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Changing network-based software deploy options

Using the BLPackage editor, you can modify options for network-based deployments of software packages.

This procedure lets you modify the URL used to identify the location of a network-based software package. It also lets you specify how a network-based software package should be deployed to a target server.

The options described in this procedure are only available when a BLPackage includes software that was packaged using source files from a network location (rather than source files copied to the file server). In addition, the BLPackage cannot specify that the source files are soft-linked.

To change network-based software deploy options

  1. In the hierarchy view, select a software package included in the BLPackage. The right pane shows the attributes associated with that object.
  2. In the right pane, do any of the following:
    • Select Location and modify the path to the installable source files. A source file path can include parameters. Enter a parameter manually or click Select Property g_V95_SelectPropertyIcon.gif, which appears when you click in the Value column. (For more information about this tool, see Inserting-a-parameter.) If the package has a network-based location, the URL you enter must comply with the BMC Server Automation standard for network data transmission (see URL-syntax-for-network-data-transmission).
    • Select Staging and then click in the Value column. A drop-down list appears. Select one of the following:
      • Copy to Agent at stage — The Application Server mounts/maps the device specified in the URL and copies all source files from this network location to the staging directory on the agent during the staging phase of a Deploy Job.

      • Agent mounts source for direct use — The agent on the target server mounts/maps the device specified in the URL and deploys the software package directly to the target server. The software package is not copied to a staging area on the server. The agent uses the protocol specified in the URL to access the specified source files. This option does not create a local copy of the source files on the target server.
        To use this option, the object being deployed must provide a URL that complies with BMC Server Automation requirements for network data transmission, including a data transmission protocol: either NFS or SMB. See URL-syntax-for-network-data-transmission for detailed information about the required syntax. 

        Warning

        Note

        If you deploy this package using a large network-based deployment, first consider the capabilities of your network and the server being mounted or mapped. When you deploy to a large number of target servers, the agents on those servers all need to mount or map the host where source files are located.

 

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BMC Server Automation 8.3