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Provides comprehensive information on Custom Package support. |
Custom Packages enable you to push smaller install packages through a network, which is useful for reducing WAN/LAN payload while installing remote clients.
Using Custom Packages, you can do the following:
This document describes the steps involved in creating a custom package of CommServe, SRM and CommNet Server and then install using a custom package:
Review the following before proceeding with the creation of custom package:
Log on to the client as local Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group on that computer.
Use the following procedure to create the custom package:
1. | Place the
Software Installation Disc
for the Windows platform into the disc drive. After a few seconds, the installation
program is launched. Click Exit to close the install program. |
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2. | Choose the language you want to use during installation. Click the down arrow and select the desired language from the drop-down list, and click Next to continue. | |
3. | Click the Advanced options. | |
4. | Click Create a custom install package. | |
5. | Select the CPU type corresponding to
the binaries that you wish to create the custom package. NOTES
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6. | Specify the location where you wish to create
the custom package. By default the custom package is created at
C:\CustomInstallPackageName. NOTES
Click Browse to change directories. Click Next to continue. |
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7. | Select the component(s) to create the
custom package. NOTES
Click Next to continue. To create the custom package of the CommServe, SRM and CommNet Server software from the Common Technology Engine folder expand the CommServe Modules folder and select the following:
The CommNet Server, CommCell Console, Java Runtime Environment and Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent will be selected by default. CommCell Console and Java Runtime Environment is located in the CommCell Console folder. Note that the CommNet Server, CommNet Browser, CommCell Console, Java Runtime Environment and Microsoft Windows File System iDataAgent can be deselected. |
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Select from the following:
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Specify the location where you want to install the software. NOTES
Click Browse to change directories. Click Next to continue. |
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Specify the location of the database. NOTES
Click Browse to change directories. Click Next to continue. |
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Enter the network or local path where Disaster Recovery Backup
files should be stored.
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Click Next to continue. |
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Specify the SQL Server System Administrator password. NOTES
Click Next to continue. |
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Set User Names and Passwords |
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Enter the CommCell Username and CommCell Password. NOTES
Click Next to continue. |
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Select
Setup Software Cache option to download
the software updates automatically. Select Schedule FTP Download of Automatic Updates option to schedule automatic FTP downloading of software updates. Click Next to continue. |
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Specify the path where the update files from the FTP site
should be stored. NOTES
Click Next to continue. |
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Configure the CommCell® Console for Web-Based Administration |
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Click Yes to configure the CommCell Console for web administration, or
Click No to continue without configuring the CommCell Console for web
administration. NOTES
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Verify Summary of Install Options |
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Verify the summary of selected options.
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Click Next to continue or Back to change any of the options. The install program now starts copying the software to the computer. This step may take several minutes to complete. |
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18. | Specify the name and location of the self-extracting
executable file. Select the option Cleanup custom package folders and only retain the self-extracting exe to clean up the installation files and folders in the custom package destination folder. Click Next to proceed. |
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19. | The self-extracting executable file is created
in the specified location. Click OK to exit. See Install using the Custom Package for procedure to install the software using the Custom package. |
Use the following procedure to install using the custom package self extracting file.
You can also install the custom package from the installation batch
file. Locate the custom package and double-click the
install.bat file to start the installation. The installation
proceeds silently. For Example, for a Windows X64 system using default paths, this file can be located at c:\CustomInstallPackageName\WinX64\install.bat. |