Administrative Install Panel; Altiris Integration Panel - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Table 18-12 • Distribution Wizard Distribution Types (cont.)
Method
ZENworks Server
Distribution
Click Next to proceed to the associated distribution method panel.

Administrative Install Panel

This panel is displayed if you selected the Administrative Install distribution method from the Distribution Type
panel. The installation will be copied to the network directory using the Windows Installer
option.
In addition to specifying or browsing to the location where to perform the administrative installation, you can also
select the Use short file names option to force the administrative installation to use the 8.3 file name convention
(using the SHORTFILENAMES

Altiris Integration Panel

AdminStudio 9.5 | Distribution Wizard
This panel is displayed if you selected the Altiris distribution method from the Distribution Type panel. You would
choose the Altiris method to create a package in the Altiris Notification Server.
Table 18-13 • Altiris Integration Panel
Field
Network
Directory
Windows
Installer
Command Line
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide
Chapter 18: Preparing Packages for Distribution Using Distribution Wizard
Description
Create an MSI distribution object to distribute to ZENworks servers. See
Preparing for ZENworks Server
property).
Description
Specify or browse to the network location where you want to store the installation
package. The Distribution Wizard remembers the last Network Location that is entered
and displays it the next time this panel is accessed.
The Distribution Wizard will copy the Windows Installer package along with any
transforms and files to the UNC path specified. Also, the Distribution Wizard will use an
XML template file (AltirisTemplate.config) to create a custom script file in this location
named <packageName>.Config.
Note • You can edit AltirisTemplate.config to customize it for your organization. The file, which is
installed with AdminStudio, is located in the Templates folder of the AdminStudio Shared Directory.
See Altiris XML Template
Enter any additional properties that you want to pass to the Windows Installer. See the
Windows Installer Property Reference for more information.
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Distribution.
for more information.
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