Software Distribution Overview

The Distribute Software operation enables you to remotely distribute and update software packages to Clients and Servers on your organization’s networks. It can be configured to install software with no user intervention, and, because it uses the standard installers supplied with third-party software, it can be used to install packages with a minimum of preparation.

Three main components are used to distribute software packages to Client PCs:

    Package Definition Editor specifies how a package must be installed. Vector AM includes standard Package Definitions for many third-party applications.

    Software Distribution Wizard guides you through the process of specifying how and when a package is to be installed, and distributes the Package Definition to the selected Clients through the offline area.

    Software Distribution Agent, reads the Package Definition and installs the software on the Client PCs.

You can monitor the progress of installations on individual PCs using the Software Distribution Jobs Viewer, or by checking the error and progress logs generated by the distribution agents.

Related Topics

Configuring Package Definitions

Customizing the Distribute Software Operation

Monitoring Software Distribution Jobs

Viewing Software Inventory Results