MECM - Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager - How to Create a Software Application and Deploy a .msi Installer
- Susanne Kraft
| First upload your .msi file to this server and folder | \\ldpps-p01.austin.utexas.edu\Packages\moodyTools\mecm-applications |
Windows open a new >file explorer window and type in \\ldpps-p01.austin.utexas.edu\Packages\moodyTools\mecm-applications |
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| Put the .msi installer here as the "zoom" .msi file for example |
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Log in to computer with your COMM - XXXX Account Open MECM Configuration Manager Console |
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Go to >Software Library >Application Management >Applications >COMM |
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| Next Click on Create Application |
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| Choose Browse and navigate to the .msi file on the |
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Browse to the ldpps-po1.austin server where we copied the .msi installer and select it and choose >Open |
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| Once selected then click on >Next |
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Successful importing of .msi file dialog >Then click Next |
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| Click Next confirming the Name and installation program |
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| Click Next on this window to confirm |
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This window will confirm that the Create Application Wizard completed successfully >Click Close |
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| Now click on Deploy |
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| Browse to search the collections of computers to install the software |
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| Choose Device Collections from the drop down |
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Choose what computer collection to deploy the application - In our case we are choosing >COMM >Custom Collections >COMM-Teaching Stations (Dualboot MacMini) Click OK |
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| Click Next here |
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| Click Next here |
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| Click Next here |
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Scheduling We chose a specific date and time to push the install Click Next |
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| Match these settings and click Next |
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Final Screen to show the Deploy Software Wizard has completed successfully |
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To see the progress >Click on Monitoring >Deployments > |
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Scroll down till you see zoom or the app you are deploying Double click on the deployment "zoom" for example |
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The success tab will show completed installs Click Refresh or Run Summarization to get updated info. |
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in the upper right corner you can see the refresh button and overall progress pie chart |
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