Manage packages

This section describes how to perform package management activities, such as locating a package, viewing the servers or policies associated with a package, or deleting or renaming a package.

• View servers associated with a package
• View all software policies associated with a package
• Delete a package
• Renaming a package
• View the history of a package
• Locate packages in folders

View servers associated with a package

To view servers where the package is installed:

1. From the navigation pane, perform one of the following tasks:
   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 which contains the package.
2. From the content pane, select a package to view.
3. From the Actions menu, select Open. The Package window appears.
4. From the Views pane, select Server Usage. The list of servers associated with the package will display in content pane.

View all software policies associated with a package

To view software policies that contain the package:

1. From the navigation pane, perform one of the following tasks:
   1. Select Library>By Type>Packages. The packages organized by operating system appear in the content pane.
   2. Select Library>ByFolder and select the folder which contains the package.
2. From the content pane, select a package to view.
3. From the Actions menu, select Open. The Package window appears.
4. From the Views pane, select Software Policy Usage. The list of policies associated with the package appears in content pane.

Delete a package

To delete a package:

1. From the navigation pane, perform one of the following tasks:
   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 which contains the package.
2. From the content pane, select a package to delete.
3. From the Actions menu, select Delete.

Renaming a package

To rename a package:

1. From the navigation pane, perform one of the following tasks:
2. Select Library>By Type>Packages. The packages organized by operating system appear in the content pane.
3. Select Library>By Folder and select the folder which contains the package.
4. From the content pane, select a package to rename.
5. From the Actions menu, select Rename. Enter the new name.

View the history of a package

To view the events associated with a package:

1. From the navigation pane, select Library > By Type > Packages.

2. From the content pane, select the package and open it.

   The package window appears.

3. From the Views pane, select History.

   The events associated with the package will display in the content pane. You can view the action performed on a package, the user who performed the action, and the time when the action was performed.

Locate packages in folders

To locate a package in the folder hierarchy:

1. From the navigation pane, select Library>By Type>Packages. The packages organized by operating system appear in the content pane.
2. From the content pane, select the package and then select Locate in Folders from the Actions menu. The folder hierarchy for the package appears in the content pane.