AdminStudio 2014

In this class you will learn to master the most comprehensive packaging solution for your Windows deployments.
Create packages for Windows 7/8/10, customize MSI packages, create patches ... You also learn how to virtualize your applications including Microsoft App-V. And finally, you will be able to validate your packages for Windows 7/8/10 or IE 7/8 9/10/11 and, detect conflicts between packages. In addition, AdminStudio is the packaging solution available with LANDesk Management Suite.
And, a must-have training to create packages with ZENworks for Desktop or ZCM.

Register:

November 16 to 20 2015


The course is confirmed!


Pre-requisites
You should be comfortable with the following:
- Good Microsoft Windows knowledge
- Basic development skills (Visual Basic, VBScript, etc.)

What will you get out of this training ?
1. Introduction to AdminStudio

Architecture and Adminstudio tools
Installation

2. Installshield, an essential component of AdminStudio
Introduction to Installshield and Windows Installer

Create a package
- Your first MSI project
  - Global options
  - Features & Components
  - Installation Sequences, Dialog Boxes and Actions
  - Releases
- Components: Basic features
  - File copy
  - Windows registry
  - Shortcuts
  - Component "Key"
- Components: Advanced features
  - File association
  - Environment variables
  - ODBC: DSN and drivers
  - Manage rights on customer machine
  - Modifiy Ini, XML and Text files during installation
  - Windows Services

Repair, "Self-repair" and "Advertised Shortcuts"

User Interface, dialog boxes and actions (standard and custom)

How to create reusable elements
- Merge Module (.MSM)
- Prerequisites
- Chained MSI packages

How to manage packages evolution
- Patches
- Updates

External packages customization
- Edit a package
- Create a Transform (.MST)

Convert a non-MSI package to MSI (Repackaging)
- Using Installation Monitoring
- Using Snapshot Mode

Command-line switches
- Installation
- Silent installation
- Passing properties from the command line
- How to create a log
- Repair
- Uninstall

3. Test your packages against your environment using Conflict Solver
Create an OS Snapshot
Import Windows Installer and Virtual Packages
Identify Conflicts
Validate packages against Microsoft "best-practices"
Create your own validation rules
Resolve conflicts using Isolation

4. Simulate deployment using "Pre-deployment test"

5. Test your packages using "Quality Monitor"

6.  AdminStudio and application virtualization
What is « application virtualization » ?
Microsoft App-V, Citrix XenApp and VMWare ThinApp
Compile a project to obtain a virtual package
Repackage to obtain a virtual package
Convert automatically a Windows Installer package to a virtual package

7. AdminStudio Application Compatibility Pack
Test your packages against Windows 7, 8, 2008 R2, 2012 …
Remediate applications automatically or manually

8. Q&A


Duration: 5 days

Price: CHF 4'950.--


Register:

November 16 to 20 2015

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