Install Multiple Software Packages from single collection

[haribo48]

Hi There,

 

I'm relatively new to SCCM 2007 and would welcome some advice and insights on a current issue.

 

We have collections to distribute software by product which works well, however I would like to create a single collection for an entire service that will install several packages once a machine is added to it but would prefer not to have to create lots of advertisements that would need to be maintained and managed.

 

My current thinking was either a software task sequence that installs the required programs which I've setup and seems to work well for standalone installs or simple packages and MSI's, but when i add slightly more complex packages that have the option to run a different package first it seems to cause the task sequence to fail. I've tested these more complex packages separately and they work fine.

 

The other thought I had was a query based collection whereby if a computer is added or a member of, for example the HR Service collection it's automatically added to all the separate collections that service needs.

 

Any advice or guidance would be very welcome

 

Thanks in advance

[Peter van der Woude]

The task sequence idea is a good idea. Just keep in mind that when a package has Run another program first selected, it doesn't react the same in a task sequence. In a task sequence you have to add an extra step before it, that runs the other program.

[Rocket Man]

You could use collection variables that calls all your required software, this way you could have 1 collection with variables assigned to it and one custom task sequence with an install package/application task and keep this deployed out to the collection as a required deployment. Drop your systems into this collection as needed and see the multiple software packages install on them.