Creating Administrative Installations For Packages - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 18: Preparing Packages for Distribution Using Distribution Wizard

Creating Administrative Installations for Packages

Table 18-1 • Supported Distribution Types (cont.)
Distribution Type
ZENworks Desktop Application
ZENworks Server Distribution
This section also explains how to deploy a Windows installer package using an InstallShield script-based setup.
See Deploying InstallScript MSI
Creating Administrative Installations for
Packages
In an administrative installation, the installation software is copied to a network directory using the administrative
install option provided by Windows Installer.
Task: To distribute your package (and any associated transforms) as an administrative installation:
1. Launch the Distribution Wizard by either clicking on its icon in the Tools Gallery or by selecting a package in
the Application Manager and selecting Distribute Package from the context menu.
2. On the Welcome panel, click Next. The Distribution Type panel opens.
3. From the Distribution Type panel, select Administrative Install and click Next. The Installation Package
Information panel opens.
4. On the Installation Package Information panel, click the Browse button and locate the Windows Installer
Package (
If you launched the Distribution Wizard from the Application Manager by selecting a package and selecting
Distribute Package from the context menu, the name in the Windows Installer Package (.msi) field is
already entered. The ability to edit this entry depends upon whether the package you are distributing is
managed by the Software Repository:
•
Not in the Software
you can edit this entry or click Browse and select a different package.
•
In the Software
and this entry cannot be edited or changed.
5. If there are transforms associated with the package, click the New button (
area and navigate to the transform you want to add. Repeat as necessary.
6. After specifying the package location, click Next. The Administrative Install panel opens.
7. From the Administrative Install panel, specify or browse to the Network Directory to which you want to
distribute the package.
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) you want to distribute.
.msi
Repository—The full name and path of the Windows Installer file is displayed, and
Repository—Only the name of the Windows Installer file is displayed (not the full path)
Topic
Preparing for ZENworks Desktop Application Distribution
Preparing for ZENworks Server Distribution
) in the Additional Transforms
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