[wpkg-users] creative ideas to spread out the running of wpkg installs?

[Urs Rau]

Michael,

Michael Chinn wrote:
> One solution I used when rolling out a 40mb module was use a 2 stage
> loader/installer with wpkg. Our reason was to cater for field operators
> who only connect for short periods then go away for weeks at a time.
> eg:-
> Package Loader - Copies the installer to the machine using something
> like Robocopy, stores it in %windir%\temp, tests for file on succeed
> Package Installer - Depends on Loader, runs installer from %temp%, tests
> for program installation, if space is an issue deletes zip file from
> temp and creates a 0 length package.zip so that loader doesnt repeat
> 
> One of the benefits of robocopy is you can control the download rate and
> retry on fail.
> 

Thanks so much for this. This 'work-around' will make it work, even if
we choose to install even bigger pkgs like MS Office etc. Your
suggestion is much appreciated.

Regards,

-- 
Urs Rau


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