Creating Branding Files for Windows Custom Installation Package

When you create a custom installation package for windows client computers, you can change the branding images and names in the installation package to match your company name and images. For example, you can customize the Edge Monitor and Process Manager applications to display your company name and logo.

To change the branding images, create a cvoem.zip file that includes the new branding images and an updated OEMInfo.xml file. To view a sample zip file, download the cvoem.zip file on cloud services website.

Before You Begin

Change the branding settings for the Consoles on your multi-tenant commcell environment. For more information, see Branding Your Consoles.

Procedure

  1. Create the following branding images with the required specifications:

  2. EdgeDrive.ico: Icon that appears when you link Edge Drive.

  3. EdgeDriveCloud.ico: Icon that appears for Edge Drive Cloud when you link Edge Drive. Required dimension: 32x 32. Used as informational image.

  4. EdgeDriveOffline.ico: Icon that appears for offline Edge Drive when you link Edge Drive. Required dimension: 32x 32. Used as informational image.

  5. EdgeMonitor.ico: Icon to be used by the Edge Monitor tool for Laptop Backup.

  6. EdgeMonitorError.ico: Icon that appears on the error message in the Edge Monitor tool for Laptop Backup.

  7. EdgeMonitorRunning.ico: Icon that appears when the a job is running on the Edge Monitor tool for Laptop Backup.

  8. GxSplash.gif: Icon that appears when you load the Process Manager application. Required dimension: 232 x 140.

  9. OEMIcon.ico: Icon to be used by the Commvault software in general. This icon may be the same as the Edge Monitor icon.

  10. OEMImage.bmp: Image to be used by the installation wizard. Required dimension: 125 x 29.

  11. OEMImage.png: Image to be used by the installation wizard. Required dimension: 125 x 29.

  12. OEMLogoImage.png: Logo to be used by the installation wizard. Required dimension: 474 x 106.

Note

To create an icon (.ico) file, create a .png image with dimensions of 1024 x 1024 pixels, and then convert the image to an icon file using an appropriate tool. The icon file should include the image in 32 x 32 pixels, 64 x 64 pixels, 128 x 128 pixels, and 256 x 256 pixels.

  1. From the cvoem.zip file that you downloaded, open the OEMInfo.xml file in an appropriate editor, and then update one or more of the XML parameters listed in the following table:

    Parameter

    Description

    BannerColor

    Color of the banner of the Edge Monitor application.

    ButtonTextColor

    Button text color of the Edge Monitor application.

    CompanyName

    The name of your company.

    ProductName

    The name of your company product.

    The product name is also used as the name of the installation wizard. This is the name you will see on the welcome page of the wizard.

    SoftwareName

    The name of the software to be installed. The software name may be the same as the product name.

    EditionName

    The edition name for your software.

    DestinationCompanyFolder

    The name of the Company folder.

    The Company folder is part of the installation directory where the software installed. By default, the software is installed in the C:\Program Files\Company\Software directory.

    DestinationSoftwareFolder

    The name of the Software folder.

    The Software folder is part of the installation directory where the software installed. This is the subfolder of the Company folder.

    SQLInstanceName

    Name to be used by the SQL Server instance that is created during the CommServe installation.

    OEMId

    The OEM ID for your company. Change the OEM ID to 101.

    TextColor

    Text color of the Edge Monitor application.

  2. Save and close the OEMInfo.xml file.

  3. Create a cvoem.zip file that includes the new branding images and the updated OEMInfo.xml file.

What To Do Next

Upload the cvoem.zip file when you create the custom installation package on the cloud services website.

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