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Using Marimba Channel Publishing for

Package Deployment

AdminStudio 9.5 | Distribution Wizard

Systems Administrators use the Marimba Desktop suite of products to ensure that users in their network always

have the most recent software on their local computer. Distribution Wizard makes it easy for you to efficiently

distribute packages using Marimba.

In Marimba Channel Publishing, the System Administrator publishes an application (called a Channel) on a

Marimba Transmitter web site. The Marimba Desktop Tuner component, installed on a user's local machine,

communicates with the Transmitter web site to find out which Channels this user has subscribed to, and if any of

those Channels have recently been updated.

Initially, the Marimba Desktop Tuner downloads the Channels that the user has subscribed to, installs them on the

user's local machine. Then it periodically checks the Transmitter web site to see if any of this user's subscribed

Channels have been updated. You can use the Distribution Wizard to create and publish a Channel (such as an

installation setup) on the Transmitter web site so that the Marimba Transmitter can download a Channel to a local

Here is a review of terms associated with Marimba distribution:

Table 18-2 • Marimba Distribution Terminology

Marimba Desktop

Subscription

To distribute your package (and any associated transforms) using Marimba Channel publishing:

Launch the Distribution Wizard.

On the Welcome panel, click Next. The Distribution Type panel opens.

AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide

Chapter 18: Preparing Packages for Distribution Using Distribution Wizard

An application on your local computer that downloads Channels from the Transmitter,

allowing you to run the Channel applications on your local computer.

The application that stores the original Channel before it is downloaded to your

computer. It usually runs on another computer in your network.

Any application or file that the Marimba Desktop Tuner downloads to your computer.

Channels are initially stored on the Transmitter and then the Marimba Desktop Tuner

downloads the Channels so you can run them on your local computer.

The process of getting a Channel on your computer. Once you subscribe to a

Channel, the Marimba Desktop Tuner keeps track of it, making sure the information is

up to date. The Marimba Desktop Tuner and the Channel are automatically set up to

make sure the Channel stays up to date on the local computer by downloading

updates at scheduled intervals.

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Using Marimba Channel Publishing for Package Deployment