Selecting a Package for Distribution

AdminStudio Enterprise Server 11.0 | Configuration Manager Web Console

To select a package for distribution from Configuration Manager Web Console using Configuration Manager Distribution, perform the following steps.

To distribute a new package:

Launch Configuration Manager Web Console. The Configuration Manager Web Console Home Page opens.

Click Distribute a New Package. The Distribute Package page opens, listing all of the Windows Installer (.msi) packages in the open Application Catalog.

Click the radio button next to the Application Name of the package that you want to distribute. Only one package can be selected at a time.

Click Distribute. The PDF Selection page opens.

In the Package Configuration area of Configuration Manager Web Console, you specify distribution configuration fields that the Configuration Manager Server utilizes in the distribution of the package. You can manually enter package and distribution configuration information and settings, or you can choose to attach a Package Definition File (.pdf) to a Windows Installer (.msi) package to pre-populate these fields.

A Package Definition File (.pdf) is a text file that contains predefined programs and property settings for a package and is used to automate package creation. When you use a package definition file, appropriate fields on the Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page are populated with the information in the package definition file you selected. A package definition file typically has an .sms file name extension (.pdf in previous versions of Configuration Manager).

If you want to distribute this application using an existing Configuration Manager Package Definition File (.pdf or .sms) (either one on the Configuration Manager Server or one on the machine where Configuration Manager Web Console is installed), select a Package Definition File by performing the following steps:

Select the Distribute using Package Definition option if you want to distribute this application using an existing Configuration Manager Package Definition File (.pdf or .sms). When you select this check box, the Use Existing Package Definition option is automatically selected, and the existing Package Definitions available on the Configuration Manager Server are listed.

Select the Use Existing Package Definition option to distribute this application using any Package Definitions available on the Configuration Manager Server. When the Distribute using Package Definition check box is selected, this option is automatically selected, and the existing Package Definitions available on the Configuration Manager Server are listed. Select a Package Definition File from the list.

Select the Use Package Definition from the following file option if you want to distribute this application using a .pdf or .sms file located on the machine where Configuration Manager Console is installed. When you select this option, all of the .pdf or .sms files in the following directory are listed:

<Configuration Manager Console Installation Directory>\SMS Web Console Application\Distribution Providers\SMS\PDFs

Select a Package Definition File from the list.

Click Next. The Configuration Manager Package Configuration Page appears, listing the information in the .pdf or .sms file (if one was selected).

Proceed with the steps in Setting Package Configuration Options to either enter or modify the package configuration options.

Selecting a Package for Distribution

Workflow Manager 5.6 / AdminStudio Enterprise Server 11.0 Help Library

December 20, 2011