Deploying_an_MSI_Package_Using_Microsoft_SMS

Deploying an MSI Package Using Microsoft SMS

Deploy the MSI package using Microsoft System Management Server (SMS) if you have Microsoft BackOffice SMS installed on the server. For instructions on creating an MSI file, see Installing with Client Packager.

The SMS server needs to obtain the MSI file from the OfficeScan server before it can deploy the package to target computers.

• Local: The SMS server and the OfficeScan server are on the same computer.

• Remote: The SMS server and the OfficeScan server are on different computers.

Known issues when installing with Microsoft SMS

• "Unknown" appears in the Run Time column of the SMS console.

• If the installation was unsuccessful, the installation status may still show that the installation is complete on the SMS program monitor. For instructions on how to verify if the installation was successful, see Post-installation.

The following instructions apply if you use Microsoft SMS 2.0 and 2003.

To obtain the package locally:

1. Open the SMS Administrator console.

2. On the Tree tab, click Packages.

3. On the Action menu, click New > Package From Definition. The Welcome screen of the Create Package From Definition Wizard appears.

4. Click Next. The Package Definition screen appears.

5. Click Browse. The Open screen appears.

6. Browse and select the MSI package file created by Client Packager, and then click Open. The MSI package name appears on the Package Definition screen. The package shows "Trend Micro OfficeScan Client" and the program version.

7. Click Next. The Source Files screen appears.

8. Click Always obtain files from a source directory, and then click Next.

The Source Directory screen appears, displaying the name of the package you want to create and the source directory.

9. Click Local drive on site server.

10. Click Browse and select the source directory containing the MSI file.

11. Click Next. The wizard creates the package. When it completes the process, the name of the package appears on the SMS Administrator console.

To obtain the package remotely:

1. On the OfficeScan server, use Client Packager to create a Setup package with an .exe extension (you cannot create an .msi package). See Installing with Client Packager for details.

2. On the computer where you want to store the source, create a shared folder.

3. Open the SMS Administrator console.

4. On the Tree tab, click Packages.

5. On the Action menu, click New > Package From Definition. The Welcome screen of the Create Package From Definition Wizard appears.

6. Click Next. The Package Definition screen appears.

7. Click Browse. The Open screen appears.

8. Browse for the MSI package file. The file is on the shared folder you created.

9. Click Next. The Source Files screen appears.

10. Click Always obtain files from a source directory, and then click Next. The Source Directory screen appears.

11. Click Network path (UNC name).

12. Click Browse and select the source directory containing the MSI file (the shared folder you created).

13. Click Next. The wizard creates the package. When it completes the process, the name of the package appears on the SMS Administrator console.

To distribute the package to target computers:

1. On the Tree tab, click Advertisements.

2. On the Action menu, click All Tasks > Distribute Software. The Welcome screen of the Distribute Software Wizard appears.

3. Click Next. The Package screen appears.

4. Click Distribute an existing package, and then click the name of the Setup package you created.

5. Click Next. The Distribution Points screen appears.

6. Select a distribution point to which you want to copy the package, and then click Next. The Advertise a Program screen appears.

7. Click Yes to advertise the client Setup package, and then click Next. The Advertisement Target screen appears.

8. Click Browse to select the target computers. The Browse Collection screen appears.

9. Click All Windows NT Systems.

10. Click OK. The Advertisement Target screen appears again.

11. Click Next. The Advertisement Name screen appears.

12. In the text boxes, type a name and your comments for the advertisement, and then click Next. The Advertise to Subcollections screen appears.

13. Choose whether to advertise the package to subcollections. Choose to advertise the program only to members of the specified collection or to members of subcollections.

14. Click Next. The Advertisement Schedule screen appears.

15. Specify when to advertise the client Setup package by typing or selecting the date and time.

If you want Microsoft SMS to stop advertising the package on a specific date, click Yes. This advertisement should expire, and then specify the date and time in the Expiration date and time list boxes.

16. Click Next. The Assign Program screen appears.

17. Click Yes, assign the program, and then click Next.

Microsoft SMS creates the advertisement and displays it on the SMS Administrator console.

18. When Microsoft SMS distributes the advertised program (that is, the OfficeScan client program) to target computers, a screen displays on each target computer. Instruct users to click Yes and follow the instructions provided by the wizard to install the OfficeScan client to their computers.