Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
The software deployment process in Configuration Manager consists of determining the users
or devices to which you want to deploy the application and the way you want to present the
software. The deployment can be deployed automatically (required), presented in Software
Center (available to devices), or deployed from Application Catalog (available to users).
You can deploy applications to either user collections or device collections. To deploy an
application, select the application and then, on the shortcut menu or ribbon, click Deploy.
This launches the Deploy Software Wizard.
By default, the installation behavior on a Windows Installer (*.msi file) deployment type is
set according to the information in the .msi file. When using the Install For System If Resource
Is Device; Otherwise Install For User Deployment Type on the User Experience tab, there are
some differences between deploying to a user and deploying to a device.
Table 2-3 describes these differences.
TABLE 2-3
Deployment type differences
Install for system if resource is
device; otherwise install for user
Deploying to users
Deploying to devices
Software deployed as Required
that is at the deadline or beyond
The software is installed automati-
cally and silently.
The software is installed automati-
cally and silently.
Software deployed as Required
prior to the deadline
The targeted user can start the
installation from Software Center.
Any user of the device can start
the installation from Software
Center.
Software deployed as Available
The user can request it from
Application Catalog. This might
require administrator approval.
Any user of the device can start
the installation from Software
Center.
Deploy software without requiring
a user to log on
This option installs the software
only on a user's primary device, if
present.
You can use this option to install
software on any device.
Who can use the software
The user or users to whom the
software was deployed can use it.
Everyone using the device can use
the software.
Software types
The Application Management feature supports different kinds of software, including
Windows-based software and mobile device software. You can perform multiple actions
with software through System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, including installing
standard installations, performing custom installations, installing virtualized applications, and
uninstalling software. Each installation method that you define is classified as a deployment
type.
Applications contain deployment types, which in turn contain information about the files,
commands, and programs used to install or uninstall software by using a particular method or
command.
