Package Studio is the application used to build software packages for installation on target Windows machines managed by VCM.
Note
Note that the software we want to create a package for must be able to install and uninstall without user interaction. This is referred to as quiet or silent installation. Typically, command-line options are used.
Before we start with this, we need a completely installed VCM server and the package manager tool installed in order to create the package.
In this recipe, we will create a package for WinRAR.exe
, downloaded from
http://www.rarlab.com.
To do so, follow these steps.
Start VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Package Studio. Go to Start | VMware vCenter Configuration Manager | Package Studio .
Note
Note that for running Package Studio on a Windows 2008 server, we must run the application as an administrator.
Click on Manage Packages, and configure the package contents based on the options in the following...