Administrator Guide

Creating and Using xen.ini Files
In this chapter you will learn how to construct and use a xen.ini le. The xen.ini le you create will provide your zero client with automatic
updates and congurations.
Downloading and Using Sample INI Files
ThinOS Lite Sample INI les are available from Dell and can be modied to suit the individual connection prole needs for your users. These
sample les are annotated to allow you to use them as a starter set, that you can modify to quickly get your le server up and running.
To download and use the les:
1 Go to Dell support site.
2 Click Product Support, and manually browse for your thin client model.
3 Click Drivers and Downloads.
4 From the Operating system drop-down menu, select ThinOS Lite.
5 Scroll down the page and download the sample INI le to the le server.
6 Open the text le by using an ASCII text editor, and modify the INI parameters as needed for your use. Be sure to rename the sample
le to xen.ini for use.
Rules and Recommendations for Constructing a
xen.ini File
In general, xen.ini les follow currently accepted “standard” INI le formatting conventions. The INI les consist of Dell Wyse parameters. If
you are using an INI le, the only parameter you must use is the Connect parameter. For more information, see Connect in Parameters for a
xen.ini File.
Any of the rest of the parameters can be used if you desire, but are not necessary unless you want changes from client and other defaults.
For example, other can be the default resolution of your monitor. Every parameter has a name and a value, with the name appearing to the
left of the equals sign (name=value). Number signs (#) indicate the start of a comment.
Comments can begin anywhere on a line. Everything between the # and the End of Line is ignored. Along with these general formatting
conventions, use the following guidelines when constructing the INI les:
1 Connect is the Only Required Parameter
As stated earlier, if you are using an INI le, the only parameter you must use is the Connect parameter. Any of the rest of the
parameters can be used if you desire, but are not necessary unless you want changes from client and other defaults.
2 Continue Lines by using a Space and Backslash
Placing a space and backslash ( \) at the end of a line indicates line continuation; that is, the backslash means that the line and the
following line are, for the purposes of reading code, the same line. No white space can appear after the backslash; the requirement of
white space between parameter entries is maintained by the use of the space before the backslash.
In addition, starting all parameters at the left margin and placing at least one leading space (or tab) at the beginning of all (and only)
continuation lines makes an INI le easier to read.
NOTE
: In circumstances where you require string concatenation, you can use a backslash without a space before or
after it to concatenate with the rst set of characters from the previous line; for example the strings snow and ball may
be concatenated to give snowball.
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