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Create the SCCM Software Installation Package After creating the source directory using the Deployment wizard, you create the SCCM software installation package. An SCCM package contains the files and instructions that SCCM uses to distribute the software and advertise the package. The Deployment wizard creates the files and instructions, but SCCM must be configured to use these files. To create a software installation package using SCCM 1 Do one of the following: ■ (Windows XP or Windows Vista) Click Start menu ➤ All Programs ➤ Microsoft System Center ➤ Configuration Manager 2007 ➤ ConfigMgr Console. 2 In the Configuration Manager Console window, expand Software Distribution. 3 Right-click Packages ➤ Distribute ➤ Software. 4 In the Distribute Software wizard, click Next. 5 In the Package dialog box, select Create a New Package and Program without a Definition File. Click Next. 6 In the Package Identification dialog box, enter the information for Name, Version, Publisher, Language and any comments. Click Next. 7 In the Source Files dialog box, make selections to where SCCM retrieves the files and how it manages them. Click Next. NOTE In this procedure, "Always Obtain Files from a Source Directory" was selected. 8 In the Source Directory dialog box, specify the directory where the source files are stored. Click Next. 9 In the Distribution Points dialog box, select the distribution point(s). This is the location from which the software package will be deployed to the target systems. Click Next. 10 In the Program Identification dialog box, enter the name of your program. This is the name that displays in Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel. In the Command Line field, enter AdminImage\setup.exe /W /Q /I AdminImage\.ini /Lang en-US. In this case, our deployment is named AutoCAD 2010, so you would enter Create the SCCM Software Installation Package | 67

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Create the SCCM Software Installation Package
After creating the source directory using the Deployment wizard, you create
the SCCM software installation package. An SCCM package contains the files
and instructions that SCCM uses to distribute the software and advertise the
package. The Deployment wizard creates the files and instructions, but SCCM
must be configured to use these files.
To create a software installation package using SCCM
1
Do one of the following:
(Windows XP
or
Windows Vista) Click Start menu
All Programs
Microsoft System Center
Configuration Manager 2007
ConfigMgr Console.
2
In the Configuration Manager Console window, expand Software
Distribution.
3
Right-click Packages
Distribute
Software.
4
In the Distribute Software wizard, click Next.
5
In the Package dialog box, select Create a New Package and Program
without a Definition File. Click Next.
6
In the Package Identification dialog box, enter the information for Name,
Version, Publisher, Language and any comments. Click Next.
7
In the Source Files dialog box, make selections to where SCCM retrieves
the files and how it manages them. Click Next.
NOTE
In this procedure,
Always Obtain Files from a Source Directory
was
selected.
8
In the Source Directory dialog box, specify the directory where the source
files are stored. Click Next.
9
In the Distribution Points dialog box, select the distribution point(s).
This is the location from which the software package will be deployed to
the target systems. Click Next.
10
In the Program Identification dialog box, enter the name of your program.
This is the name that displays in Add or Remove Programs in the Control
Panel. In the Command Line field, enter
AdminImage\setup.exe /W /Q
/I AdminImage\<deployment name>.ini /Lang en-US
. In this case, our
deployment is named AutoCAD 2010, so you would enter
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