Module 8: Managing Software Distribution

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Module 8 Managing 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 to Create and Configure Collections
To create and configure collections
Navigate to Collections in the SMS Administrator
console Right-click Collections, click New, and
then click Collection In the Collection
Properties dialog box, use the tabs to complete
property settings
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How to Create a Package and Configure Its
Properties
To create a package and configure its
properties
Navigate to Packages on the SMS Administrator
console Right-click the Packages folder, point
to New, and then click either Package or Package
From Definition Specify the properties of the
package on the various package properties tabs
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How to Create a Program
To create a program
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Navigate to the Package that you want to create a
program for in the SMS Administrator console and
then click Programs Right-click Programs, Point
to New, and then click Program Complete the
Program Properties
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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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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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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
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• Software Distribution Reports
• Advertisements Summary Status
• Package Status Summary