[wpkg-users] Start-up overhead with WPKG

[Sebastian Elsner]

Hi Chris,

our setup includes 110 packages and it adds about 15-20 seconds, which 
is acceptable.

Cheers

Sebastian

On 04/25/2012 03:36 PM, Chris Wilcox wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been using WPKG for many years now, though on a small scale in 
> relation to the number of applications being controlled by it, 
> normally around 10 in total on each device.
>
> We are looking at our options for software deployment on a larger 
> scale, across 130-160 wired computers and 30-60 wireless (54g on 
> Trapeze/managed wireless) laptops.
>
> Our application count will potentially exceed 75 on each device - I am 
> concerned that the overhead of WPKG processing the checks for all of 
> these during start up of the computer will have a detrimental affect 
> on how quickly a computer (more specifically the wireless laptops) 
> will get to the login screen from power-up.
>
> Am I right to be concerned about this or not?  We'd be running a full 
> GBit network to desktop, and wireless is handled by Trapeze which has 
> blanket coverage throughout our site (a school).
>
> I have been investigating the use of System Center Configuration 
> Manager 2012, however so far I am finding the application deployment 
> unreliable, so switching to a known solution (wpkg) has a strong appeal.
>
> Thanks for any reply.
>
> Chris
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> wpkg-users mailing list archives>>  http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/
> _______________________________________________
> wpkg-users mailing list
> wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org
> http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users


-- 
Sebastian Elsner    -    pipeline td   -   r i s e |  fx

t:  +49 30 20180300                 sebastian at risefx.com
                                           www.risefx.com

r i s e |  fx  GmbH
Schlesische Strasse 28 Aufgang B, 10997 Berlin
Geschäftsführer: Sven Pannicke, Robert Pinnow

Handelsregister Berlin HRB 106667 B

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/attachments/20120425/26a464c4/attachment-0002.html>