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                   ##Hideploy 0.1beta ##

 ###Autodeploy your applications with H-inventory###

 

1°) What is hideploy?

 

Hideploy is an application which permits you to autodeploy your softwares, msi , packages, windows hotfix etc..

Configure hideploy.conf file to determine the url of your webserver.

Then copy hideploy.exe and hideploy.conf in a share accessible by all users.

 

2°) How it works ?

 

You configure via the web interface hosts, groups and packages.

First of all, you create a group. Then you can add hosts in a group.

Be carreful, a host is only in 1 group.

Then you can create your packages,msi or hotfix and add them in a group.

Packages can be in multiples groups.

 

An example:

In my company , I would like to autodeploy Mozilla, Acrobat Reader in all my laptops.

- I create a group called laptop

- I import all my laptops in laptop group.

- I create the Mozilla package and add it in laptop group

- I create the Acrobat reader package and add it in laptop group

 

I create a share on my network with my packages.

When the computer is rebooting, hideploy checks on the web server and deploy applications.

That depends how clients execute hideploy (logon script,windows service, task scheduler etc..)

 

3°) What is the best way to install hideploy?

 

We think the better way to bypass admin rights is to run Hideploy as a service windows.

To do this I create a vbs file.

You must have two files: srvany.exe and instsrv.exe.

They are in Ressource Kit or on the web: http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q=instsrv+srvany&btnG=Recherche+Google&meta=

If you want to use Hideploy as a Windows Service, Edit hideploy-service.vbs and change the values of:

- path_hideploy

- path_directory_hideploy

- bin_path

Then execute the vbs , it will install hideploy as service windows

 

If you do not want to use hideploy as a service you can:

- Create a task scheduler with at or schtasks

Of course If you are Administrator , you have just to execute hideploy.exe.

 

4°) The installations of the softwares can be silently ?

Yes, all the hotfix and programs which supports silently installation works.

Hideploy works only with silently installations.

If you want to use hideploy with no silently installations you must select Interactive Desktop

in Hideploy Service properties

For Mozilla for example in command box you can use :

\\server\hideploy\firefoxset1.5.exe -ms

For acrobat reader for example in command box you can use:

msiexec /q /i \\server\hideploy\AdobeReader7.0.5.msi allusers=1

 

5°) How hideploy determine if an application is already installed?

 

Hideploy client scan the registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

specially the display name of all the keys.

It corresponds of the Check box when you create a package.

For Firefox 1.5:  Mozilla Firefox (1.5)

For Acrobat Reader 7.0.5: Acrobat Reader 7.0.5

 

6°) Logs

A local log is create after an installation  %systemroot%\hostname.log

At the end of installation(s), the log file was uploaded on your web server in ./hideploy/logs

Verify your apache user have write access in this directory.

 

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TODO:

In the future, If there are a lot of requests, we can build a hideploy Linux version.

Send me an email with your Linux version if you are interested.

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NOTE: Do not forget it is a beta version, before deploy your applications, tests on your testing computers.

 

Bugs, Suggestions, give us feedback.

It is important to know when there is a bug but is important to know where it works ;)

Forum: http://www.h-inventory.com/forum

Mail: julien.safar@iscio.com