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How to Define the Deployment Technology Registration File

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To define a deployment technology registration file, create an XML file based on the http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemCenterConfigurationManager/2009/AppMgmtDigest schema. This registration file is Used in the installation process, and it registers the custom deployment technology with Configuration Manager. The deployment technology registration file is required for the installation of the custom deployment technology.

To define the deployment technology registration file

  1. Create a deployment technology registration file.

    The following example from the RDP sample project demonstrates how to define a deployment technology registration file.

    <AppMgmtDigest xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SystemCenterConfigurationManager/2009/AppMgmtDigest" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">  
  <DeploymentTechnology AuthoringScopeId="GLOBAL" LogicalName="RdpDeploymentTechnology" TechnologyId="Rdp" AssemblySuffix="Rdp" Version="1">  
    <HostingTechnology>GLOBAL/RdpHostingTechnology</HostingTechnology>  
    <InstallerTechnology>GLOBAL/RdpInstallerTechnology</InstallerTechnology>  
  </DeploymentTechnology>  
</AppMgmtDigest>
Attributes Description
AuthoringScopeID AuthoringScopeId will always be "GLOBAL".
LogicalName LogicalName must match the name of the SDK class created in the SDK assembly.
TechnologyId Technology must match the constant declared and used in the SDK assembly.
AssemblySuffix AssemblySuffix must match the filename of the SDK assembly (Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ApplicationManagement.<AssemblySuffix>.dll).
Version Version is the version number for the release of the deployment type extension. This version number is used for in-place revisions.
Element Description
HostingTechnology The HostingTechnology element must be "GLOBAL/<ClassNameForHostingTechnology>".
InstallerTechnology The InstallerTechnology element must be "GLOBAL/<ClassNameForInstallerTechnology>".

See Also

How to Define the Hosting Technology Registration File
How to Define the Installer Technology Registration File
Configuration Manager Reference