Creating Administrative Installations for Packages

AdminStudio 2021 R2 | 22.0 | Package Distribution Wizard

In an administrative installation, the installation software is copied to a network directory using the administrative install option provided by Windows Installer.

To distribute your package (and any associated transforms) as an administrative installation:

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Launch the Package Distribution Wizard by either clicking on its icon in the Tools Gallery or by right-clicking on a package in the Application Catalog tree and selecting Distribute Package from the shortcut menu.

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

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From the Distribution Type panel, select Administrative Install and click Next. The Package Information panel opens.

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On the Package Information panel, click the Browse button and locate the Windows Installer (.msi) package that you want to distribute.

If you launched the Package Distribution Wizard from Application Manager by right-clicking on a package and selecting Distribute Package from the shortcut 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:

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Not in the Software Repository—The full name and path of the file is displayed, and you can edit this entry or click Browse and select a different package.

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In the Software Repository—Only the name of the file is displayed (not the full path) and this entry cannot be edited or changed.

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If there are transforms associated with the package, click the New button () in the Windows Installer Transform Files (*.mst) area and navigate to the transform you want to add. Repeat as necessary.

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If desired, add additional Windows Installer properties in the Specify Additional MSI Properties field.

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After specifying the package location, click Next. The Administrative Install panel opens.

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From the Administrative Install panel, specify or browse to the Network Directory to which you want to distribute the package.

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If desired, you can use short file names during the distribution by selecting the Use short file names option.

Note:Select this option to force the administrative installation to use the 8.3 file name convention (using the SHORTFILENAMES property).

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Click Next. The Distribution Summary panel opens.

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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.

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Once the distribution finishes, click Finish to exit the Package Distribution Wizard.