Lawrence Garvin, SolarWinds Head Geek and WSUS MVP, will discuss how to create basic and advanced packages with the Package Wizard feature of Patch Manager. He will also discuss how to use the PackagBoot™ function to create complex before and after deployment scenarios.

1. Package Creation
using
SolarWinds® Patch Manager
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2. Package Wizard – What It Is
» Provides a guided interface for creating a
package definition
» The package definition is an XML file that
defines the attributes and behavior of an
update package.
» Defined by a collection of Microsoft® XML
schemas, collectively known as the Software
Distribution Package (SDP) schema.
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3. Package Wizard – What It Does
» Create general package information
» Define prerequisite rules
» Specify binary package, location, and
functionality
» Define applicability rules (isInstallable)
» Defined installed rules (isInstalled)
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4. Package Wizard 1 - Description
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5. Package Wizard 1 – Description
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6. Package Wizard 1 – Description
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7. Package Wizard 2 – Prerequisite Rules
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8. Package Wizard 2 – Prerequisite Rules
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9. Package Wizard 3 – File Specifications
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10. Package Wizard 3 – File Specifications
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11. Package Wizard 3 – File Specifications
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12. Package Wizard 3 – Advanced Options
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13. Package Wizard 3 – Advanced Options
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14. Package Wizard 3 – PackageBoot™
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15. Package Wizard 4 – Applicability Rules
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16. Package Wizard 4 – Applicability Rules
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17. Package Wizard 4 – Applicability Rules
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18. Package Wizard 5 – Installed Rules
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19. Package Wizard 5 – Installed Rules
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20. Package Wizard 5 – Installed Rules
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21. Package Wizard – Summary Screen
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22. PackageBoot™ – What It Is
» Allows for the customization of additional
tasks executed before or after the package
installer.
» Includes the ability to
 Manage services
 Terminate processes
 Run programs
 Check for file locks
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Editor Controls
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24. Task Options
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25. Modify a service
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26. Terminate a process
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Run a program
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28. Run a program
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29. Package Installer
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30. Handle locked files
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Q&A
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