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Deploying Adobe® Packages with ARD, Preparation, Distribution
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3 Deploying Adobe® Packages with ARD The directions in this chapter assume that you or someone else has already chosen the deployment configuration for the Adobe® packages to be deployed and that any necessary changes to the package files have already been made. The most likely configurations to choose when deploying with ARD are TT or TS. You will need the information on the deployment configuration planning sheet #3 for each package being deployed. Deployment configurations are described in Chapter 1 in the section "Choosing a Deployment Configuration" starting on page 14. Preparation Before you begin to deploy the Adobe deployment package, make sure the following conditions are met: 1. Remote Management is enabled on all target systems. You can enable this from the System Preferences pane. In the Internet & Network section, click Sharing. In the resulting window, select Remote Management in the left pane and select the sharing features you want to enable. The "Copy Items" choice should be selected. 2. The Adobe package you are going to deploy is on or accessible from your admin machine. 3. The corresponding Adobe ESD (a .dmg file) is on or accessible from your admin machine. 4. You have already defined an ARD group that includes all the target systems to which you want to deploy the Adobe package. If using configuration TS, you have also defined a group for the server(s) which you plan to use to host the product install folder. Distribution With configurations TT and TS, you will copy both the Adobe deployment package and the product ESD either to all target systems or to one or more servers. 1. Start ARD on your admin system. 2. Select the target machines. In the left pane of the ARD main window, select the desired computer list, and verify the target machines in the right pane. For configuration TT, select a group of target machines. For configuration TS, select a group of one or more server machines. 3. Select the items to be copied. Click the Copy icon in the task bar. In the Copy Items screen: Place the Adobe deployment package and the product ESD (the .dmg file) into the Items to Copy list. In the Place Items In field, enter the location where you want to copy the items on the target machines (TT) or server (TS). This location is specified on planning sheet #3 for the package and should be the same for both items. Use POSIX-style paths. In the Set Item Ownership To field, select "Inherit From Destination Folder". This ensures that the items you copy into the destination folder have the same owner as the folder, to prevent any access problems. Document Version 1.0 Sep 2009 40