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90 Deploying installation packages Deploying packages with other programs Deploying packages with other programs The Deploy Packages tab displays the packages created with Symantec Packager. These files are self-extracting executable (.exe) files that can be deployed through Symantec Packager or other deployment tools that support deploying .exe files. Symantec Packager lists product .msi files on the Deploy Packages tab if they are supported and if you configured the Symantec Packager Preferences to show supported .msi files. Only Symantec pcAnywhere .msi files are supported for deployment. You can use the Web-based Deployment Tool that is supplied by Symantec or an industry-standard, third-party deployment tool to deploy the pcAnywhere .msi file. The Symantec Packager Deployment Tool does not support deployment of .msi files. For more information, see the documentation for your deployment tool.

Section	Page
Symantec™ Packager Implementation Guide	1
Contents	3
1. Introducing Symantec Packager	7
About Symantec Packager	7
What you can do with Symantec Packager	8
Customize standard product installations	8
Include custom commands with product installations	9
Install multiple products at once	10
Reuse product installations in different packages	10
How Symantec Packager works	11
About the Import Products phase	12
About the Configure Products phase	13
About the Configure Packages phase	15
About the Deploy Packages phase	16
Where to find more information	17
Accessing online Help	17
Accessing the Symantec technical support Web site	17
2. Installing Symantec Packager	19
System requirements	19
System requirements for Symantec Packager	19
System requirements for installation packages	20
User rights requirements	20
Installing Symantec Packager	21
Installing Symantec Packager from the installation CD	21
Starting the Symantec Packager installation program manually	22
Uninstalling Symantec Packager	22
3. Symantec Packager basics	25
Opening Symantec Packager after installation	25
Updating Symantec Packager	26
Changing Symantec Packager Preferences and view options	26
Changing Symantec Packager data folders	27
Listing supported product .msi files on the Deploy Packages tab	28
Showing or hiding the Symantec logo	28
Changing the appearance of icons in Symantec Packager	28
Accessing commands in Symantec Packager	29
4. Importing products in Symantec Packager	31
About importing products	31
Importing product modules	32
Deleting products from Symantec Packager	33
5. Configuring custom products	35
About configuring custom products	35
Working with custom products	37
Creating custom products	37
Viewing product details	38
Deleting custom products	39
Configuring custom products	39
Selecting product features	39
Setting product installation options	41
Adding or removing configuration files	42
Building and testing custom products	44
Building custom products	44
Testing custom products	45
6. Configuring custom commands	47
About configuring custom commands	47
Working with custom commands	49
Creating custom commands	49
Viewing custom command details	50
Deleting custom commands	50
Configuring custom commands	51
Specifying command-line parameters and switches	52
Including files in a command	54
Specifying operating system support	55
Building and testing custom commands	57
Building custom commands	57
Testing custom commands	57
7. Configuring installation packages	59
About configuring packages	59
Working with package definitions	61
Creating package definitions	61
Viewing package definition details	62
Deleting package definitions	62
Configuring package definitions	63
Adding products and commands to a package definition	63
Changing the installation sequence	65
Setting package installation options	66
Building and testing packages	77
Building packages	77
Testing packages	78
8. Deploying installation packages	79
About deploying packages	79
Installing packages on the local computer	80
Using the Package Deployment Tool	81
Package Deployment Tool requirements	82
Specifying the packages that you want to deploy	82
Selecting target computers	83
Entering deployment authentication information	86
Viewing deployment status information	87
Deploying packages with other programs	90
Glossary	91