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Questions about MMPT remote packaging
Some questions about using the Microsoft MSIX Packaging Tool remotely. I'll use the terms "controller" to mean the machine that starts the process and "worker" for the VM performing the capture.
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ShakersMSFT
Microsoft
Microsoft
A) Yes. The local/controller sends a "remote server" to the remote.
1. The remote server is run as an uncontained exe.
2. No, it does not need to be installed. Everything needed is copied from the local/controller.
3. There are no issues with an installed MSIX Packaging Tool on the remote/worker.
B) Yes, the remote/worker does the packaging and the package is sent back to the local/controller.
1. The exclusion list comes from the local/controller settings. The items are tokenized so it is not specific to the machine.
2. All signing happens locally.
C) Are you asking for some sort of status checking ability? Or more a notification of success/failure? could you expand on this ask?
Best,
Sharla
- The ask is to understand so that I can explain it correctly to our training students. I had believed that the tool also needed to be installed on the remote machine.
However, your response raises one more question. On the remote machine I assume that the driver is needed. Does A)2 mean that the remote machine needs windows updates enabled to get the driver?
ChaconYes, the remote machine needs to have the driver. If it is not already installed, Windows Update needs to be enabled to install it, but only the first time. You could also do an offline installation of the driver beforehand. If the MSIX Packaging Tool is already installed on the remote machine, it may have already installed the driver and the remote server would not need to install it.- Thank your for the clarifications!
