Deploy an Application with System Center Configuration Manager R2

A System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application contains the files and information that are required to deploy software to a device. An application contains one or more deployment types that comprise the installation files and information that are required to install software. A deployment type also contains rules that specify when and how the software is deployed.

This document shows how to deploy an MSI application to users.

Steps:

• Create the application.
• Create deployment Type.
• Distribute Content.
• Deploy Application.

Create the Application:

Open up SCCM.

• Step 1 -> Click on Software Library.
• Step 2 -> Click on Application Management.
• Step 3 -> Click on Applications.

• Right Click on Applications and then click on “Create Application”

• When the screen above shows click the second radio button to manually specify the application information and then click Next.

• Fill in the following information:
  • Name
  • Publisher
  • Owners
  • Support contacts.
• You can select Administrative Categories.
• Once done click Next.

• Fill in your Keywords, you can change the Icon by clicking the Browse Button. Once finished click Next.

• You can configure “Deployment Types” now or later, we will do this later, click Next.

• Confirm the settings, click Next.

• Progress status.

• The wizard has completed. Click the Close button.

 Create Deployment Type:

• Step 1 -> Right click on the new application we just created.
• Step 2 -> Click on “Create Deployment Type”

• Once the Wizard has started, click on the second radio button to manually specify the info and click Next.

• Step 1 -> Type in the Name of the application.
• Step 2 -> Click on the Select button to choose your language.
• Click Next.

• Step 1 -> Click on the browse button to location the MSI file. After this SCCM will fill in the parameters. Alternatively you can specify them.
• If you want to provide uninstall options then click the Browse button next to “Uninstall Program”
• Step 2 -> Click on the checkbox to “Run installation and uninstall program as 32-bit process on 64-bit clients”
• Click Next.

• On the above screen click on the “Add Clause Button”

• Step 1 -> Click the dropdown and choose your selection, in this exercise I went with “Windows Installer”.
• Step 2 -> Click on the browse button and select the MSI file. Once done click OK.

• As shown above the Clause has been added. Click Next.

• Step 1 -> Select the Installation Behavior.
• Step 2 -> Select the Logon requirement.
• Step 3 -> Select the program visibility
• You can also change the maximum allowed run time.
• Click Next.

• If you have any specific installation requirements then click the “Add” button.
• Click Next.

• If you have any dependencies then click the “Add” button.
• Click Next.

• Review the information and then click Next.

• Progress screen.

• Once the deployment wizard finishes then click close.

Distribute Content:

• Step 1 -> Right click the application.
• Step 2 -> Click on “Distribute Content”

• When the Wizard starts click the Next button.

• Click Next.

• Step 1 -> Click on the Add button.
• Step 2 -> Click on Distribution Point.

• Step 1 -> Select your server.
• Step 2 -> Click on OK.

• Once you have clicked “Add” and selected your Distribution point it will show above.
• Click Next.

• Review the information. Click Next

• Progress.

• Distribute content complete. Click the close button.

Deploy an Application:

• Step 1 -> Right click the application.
• Step 2 -> Click on deploy.

• Step 1 -> Click on the browse button (collections) and select the target audience.
• Step 2 -> Leave this as default or deselect it to distribute content.
• Click Next.

• Verify the distribution points and then click Next.

• Step 1 -> Select the Action (Install or Uninstall). We going to install the application.
• Step 2 -> Select the purpose (Available or required).
• Click Next.

• You can set a schedule or leave the default and click Next.

• Specify the user experience settings. Click Next.

• Here you can specify alert options. Click Next.

• Confirm the settings, click Next.

• Progress screen.

• Once success completed you can click the close button.

Hope it helps.