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Deploying packages
This section describes how to deploy packages using the Microsoft Windows Installer for Windows clients and the Apple PackageMaker for Mac OS X clients.
You can use any of these methods to deploy packages to endpoints:
• Deployment Tools—Typically, in larger organizations, you might use deployment tools to install the software (for example, Microsoft SMS and GPO, Altiris, Tivoli, Radia, and Zenworks). Deployment of the software has been tested with Microsoft SMS, Active Directory, and GPO (Group Policy Object). Consult your vendor’s documentation for information about its products.
• Email—You can use email to send the link provided on the Client Accelerator Controller.
• Manual Installation—If your deployment is small, you might want to install each package manually on the endpoints.
• Scripts—You can use login scripts or batch files to trigger an installation when users log in to their systems.
After a package is deployed to an endpoint device, the device user may need to double-click the package to install the software.
If the package is to be simultaneously downloaded by more than 50 endpoints, we recommend that you put the package on a file server so the Client Accelerator Controller is not overloaded with requests.
To deploy packages
1. Choose Manage > Services: Packages to display the Packages page.
2. Click the group name to display a list of packages.
3. Click the package name to view package details, including the download URL for Windows and Mac packages.
4. Click the URL for the Windows or Mac package and save it to your local machine.
5. Distribute your package using a deployment tool of your choice:
– You use a deployment tool, for example, you can use Microsoft GPO or SMS.
– You can deploy your package from an internal website, by email, or manually. If you use one of these methods, endpoint device users must manually install the software.
6. Verify that all instances of the Client Accelerator service are connected to the Client Accelerator Controller and that optimization is occurring. You can do that by viewing Reports > Endpoints: Endpoint Report on the Client Accelerator Controller. For details, see Viewing Endpoint reports.