Distributing Packages To Network Locations - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

a. Specify the Application Package
the Channel directory. Accept the default application package URL or enter a new one.
b. Specify the XML template
distribution. Accept the default XML template file that was shipped with AdminStudio, or enter a new one.
c. Specify the Channel Copier
then specify the URL for the Channel Copier. Distribution Wizard uses the Channel Copier URL to publish
the channel to a transmitter, where it will be available to desktops.
d. Click OK to return to the Marimba Integration panel.
12. On the Marimba Integration panel, click Next. The Distribution Summary panel opens.
13. Review the selections you made in the Distribution Summary panel. If you are satisfied with them, click
Next to distribute the package, including associated transforms and files. The Distribution Output panel
displays progress during distribution.
14. Once the distribution finishes, click Close to exit the Distribution Wizard.

Distributing Packages to Network Locations

To distribute a package to a network directory, select the Network Location option on the Distribution Wizard
Distribution Type panel.
Task: To distribute your package (and any associated transforms) to a network location:
1. Launch the Distribution Wizard. The Distribution Wizard Welcome panel opens.
2. On the Welcome panel, click Next. The Distribution Type panel opens.
3. From the Distribution Type panel, select Network Location 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. After specifying the package location, click Next. The Network Location panel opens.
7. From the Network Location panel, specify or browse to the Network Directory location to which you want to
distribute the package, and click Next. The Distribution Summary panel opens.
8. On the Distribution Summary panel, review the selections you made. If you are satisfied with them, click
Next to distribute the package, including associated transforms and files. The Distribution Output panel
displays progress during distribution.
9. Once the distribution finishes, click Finish to exit the Distribution Wizard.
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Chapter 18: Preparing Packages for Distribution Using Distribution Wizard
file—The XML template file sets properties for the MSI file during Marimba
URL—If you have specified a destination Channel URL on the transmitter,
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