Hello,

 

Is there enough disk space available where you're saving the package to? Do you have write privilege to the same location?

1) export your current default installs for safe keeping

2) Create custom client settings and Feature sets

3)Export the default settings to a new folder (1 32bit & 1 64 bit) using your new client settings and feature sets

   and name them

4) Delete the Default installs

Now add your custom installs

 

It only allows 1 32 bit and 1 64 bit install (not really noted in documentation... )

I did some experimenting and this is what finally worked.

Let's see if I can help you here

#2) ADMIN

click on the IINSTALLATION PACKAGES button on the lower left corner of the window

The HELP has great step by step to create /edit.  Hard to find.. but it is there.

Go to HELP and type in INSTALLATION PACKAGES under SEARCH

Click on Adding client installation package updates

 

3) It is the same, but you now want to save it into a different folder, as it is the New package

    what I did was I created a folder named 'OLD" and copied the original ones there, then exported and overwrote the new to my folder

 

On a side note I also created separate antivirus and other polices so that I can do a push with Silent or one that is interactive.  These are choices you can name and set during install throug the

FIND UNMANAGED COMPUTERS option under the Clients icon, clients tab (at the bottom of the tasks)

When I talked with Tech support they actually told me that this was the better route to push installs rather than using the Migration Wizard.

 

Good luck, Hope this helps

There is a .dat and a .info file for each install file under C:\ProgramFiles\Symantec\SymantecEndpoint\Tomcat\Packages\

 

I'm going to move these into a folder called "old".

 

When I create a client install package I allowed to either create an single .exe file, or a bunch of files.

 

How do I create these .dat and .info files?!?!?!?

Also, are you actually right click>Deleting these install packages out of the Console?

I too am having similar issues creating packages. Is there another way to create install packages other than the migration tool. I can't seem to find a way to create .info or .dat files without using the migration wizard and it will not work for me.

 

G

Rant:
I've lost pretty much all hope in Symantec.  If you think Endpoint is bad you should try Backup Exec...horrid!

 

If I ran my business like Symantec ran their's I would have no customers and live on the streets.

I'm the last person to gripe and moan about something trival, but this customer support is downright horrid.

</endrant>

 

Solution:

I haven't found one.

What I need to do is change the type of install from Slient to 'Prompt user". How is this done if you can't re-create an installation package?!

What I did find:

The best way I found to deploy the package is go into "admin" in the console.   At the bottom where it says "Administrators, Domains, Servers and Install Packages, click on install packages and you'll see the 32 and 64 bit packages. Right click on either the 32 or 64bit package and choose Export.  There are a bunch of configuration options in there (but no way to change from silent install to 'prompt'. Export them as .exe's and run those on the clients. 

you can change the install from "silent" to "unattended" (which should prompt the user to reboot) by creating a new set of Client Install Settings

Paul,

Please ready above.

 

You'll see that this is what we are trying to do. 

However, when to try and add the install packages it says it already exsists.

I resolved my issue by upgrading to the lastest version. MR1 didn't come with install packages, but MR2 did. Problem solved. I tried MR1 with 5 fresh installs and wasn't able to create install packages. First time on MR2 did. Wish someone would have suggested that before. Maybe upgrading to MR2 may help some of others out.

 

are you saying you don't have any install packages listed under "Admin, Install Packages, Client Install Packages" ?

 

All releases of SEPM come with install packages - RTM came with RTM Client Install Packages, MR1 with MR1 packages, MR2 with MR2 packages, etc.

No.

 

1. I have 2 install packages listed right now, a 32 and 64 bit.

2. Migration and Deployment Wizard>Create new package and place it on the desktop (using the files and folder option, i'm not using the .exe option)

3.Go into the Manager Console>Admin>Install Packages> Add Client Install Package... and it says there is already one existing.

pbogu,

Correct you can do it that way, but I want to change the install type from "silent" to "prompt user for restart" and the ONLY way you can do that is by creating a new install package. The right click 'Export' suggestion won't let you change that.

PBOGU WINS!

 

*Shocked*. It works.:robotsurprised:

 

Thanks a million!

which is exactly the same as what I said a few posts further up...

 

at least its working.