BDD Scenarios: Automating Application Deployment

Scenario 1: Role-Based Application Installation

Published: March 8, 2005

The biggest challenge with installation application packages on a computer based on the role of that computer is determining what the role of that computer should be. It is assumed that the administrator will specify this manually for each computer.

As with all Zero Touch Installation customization, this role information can be specified in the configuration file, CustomSettings.ini, or retrieved from a database. In both cases, the CustomSettings.ini file needs to be modified to include the new Role custom key.

[Settings]
…
CustomKeysUserData=UDShare, UDDir, UDProfiles, SLShare, OSInstall, 
Packages(*), Administrators(*), PowerUsers(*), DriverPath(*), Role
…

With this modification, the Zero Touch Installation rules engine will attempt to establish the value of the Role custom key using the remaining rules in the CustomSettings.ini file.


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