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Chapter 18: Preparing Packages for Distribution Using Distribution Wizard
Using Marimba Channel Publishing for Package Deployment
3. On the Distribution Type panel, select Marimba 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 (.msi) you want to distribute.
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. If you want to set public MSI properties in the Windows Installer package, enter those properties in the Specify
Additional MSI Properties field using the following syntax:
PROP1=value1, PROP2=value2, PROP3=value3
7. After specifying the package location and specifying any additional MSI properties, click Next. The Patches
panel opens.
8. In the Patches (.msp) area:
• If there are patches associated with the package, click the New button (
want to add.
•
Use the Up and Down arrows (
•
Use the Delete button (
9. After you have added all patches, click Next. The Marimba Integration panel opens.
10. On the Marimba Integration panel, do the following:
a. Specify the directory where you want to place the contents of the new
directory where you want to place the MSI file, or click Browse to select it. This directory will be called the
Channel Directory.
Note •
the other related files. The Distribution Wizard will then automatically find the Application Packager Channel
URL and copy the files at the specified location. This location is called the Channel Directory. Users have a
provision to specify any other Application Packager URL. The Channel Directory is also referred to as the
Publish Directory. Distribution Wizard is required to be able to find the Application Packager Channel URL.
b. Include all the files that are in the same directory as the Windows Installer
select this option. If this option is selected, all the files and folders in the same directory as the MSI
package will be copied into the Channel Directory.
c. Specify the destination Channel URL on the
the Transmitter that contains the Channel. For example, the URL to a Transmitter might be http://
trans.marimba.com. The URL to a Channel on that Transmitter might be http://trans.marimba.com/
MyChannel. However, if you specify a value in this field, you must also specify the Channel Copier URL
field on the Advanced Marimba Options dialog box.
11. To specify advanced Marimba options for Channel Creation and Channel Publishing, click Advanced to
access the Advanced Marimba Options dialog box.
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) to delete a patch from the list.
Using Distribution Wizard, users can specify where they would like to copy an MSI package and all
) to set the order in which the patches are applied to the package.
transmitter—This is an optional field. This is the URL to
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) in the Additional Transforms
) and navigate to the patch you
Channel—Specify the
package—If desired,
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