CapaInstaller 6.2 Public Documentation

Installation and Maintenance

The following is a description of the requirements, installation, and maintenance of the CapaInstaller Solution.

• Agent Deployment — This document describes the general guidelines for deploying a CapaInstaller Agent to a computer running Microsoft Windows.
• How to install
• Database settings and maintenance — Documents describing how to set up and maintain the CapaInstaller database
• How to Update
• Software Requirements — This document describes software requirements
• Getting started
• Minimum Hardware Requirements
• Difference between iOS and Android
• Getting started with Device Management

The CapaInstaller Console

The CapaInstaller Console is the application that you will use for the day-to-day management of all your users, computers, and devices.

• Asset Management
• Configuration Management
• OS Deployment — The following is a description of the OS Deployment tool, its functionality and its purpose.
• Patch Management
• Reporting and Queries
• System Administration
• Change log
• Database connection
• Detail view
• General menu description
• Host SelfUpdate
• Main window
• Options — The following is a description of all the CapaInstaller options and how to access them.
• Scheduling
• System Notification
• The find form
• Unhandled exception functionality
• Update detection
• Update now
• The Operator Computer
• CapaInstaller Console Network Communication
• Console 5.log

Package Creator

CapaInstaller Package Creator automates the creation of software packages in CapaInstaller and is designed to make packaging easier.  

• User guide
• Installation

Scripting Library

CapaInstaller Scripting Library provides a powerful set of pre-made functions designed by experts in software installation.

• Application functions
• Desktop functions
• CMS Functions
• Environment functions
• File functions
• INI file functions
• Job functions
• MSI functions
• Network functions
• OSD Scripting Library
• Powershell functions
• ProgressBar functions
• RAS (Remote Access Services) functions
• Registry Functions
• Report functions
• Scripting Guidelines
• Security functions
• Service functions
• Shell Function
• SMS functions
• SVS Functions
• System functions
• Thinstall functions
• User Management functions
• Using passwords in CapaInstaller Scripting Library
• Addendum

SDK - CapaInstaller Software Development Kit functions

• Inventory functions
• Group functions
• VPP functions
• MDM Functions
• System SDK functions
• OS Deployment functions
• Container functions
• Package functions
• WSUS Functions
• Unit functions

Appendix

• Active Management Technology (AMT) detailed
• CapaInstaller default URLs
• CapaInstaller Log Files
• CapaInstaller Processname overview
• CapaInstaller Utilization Index
• Chassistype to Formfactor translation
• Custom inventory example
• Getting started with Performance Guard integration to CapaInstaller
• How to integrate a Performance Guard agent with a CapaInstaller agent on a client PC.
• Performance Guard Integration — The following is a description of the integration with Performance Guard in CapaInstaller and the advantages and possibilities it provides.
• UnitStateMonitor.vbs
• Use of Supervised mode for Apple devices
• Using Alternative Color Scheme with InfoCenter Balloon messages