Sophos Deployment Packager release notes
Version number
| Deployment Packager | 1.3.1 |
About the Sophos Deployment Packager
The Sophos Deployment Packager creates a single self-extracting archive file from a set of Sophos Endpoint setup files, for installing Sophos Endpoint Security and Control (SESC) on client endpoints.
The Deployment Packager User Guide is available from the Sophos website (http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/documentation/deployment-packager.aspx).
System requirements
The minimum requirements to run the Deployment Packager tool are as follows:
- Windows operating systems: see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/endpoint/endpoint-protection/components/management-console/system-requirements.aspx
- Disk space: 1 GB
- Memory: 1 GB
- Processor: 2 GHz Pentium or equivalent
You should also be aware of system requirements for the packaged endpoint components. See http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/all-system-requirements.aspx.
Known issues
- (DEF88625) If you attempt to install Sophos Anti-Virus using a ready-made installer created by
Sophos Deployment Packager and the logged on user name contains double-byte characters (for example,
Japanese, Chinese), the installation does not continue.
When the installer is run, the setup files are extracted to the %temp%/cid_packager_temp directory, but the installation does not continue. No errors are displayed or logged in the event logs.
Workaround: Log on as a user with no double-byte characters in the user name.
- (DEF76225) A "packaging failed" error message may be displayed when you try to create a package using command-line with an obfuscated password, -opwd command. If the error is displayed, ensure the obfuscated password is correct. If it is accurate and continues to display the error, enter a plain text password using the -pwd command or use the Deployment Packager user interface.
Fixed in this release
- When the -hmpa switch is used on the command line, no hmpa is included in the resulting package.
Technical support
You can find technical support for Sophos products in any of these ways:
- Visit the Sophos Community at community.sophos.com/ and search for other users who are experiencing the same problem.
- Visit the Sophos support knowledgebase at https://community.sophos.com/kb.
- Download the product documentation at www.sophos.com/en-us/support/documentation.aspx.
- Open a ticket with our support team at https://secure2.sophos.com/support/contact-support/support-query.aspx.
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