NetMan Desktop Manager offers you an integrated software deployment tool that you can use to roll out individual programs, or put multiple programs together in one package for rollout on client stations. The first step is to monitor and record the installation process or processes using the NetMan Process Recorder. The result of process monitoring is then loaded in the Result Viewer and can be saved as a NetMan installation package. This NetMan package contains all of the files and settings needed to install the application correctly. You can use the Script Generator to create an installation script which the NetMan package then uses to roll out the application locally. To install the application on a client, simply run the installation script on that client. This chapter describes how to record processes, create packages and installation scripts, and roll out programs:
•“Record Processes“ describes how to use the Process Recorder to monitor installation processes and create a NetMan package from the result.
•“Create Installation Scripts“ describes how to create an installation script from the result of the process monitoring using the script generator.
•“Edit Installation Scripts“ describes how to edit NetMan installation scripts in the script editor.
•“Roll out NetMan Packages“ describes how to roll out a NetMan packet on a client station.
Immediately following the installation of NetMan Desktop Manager there are a number of Process Recorder components that have not yet been installed. These will be installed when you run the Process Recorder for the first time. Following installation a reboot is required so that all processes can be detected by the system.