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# Lens Auto Brokerage — Server 2008 Decommission Planning
## User
- **User:** Howard Enos (howard)
- **Machine:** Howard-Home
- **Role:** tech
## Session Summary
Conducted a comprehensive inventory and migration planning session for the Lens Auto Brokerage Server 2008 decommission project (tracker issue claudetools #71). The goal was to gather all available data from every source before planning the move, rather than working from stale documentation.
Started by pulling the tracker issue and existing wiki/docs, which were last updated 2026-06-17. Launched three parallel agents to gather live data from GuruRMM (fleet agents, system info, installed software, printers, shares), ScreenConnect (sessions, hardware, OS details), and Syncro (assets, tickets, billing, contacts). Cross-referenced all three sources to build a complete picture of the 7-workstation + 1-server fleet.
Key discovery from the fleet inventory: QuickBooks is ONLY on Becky's workstation (LAB-Becky), not on the server as previously documented. The AD Domain Controller on LAB-SVR (LAB.lan) is running but zero workstations are domain-joined — all remain WORKGROUP. LAB-SVR's IP is .82, not .81 as previously recorded. Confirmed "Swanson, Len" is properly separated in both RMM and ScreenConnect (different client, different WAN IP).
Then gathered a full inventory of lab-server (the Server 2008 source machine) via ScreenConnect backstage commands. Initial commands hit the 5000-character truncation limit, so pivoted to writing output to a file on the server and reading it back in chunks. Found that DeskMan is the sole workload — a FoxPro/DBF car dealership management app at C:\DeskMan (~1.8GB), shared via SMB as \\lab-server\DeskMan, with 6 workstations concurrently connected (271-281 open files each). Also found C:\shares with Backups/FileCabinet/IT Services/Profiles directories that need to move. No QuickBooks, no database engine, no backup agent on the server. Security concerns: Guest account enabled and actively used by Brian's machine, unknown endpoint at 192.168.1.135 (user "dana") not in any management tool, Remote Registry enabled.
Updated the wiki article (wiki/clients/lens-auto-brokerage.md), PROJECT_STATE.md with a full 4-phase migration plan and 9 decision points, and added status comments to tracker issue #71. The project is now fully documented and ready for decision-making before execution.
## Key Decisions
- QuickBooks removed from migration scope — confirmed only on Becky's workstation, not on the server. No action needed.
- Recommended domain-join over staying WORKGROUP — the DC is already running, and current setup has security issues (Guest SMB access, local account sprawl, unmanaged endpoint). The migration is a natural break point for this cleanup.
- Identified DNS CNAME as the simplest cutover approach — creating a "lab-server" CNAME pointing to LAB-SVR avoids touching amPath.ini on every workstation.
- Flagged 3.75 prepaid hours as insufficient — estimated 8-12 hours for full migration scope, need to discuss block replenishment before starting work.
## Problems Encountered
- ScreenConnect backstage command output truncated at ~5000 characters for large commands (wmic product, dir /s, systeminfo). Resolved by writing output to C:\inventory.txt on the server and reading back in chunks via PowerShell Get-Content with -Skip/-First pagination.
- LAB-SVR IP was documented as .81 in old wiki article but confirmed as .82 via live RMM and ScreenConnect data. Corrected in all documentation.
## Configuration Changes
- **Modified:** `wiki/clients/lens-auto-brokerage.md` — Full rewrite with live data from all three sources (RMM/SC/Syncro). Updated IP, contacts, billing, endpoint inventory with per-machine detail, share/printer tables, known issues, active work section.
- **Modified:** `clients/lens-auto-brokerage/PROJECT_STATE.md` — Complete rewrite with 4-phase migration plan, 9 decision points, lab-server inventory data (DeskMan details, shares, users, services, SMB sessions), cleanup items table, infrastructure quick reference.
- **Created:** This session log.
## Credentials & Secrets
No new credentials discovered. Existing vault path: `clients/lens-auto-brokerage.sops.yaml`.
Lab-server local accounts documented: Administrator, becky, dana, Guest (enabled), guru, localadmin, parke, tina, turner. Passwords not captured — will need to be set/reset during migration or domain-join.
