In this example we are going to deploy Firefox (Firefox Setup 2.0.0.12.exe).
To make updating versions of Firefox easier we will rename the file from Firefox Setup 2.0.0.12.exe to Firefox Setup.exe. We then copy that file to d:\sms packages\firefox (your path may vary).
Startup your SMS administration console (gui) and click on Packages in the left pane.
right click on packages and choose New Package
fill in the package properties as you wish in the General tab
Next click the Data Source tab, and make sure to select This package contains source files.
For source version click on Set and Set the source directory (local). In this example i've created a folder called d:\sms packages and within that another folder called firefox. I've also selected to update this on a schedule (every 1 day) to see if a new version of the Firefox package (file) is present.
Next I set the Distribuition settings priority to high
and clicked on Ok to continue.
Step 2. Create a Program for the Package
In the SMS administrator Console, expand packages and our newly create Firefox package so that we can see the sub heading beneath it
right click on Programs and choose New Program
In the Program Properties general tab, we will enter some details to install the file (see screenshot). The command line we use to install Firefox is "Firefox Setup.exe" -ms
That's it, click ok.
Step 3. Advertise the Package
Right click on Advertisements and choose New Advertisement.
Fill in your advertisement properties
Note: the package and program properties are a drop down menu, click each on in turn to select our package/program
In addition, the collections option is also a drop down menu. ('Collections' is a term that Microsoft gives to our TARGET group, in this example we choose All Windows XP computers)
click on the schedule tab and click the yellow star to select a Mandatory assignment.
choose as soon as possibleand click ok.
set the priority to high and click ok to exit.
answer yes to the are you sure you want to create this advertisement question (we will update this later)
Step 4. Update Distribution point
In the SMS administrator console, expand Packages, and then our Firefox package and then right click on Distribution Points and select New Distribution Points
In the wizard that appears click next to continue
and then select the distribution point by placing a checkmark in it and clicking finish.
when done, right click on Distribution points, select all Tasks and select Update Distribution points
answer Yes when prompted
that's it you are done, now you will have to monitor your clients to see Firefox getting deployed, and if you followed this guide properly what you'll see is a notification in the systray telling you a program is about to run, if you click the notification you'll see this
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This guide assumes that you have first installed and configured IIS and then installed SMS as outlined here. In addition, you should have configured SMS and you should have completed the final configuration and naturally your clients should have the SMS client installed (that should happen automatically if you followed parts 1-3 correctly).
Step 1. Create the package
In this example we are going to deploy Firefox (Firefox Setup 2.0.0.12.exe).
To make updating versions of Firefox easier we will rename the file from Firefox Setup 2.0.0.12.exe to Firefox Setup.exe. We then copy that file to d:\sms packages\firefox (your path may vary).
Startup your SMS administration console (gui) and click on Packages in the left pane.
right click on packages and choose New Package
fill in the package properties as you wish in the General tab
Next click the Data Source tab, and make sure to select This package contains source files.
For source version click on Set and Set the source directory (local). In this example i've created a folder called d:\sms packages and within that another folder called firefox. I've also selected to update this on a schedule (every 1 day) to see if a new version of the Firefox package (file) is present.
Next I set the Distribuition settings priority to high
and clicked on Ok to continue.
Step 2. Create a Program for the Package
In the SMS administrator Console, expand packages and our newly create Firefox package so that we can see the sub heading beneath it
right click on Programs and choose New Program
In the Program Properties general tab, we will enter some details to install the file (see screenshot). The command line we use to install Firefox is "Firefox Setup.exe" -ms
That's it, click ok.
Step 3. Advertise the Package
Right click on Advertisements and choose New Advertisement.
Fill in your advertisement properties
Note: the package and program properties are a drop down menu, click each on in turn to select our package/program
In addition, the collections option is also a drop down menu. ('Collections' is a term that Microsoft gives to our TARGET group, in this example we choose All Windows XP computers)
click on the schedule tab and click the yellow star to select a Mandatory assignment.
choose as soon as possibleand click ok.
set the priority to high and click ok to exit.
answer yes to the are you sure you want to create this advertisement question (we will update this later)
Step 4. Update Distribution point
In the SMS administrator console, expand Packages, and then our Firefox package and then right click on Distribution Points and select New Distribution Points
In the wizard that appears click next to continue
and then select the distribution point by placing a checkmark in it and clicking finish.
when done, right click on Distribution points, select all Tasks and select Update Distribution points
answer Yes when prompted
that's it you are done, now you will have to monitor your clients to see Firefox getting deployed, and if you followed this guide properly what you'll see is a notification in the systray telling you a program is about to run, if you click the notification you'll see this
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