"Lite" Windows OS Client

Smurf-IV wrote:
Just curious, but Why ?
7Zip runs everywhere and once installed can do Zip and Rar formats as well.
I did it in 7Z as it gets better compression (And appears to be the internet choice - a bit like png for pictures)

The catch is in having to install 7z.
The compression gain your get with 7z is not worth having all of your users install it.

I use 7z, but if I have to send a compressed file to someone it is still always in zip. A lot of people don't know what rar and 7z are.

I tried installing and using the client on two systems and here are the results:

System one (.NET 4.0.30319):
For whatever reason, the client won't install on my MCE 2005 system.
I had .NET 3.5.21022.08 (no go) and then upgraded to .NET 4 (no go either).

System two (.NET 3.5.30729.01)
Installed, but no entry in the program menu.
The program was not able to detect a non standard instance of FlexRAID running on the local system.
I had to connect to it as a remote system.
Also initially, it could not list my local drives. Closing the program and restarting it twice did the trick.
I was not able to execute any of the actions since there was no way to set the RAID engine to use.

Otherwise great simple UI.

Brahim wrote:
I tried installing and using the client on two systems and here are the results:

System one (.NET 4.0.30319):
For whatever reason, the client won't install on my MCE 2005 system.
I had .NET 3.5.21022.08 (no go) and then upgraded to .NET 4 (no go either).

This is a .Net 2 application so without that it will not work (I'll have to add that into the checks)

Brahim wrote:
System two (.NET 3.5.30729.01)
Installed, but no entry in the program menu.

Again.. Not .Net 2

Brahim wrote:
The program was not able to detect a non standard instance of FlexRAID running on the local system.

Will that not be documented.. How to make 2 Non-Standard install !

Brahim wrote:
I had to connect to it as a remote system.
Also initially, it could not list my local drives.

How can it.. It's remote !

Brahim wrote:
Closing the program and restarting it twice did the trick.

If you say so.. The log's would have stated something

Brahim wrote:
I was not able to execute any of the actions since there was no way to set the RAID engine to use.

Perform a right click and a manual add of the DRU into the left tree / or in the middle area would have allowed the DRU / PPU / etc to be created and saved.
Then the actions would have been okay.

Brahim wrote:
Otherwise great simple UI.

Thanks

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 02/09/2010 12:49:29

.Net 2?
Looking at my registry, I have .Net 2, 3, 3.5, and 4.
I would have assumed backward compatibility. Right?

As far as the local instance of FlexRAID, it is not an issue. It is just something to think about as far as how you are detecting a local instance of FlexRAID.
I was able to connect to the non-standard instance (development instance running in my IDE) by connecting to it as a remote system using the value "localhost".
After that, I was able to see my drives.

I added the DRUs, PPUs, and URU using the drag and drop method.
Is that not allowed (yet)?

I will test again through the right-click method and report back tonight.

FYI, to list the files and drives of a remote system, you have to issue the "list-file" command.
To list the drives (or mount points) of a system, you have to use: "list-file +/*".
The return format is: isFile|isDirectory|isHidden|name|path
The isXXX variables have a value of true or false.

To list the content of a directory: "list-file <path>" (E.g., list-file D:\).

Thanks.

Brahim wrote:.Net 2?
Looking at my registry, I have .Net 2, 3, 3.5, and 4.
I would have assumed backward compatibility. Right?

If you have .Net 2 then it will run (As it was built in that).
http://frwingui.codeplex.com/workitem/5111
Win 7 and above have it already on their system installs

Brahim wrote:
As far as the local instance of FlexRAID, it is not an issue. It is just something to think about as far as how you are detecting a local instance of FlexRAID.

I'll create a new issue on the codeplex site for tracking
Done -> http://frwingui.codeplex.com/workitem/5112

Brahim wrote:
I was able to connect to the non-standard instance (development instance running in my IDE) by connecting to it as a remote system using the value "localhost".
After that, I was able to see my drives.

I added the DRUs, PPUs, and URU using the drag and drop method.
Is that not allowed (yet)?

It is. Not sure what will be causing that not to work, as that it how I created the initial DRU's etc. on My setup.
Perhaps that is due to the LocalHost connection thing..

Brahim wrote:
I will test again through the right-click method and report back tonight.
Thanks.

Just checked, the right click is in each of the #RU windows, - not on the left as first stated (That was a MONO feature that was dropped).
Thanks for testing in environments which haven't seen this app before..
I am still in the process of rebuilding mine, due to some bad archive image apps doing the once over on my VM images!!

Brahim wrote:
Also initially, it could not list my local drives. Closing the program and restarting it twice did the trick.

Workaround
Uses the Right click menu in the left area and select refresh.
This will then fill in the existing Drives etc in the available sources area.
Keep an eye on http://frwingui.codeplex.com/workitem/5112 for when the "Fix" is available

Brahim wrote:
System two (.NET 3.5.30729.01)
Installed, but no entry in the program menu.

Just tried this on Win 7 (x64) and the entry is created.
Under OpenEgg.org

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 03/09/2010 15:36:27

Got a correction to make: the menu was installed correctly on the second system.

When trying the right-click method, DRUs are properly added, but PPUs and URUs are not.
All three are added fine using the drag and drop method.
In all cases, the engine property is not set.

I want ahead and created the RAID through the CMD client.
After that, I was able to verify, validate, and rsynch the RAID using the Lite client.

Brahim wrote:
When trying the right-click method, DRUs are properly added, but PPUs and URUs are not.

http://frwingui.codeplex.com/workitem/5119

Brahim wrote:
In all cases, the engine property is not set.

http://frwingui.codeplex.com/workitem/5120

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 22/09/2010 16:51:25

*Ignore this ;D

Kayomani wrote:*Ignore this ;D

Ignore what exactly ?
This thread ?
This app ?
Your avatar ?
The "*" ?
The ;D