Client Management Suite

Hi all,

Having initially done some work with CMS 7 about 6 months ago, I have had to cover another post. In the intervening period, I have forgotten a lot of CMS's capabilities.

I seem to remeber that it could package software for you, but I cannot for the life of me remember where the ability to do this is in CMS. Either that or the functionality doesn't exist. Does anyone know where this functionality is?

The reason I think there is this functionality is due to a demonstration I had given to me that then changed the packaged software into a virtual package that you could deploy via CMS.

I cannot find any of this functionality, please help! :)

Cheers,

Cukie

It can deploy software virtually.  Let's say you create a Software Resource that includes the necessary .msi and associated files for Adobe Reader X.  You've tested it and it works as you expect.  If you then want to deploy this as a virtualized application, you can do so by checking a box.  For example, if the Software Resource was part of a Managed Software Delivery policy, you could find this option under the Policy Rules/Actions bar, under the Policy settings tab, under 'Software distribution options.'

If you check the box here for 'Install this policy's software into a virtual layer,' it will install it in a virtual layer if the targeted computer has the Software Virtualization plug-in installed.  If the targeted computer does not have the plug-in installed, it will install it normally -- in the physical layer.

Is this the option you were thinking of?

you also have Wisescript and Wisetool kit, which allow you to do lower level packaging as well as administration and scripting tasks. You can read about them in the Software Management User Guide, staring on or about page 50.

Good video, guide you in the distribution of software with prefequisitos

http://vimeo.com/5862150

Many thanks for the reply guys,

Unfortunately the system had not updated me of these posts so I've only just taken a look.

Yes the virtual layer was the bit I was thinking about, I just thought there was some fully featured, bundled msi creating editing int here too.

I've not looked at WIsescript or the toolkit, but I'll give it a go :)

Thanks very much for the video link also :)

Cheers,

Cukie