Thursday, June 26, 2014

Software Distribution in SCCM 2012 (Using Create package from Definition Option)


Go to Software Library-->Click packages-->Click Create package from Definition


Click Browse



Point the SMS file and Click Open



Click Next


Select Always obtain source files from a source folder


Copy network share location of package 


Click Next


Click Close


Click on Application and on top of console .we have distribute content options . Click on distribute content



Click Next



Click Add and select distribution point


Click Next


Click Close


Go to Monitoring tab--> Distribution status-->Content status and click on the application . You can see package is copied to distribution point (success-1) 


Right click on application and Click Deploy


Click browse on software


Select program. I am selecting Install program


Click browse on Collection


Here i am selecting user based collections.

Select WIN 7 Users


Click Next


Here also we can add distribution points


Select Required options and Click Next


Selecting Mandatory assignments 


Click Next


Click Next


Selecting Download content from distribution point and run locally


Click Close


On client machine “Run the machine policy retrieval & evaluation cycle policy”


In software center We can see application installing


In software center Now we can see application installed


In Add or remove programs. We can confirm application is installed


Software Distribution in SCCM 2012 (Using Create package Option)

Go to Software Library-->Click packages--> Click Create package


Add information about package and point the source folder location of application




We have different program types . I am selecting Standard program



Add information about program. In command line I have provided install.cmd. Directly we can give the command line there
Run mode-->We can run the application with user or administrative rights. I am selecting administrative rights.
Click Next




In Run we have different options. Normal – we can see the installation of msi and hidden will be silent installation 



Here we can add dependencies and platform requirements

Click Next



Click Next  


Click Close
  

Click on Application and on top of console .we have distribute content options . Click on distribute content


Click Next



Click Add and select distribution point



Click Next


Click Close


Go to Monitoring tab-->Distribution status--> Content status and click on the application . You can see package is copied to distribution point (success-1) 
Right click on application and Click Deploy


Selecting Win7 Machine collection


Here also we can add distribution points



In Purpose we have two options Available and Required.
Available options -->It will be available in software center. We have to manually install the application from software center .
Required options-->It will be available in software center and it will run automatically when it reach the mandatory time.

I am selecting available options


Schedule the application available and Click Next



Click Next


Selecting Download content from distribution point and run locally



Click Next



Click Next


Click Close



On client machine “Run the machine policy retrieval & evaluation cycle policy”




In software center, Application status is available


Click Install


Downloading from distribution point to client cache folder


Once downloaded completed . Application will start installing


In software center Now we can see application installed


In Add or remove programs. We can confirm application is installed