1.1.7 Managing cabinets and packages
The management of cabinets and packages is generally the role of the managing server. You can use the Package window of Remote Install Manager to view packages and edit them as needed. It can be useful to create cabinets in advance for different types of software and for different purposes. For example, you might create cabinets for commercial software, for user data, and for anti-virus products.
The following figure shows the Package window:
Cabinets and packages are represented by the following icons in the left pane of the Package window:
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: Cabinet (for Windows)
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: Cabinet (for UNIX or Mac)
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: Package (successfully packaged)
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: Package (error occurred or currently being packaged)
In the Package window, you can perform the following operations on cabinets and packages:
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View cabinets and packages
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Create cabinets
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Rename cabinets
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Delete cabinets and packages
For details about how to manage cabinets and packages, see 7.4 Managing cabinets and packages.