Select deployment package

Specifies that an existing package is used for the software updates in the deployment. Click Browse to open the Select a Deployment Package dialog box, which lists only packages created to host software updates. When a deployment package is highlighted, the package name, package description, and package ID are listed in the bottom pane. Select the deployment package to be used for the software updates in the deployment and click OK.

Note
Deployment packages are displayed only from the current site. Packages created at a parent site are not available for selection.

Create a new deployment package

Specifies that a new package is created for the software updates in the deployment. The following properties are configured as part of the deployment package.

• Deployment package name: Specifies the name of the deployment package. The package should have a unique name, describe the package content, and is limited to no more than 50 characters.
  
  
• Deployment package description: Specifies the description of the deployment package. The package description should describe the package contents in detail and is limited to no more than 127 characters.
  
  
• Deployment package source: Specifies the location of the software update source files. When the deployment is generated, the source files are compressed and copied to the distribution points that are associated with the deployment package. The source location must be entered as a network path (for example, \\server\sharename\path), or the Browse button can be used to find the network location. The shared folder for the deployment package source files must be manually created before proceeding to the next page.
  
  

  Note
  The deployment package source location must not be used by another deployment or software distribution package.

  Important
  The SMS Provider computer account and the user who will actually download the software updates to the download location both require write access to the download location. Restrict access to the download location to reduce the risk of attackers tampering with the software updates source files in the download location.

• Enable binary differential replication: Specifies whether binary delta comparison should be used on changed package source files. Selecting the check box enables this behavior and allows Distribution Manager to transfer only parts of the file that have changed instead of the entire file. This behavior can result in large bandwidth savings in transferring the changes for large files, compared with the traditional method where the entire file is transferred. For more information, see About Binary Differential Replication. This setting can be modified for existing packages in the properties for the package.
  
  

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Discards the settings and exits the wizard.