The following figure shows the procedure for remote installation using a recorder file.

Figure D-1 Procedure for remote installation using a recorder file

Check the installation sequence of the software you want to remotely install, and create a recorder file based on this sequence. You have to create related files as well, if necessary.

The files related to the recorder file include the recorder file body, as well as an installation definition file and a program product ID file.

Installation definition file

This file defines detailed information (including the owner name and the installation directory) required for remote installation of other companies' software. Its definitions, which are displayed on the screen during packaging, can be changed by the user as necessary.

Program product ID file

This file indicates that the software to be remotely installed is one of other companies' software products supported by JP1/Software Distribution. The Packager uses this file to automatically recognize the software during its packaging.

For details on how to create each of those files, see D.3 Creating related files.

To use a recorder file for packaging, you have to store a created file into a specific location.

You have to store the installation definition file (INSTABL.DEF) and the program product ID file (PPDEF.DMP) into fixed locations. You may store the recorder file (.PCD or .PC6) into any desired location.

For details on the locations into which to store the recorder file and related files, see D.2(4) Adding the recorder file(s) to the Packager.

After the storage of the recorder file and related files, you need to use the Packager to package the software you want to distribute. For the packaging, you can specify package information such as the package name, and set installation options such as installation timing. The contents defined in the installation definition file are displayed as defaults.

For details on how to package software, see 2.1 Packaging procedure in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

(a) Timeout for the remote installation that uses a recorder file

When you use a recorder file to perform remote installation, and then you respond to a dialog box or use the keyboard or mouse during installation, the installation mode immediately change to the manual mode and installation may terminate. If the installation is placed in a wait state, you can set the recorder file timeout to forcibly terminate the installation when the wait state exceeds a specified length of time.

For detains on how to set the recorder file timeout, see 2.2.13 Recorder File page in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

Normally, set the timeout to a time three times longer than the standard time to install the distributed software when a recorder file is used.

You may be able to improve the configuration of the recorder file itself in case an unexpected event suspends the installation. For details on how to create recorder files, see D.2 (2) Configuration of a recorder file.

Use the Remote Installation Manager to create and execute a distribution job. For details on how to use the Remote Installation Manager, see 2.3 Executing remote installation in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

The following section describes how to create a recorder file and its related files. Visual Test is used to create a recorder file.