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Create Software Distribution

Software Distributions are used to distribute software packages, job orders, software policies, and so on to Domains.

Software Distributions are made up of Distribution Containers having one or more orders that will be executed on the Domains. To mention the most commonly used:

• Software Registration orders are used to stage software on the Domain Software Libraries.
• Software Job orders are used to distribute Job Containers to Domains.
• Software Policy orders are used to distribute Software Policies to Domains.

To create a Software Deployment Distribution Job

1. Click on the Software Distributions folder
2. Click on the New Software Deployment Job action in the Tasks Portlet or right click on the Software Distributions folder and select New > Software Deployment Job.
3. Follow the steps in the Deploy Software Package wizard and click Finish.

A Distribution Container is created containing software registration and software job orders.

Notes:

The default choice is to distribute the orders to all Domains. You may optimize the distribution by selecting certain Domains only.

On the last page in the wizard there is an option to distribute and register software packages at the Domains. If you de-select this option, it is assumed the package is already available at the selected Domains.