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How to install Microsoft Windows components using Desktop Central?

Description

This document provides you with steps required to install Microsoft Windows components in remote client computers. You will use sysocmgr.exe to install Windows components. However, before you use sysocmgr.exe you are required to create a text file with information regarding the Microsoft Windows components you want to install. For example if you want to install the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and configure agent settings using sysocmgr.exe, you are required to create a text file with the following information:

[NetOptionalComponents] SNMP = 1 [SNMP] Contact_Name = Michael Khanin Location = Canada Service = Physical, Applications, End-to-End Community_Name = Public Traps = server1.thesystemadministrator.com, server2.thesystemadministrator.com Send_Authentication = Yes Accept_CommunityName = Public:Read_Only Any_Host = No Limit_Host = server1.thesystemadministrator.com, server2.thesystemadministrator.com

Note: /q - runs sysocmgr.exe in quiet mode (without display pages) and /r - suppresses reboot (if needed).

Steps

To install Microsoft Windows components, using Desktop Central, in remote client computers, follow the steps given below:

1. Click the Software Deployment tab
2. Click Add Package
3. Select the MSIEXEC/EXE/ISS/Command option
4. Enter Installing Windows Components as the name of the application
5. Enter the following command in the Installation Command with Switches/Arguments field:
   For computers using OS released before Windows Vista follow the install command mentioned below.
   

   %windir%\system32\sysocmgr.exe /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u:<path-to-answer-file> /r /q

   Note: The <path-to-answer-file> must be a path to the text file in your network share. For example, %windir%\system32\sysocmgr.exe /i:%windir%\inf\sysoc.inf /u: "\\machine1\DCSWRepository\ocm.txt " /r /q

6. Click Add Package
7. In the Actions column, against the package you created, click the Install/Uninstall Software icon
8. Enter a name and description for the configuration
9. Select the following:
   • Installer type: EXE
   • EXE package name
   • Operation type: Install
10. Make the required deployment settings
11. Select the required client computers using the Define Target option
12. Click Deploy

    You will see the All Software Configurations page after the configuration is deployed.

13. Click the status link in the Status column against your package

You can view the summary of the status of your configuration in the Execution Status-Summary section.

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