This serves as an introduction to image.XO, outlining its purpose, advantages and important features. The Image Management module is an extended implementation of Hashicorp’s Packer. It enables administrators to create standardized and consistent images across multiple platforms. With image.XO, you don’t need to write JSON-based configurations for multiple infrastructure images. 🎥: Watch our YouTube video […]
Before you can upload the created PSADT package, you need to compress them. We provide a handy little script for that purpose that you can download xoap-compress-subfolders.ps1. Script content Use this script to assure that the folder structure within the zipped file is created as expected by our upload process. Some zippers create sub-folders within a
The process of creating packages with the PSADT Package Wizard is straightforward. Right-click on the packages folder in the upper left corner. You can create a new folder inside the root folder or click on Add Package (Alt+P). Package A new window opens. This is the first step of the packaging process. Choose the type of the
Installation If you’re not a XOAP user You do not have to be a XOAP user to install our free PSADT Package Wizard. Simply download it here in a few clicks and start creating packages faster than ever. If you are a XOAP user Please download the installation files inside your account. Watch out for
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PowerShell Strict Mode Everything about the Set-StrictMode can be found here. Parameterized deployment packages Always parameterize your installation packages without hard coding values into them. During the deployment, you can pass the values to the package.
System requirements and support The PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit has been developed (and tested) to work with a wide range of Operating Systems from Windows XP to Windows 8.1 (and the Windows Server equivalents) to provide enterprise-wide compatibility. The system requirements are as follows: While we have attempted to maintain this backward compatibility through the
PSADT Package Wizard is a tool that helps you package applications without the need to write or edit PowerShell scripts. Plus, it’s completely free. Consistent naming conventions for deployment packages This is XOAP’s naming convention. All installation and configuration packages are named after this defined concept. The naming concept is mandatory for all packages because the frontend
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This area describes common mistakes that can be made during application package creation. Use single quotes instead of double quotes Wrong: Correct: Space between validation options Wrong: Correct: Set comma after the last parameter Wrong: Correct:
Strict Mode If you are using Strict Mode for PowerShell in your environment, you need to test the application packages thoroughly before you can use them in production. We made some basic tests with PSADT packages and Strict Mode and it seems to work fine. Read more about it here. Parameters and secrets Parameters and secrets
Roles This area shows all available software installation roles. Roles are used to logically combine application groups that are needed for a specific use case. You can create roles for example a Citrix VDA installation with prerequisite-, main installation- and application-groups. Use roles to logically combine application groups and order them as needed. The installation
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