The Inventory Tool for Custom Updates is obtained from the SMS 2003 R2 CD. You can install the tool from the SMS 2003 R2 Setup page by selecting Inventory Tool for Custom Updates or by manually running SMSITCU.msi. The following procedures provide details for each installation method.

To install the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates from SMS 2003 R2 Setup

  1. Run <cd root>\autorun.exe from the SMS 2003 R2 CD. The Setup page will display.

  2. Click Inventory Tool for Custom Updates, and the Setup wizard starts.

To manually install the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates from the SMS 2003 R2 CD

  1. Browse to \<cd root>\ITCU\ScanTool\.

  2. Run SMSITCU.msi and the Setup wizard starts.

If you have already installed the SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates, Setup will try to repair it. If you have a previous version of this inventory tool, Setup will try to upgrade the previous version.

Important
If you are reinstalling the SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates, use the same package name. If the name of the inventory tool package has changed, packages previously created by the Distribute Software Updates wizard will use the obsolete inventory tool package, causing incorrect results.

Security Requirements for Installation

During Setup, the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates Setup wizard installs to the selected destination folder and creates several SMS objects. The user that initiates the installation must have the appropriate permissions for Setup to complete successfully. The following security is required for the user who initiates the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates Setup:

  • Write permissions to the NTFS file system for the selected destination folder. The default location is a folder named Custom Update Scan Tool under \Program Files. The PkgSource folder is created under this destination folder.

  • Create permissions for the SMS Package object.

  • Create permissions for the SMS Collection object. This is a requirement only if the Advertise inventory tool to test and production collections option is selected during Setup.

  • Create permissions for the SMS Advertisement object. This is a requirement only if the Advertise inventory tool to test and production collections option is selected during Setup.

For more information about creating and securing the SMS package source folder, see Scenarios and Procedures for Systems Management Server 2003: Security, available from the Systems Management Server 2003 Product Documentation Web page (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=9502).

Completing the Wizard

The following procedure provides the steps necessary to complete the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates Setup wizard and explains each configuration setting in the wizard.

To install the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates

  1. Launch the SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates Setup wizard. Click Next.

  2. Read the license terms, click I accept the license agreement, and click Next.

  3. Register the product by entering your name, the name of the organization that will be using the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates, and the 25-digit CD product key. The CD key is located on the back of the SMS 2003 R2 product CD case. After you have entered the registration information, click Next.

  4. The Setup wizard installs the Microsoft SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates in the configured destination folder, C:\Program Files\Custom Update Scan Tool, by default. The Pkgsource folder is created under the destination folder and used as the SMS package source folder. Select the default destination folder or browse to a different location, and then click Next

    Note
    If an existing folder is selected, a dialog box appears stating that the folder already exists and asks to confirm the use of the selected folder for the inventory scan tool installation. Click Yes to use the folder, overwrite the contents, and proceed to the Distribution Settings page. Click No to go back to the Destination Folder page.

  5. Configure the following on the Distribution Settings page:

    • Specify the name that is used for the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates SMS objects. By default, Setup uses Custom Updates Tool.

    • The Distribute inventory tool package to all distribution points setting is selected by default. This sends the inventory tool package to all distribution points on the site. To send the package to a limited number of distribution points, clear this item, and when Setup completes, select the distribution points manually from the SMS Administrator console.

    • The Advertise inventory tool to test and production collections setting is selected by default. This instructs the Setup wizard to create an inventory tool advertisement and a test and production collection. If this setting is not selected, you must manually create these objects in the SMS Administrator console prior to distributing the inventory scan tool to clients.

    • When the previous setting is selected, you must specify the NetBIOS name of an existing SMS Advanced Client computer to use as a test computer. During testing, custom updates are deployed to the test computer and you can verify whether the components are working as expected.

    Click Next.

  6. Click Next to initiate the Inventory Tool for Custom Updates installation and to proceed to the Installation Progress page.

    During the setup process, the Setup wizard installs the Microsoft SMS 2003 R2 Inventory Tool for Custom Updates files to the specified destination folder. In addition, the Setup wizard creates the package and programs, and if configured, the collections and advertisement that are needed to deploy the inventory scan tool. When the setup process is complete, the Setup Complete page appears.

  7. Click Finish.

    Important
    For custom updates to be available, catalog synchronization must be initiated from the Custom Update Publishing Tool. The scan advertisement fails until the updates catalog is available for the scan tool.

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