Installing by using Distribution Server

After you have imported the product into Distribution Server, you must perform the following tasks within the tool. The tasks can be grouped into the following stages.

To set up products

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

To set up systems

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

To distribute products

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