Package an application to roll out via SCCM 2007
Hi,
I'm looking to package a group of installers (that will sequentially install) into a single installer package, so I can roll out all the software via a single SCCM package.
The background of the need for this is that the Avaya One-X Communicator software client requires a number of prerequisite software packages to be installed, before the Avaya software will work (a complete joke, I know...).
I need to rollout the following installers in this order:
1. dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.ex
2. office-kb976477-fullfile-x
3. vcredist_x86.exe
4. vstor40_x86.exe
and finally the Avaya client:
5. onexc_setup_6.1.0.12_30334
NOTE: The first 4 packages can be installed in any order, but they all have to be installed before the Avaya client.
Any experts have an idea how I can go about this?
I'm looking to package a group of installers (that will sequentially install) into a single installer package, so I can roll out all the software via a single SCCM package.
The background of the need for this is that the Avaya One-X Communicator software client requires a number of prerequisite software packages to be installed, before the Avaya software will work (a complete joke, I know...).
I need to rollout the following installers in this order:
1. dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.ex
2. office-kb976477-fullfile-x
3. vcredist_x86.exe
4. vstor40_x86.exe
and finally the Avaya client:
5. onexc_setup_6.1.0.12_30334
NOTE: The first 4 packages can be installed in any order, but they all have to be installed before the Avaya client.
Any experts have an idea how I can go about this?
i suggest to install them seperate but in program chain. If you install it any one bundle everything will fail, if one program fails
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How do you create a program installation chain in for SCCM?
And how do you create a bundle, or what software do you use?
And how do you create a bundle, or what software do you use?
Either you define it in the program properties (advanced tab -> Run antoher program first) or you create a Install Software Task Sequence and create a "Install Software" Step for each program
ASKER
If I define it in program properties>>Advanced Tab, it looks like it only allows for one program to install first. Can you add more than one program to install first?
Nope just one per program.
You could link the all the 4 programs like this:
dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.ex
office-kb976477-fullfile-x
vcredist_x86.exe (link to vstor40_x86.exe)
vstor40_x86.exe (link to onexc_setup_6.1.0.12_30334
This would work, but in your case i would build a Software Installation Task Sequence (see picture)
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You could link the all the 4 programs like this:
dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.ex
office-kb976477-fullfile-x
vcredist_x86.exe (link to vstor40_x86.exe)
vstor40_x86.exe (link to onexc_setup_6.1.0.12_30334
This would work, but in your case i would build a Software Installation Task Sequence (see picture)
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ASKER
@merowinger: Please bear with me as I'm fairly new to SCCM, and my experience is solely with creating reports and advertising simple software packages.
If I want to configure a software task sequence, do I have to run through the following steps:
1. Set up each of the 5 individual software packages in SCCM
2. Goto SCCM >>Computer Management>>Operating System Deployment>>Deploy Expert (DX)>>Application Management
3. Change profile to Windows Xp SP3 x86 (all our clients are this OS)
4. Add Each Application installer in required order (as in what you have in your screen print above?)
If I want to configure a software task sequence, do I have to run through the following steps:
1. Set up each of the 5 individual software packages in SCCM
2. Goto SCCM >>Computer Management>>Operating System Deployment>>Deploy Expert (DX)>>Application Management
3. Change profile to Windows Xp SP3 x86 (all our clients are this OS)
4. Add Each Application installer in required order (as in what you have in your screen print above?)
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Apologies for the delay in closing the thread, I'm just back from holidays today!
Or bundle it all into a a single package and create a batch file or a custom EXE that will launch each installaler.