Manage Configuration Manager clients - Managing Enterprise Devices and Apps - page 231

installation in essentially the same way. The installation process for the Configuration
Manager client software for Windows-based clients uses the following files:

CCMSetup.exe

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Client.msi

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CCMSetup.msi

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CCMSetup.exe
CCMSetup.exe generally begins the client installation process and runs in all client installation
methods. CCMSetup performs the following actions:
■ Determines the location from which to download client prerequisites and installation
files. If you start CCMSetup without command-line options, and if you have extended
the AD DS schema for Configuration Manager, the setup process reads the client instal-
lation properties from AD DS to find an appropriate management point. If you have
not extended the Active Directory schema, CCMSetup searches Domain Name System
(DNS) or Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) for a management point to con-
tact. Alternatively, you can specify a management point by providing the
/mp:< ComputerName > switch or a specific Universal Naming Convention (UNC) loca-
tion by using the /source:< path > switch.
■ Downloads and installs client prerequisite files. Files include the client.msi file and all
prerequisite software necessary for install.
CCMSetup copies all the files it needs to the %systemroot%\CCMSetup\Logs folder and
creates the Ccmsetup.log file in the same location. Numerous switches are available for modi-
fying the behavior of CCMSetup.exe.

Client.msi
After CCMSetup.exe installs the required prerequisites on the intended client, CCMSetup
invokes Client.msi by using MSIExec, a Windows Installer file. MSIExec then installs the client
on the system. Client.msi creates the client.msi.log file in the %systemroot%\CCMSetup folder.
You can modify the Client.msi installation behavior by providing specific properties on the
CCMSetup.exe command line. Alternatively, you can specify the properties on the Installation
Properties tab of the Client Push Installation Properties dialog box. These settings publish to
AD DS, and several installation methods use them.

CCMSetup.msi
You also can use GPOs to deploy the Configuration Manager client software. GPOs use the
CCMSetup.msi file to initiate the installation process. This file is located in the < installation
directory >\bin\i386 folder on the Configuration Manager site server.