically upload client drivers to the opsi depot server from selected paths derived from hardware information. These paths, known as ByAudit paths, include the manufacturer’s name and the product or model name extracted directly from the motherboard. Click on Upload drivers and configure further settings in the dialog that opens.

In the dialog window, specify details including the Windows product for which the driver is intended, the driver to be uploaded, the method, and the target directory for driver integration. Choosing a different method changes the target directory accordingly. Here is a list of methods and directory structures for driver integration: