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Use the Package Manager to upload companion install packages (*.msi) to the centralized management server for deployment to specified users or groups. Companion install packages can be created using the Installation Customization Tool or other MSI creation tools.
Packages assigned to a user are automatically deployed to a user's desktop when the user logs on to the centralized management server or starts an InfoConnect Workspace session with Centralized Management enabled.
To upload a package
From a system running InfoConnect, open a web browser and start the centralized management server by setting the URL to:
http://server:port/mss/AdminStart.html
Where server and port are replaced with the Management Server address. (Port is optional if you installed using the default.)
Log in as the server administrator
Click .
Click on the left.
Click and then to locate the .msi file you want to add or update. You can optionally add a description about the package.
Click to upload the package to the Management Server.
To deploy a package to users
Use the Access Mapper to specify users to which the package will be deployed.
Use in the Administrative WebStation to provide access to specific users or groups. If the centralized management server has been configured to integrate with your enterprise directory using LDAP, the Access Mapper operates in a different mode. For more information, refer to the documentation included with the centralized management server.
After you make the package available to a user, the next time that user accesses the Links List, or launches an InfoConnect Workspace session with Centralized Management enabled, the package contents are copied to the user's computer to the locations specified in the MSI package.
To update or replace a package
To update an MSI package on the centralized management server, you essentially replace it with an updated file of the same name.
Make your changes to the MSI package and save it using the same name.
From Package Manager, click the MSI file that you want to replace.
Click , select the modified package, and then click .
In the field, enter a version number or some other indicator that the package contents have changed, and then click .