Welcome to the Nomad 7.0.200 documentation space. Here we describe all aspects of configuring and using Nomad. Here is a quick overview of what the Nomad documentation pages will tell you.
Introducing Nomad 7.0.200
An overview of Nomad; what it does and how it can benefit your organization. An introduction to the features of Nomad is provided, alongside a high-level explanation of the Nomad architecture.
- Nomad features — An overview of Nomad features and enhancements.
Implementing Nomad
Everything you need to know about getting Nomad installed and running in your network. This section is structured in a way that leads you through a typical implementation project.
- Preparation — What you will need to prepare in advance of implementing Nomad in your network. Typically, these are tasks that may take some time, depending on how your organization works. A more complete checklist of tasks is provided in Prerequisites.
- Prerequisites — A checklist of infrastructure prerequisites and dependencies that most organizations would require in order to install Nomad.
- Installing and upgrading — How to install, uninstall and upgrade Nomad.
Working with Nomad
How to administer, use and maintain Nomad, including: some typical worked scenarios, a feature reference organized into core and advanced features, operational best practices and frequently asked questions.
- Core features — Core features of Nomad that are available with minimal configuration of the Nomad client. Some features require additional configuration of Nomad client on Configuration Manager Distribution Points.
- Advanced features — Nomad provides a number of advanced features that require changes to the default configuration of Nomad client.
- ActiveEfficiency features — Features of Nomad that require ActiveEfficiency Server.
- OS Deployment features — Nomad support for Configuration Manager OS Deployment.
- Nomad tools — Tools that can help troubleshoot or configure Nomad.
- Operational best practices — Some best practices tips for particular operational situations.
- Frequently asked questions
Troubleshooting
A general methodology for investigating issues with Nomad server components and 1E Client, as well as identifying key issues and their resolutions.
- Known issues — Lists of the current known issues when installing Nomad and using the Nomad features.
- Resolving common issues — The most common issues are listed below.
- Resolving content integrity (hash checks) issues
- Resolving dynamic pre-caching issues
- Resolving hard link issues
- Resolving Nomad Dashboard issues — Some common issues when installing, configuring or using the Nomad Dashboard.
- Resolving Nomad peer election issues
- Resolving Peer Backup Assistant (PBA) issues
- Resolving peer copy over HTTP or HTTPS issues
- Resolving remote differential compression issues
- Resolving slow content transfer issues
- Resolving SoftwareUpdate metadata validation — Ensures Nomad clients are downloading the latest content as expected by the Configuration Manager (CM) client.
- Relicensing Nomad client
- Reducing election notifications in Nomad log
Training
An introduction to Nomad training resources, including lab guides.
Reference
All reference material for including all the list and table type information, such as installer properties in alphabetical lists etc.
- Supported Platforms
- Server sizing
- Communication ports
- Nomad installer properties — Subject-oriented lists of Nomad installer properties. There are two Nomad installers that have usable installer properties: 1E.Client-x64.msi (and its x86 version) and NomadBranchAdminUIExt.msi.
- Nomad registry values
- Nomad command-line switches
- Nomad return codes
- Status messages for download events — Nomad can send status messages through Configuration Manager based on specific download events which appear in its deployment status.
- Nomad local multicast
- Basic Nomad behavior in a simple environment
- Index
- Release notes
- Log files — Names and locations of log files created by Nomad.
Copyright and trademark notices
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