Installing with the Distribution Server

You use the Distribution Server to perform remote installations or uninstallations of BMC distributed systems products across multiple systems from a central location. With the Distribution Server you can:

• Install, uninstall, upgrade, and reinstall products on remote systems from one central location.
• Create collections of products and system groups to distribute multiple products to multiple systems in one distribution. Schedule a distribution for a specific date and time.
• Maintain multiple product versions to be distributed.
• View reports to check distribution status, gather distribution data, and diagnosis issues.

This task describes how to import components into the Distribution Server for deployment to multiple locations.

Before you begin

Copy the BMC PATROL for Oracle e-Business Suite image to the server that you will use to install BMC PATROL for Oracle e-Business Suite and unpack the compressed files containing the desired components (see Installing-KM-components).

To import components in to the distribution server

1. Using the Distribution Server Manager, start the Distribution Server and connect to it.
2. In the Distribution Server tab area, click the Components tab.
3. In the list area, click Import.
4. Navigate to the location where the components are located and select them; then click Next.
5. Select the directory that contains the Products directory (do not select the Products
   directory itself). If the components are not accessible on a local drive, you can specify them by using the
   NFS name and path.
6. Select the check boxes for the components that you want to import and click OK.
7. Click Import to import the selected components.

Where to go from here

To remotely install BMC PATROL for Oracle e-Business Suite throughout your enterprise, use the instructions in the Distribution Server Getting Started Guide.

After you have imported the BMC PATROL for Oracle e-Business Suite into the Distribution Server, you must perform the following tasks within the tool. The tasks can be grouped into three stages.

To set up products

1. Import components into the Distribution Server repository on the Components tab of the Distribution Manager.
2. Arrange components in collections on the Collections tab of the Distribution Manager.
3. Configure the collections on the Configurations tab of the Distribution Manager.

To set up systems

1. Create accounts in the operating system of the computers to which you want to distribute BMC PATROL for Oracle e-Business Suite.
2. Add accounts and create profiles for the systems on the Systems tab of the Distribution Manager.
3. Add the systems and install the Distribution Client on the Systems tab of the Distribution Manager.
4. Arrange systems in system groups on the Systems tab of the Distribution Manager.

To distribute products

1. Distribute configurations of collections to system groups on the Distributions tab of the Distribution Manager.
2. Run reports to review distributions on the Reports tab of the Distribution Manager. For detailed instructions about how to perform remote installations with the Distribution Server, see the Distribution Server Getting Started Guide.