The objective of this article is to provide you with instructions, and critical considerations for deploying the Cloud App Discovery agent in an enterprise environment with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
Requirements
Best Practices
We strongly recommend enabling auto-updates on the agent (this is the default policy setting) to ensure that your users have the latest features and security fixes.
For more information on auto-updates, see Agent Changelog
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Approach
Enterprise software deployment requires a phased roll-out to capture and resolve any issues before deploying the software company wide. We recommend you deploy the Cloud App Discovery agent in a structured approach.
Prepare your installation package
The Cloud App Discovery agent includes both an executable (.exe) and a certificate file (.cert) bundled in a zipped folder. Use Microsoft System Center Configuration Manger to package, deliver, and maintain distributions of the Cloud App Discovery agent.
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager includes varying levels of logging capabilities. Depending on your need for this information, it is important to configure it to a point where you can confirm the success or failure of the installation.
To publish or assign your computer program, you must create a distribution point on the server:
Create a shared network folder where you will put the Cloud App Discovery agent executable (.exe file) and certificate (.cert file) that you want to distribute. For this purpose, the executable and certificate are located in \\serreslab1\testpkg.
Change permissions on the certificate file (tenant.cert) to ‘read-only’
Launch Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager.
Navigate to Software Library > Application Management > Packages > Create Package.
Provide a name for this package, and then click Next.
Select the program type you want to create, and then click Next. For the purpose of the scenario in this topic, Standard Program is selected.
Specify a Name and Command Line, and then click Next.
Installation command: cmd.exe/cEndpointAgentSetup.exe/quiet
cmd.exe/cEndpointAgentSetup.exe/quiet
On the Completion page, click Close.
Set Source Folder
Click the Data Source tab.
Select This package contains source files.
Right-click the newly created package, and then click Distribute Content.
Review the selected content, and then click Next.
Add a Distribution Point.
Select distribution points that will host this content, and then click OK.
Confirm the settings, and then click Close.
Right click on the package, and then click Deploy.
Specify a device collection.
Select a collection, click OK, and then click Next.
Optional: Specify the user experience for installation of this software on the selected devices, and then click Next.
Deployment successfully complete