Contents
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Introducing Nomad 7.0.200
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Implementing Nomad
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Working with Nomad
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Core features
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Advanced features
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ActiveEfficiency features
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OS Deployment features
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OS deployment task sequences
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Set Nomad as download program
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Create Nomad application policy
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Delete Nomad application policy
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Disable Run from distribution point
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Enable Run from distribution point
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Install and configure Nomad in WinPE
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Install 1E Client
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Get migration settings
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Peer backup assistant Provision Nomad PBA data store
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Peer backup assistant Finalize Nomad PBA data store
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Peer backup assistant Locate existing Nomad PBA data store
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Peer backup assistant Release Nomad PBA data store
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Pre-stage content using Nomad
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Save Nomad cache
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Restore Nomad cache
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Stage 1E Client Package
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1E WSA Actions
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Peer backup assistant Close Nomad PBA data store
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Peer backup assistant High-availability
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Redirect content location to the Nomad cache
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Set Nomad as download program
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Peer Backup Assistant - PBA
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OS deployment task sequences
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Nomad tools
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Operational best practices
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Frequently asked questions
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Core features
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Troubleshooting
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Training
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Reference
Actions | Notes |
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When run, this task:
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Configurable parameters
Parameter | Default value | Description |
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Name | Install and Configure Nomad | Name for the custom task sequence action. |
Description | Action to Install and configure Nomad in WinPE | Description for the custom task sequence action. |
Workrate | 80 | Sets the work rate. This is the proportion of available (free) bandwidth to use. |
P2P Port | 1779 | Port used to broadcast election messages. |
SpecialNetShare | 8224 (0x2020) | Must be an integer. See more SpecialNetShare for more information. |
P2PEnabled | 9 | Must be an integer. See P2PEnabled for more information. |
P2P Http port | 5080 | This option is only available if HTTP P2P has been enabled in P2PEnabled. It defines the port used for Nomad P2P communication over HTTP and must be the same value used on all Nomad clients. |
P2P Https port | 5443 | This option is only available if HTTPS P2P has been enabled in P2PEnabled. It defines the port used for Nomad P2P communication over HTTPS and must be the same value used on all Nomad clients. |
Use PKI cert for client auth | Disabled (unchecked) | Enables certificate-based client authentication, which requires a PKI-issued certificate. Selecting this option sets bit 0x2 of P2PSslSettings. |
Use PKI cert for server auth | Disabled (unchecked) | Configures Nomad to use a PKI certificate for server authentication when HTTPS P2P is enabled (bit 0x40 set in P2PEnabled). If this option is not checked and bit 0x40 in P2PEnabled is set, Nomad will use a self-signed certificate for server authentication. |
CompatibilityFlags | 0x210000A | Must be an integer. See CompatibilityFlags for more information. |
Log file size | 10485760 (10MB) | Sets the maximum size for the Nomad log file. |
MADCAP scope | MADCAP scope for multicast. Either a scope name, or of the form <MADCAP_ServerIP> ,<MADCAP_Scope_IP> ,<TTL> or <MADCAP_ServerIP> , <MADCAP_Scope_IP> . See MultiCastMADCAPScope for more information. | |
Multicast TTL | Optional multicast time to live. See MultiCastMADCAPScope for more information. | |
Disable firewall | Enabled by default. | Disables the Windows PE firewall so that NomadPackageLocator and Nomad can communicate with other peers on the local network. |
Use FIPS Encryption | Disabled (unchecked) | Sets EncryptionType to 0x1 (FIPS compliant encryption). This must be the same on all Nomad clients. |
Enable single site download | Disabled (unchecked) | Enables the SSD feature. For Nomad running in WinPE, sets the SSDEnabled registry value to 0x1 so that SSD is enabled but the machine will be set to just retrieve downloads via SSD and not to put themselves forward to provide content. |
WakeUp | 0 (disabled) | Enables WakeUp integration. If not 0, sets the WakeUpEnabled registry value to enable peers to be woken if necessary to supply the content. |
ActiveEfficiency URL | "" | Sets the location of the ActiveEfficiency Web service, usually of the form |
Max. machines from ActiveEfficiency | 10 | Specifies the maximum number of devices (i.e. machines) with content (package, application or software update) that Nomad may ask from the ActiveEfficiency server in one call. Separate calls are made for local devices (for WakeUp only) and site devices (for SSD and WakeUp). The maximum value is 20. |
WakeUp batch size | 10 | Specifies the maximum number of machines to wake up in one call, for subnet and site separately. (So up to twice this number of requests will be sent in total if wakeup is enabled for both subnet and site.) The next batch will be launched, if necessary, after a re-election (usually a periodic election). The value cannot be greater than the maximum number of machines from ActiveEfficiency and hence itself cannot be more than 20. |
Non-Configurable settings
Setting | Default value | Description |
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P2PElectionWeight | 10 | Helps determine the outcome of Nomad elections. The higher the value the more chances the machine has to win the election. |
EncryptionType | 0 | Determines the type of encryption used by Nomad for communications between Nomad peers. |
DPNotAvailableCodes | 0x205A, 0x205D | This registry entry contains a comma-separated list of return codes, see Nomad return codes for a list of the possible ones. If Nomad encounters one of these during download it will attempt a retry from an alternative DP. It gets the list of possible DPs from Configuration Manager. The two return codes set as default are the only ones that are applicable to DP availability:
Under normal circumstances, you would not change this from the default value. You may want to not allow failover to an alternative DP altogether, in which case you would set the value to " " in the registry. Or you may only want to failover if the DP path was not found, in which case you would set the value to 0x205D only. |