Symantec Packager, Implementation Manual

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81 Deploying installation packages
Using the Package Deployment Tool
To install packages on the local computer
1 In the Symantec Packager window, on the Deploy Packages tab, select the
package that you want to deploy to the local computer.
2 On the File menu, click Install .
The package installation begins on the local computer.
Using the Package Deployment Tool
The Package Deployment Tool makes it possible to deploy one or more packages
to one or more Windows 2000/2003 Server/XP/Vista computers on your
network.
You can deploy packages to multiple computers by browsing for computers from
the user interface, using a preconfigured list of target computers, or using a
preconfigured package deployment (.dpl) file.
Figure 10-2 shows the Package Deployment window.
Figure 10-2 Package Deployment window
List systems
that will receive
the package
List packages
that will be
deployed
Use a
preconfigured
package
deployment file
Browse for
computers on
the network
Use a
preconfigured
list of
computers
Deploy the specified packages to the
target computers Save the packages and target system
information in a package deployment
file
Type computer
names or IP
addresses
without
searching
End pre-existing
deployment
tasks