1 Chapter 16. Deploy .NET Applications Deploy .NET Applications Agenda  Deployment Challenges  Deployment Models  No Touch Deployment  Setup and Deployment Projects  Custom Installers 2 Deployment  Deployment is the process used to distribute a finished application (or component) to be installed on other computers Deployment Challenges  Platform requirements  Intuitive and easy installer UI  Application artifact placement  Files / Folders  Registry  Global Assembly Cache  Databases  Custom install procedures  Removing installation artifacts at uninstall  Handling Errors  Windows installer will help 3 Windows Installer  Application installation and configuration service  Manages installation and removal of applications  Centrally defined rules and repository  Provides disaster recovery and rollback mechanisms Deployment Models using the .NET Framework  1. xcopy deployment  2. No-Touch Deployment (NTD)  .NET Framework 2.0: ClickOnce  3. Setup and Deployment Projects  Custom Installers: Serial number 4 1. Xcopy Deployment  Copy application files to appropriate folder  Run  Easiest deployment model  Limited potential for interference with other applications at install  Limited potential for interference with other applications at runtime  Side-by-side versioning achieved through physical separation  More files on disk  No shared physical implementation between apps  Less centralized management  Need to ensure all files are compatible versions 2. No Touch Deployment (NTD) – Click One  Menu Build->Publish  Otherwise known as  Auto-deployment  Zero deployment  href-exe deployment 5 3.Setup and Deployment Projects  Built-in project types in Visual Studio.NET  Creates a Windows Installer package (.msi file)  Integrates with deployed project through VS.NET solutions  Fine grained control of installation steps  Supports Authenticode certificate signing  Need to have .NET Framework on target machine 4.Setup and Deployment Projects  What to Deploy  Where to Deploy It  How to Deploy It  Component with .net framework  Prerequisites 6 Setup and Deployment Project Customizing Setup Projects  Fine Grained Setup Options  File System Editor  Registry Editor  File Types Editor  User Interface Editor  Custom Actions Editor  Launch Conditions Editor 7 Serial key on Deployment Any characters to the right of this character will not be visible in the dialog box. Required as a terminator if the < character is used. > Any characters to the left of this character will not be visible in the dialog box. < Requires an uppercase or lowercase character. Numeric digits are not valid here. ^ Requires an alphanumeric character that will not be included in the validation algorithm. ? Requires a digit that will be included in the validation algorithm.% Requires a digit that will not be included in the validation algorithm.# Meaning Chara cter . 1 Chapter 16. Deploy .NET Applications Deploy .NET Applications Agenda  Deployment Challenges  Deployment Models  No Touch Deployment  Setup and Deployment Projects  Custom Installers 2 Deployment  Deployment. have .NET Framework on target machine 4.Setup and Deployment Projects  What to Deploy  Where to Deploy It  How to Deploy It  Component with .net framework  Prerequisites 6 Setup and Deployment. and rollback mechanisms Deployment Models using the .NET Framework  1. xcopy deployment  2. No-Touch Deployment (NTD)  .NET Framework 2.0: ClickOnce  3. Setup and Deployment Projects  Custom