Chapter 5. Creating Application Packages Using snAppShot

One of the most useful tools provided in ZENworks for Desktops is the snAppShot utility. As an administrator installing and updating applications on client workstations, you'll save a lot of time using the snAppShot utility. It enables you to create a template during a single install that can be used to easily distribute applications and upgrades to several workstations on your network.

This chapter familiarizes you with the snAppShot utility and describes how to use it to create application packages. The following topics are discussed:

• What snAppShot is

• When you should use snAppShot

• How snAppShot works

• Advanced features of snAppShot

• Limitations of snAppShot

• Using snAppShot

• snAppShot application packages versus .MSI files