Server Installation Methods - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

44 Planning the installation

Server installation methods

Server installation methods
Method
Push
Windows Installer
(.msi) deployment
Self-extracting
executable
You can install Symantec AntiVirus servers using any of the methods that are
listed in Table 2-2. You can use any combination of methods that suits your
network environment.
Table 2-2 Server installation methods
Description
You can push a Symantec AntiVirus server
installation directly from the Symantec
AntiVirus CD or from the Symantec System
Center.
You can create and deploy an installation
package using tools that are compatible with
Windows Installer. Symantec AntiVirus uses
Windows Installer technology for all client and
server installations.
Symantec AntiVirus utilizes the standard
Windows Installer deployment options
provided by Microsoft. To use this method, you
must be familiar with creating and deploying
Windows Installer programs.
You can create a package with Symantec
Packager that includes a preconfigured
Windows Installer package or set of packages.
Customizing the Windows Installer installation
packages using Symantec Packager is not
supported.
Distribute and execute a package to install
Symantec AntiVirus directly onto a computer.
Note: Symantec Packager is included with this
release of Symantec AntiVirus as an
unsupported tool. For more information, see
Using Symantec Packager with Symantec
AntiVirus (pkgrinfo.pdf) in the Symantec
Packager folder on the Symantec AntiVirus CD.
See "About Symantec AntiVirus server installation"
Preparation
Install the Symantec System Center
with the Symantec AntiVirus snap-in
and the AV Server Rollout tool to push
the server installation from the
Symantec System Center.
Create a custom .msi installation
■
package using the components and
options specific to Symantec
AntiVirus.
See "Windows Installer (.msi)
command-line reference"
page 161.
Determine a method for
■
distributing and executing the
package.
Create a custom Symantec
■
AntiVirus server installation
package, if desired.
Determine a method for
■
distributing and executing the
package.
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