Release Notes

7 In the Actions tab, select each action, and click Run Now.
A sys-tray pop up message is displayed, and the new software is available for installation.
1 Adding the device to the device collection—see Adding device to new device collection.
2 Creating and distributing a package—see Creating and distributing a package.
3 Creating a task sequence—see Creating a task sequence.
4 Deploying a task sequence—see Deploying a task sequence.
Adding device to new device collection
To push the add-on to a new device, you must add the new thin client to a new device collection.
1 Go to Assets and Compliance > Device Collections.
2 In the Devices list, right-click a device, and go to Add Selected Items > Add Selected Items to Existing Device collection.
3 In the Device Collections window, select the device to add to the collection, and click OK.
4 In the Assets and Compliance section, click Device Collections, and verify whether the device is added.
Creating and distributing a package
To push the add-on to a thin client, you must create a package for the add-on and distribute the package to the target thin client.
1 Go to support.dell.com.
2 Click Product Support, enter the Service Tag of your thin client, and then click Submit.
NOTE
: If you do not have Service Tag, manually browse for your thin client model.
3 Click Drivers and Downloads.
4 From the Operating system drop-down menu, select the appropriate operating system.
5 Scroll down the page and download the respective .exe le.
6 Copy the .exe le to a shared folder.
7 Expand Software Library > Overview > Application management > Packages.
8 Right-click Packages, and click Create Package.
9 Enter the package name, description, manufacturer name, language, and version.
10 Click Next.
11 Browse to the source folder where you have copied the add-on les.
12 Click Next.
The newly created packages are listed in the Application Management under Package.
13 Select the Standard Program option as the program type.
The Standard Program page is displayed.
14 Enter the required details, and click Browse to navigate to the .exe le location.
15 Select the .exe or .msi le, and enter --silent for silent installation, –silent –repair for repair, and –silent --
uninstall for uninstallation.
16 Click Next.
17 Click Next until the window with the Close button is displayed.
18 Click Close.
19 Select the package, right-click and click Distribute Content .
20 From the Add drop-down list, select Distribution Point.
21 Select an option to schedule job at a specied time, and click Next.
22 Verify the information that you have provided on the summary page, and click Next.
23 Click Close.
Installing the add-on
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