Deploy updated packages

After you update the packages, deploy them using a variation of the method that you used to initially deploy IXIA CCMS Desktop.

1. To finalize the packages, take the following actions:

   Table 1. Actions to finalize packages

   Deployment method	Action
   Network share	Copy the packages to the network share
   Automated tools	Add the packages to the deployment tool
   Manual	Zip the packages and provide them to users

2. Make sure CCMS Desktop is not running.
   Note: If your deployment uses a remote access solution (such as Citrix or a dedicated SaaS deployment), ensure that no users are logged in.
3. If you are deploying to users' machines, take the following actions:

   Table 2. Actions to deploy local packages

   Deployment method	Action
   Network share	Ask users to follow the instructions in Trigger a user update
   Automated tools	Push the package to the users' machines
   Manual	Ask users to copy the zip file to their machines, and unzip the package

4. If you are deploying to a remote access solution, take the following actions:

   Table 3. Actions to deploy remote access packages

   Deployment method	Action
   Network share	Ask the administrator of the remote servers to double-click the required batch file on the network share: update-ccms-online.bat if the server has any active sessions update-ccms-offline.bat if the server has no active sessions
   Automated tools	Push the package to the servers
   Manual	On each server, copy the zip file to the machine, and unzip the package