What is a Custom Package?

Custom packages are installation packages of any type which are specifically created for a software distribution, such as setup, UNIX, file distribution, and so on They can be used with all platforms supported by BMC Client Management.

How does a Custom Package Work?

Similar to the MSI packages Custom packages are already created before they are ’copied’ to a specific location on the remote computer through Packager. There all further files and scripts necessary for the software distribution will be added to the base package before it will be published to the master database.

1. The Packager allows for selecting the files that are included in the package and wrapping this information into a .zip file. You can also select another file extension for your compressed package in the respective configuration file.
2. The Packager then forwards the .zip file to the master server.
3. The master server distributes the .zip file through the cascade of servers and relays to the target computers.
4. The agent on the target opens the .zip file and calls the configured command line.