Deploy Software Applications Zero Touch

[joshjohnson]

Is it possible to automate the entire installation of software applications using SCCM. Essentially, I want all questions that are asked during software installations to be automated. Like license keys, installation location, features, etc.

 

Can SCCM do this? If so, how? I've looked through all the guides, but I did not see anything...i could be missing it.

 

Thanks,

-Josh

[joshjohnson]

Is it possible to automate the entire installation of software applications using SCCM. Essentially, I want all questions that are asked during software installations to be automated. Like license keys, installation location, features, etc.

 

Can SCCM do this? If so, how? I've looked through all the guides, but I did not see anything...i could be missing it.

 

Thanks,

-Josh

 

 

My fear/thought is that I'll have to use a program like AutoIt to do this. What do you all do in your deployment environments?

 

Thanks,

-Josh

[Peter van der Woude]

SCCM is 'only' a deployment tool. It can deploy everything you want, but the questions asked during a software installation are outside of SCCM. You need to create a software package (.msi, .exe, etc.) which handles the questions during installation and then use SCCM to deploy the software (silent).

[joshjohnson]

SCCM is 'only' a deployment tool. It can deploy everything you want, but the questions asked during a software installation are outside of SCCM. You need to create a software package (.msi, .exe, etc.) which handles the questions during installation and then use SCCM to deploy the software (silent).

 

What do you use in your software deployment for both unattended and silent installations? Windows Installer Service? AutoIt?

 

-Josh

[joshjohnson]

What do you use in your software deployment for both unattended and silent installations? Windows Installer Service? AutoIt?

 

-Josh

 

Anyone?

[Peter van der Woude]

Anyone?

That's different per customer. It all depends on functionality and costs.

[joshjohnson]

That's different per customer. It all depends on functionality and costs.

 

I agree. I am trying to determine what other people use so that I can figure out what I would like to do. What do you use?

[anyweb]

well the last place I was at had approx 700 applications, most were standard Microsoft apps but others were using all sorts of weird and wonderful installers,

this meant that the packages themselves had to be installed in various ways, to standardise this process all apps (whether msi or other) were wrapped in a vbs script which contained many functions for doing various things during the install.

 

so, even an Office 2007 MSI would be wrapped in a vbs, the msi's themselves could be run through Wise Installation studio to generate the needed mst's or whatever you prefer, but ultimately wrapping them in a vbs gave better control of how the application was installed.