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aLTeReGo posted on Fri, Jan 2 2009 2:54 AM
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Is there any reason why the Solarwinds TFTP server won't install on Windows Server 2003 x64 and is this something that will be resolved in the not so distant future?

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greg@solarwinds.net replied on Fri, Jan 2 2009 9:29 AM
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Alterego - we are looking to add 64bit support to the free tools in the near future.

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Greg

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perdurabo replied on Fri, Feb 20 2009 2:09 PM
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You guys have been using the "near future" line now since at least mid-2007 (see Google). Meanwhile, we've seen more of the same, and I'm sitting here with a computer that shipped with Vista x64 and 8 GB of RAM that can't run the Engineer's Toolset or many of the free tools.

Time to get up to speed, gentlemen.

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greg@solarwinds.net replied on Fri, Feb 20 2009 2:29 PM
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perdurabo - x64 support *is* in the next version, which will be out soon.

HTH,

Greg

 

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mcbridea replied on Fri, Feb 20 2009 2:34 PM
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very soon!

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drhyoung replied on Sun, Apr 5 2009 6:39 PM
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Andy,

do you think it will be April 2009 ?

Thanks

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mcbridea replied on Mon, Apr 6 2009 8:44 AM
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No allowed to narrow it down that much but it is in the next Toolset update

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vhcato replied on Sat, May 9 2009 9:19 PM
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We really need x64 support for the free TFTP server on Win 2003 as well. With all of our new servers supporting the net mgt apps being 64-bit, it's going to be hard to justify keeping a 32-bit server around just to provide this function.

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perdurabo replied on Wed, May 27 2009 12:05 PM
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Am I wrong, or is this update still not out? If it's not, can we get an ETC on what "real soon" means?

 

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mcbridea replied on Wed, May 27 2009 12:46 PM
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64 bit support is included on the newest Engineer's toolset

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vhcato replied on Wed, May 27 2009 12:58 PM
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Yeah, but we're cheap... :)

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drhyoung replied on Wed, May 27 2009 3:58 PM
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And, I don't need the whole Engineers Toolkit, just the x64 TFTP server. I'd even be prepared to pay a fair price for it !

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floyd.may replied on Wed, May 27 2009 4:13 PM
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You could download the Engineer's Toolset eval, and play with all the new goodies.  When it expires, the TFTP server should still work.  You know you want to try the new v10 with Workspace Studio.  C'mon, the first one is always free =)

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vhcato replied on Fri, Jul 24 2009 9:00 AM
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Just a follow-up...

I actually installed the Engineer's Toolset eval on our test Orion system in the lab. After installing, I went into Windows Services, started the TFTP Server service, and set it to start automatically. I then pushed the date on our test server out far enough to cause the eval license to expire. When I try to launch the TFTP Server GUI afterward, it popped a box stating that the eval period has expired and asked if I wanted to license the product, or continue using it in "free mode". After selecting "free mode", it knocks the other tools out of the program group, leaving only the free tools, and everything seems to be working just fine.

I have since installed it on the servers we are staging for production (minus forcing the licenses to expire), and all is well.

**Side note** If you try this in your environment, I would recommend that you NOT change the date on your production systems to force the eval license to expire if you are using a local copy of SQL Server. This tends to do some funky things to the database. Just let it expire naturally. Ours was on a test system, so I really don't care. :)

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