You can deploy the Glossary Anywhere client
to a large set of users by using enterprise application management
and deployment software.
About this task
In large enterprises, system administrators might want
to deploy the client to large numbers of users. To do so, you can
use the BGAInstaller.msi (Windows Installer
package) or .bat files that are provided with Glossary Anywhere.
For example, you can deploy these files with enterprise application
management and deployment software such as IBM Endpoint Manager. You
can also deploy the files with customized scripts.
Follow these
high-level steps:
- Copy and extract the Glossary Anywhere client
files.
- Edit the config.ini file, which contains
the settings for the client.
- Deploy the provided .bat file or .msi file
by using your enterprise distribution software or scripts.
The .msi or .bat file
contains instructions to install the client on a single computer.
You specify the set of target computers from within the script or
deployment tool that you use.
Procedure
- Locate the client files.
The client files are
in a compressed file named file_name.zip,
where file_name includes the client version.
- Copy and extract the client files.
The following
files are extracted:
- config.ini
- BGASetup.bat
- ExampleSilentInstallBGA.bat
- ExampleSilentUninstallBGA.bat
- BGAInstaller.msi
- Edit the config.ini file.
- Modify and deploy the .msi or .bat file.
Option |
Steps |
To use the .bat file |
- Copy the ExampleSilentInstallBGA.bat file,
and give this file a new name with the .bat extension.
- Open the new .bat file with a text editor,
and edit it as needed to customize it to your enterprise. The file
contains the following information that you can change or add to:
- The location of the config.ini file. By default
this file is bypassed. You must specify a directory location for config.ini for
this file to be read during installation.
- The installation directory on the client computers. By default,
the directory is %APPDATA%\IBM\BusinessGlossaryAnywhere.
- Responses to result codes, including codes for successful installation,
unsuccessful installation, and detection of an existing installation
of Glossary Anywhere .
The .bat file includes detailed instructions
that you can refer to for more information.
- Configure your enterprise deployment software or scripts to run
the .bat file to install the client on target
computers.
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To use the .msi file |
- Modify the following values in the BGAInstaller.msi file
if you do not want to use the defaults:
- The location of the config.ini file. By default
this file is bypassed. You must specify a directory location for config.ini for
this file to be read during installation.
- The installation directory on the client computers. By default,
this directory is %APPDATA%\IBM\BusinessGlossaryAnywhere.
- Responses to result codes, including codes for successful installation,
unsuccessful installation, and detection of an existing installation
of Glossary Anywhere .
- Configure your enterprise application management and deployment
software to deploy the BGAInstaller.msi file.
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