Cisco Cisco Agent Desktop 9.0 Installationsanleitung
Cisco CAD Installation Guide
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February 21, 2013
6. Once validated, you can create the automated deployment packages in
accordance with the requirements listed in the section,
. Otherwise, the client installation
packages can be deployed manually.
Client MSIs for Maintenance Releases and
Engineering Specials
Engineering Specials
The client MSI for MRs and ESs can be obtained two ways.
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When the executable for installing the server MR/ES is run:
— The client MSI is extracted and placed in the
C:\Program Files\Cisco\Desktop\Tomcat\webapps\TUP\CAD folder
— The web page http://<CAD server>:8088/TUP/CAD/Patches.htm, which
is created when the first MR/ES is installed on the server, is updated with
a link to the client MSI
a link to the client MSI
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The client MSI can be downloaded from the Cisco website.
The MR/ES client MSIs are named as follows:
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Cisco Desktop Services <version> Maintenance Release <version>.msi
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Cisco Desktop Services <version> Maintenance Release <version>
Engineering Special <version>.msi
Engineering Special <version>.msi
The MR/ES can be applied to client desktops in any of three ways:
Automatic Update.
If the Automated Updates feature is enabled, the client desktop
will update automatically the next time the client application is started. This process
uses the client MSI automatically placed on the CAD Base services server when the
MR/ES was applied to the servers. This method requires that the user have
administrator privileges on the client PC.
uses the client MSI automatically placed on the CAD Base services server when the
MR/ES was applied to the servers. This method requires that the user have
administrator privileges on the client PC.
Manual Update.
You can manually update each client desktop by copying the client
MSI file from the CAD Base services server, downloading it from the Cisco website, or
running it from the link on the Patches.htm web page. This method requires that the
user has administrator privileges on the client PC.
running it from the link on the Patches.htm web page. This method requires that the
user has administrator privileges on the client PC.
Pushing Update.
You can use a third party automated package distribution tool to
push the client MSI to client desktops. Since the push package is often prepared and
tested in advance of applying the MR/ES to the CAD servers, you can download the
client MSI from the Cisco website at any time. See
tested in advance of applying the MR/ES to the CAD servers, you can download the
client MSI from the Cisco website at any time. See
for more information on push packages.