remote install of a backup client on a windows machine using perl

drock has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

All, I am wondering if there are any modules out there that invokes and completes remote installs of a backup application on Windows machines? I am familiar with rdist, but is this compatible with Windows.

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Re: remote install of a backup client on a windows machine using perl by sasikumar (Monk) on Dec 20, 2004 at 07:22 UTC
Hi you can use the win32 module to do the same on windows paltforms. Take look at this program http://cwashington.netreach.net/depo/view.asp?Index=66&ScriptType=perl Thanks Sasi Kumar	[reply]
Re^2: remote install of a backup client on a windows machine using perl by drock (Beadle) on Dec 20, 2004 at 18:09 UTC
cool thnaks dude! But it seems this only creates services as opposed actually install the TSM client???	[reply]