INFORMATION SHEET 3.

1-5
Software Deployment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, STUDENT(S) MUST be able to:
• Know how to install .msi installer using GPO
• Know how to configure software deployment

What is Group Policy

• Contains Settings that can be configured to control what’s
happening with Users and Computers.
• There are literally thousands of different settings that can be
configured inside of each GPO.
• GPOs are use with containers (Domains, Sites, and OUs), but are
not applied to group
Local vs. Domain
Every Windows computer has a Local group policy to control what can be
done on it and what is restricted, but you don’t want to go around to all
the computers in your Domain and configure all the settings manually.
You want to join the rest of the world and administer Group policy from
Active directory.
Local scenario
Advantage Disadvantage

You can configure each computer But configuring 30 or more

separately using Local policy machine using local policy it is too
redundant and too time
consuming.

Domain Scenario
Advantage Disadvantage

Configuring all machines at once Down of a server may affects all

from the comfort of your desk. the connected machines

Less time to configure all

machines.
Creating and linking GPO’s
We can create a Group Policy Object easily, but we have to link it to the
appropriate container (usually an OU) before it takes effect on the Users
and/or Computers.
A single GPO can be linked to multiple containers so you can re-use it
again.
Group policy has two sides
a. User
b. Computers
While you can configure settings for both sides in any one GPO, you
generally don’t (this is why we separate users and computers into
separates OU’s).
Each side of group policy has policies and *NEW preferences.
Generally, we create separate GPO’s for Users and Computers

Befor deploying software check the following

• .msi installer is an accepted installer file
• .Exe file is not accepted in software deployment

Group policy setting’s order

1. Create a folder for software container.
2. Right click > Choose properties
3. Click Sharing tab > click share >click drop
down

arrow >choose everyone>click add

then click everyone set permission setting to Read/write

4. Click share to continue then click Done.

5. Click Close to save.

6. Open server manager > open server manager

7. Click Features (+) sign > click > click
>right click domain(css.com) name then choose
Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here…
8. Create a new GPO name

9. Right click in new created GPO >click Edit

10.Under user configuration > click policies (+ sign > click (+ sign ) >
click Software setting
11. Right click software installation > choose New > click Package

12. Then type the type the ipaddress of the server

 13. Choose development software folder that created earlier > click
open
Note: Software development is a shared file where the .msi file installer is
stored.
14.Choose your installer then click Open.
15. Click Assigned > Click OK.

16.After a few moments, you will see the image down below indicating
the configuration is successful.
17.Open command prompt > then type gpupdate /force to update
the policy.

18.Press Y then server is forced to log off > then login back your
administrators account then you’ll see the confirmation of
installing managed software.

Login administrator
19.Click start button then see the result.
20.Now, login your domain users into your windows client account
then open command prompt > type ipconfig /force > type Y to
confirm > computer will restart > login back your domain user
account > then see the result.
 Logging in domain users account

Domain user accounts are the acc

ounts reside in your active directory
Example:
User accounts inside CSS Students’ OU

Deployed software will automatically be installed in the windows client.

 TASK SHEET 3.1-5

Title: Deploy Software

Performance Objective: Given are the following materials, you should be able
to deploy software from windows server. Allotted time 30 minutes.
 Supplies/Materials : Router, switch, ethernet cable. .msi installer, flash disk

Equipment : Computer (server), Computer (client 1)

Prerequisites: Installed and configured active directory, .msi installer

Steps/Procedure:
1. Read information sheet 3.1-5 Software deployment
2. Create a folder container for software deployment
3. Share container folder
4. Deploy software using GPO

Assessment Method:
Demonstration, Observation

Performance Criteria Checklist 3.1-5

Trainee’s Name: ___________________________ Date: ______________________

During the performance of the task, did you consider the following criteria?

Grade Point
Equivalent NO
Highest Possible
CRITERIA YES Score = 5
Lowest Possible
score = 0

Did the trainee…

1. Prepared software for
installation
 2. Deployed software from
server according to its
requirements?
3. Performed and followed
completely the given tasks?
4. Observed and performed 5S
and occupational health and
safety?

Feedback

Total Points

Total Items

Signature of the Trainee/Learner

Signature of the Trainer

Grade Point Equivalent

The table shows the equivalent points that are used and show how they are
calculated to determine the grade point average (GPA), or index.

The highest equivalent points that trainer can give is 5 points per criterion and the
lowest is 0. If the trainee/learner accumulate scores with below two (2) grade
point equivalent, she/he needs to retake the whole given task.

Grade Point Explanation

Equivalent
5 Excellent

4 Very Good

3 Good

2 Average

1 Poor

0 Failure