Software Distribution

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Software Distribution
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Overview

• Come SMS distribuisce il Software
• Gestione dei Distribution Point
• Configurazione della Software Distribution e
  dellAdvertised Programs Client Agent

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Come il client gestisce la Software Distribution

• The client

Primary Site
Verifica se ci sono nuove applicazioni da avviare
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Management Point
Avvia le applicazioni secondo le configurazioni
nel sito
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CAP
Distribution Point
Invia il proprio stato al sito
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Advanced Client
Legacy Client
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Attività amministrative coinvolte nel processo di
Software Distribution
Preparare il sito
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Creare gli oggetti per la software distribution
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Management Point
Distribution Point
Il Client SMS avvia la software distribution
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Advanced Client
Monitoraggio della software distribution
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Configurazione delle impostazioni del sito nella
Software Distribution
Preparazione del sito
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Configurazione delle impostazioni del sito
Management Point
Distribution Point
SMS client runs software distribution Module 8,
Lesson 5
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Advanced Client
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Oggetti SMS utilizzati per Distribuire Software
Prepare the site Content covered in Module 7,
Lesson 2 and 3
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Creare gli oggetti per la software distribution
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Management Point
Distribution Point
Software distribution uses the following SMS
objects
SMS client runs software distribution Module 8,
Lesson 5
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• Collections
• Packages
• Programs
• Advertisements

Advanced Client
Monitor software distribution Module 8, Lesson 6
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The Monitoring Phase of Software Distribution
A best practice is to monitor the software
distribution once the process has begun
Create software distribution objects Module 8,
Lessons 1-4
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Management Point
Distribution Point
SMS client runs software distribution Module 8,
Lesson 5
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Advanced Client
Monitor software distribution Module 8, Lesson 6
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Lesson Managing Distribution Points

• The Benefits of BITS, Delta Replication, and
  Compression In Managing Network Performance
• Guidelines for Configuring a Site System to Be a
  Distribution Point
• What is a Distribution Point Group?
• Demonstration How to Configure a Distribution
  Point and a Distribution Point Group

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The Benefits of BITS, Delta Replication, and
Compression in Managing Network Performance
SMS manages network performance by

• Using BITS to provide checkpoint restart download
  of packages from distribution points to Advanced
  Clients
• Using delta replication to only send the updated
  package files that have changed since the last
  time the package was distributed
• Using compression to automatically compress
  package source files when it sends the package to
  other SMS sites

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Advanced Client Download and Execute
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Guidelines for Configuring a Site System to Be a
Distribution Point
Guidelines

• Configure all of the distribution points that you
  want to use at the preliminary stage of the
  process
• Specify a distribution point in close proximity
  to a group of clients
• Enable BITS on the distribution points that
  support Advanced Clients
• Designate protected distribution points

Management Point
CAP
Distribution Point
Legacy Client
Advanced Client
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What Is the Advanced Client Network Access
Account?
The Advanced Client Network Access Account is a
domain-level account that you can create for
Advanced Clients
Distribution Point
The Advanced Client can use it when
An advertised program needs to access a
distribution point or a share on a server other
than the distribution point
Advanced Client
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Software Distribution Component Settings that
Administrators Typically Specify
Software Distribution component settings that
administrators typically specify on the Retry
Settings tab
Software Distribution component settings that
administrators typically specify on the General
tab

• The drive on the site server on which compressed
  package files are stored
• The number of threads to allocate to package
  processing
• The user name and password for the Legacy Client
  Software Installation Account
• The user name and password for the Advanced
  Client Network Access Account

• The number of retries for updating distribution
  points
• The number of retries for updating CAPs

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Managing Software Distribution
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Overview

• Configuring Software Distribution Objects Using a
  Software Distribution Methodology
• Creating and Configuring Collections
• Creating and Configuring Packages
• Creating and Configuring Advertisements and
  Managing Software Installation at the Client
• Monitoring Software Distribution

