Reestablishing communications between the OfficeScan Corporate Edition (OSCE) server and its client workstation in Client/Server Suite for SMB (CS-SMB) 2.0
 

Solution ID:

EN-119787

Product:

Client / Server Suite for SMB - 2.0; OfficeScan - 7.3; OfficeScan Corporate Edition - 5.02, 5.06, 6.5; OfficeScan - 7.0
Operating System:
Windows XP; Windows 2000 Server

Published:

11/17/2008 2:22 AM 
 

Problem:

CS-SMB does not have the Ipxfer tool found on OSCE version 5.x. To resolve issues concerning communication between the OSCE server and its client machines, follow the procedure below.

This procedure can also be used to migrate existing OSCE clients to a new OSCE server.

 

Solution:

Public

 

Using the IPXFER.exe tool

 

Do the following:

 

A.

On the server

   
 

Extract the attached ipXfer.zip file into the ..\PCCSRV\ directory on the OSCE server.

 

Note: To open the file, use the password "novirus" without the quotes.

   

B.

On the client machine

 

1.

Make sure that the workstation can access the \\Officescan_server\ofcscan directory on the OSCE server.

     
 

2.

Click Start >Run. Type cmd on the field. Enter the following commands:

     

ipXfer.exe -m 1 -s < server > -p < IIS_TCP_port > -c < client_listening_port > -q 1

     
   

Note: The -s and -c parameters should not contain the < > brackets. The -q switch only applies to the newer version of ipXfer.exe included in OSCE 5.5 and above.

     
   

Switches:

   

-m installation mode: 1->HTTP-based 0->File-based

     

Note: Mode 0 is not valid for OfficeScan 5.5.

   

-s < server >: [server_FQD_name| server_wins_name| server_IP_address | UNC_path_to_Server]

   

-p< IIS_TCP_Port >: The default value is 80.

       
     

To identify the correct value to be supplied for the IIS_TCP_PORT, do the following:

     

a.

Check the IIS Management Console >Default Web site properties >TCP port

         
       

or

         
     

b.

Check the server directory on c:\..\pccsrv\ofcscan.ini for the "MASTER_DOMAINPORT" value

       
   

-c < officescan client listening port > Check the OfficeScan server directory c:\..\pccsrv\ofcscan.ini for the "CLIENT_LOCALSERVER_PORT" to match the parameters.

     
 

3.

To ensure the connectivity of the workstation clients to the OfficeScan server, you may insert the IPXFER.EXE command line call into a server, a network login script or a batch file:

     
   

Example syntax: \\MyServer\ofcscan\ipXfer.exe -m 1 -s MyServer -p 80 -c 12345 -q 1

     
   

Important: The -s switch and its information is necessary to resolve connectivity between OfficeScan server and workstations.

     
   

To avoid losing the server connection, perform the same process on the OfficeScan Web console >Server Administration >Web server >Server info.

       
     

When using the IPXFER tool, the -s setting should match the exact setting in the new server's Ofscan.ini file, including the IP address of the server.

       
     

If these settings do not match, the client workstation may experience conflict that will affect the server.

     
 

4.

Modify the IPXFER script to ensure that it matches the OfficeScan server.

     
   

Verify the setting of the OfficeScan server by doing either of the following:

   

a.

Go to the Server Administrator >Web Server section of the OfficeScan Management Console.

       
     

or

       
   

b.

Open the Ofscan.ini file in the ..\PCCSRV directory and find the Master_DomainName= parameter.

     
 

5.

Ensure that the following parameters are correct on the server and on the clients:

   

MasterDirectory=

   

Master_DomainName=

     
 

6.

Save a copy of the correct ofcscan.ini file in the following directories:

   

..\PCCSRV\PCCNT\Disk1

   

..\PCCSRV\PCC95\Disk1

     
 

7.

Update the client machine with the configuration and any available pattern file and/or scan engine updates from the new OfficeScan server.

     
 

8.

Run the \\Officescan_server\ofcscan\AutoPcc.exe file from the new server using either the command line or the login script.


  
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