Manage Package Software Delivery

The Manage SD Package action type delivers and installs, or uninstalls, software packages on target systems. A package must be one that is managed by CA Server Automation. The action requires a valid usd configuration and the target system must have the appropriate usd agent installed.
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The Manage SD Package action type delivers and installs, or uninstalls, software packages on target systems. A package must be one that is managed by CA Server Automation. The action requires a valid
CA Software Delivery
configuration and the target system must have the appropriate 
CA Software Delivery
agent installed.
The
Details
section of the action definition contains the following fields:
  • Target
    Specifies the computer on which to install the package. Select one from the drop-down list. Alternatively, you can use automatically generated text or text extracted from event messages.
  • Package Name
    Specifies the software package groups already created. Select one from the drop-down list.
  • Procedure
    Select one from the drop-down list. Entries on the list vary with the package you choose.
  • User Name
    Specifies the user name credentials required by the 
    CA Software Delivery
    agent.
  • Password
    Specifies the password associated with the user name.
  • Scalability Server
    Specifies the name of the Software Delivery Scalability Server. Select one from the drop-down list.
  • OS System Type
    Specifies the type of operating system on the target computer.
    If CA Server Automation cannot determine the OS type and there is no 
    CA Software Delivery
    agent installed on the target computer, select an OS type from the drop-down list. Complete the Target Credentials section so that CA Server Automation can install the agent package with the corresponding OS type.
  • Require Approval
    Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.
    CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
  • Auto close ticket on approval/rejection
    Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.
    CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
  • Ticket Types
    Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:
    • Default
    • Incident
    • Problem
    • Request
    CA SDM must be configured to use this option.
  • Templates
    Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.
    CA SDM must be configured to use this option.