Importing application installation media

SA allows you to import a software application such as Symantec Antivirus, provided by a software vendor using the SA Client and then deploy the software application by using policies.

See the Remediate and install software for information about installing software.

There are a few preparation steps you must preform before importing a software application from the software vendor using the SA Client.

To prepare for importing software from a vendor:

1. Obtain the application installation media from the software vendor on a CD or DVD, or download the application installation media.
2. Develop any required scripts or response files for the application media. The application must support silent install.
3. Create a ZIP file containing the application installer.

Once the ZIP file containing the application installer is created, you can use the SA Client to import the application installer to SA.

To import application installation media:

1. From the navigation pane, perform the following actions:
   1. Select Library > By Type > Packages. The packages organized by operating system appear in the content pane.
   2. Select Library > By Folder and then select the folder in which the package should be located.
2. From the Actions menu, select Import Package. The Import Software window appears.
3. Click Browse to locate and select the packages to import.
4. In the Open window, select the character encoding to be used by the package from the Encoding drop-down list.
   
   You need to specify the character encoding so that SA can extract the metadata contained in the package and correctly display the information in non-ASCII characters in the SA Client (for example, in the Package Properties pages). Package metadata includes comments, READMEs, scripts, descriptions, and content lists.
5. In the Import Software window, select Application Installation Media from the Filetype drop-down list.
6. Click Browse to specify the folder location for the packages. The Select Folder window appears.
7. From the Platform drop-down list, select the operating system family or operating systems. You can also select multiple operating system families.
8. Click Import.
9. From the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Packages. The packages organized by operating system appear in the content pane. Select the package and open.
10. In the Packages window, select Properties from the View pane. Enter the installation script and uninstallation script.
11. Select Save from the File menu.