Installing the Software Provisioning Com-
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Installing the Software Provisioning
Components
The software provisioning components should be installed on machines with the following relationships:
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Software Repository for Windows:
Installed on at least one Windows machine in your environment,
and installed on the same machine with Package Studio. Install the repository before installing Package
Studio.
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VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Package Studio:
Installed on the same machine as your
software repository.
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Package Manager:
Installed on all Windows machines on which you are managing software
provisioning.
To uninstall the above applications using a script at a later date, you should save a copy of each of the .msi
files in an archive location. To uninstall using the .msi, you must have the same version used to install the
application.
Software Provisioning Requirements
VCM Software Provisioning provides the components to create software provisioning packages, publish
the packages to repositories, and then install and remove software packages on target machines.
The following operating systems are supported platforms:
Supported Operating System
Supported Hardware Platform
Microsoft Windows 7
x86, x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2
x86, x64
Windows Vista SP2
x86, x64
Microsoft Windows XP SP3
x86
Microsoft Windows XP SP2
x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
x86, x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
x86, x64
Table 2-1 Software Provisioning Operating System and Hardware Requirements
Software Provisioning Component Software Requirements
The following are the VCM Software Provisioning components and their software requirements:
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