## Infrastructure & Servers
| Host | IP | OS | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB-SVR | 192.168.1.82 | Server 2019 Std | AD DC (LAB.lan), DNS, File Server, DFS | Migration target. 1.6TB free. GuruRMM 0.6.66. |
| lab-server | 192.168.1.241 | Server 2008 SP2 | DeskMan host, file shares | Migration source. 667GB free. SC session 4a870093. |
| DESKTOP-0J55V6L | 192.168.1.75 | Win 11 Home | Brian's workstation | Win 11 Home (can't domain-join). Connects as Guest. |
| DESKTOP-JDQMLCE | 192.168.1.247 | Win 11 Pro | Turner's workstation | 32+ day uptime, pending reboot, user idle 22 days. |
| EV-DAWG | 192.168.1.200 | Win 11 Pro | Gloss's workstation | McAfee + Datto EDR conflict. |
| Josh-Lens | 192.168.1.87 | Win 11 Pro | Josh's workstation | |
| LAB-Becky | 192.168.1.136 | Win 10 Pro | Becky's workstation | QuickBooks Enterprise 20.0 + 24.0. MSP360 backup. |
| LAB-DAWN | 192.168.1.164 | Win 11 Pro | Tina's workstation | No Datto EDR. |
| LAB-MADONNA | 192.168.1.229 | Win 11 Pro | Madonna's workstation | No Datto EDR. Ricoh Scans share. |
| UNKNOWN | 192.168.1.135 | Unknown | dana's machine | NOT in RMM/SC/Syncro. Actively using DeskMan. |
| LAS-GAMER | 192.168.1.15 (home) | Win 11 Pro | Len's personal | Separate RMM/SC client. WAN 68.109.162.82. |
| RICOH IM 600SR | 192.168.1.105 | — | Main copier | On all workstations. |
| Gateway/Router | 192.168.1.1 | — | UDM | DNS for all workstations. |
- WAN: 174.77.67.237
- LAN: 192.168.1.0/24
- AD Domain: LAB.lan (DC running but unused by workstations)
- Syncro customer ID: 3289131
- GuruRMM client: bc76984f-8dc9-42e7-b978-c8def1143144
- GuruRMM site: d8f69cd8-5c42-43bc-ae45-9cc6078d37fb (enrollment: UPPER-STAR-2820)
- ScreenConnect company: "LAB - Len's Auto"
- lab-server SC session: 4a870093-cea4-4d9f-b331-d7034ab537d6
## Commands & Outputs
ScreenConnect backstage commands run on lab-server (via sc.py send-command):
- `systeminfo` — confirmed Server 2008 SP2, 4GB RAM, 32-bit OS, WORKGROUP, installed 2015-12-04
- `net share` — DeskMan (C:\DeskMan), Public, shares (C:\shares) + admin shares
- `net session` — 6 concurrent SMB sessions from .75/.135/.136/.164/.229/.247
- `wmic printer` — not a print server, only XPS Document Writer
- `dir C:\DeskMan /a /s` — 422 data files, ~1.05GB in Data, ~734MB total root
- `type C:\DeskMan\amPath.ini` — `apPath=\\lab-server\DeskMan`
- `sc query type= service state= all | findstr deskman` — no DeskMan Windows service
- `wmic service where "state='running'"` — 60 services including RPCService (RemotePC), ScreenConnect, LanmanServer
- `net user` — 9 accounts all enabled including Guest
## Pending / Incomplete Tasks
- [ ] Identify unknown machine at 192.168.1.135 (user "dana") — HIGH priority
- [ ] Measure C:\shares total size on lab-server
- [ ] Test DeskMan compatibility with Server 2019 (install on LAB-SVR, verify launch)
- [ ] Howard: get GuruRMM agent onto lab-server
- [ ] Discuss hours/budget with Len/Becky (3.75 hrs remaining, need 8-12)
- [ ] Decision: domain-join workstations to LAB.lan or stay WORKGROUP
- [ ] If domain-joining: budget Win 11 Home -> Pro upgrade for Brian's machine
- [ ] Update LAB-SVR GuruRMM agent from 0.6.66 to 0.6.79
- [ ] Deploy Datto EDR to LAB-DAWN, LAB-MADONNA, DESKTOP-0J55V6L, LAB-SVR
- [ ] Reassign DESERTRVSERVER from Lens Auto to Desert RV Center in Syncro
- [ ] Archive stale LENS-SV Syncro asset
## Reference Information
- Tracker issue: claudetools #71 (Lens Auto: Server 2008 decommission)
- Syncro open tickets: #32363 (credit card terminal), #32299 (Brian Chrome), #32147 (backup confirmation)
- Syncro resolved: #32525 (browser hijack Brian 2026-07-09), #32162 (server upgrade 2026-04-16)
- DeskMan install: C:\DeskMan, data at C:\DeskMan\Data (FoxPro DBF), config amPath.ini
- DeskMan data backups on disk: Data - Copy, Data Copy 20230321 (x3), DeskMan.zip (x2)
- DeskMan credit card config: C:\DeskMan\CreditInterfaces.xml
- File shares: C:\shares (Backups, FileCabinet, IT Services, Profiles)
- Billing: $190/mo recurring, 3.75 hrs prepaid remaining
- Contacts: Becky Kahn 520-247-1089, Michale Haubert 520-318-1040
- PROJECT_STATE.md: clients/lens-auto-brokerage/PROJECT_STATE.md (full migration plan)
- Wiki: wiki/clients/lens-auto-brokerage.md (compiled 2026-07-20)