Creating a Package in System Center configuration manager:
Prerequisites:
- You should have an installation media or a network installation point of the software that you wish to advertise.
- You should have necessary permissions in SCCM to perform following actions.
Steps to Create a Package:
- On SCCM console, go to Software Distribution node, right click on Packages and select New -> Package.
- The New Package Wizard will start. Fill in the required information.
- On Data Source tab, check This package contains source files and click Set to select a source directory.On Set Sourcre Directory window, select the appropriate path. Following is an example to select a network share as a source:
- On Data Access tab Select Access the distribution folder through common ConfigMgr package share.
- Set the sending priority of this package between other packages when advertising multiple packages to a same collection. The priority will be ignored if a collection is expecting to receive only one package at a time.
- If you do not have a custom MIF file, select the default Use package properties for status MIF matching.
- The next screen will show you the security rights for this package. Click next
- You will get the Summary on the next page. Click Next.
- SCCM will process the new package creating and you will see the Wizard Completed page.