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How Software Distribution Objects Are Created
The software distribution object creation process
Collections Packages Programs Advertisements
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What Is a Collection?
Computers running Windows XP
Computers with Office 2003 Installed
Microsoft Office
XP
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What Do Packages and Programs Do?
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What Are Advertisements?
An advertisement is an object configured by the
site administrator on an SMS site, which in turn
becomes a notification or a policy for the client
Advertised programs are found in Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs Run Advertised Programs
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How the Configuration of Software Distribution
Objects Is Verified
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How the Distribution of Files on the Distribution
Point Is Verified
SMS Site Server
Package did not arrive
Software Distribution Points
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How Collections Are Used in the Software
Distribution Process
XP
Windows XP Collection
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The Relationship Between Packages and Programs
Packages must be created first
A program allows an application in a package to
be installed
Once package is created, then you create a program
Office 2003 Setup
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How to Distribute Packages to Distribution Points
SMS Site Server
Distribution Point B

Distribution Point A
Office 2003 package to be distributed from
distribution points A and B
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How to Verify That a Package Has Reached the
Distribution Point
To verify that a package has reached the
distribution point
Navigate to Reporting in the SMS Administrator
console Click Reports to list all reports in the
detail pane Right-click the All distribution
points report, point to All Tasks, point to Run,
and then click the reporting point you want to
run the report from Click the arrow icon next to
the DP in Report Viewer to view all packages on
the distribution point
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How to Create an Advertisement
To create an advertisement
Navigate to Advertisements in the SMS
Administrator console Right-click
Advertisements, point to New, and then click
Advertisement Complete the advertisement
properties
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What Are the Advertisement Configuration Options?
Advertisement Scheduling Options
Mandatory Program is run after an event (for
example, on logon or logoff or at a specific date
and time)
Optional Allows users to run the advertised
program when they want to
Additional Advertisement Properties
Run the advertised program from a DP or download
the package and run it locally
Using remote DPs when the client is considered to
be remotely roaming
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Options for Managing Remote Downloads for a
Package

Client A roams to a secondary site Distribution
point outside SMS Primary Site boundary Client A
runs advertised program from remote DP because
either the option to run program from a remote
distribution point or option to download from a
remote DP was allowed
Local Distribution Point
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SMS Server
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SMS Primary Site Boundary
Remote DP
Remote Roaming Boundary
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How the Client Runs Advertised Programs

• SMS clients automatically run advertised programs
  that have mandatory assignments
• Advertised programs that do not have mandatory
  assignments are run manually by the user

To manually run an advertised program
Click Start, and then click Control Panel In
Control Panel, double-click Run Advertised
Programs In the Run Advertised Programs dialog
box, double-click the program you want to run You
can also find advertised programs in Add or
Remove Programs
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The Role of the Advertised Program Agent in
Software Distribution
For the Advanced Client, the Advertised Program
agent

• Runs programs that the user initiates
• Runs assigned programs
• Manages package downloads and the local cache of
  downloaded packages

For the Legacy Client, the Advertised Program
agent

• Runs programs that the user initiates from the
  Advertised Programs Wizard
• Runs assigned programs

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Standard Reports for Software Distribution
Three predefined reports for software
distribution are

• All advertisements
• All collections
• All packages

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How to Use the Standard Reports for Software
Distribution
To view a distribution status report
In the SMS Administrator console, expand Site
Database, expand Reporting, and then click
Reports To run a report, right-click
Distribution status of a specific package in the
details pane Point to Distribution status of a
specific package, point to All Tasks, point to
Run, and then click the desired reporting point
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Methods to Monitor the Software Distribution
Process

• Monitoring software distribution can be done
  using
• Software Distribution Reports
• Advertisements Summary Status
• Package Status Summary

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Locations of Software Distribution Log Files
Log files on the SMS server are found in
C\SMS\Logs
Advanced Client Log files are found in
Windir\System32\CCM\Logs
Legacy Client Log files are found in
Windir\MS\SMS\Logs