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Setting Up Media for Distribution
This makes it easier to create a CD where some files are compressed and others
are not. You can create one or more media items with different compression
options but have them all placed on the same CD.
You can also use this option to have one distribution medium (example: a CD)
filled up before starting to place media items on a second or third distribution
medium. See Example: Spanning an Installation Across Media and Sharing
Media Size Information on page 207.
• Max Media Size
Enter the size of the distribution media as a whole number and select the
appropriate unit (KB or MB) from the drop-down list. To indicate unlimited size,
enter 0.
•Cluster Size
Select the bytes per sector of the distribution media.
Recommendations for common distribution media:
8. In the Media Destinations section, enter the directory where the installation is
stored before you copy it to the distribution media. Enter one destination for each
distribution medium. For details, see Adding a Media Destination on page 204.
9. In the Include Features/Components section, select the features and
components to include in this media item. For details, see Including Features and
Components in Media Items on page 205.
10. Click OK.
The media item appears on the Media page, in the Media Name column. To edit it,
double-click its name.
Adding a Media Destination
Note
These settings are enabled in a .WSI only.
A media destination is a holding directory for the installation. It has the same capacity
as indicated in the Max Media Size field in the Media Details dialog. During compile, all
files for your installation are placed in one or more destination directories, and you copy
them from there to your distribution media. Enter one destination for each distribution
media. If you don’t create media destinations, that is, destination directories, the files
are copied to the directory where the .WSI file is located.
Example: If your installation is so large that it needs 2 CDs, enter 2 destination
directories. Files are copied to the first destination directory in the list, until the directory
is filled to the maximum media size. Then, the application starts copying files to the
second destination directory.
Media Max Media Size Cluster Size
CD-ROM 550 MB 2048 Bytes
ZIP disk 100 MB or 250 MB 2048 Bytes
Floppy disk 1440 KB 512 Bytes