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Create Volume and Define Source to a Software Package

Source is a set of program files in a software package that execute the corresponding program. When you deploy a software package, the source files are supplied from the software package. When you create a software package, it is empty. You specify the source files to include in a software package. For example, assume that you want to deploy Adobe Acrobat Reader 9. The setup files to install and run Adobe Reader must be provided in the corresponding software package that you create. You cannot provide the source files directly from the original DVD or CD-ROM.

Follow these steps:

1. Go to Console, Software, Package Library, Members tab.
2. Click the software package for which you want to define the source.

   Software Package properties window opens.

3. Under the Source tab click New Volume.
4. In the New Volume dialog, enter the following details and click OK.

   Name

   Specifies the name of the volume for the selected package.

   Sourcepath

   Specifies the path of the source files.

   Type

   Specifies whether the source is from a Directory, a CD, or a Diskette.

   Source Location

   Specifies whether the source location is on Manager or on Client. If the source location is client, use the browse button to select and upload the file.

   Notes:

   • Expand the volume to see the folders added. Click the folder name to see the source files defined for the volume under each folder.
   • If source location is selected as Client, the default maximum file size to upload is 20 MB. This is applicable only on Windows.
5. (Optional) You can edit a volume, add files to a volume, and delete a volume of the corresponding software package as per your need.

   Edit

   To edit the volume, select the volume and click Edit. Modify the details as necessary and click OK.

   To edit a file, select a file and click Edit to open the file in editor. Modify the content as necessary and click OK. You can edit or view only the text based files that are not more than 64kb in size.

   Add Files(Optional)

   To add more files to the volume, select the volume, click Add Files and follow the Add Files dialog.

   Delete

   To remove a volume, select the volume and click Delete. Click Yes to confirm the delete action.

   To delete only some of the members or files of a volume, select corresponding members or files and click Delete. Click Yes, to confirm the delete action.

A new volume is created and defined the source to the software package.

Notes:

While Web Console copies the files that you added to a volume, you cannot add files to any other volume in any of the software packages. You can only perform the following actions, while copying files is in progress:

• Create another software package
• Create a procedure for corresponding or other software packages
• Create a volume without adding files for other software packages
• View the members of other volumes in the corresponding or other software packages

If you try to perform any action that is not allowed while copying files is in progress, Web Consoles displays one of the following messages:

• Last file copy operation failed on volume.

  This message is displayed when the created volume has an invalid path.

• File copy operation is in progress. Please try after some time.

  This message is displayed when you add files to any volume in a package when the file copy operation is in progress.

• Failed to list members for volume <volume name>. File copy operation is in progress.

  This message is displayed when you list the members of a volume in which the file copy operation is in progress.

• The software is currently locked. Please retry the operation, if possible.

  This message is displayed when you perform invalid actions while the file copy operation is in progress. For example, edit a volume or a file, add files, and delete a volume or a file.

These messages are configured to display for 24 hours from the time Web Console starts copying the files. You can configure how long these messages to display, in the wac.config file. Typically the path for wac.config file is as follows:

..\CA\DSM\Web Console\webapps\wac\WEB-INF\classes\com\ca\wac\config