Symantec 14541094 Implementation Guide - Page 16

16 Introducing Symantec Packager How Symantec Packager works When you build the .pkg file, Symantec Packager creates an .exe, which is stored in the deployment folder that is specified in Symantec Packager Preferences. It also displays the .exe on the Deploy Packages tab. Figure 1-6 shows the process for configuring and building packages. Figure 1-6 Configure Packages process Package definition (.pkg) file Refers to one or more .pcg files Refers to one or more configuration or optional files Configure Packages build process Symantec Packager displays saved .pkg file on Configure Packages tab Symantec Packager creates .exe file, which displays on Deploy Packages tab See "Configuring installation packages" on page 59. About the Deploy Packages phase During the Deploy Packages phase, you select the installation packages that you want to deploy to your users. To do this, you copy the necessary files from the Deploy Packages tab for use with deployment tools that you already use. You can also deploy installation packages directly from the Deploy Packages tab using a Symantec-supplied deployment tool. The package .exe files built during the Configure Packages phase appear automatically on the Deploy Packages tab. The command .exe files that Symantec Packager creates as part of the Configure Products build process are not supported for deployment and, therefore, do not appear on the Deploy Packages tab. (They are for testing purposes only.) You can use the product .msi files that Symantec Packager creates as part of the Configure Products build process for testing purposes. Product .msi files are not supported automatically for deployment (only Symantec pcAnywhere .msi files are automatically supported for deployment). You can configure Symantec Packager to list supported product .msi files on the Deploy Packages tab. See "Listing supported product .msi files on the Deploy Packages tab" on page 28. The package .exe files that appear on the Deploy Packages tab do not reference and are not dependent upon any Symantec Packager files. See "Deploying installation packages" on page 79.