Deploying CMTrace as an Application

[narcoticmind]

Just tested this thing and I'm kind of thrilled.. so I wanted to deploy cmtrace as an CM12 application,

I did it with the quick-and-dirty method.

 

So, I created a new application, and for the deployment type I checked script and the actual install program was as follows

xcopy.exe ".\*.*" "%windir%\system32" /D /E /C /I /Q /H /R /Y /S

And the uninstall program was as follows

del.exe %windir%\system32\cmtrace.exe

 

 

Detection method was of course checking the presence of cmtrace in %windir%\system32.

The niceness about this is, that now I can simply run cmtrace on any computer in the network and

I was thinking that the new app-model is way better than the old package deployment, what do you guys think?

 

Has anyone else thought about deploying software like this? I know it would be better to handle it by doing

a script that installs the cmtrace to %programfiles% and so on...

[ramlan]

Sorry kubie for delayed response. Instead of using MSI - check this link - I tried and the installed worked out fine.

 

http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2014/06/19/using-configmgr-2012-application-model-to-install-cmtrace-file-version/

[tr3mblay]

Old post i ran into while looking at deploying CMTrace. I completed the deployment using PowerShell scripts, with the addition of copying a link to the Public Desktop.

 

CMTrace_Install.ps1

# Path to store the .ico and .exe

$AppPath = 'C:\Windows\System32'

# Path of the Public Desktop for shortcut

$AppShortcut = "C:\Users\Public\Desktop"

 

# Copy the .ico, .exe, and .lnk.

Copy-Item .\CMTrace.lnk -Destination $AppShortcut

Copy-Item .\CMTrace.ico -Destination $AppPath

Copy-Item .\CMTrace.exe -Destination $AppPath

 

CMTrace_UnInstall.ps1

# Path to store the .ico and .exe

$AppPath = 'C:\Windows\System32'

# Path of the Public Desktop shortcut

$AppShortcut = 'C:\Users\Public\Desktop'

 

# Remove the .ico, .exe, and .lnk

Remove-Item $AppShortcut\CMTrace.lnk

Remove-Item $AppPath\CMTrace.exe

Remove-Item $AppPath\CMTrace.ico

[GarthMJ]

FYI, in CMCB CMtrace is now installed as part of the client install.

But I know you example it can use used with any application like it.