CapaPacks in Console
CapaPacks is a subscription service where CapaSystems builds and maintains ready-to-deploy application packages for you. Subscribed packages appear under Applications and Packages > Computer Packages > CapaPacks and are shown with a blue icon in the console.
CapaSystems keeps the packages current, but you decide when to roll out a newer version. You can only upgrade a CapaPack in a root Configuration Management Point, with admin rights, and when the CapaOne integration is set up. If one of these is missing, the menu item’s tooltip tells you why it’s unavailable. To update a CapaPack:
| Step | Action |
| 1 | Right-click the CapaPack package and select Upgrade Package to… |
| 2 | Choose the version you want, or select Show all versions… to pick a specific one. |
When a CapaPack changes without a new version
Section titled “When a CapaPack changes without a new version”Sometimes CapaSystems updates a CapaPack without changing its version number. For example, a vendor can replace a broken installer with a fixed one under the same version. You don’t get a notification when this happens, and your console keeps the copy you already downloaded.
If a CapaPack fails to install but the vendor’s own installer works, get the updated copy:
- Note which groups and units the CapaPack package is linked to.
- Delete the existing CapaPack package in the console.
- In Configuration Management, right-click Applications and Packages in the root Configuration Management Point and select Create CapaPack….
- Select the same CapaPack to download it again.
- Link the package to the same groups and units as before.
The updated package deploys to the linked groups and units.
Setting up CapaPacks
Section titled “Setting up CapaPacks”CapaPacks is enabled through your CapaOne integration, and your CapaOne organization needs a CapaPacks contract to download packages. See CapaOne Integration in Console for how to connect the CapaInstaller console to CapaOne.