SOLVED Software center operation flow...

[MisterSpock]

Hi, I am hoping someone may know this. I haven't been able to find a solid answer via sccm docs or web searches.

When using software center on a PC either through the software center application or using IE to browse to the software center web-service URL, when you click 'Install' on an application to be installed on that PC, who communicates to who first? Does the server *initiate* the communication of the install *to* the client first? Or does software center kick the *client* components to communicate first, i.e. perform a software check cycle.

I am involved with developing a custom integration application with SCCM and knowing what operation happens *first* when an application is selected to be installed will be key to the development path we take.

Thank you very much!


-Mister Spock

 

[Sokoban]

Hi MisterSpock

I trying to understand your issue, do you mean Application Catalog ?

 

[MisterSpock]

Hi, thanks for your reply, but no.

Assume the SCCM environment, including the application catalog, is all setup and running. configmgr agent running correctly on PCs.

So a user loads software center on their PC. selects an available application to install and clicks 'install'.

At this point, what communication occurs first for that application installation task? does the server perform some kind of communication to the client first? Or does the client comm. with the server first?

Hope I am making sense.

Thanks.


-Mister Spock