Distributing a software package

This topic describes how to distribute a software package or software-package category in IBM Director.

You can distribute a software package or software-package category immediately or schedule a later time for distribution.

Notes:
  1. Group-distribution preferences and individual managed-system distribution preferences are independent of each other. That is, when you distribute a software package to a group, the group-distribution preferences apply to all the managed systems within the group. If you distribute a software package to an individual managed system, the managed-system distribution preferences apply.
  2. If you distribute a software-package category to a group of managed systems, each software package within that category is delivered individually to each managed system in the group. The package that is listed first in the category is the first to be distributed. After the first package has been distributed, each succeeding package is delivered to each managed system until all software packages have been distributed.

Complete the following steps to distribute a software package or software-package category:

  1. In the IBM Director Console Tasks pane, drag the software package or software-package category onto the managed system or group to which you want to distribute the package.
  2. Click Execute Now, or click Schedule to schedule the distribution for a later time.

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