Creating and editing software-package categories

This topic describes how to create a new software-package category in IBM Director.

You can use the software-package category function in Software Distribution to create new categories of software packages or to edit existing categories of software packages.

Complete the following steps to create a new software-package category:

  1. In the IBM Director Console Tasks pane, right-click the Software Distribution task and click New Package Category.
  2. In the New Package Category window, in the Category Name field, type a category name.
  3. In the Available Packages pane, click a package; then, click Add. The order in which the software packages are displayed in the Selected Packages pane specifies the order of delivery when that category is distributed. To modify the order in which software packages are delivered, in the Package Names column, select a package; then, drag the package to its new location.
  4. Optional: Set the managed system to restart after delivery of a specific software package by selecting the Reboot check box for that package in the Selected Packages pane.
  5. Optional: (Windows only) To restart the managed system after all software packages in that category are delivered, select the Reboot at end of Category Distribution check box.
  6. Optional: Select the Make Category Private check box to make the new category visible to only the IBM Director account that created it.
  7. Click OK to save the new software-package category.

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