WSP Solution Package Deployment

Deploy solution packages (SharePoint Server 2010)

What is a solution package?

A solution package is a distribution package that delivers your custom SharePoint Server 2010 development work to the Web servers or the application servers in your server farm. Use solutions to package and deploy custom Features, site definitions, templates, layout pages, Web Parts, cascading style sheets, and assemblies.

To import a solution package by using Windows Power Shell

1.On the Start menu, click All Programs.

2.Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products.

3.Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell.

4.At the Windows Power Shell command prompt, type the following command:

Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath SolutionPath


To deploy a solution package to a single Web application by using Windows Power Shell

Install-SPSolution -Identity SolutionName -WebApplication URLname

To deploy a solution package to all Web applications by using Windows Power Shell

Install-SPSolution -Identity SolutionName -AllWebApplications -time TimeToDeploy -GACDeployment -CASPolicies

To deploy a solution by using Central Administration

1. On the Central Administration Home page, click System Settings.

2. In the Farm Management section, click Manage farm solutions.

3. On the Solution Management page, click the solution that you want to deploy.

4. On the Solution Properties page, click Deploy Solution.

5. On the Deploy Solution page, in the Deploy When section, select one of the following:

* Now

* At a specified time. If you select this option, specify a time by using the date and time boxes. We recommend that you select a time when the load on the destination servers is low.

6. In the Deploy To? section, in the A specific web application list, click either All web applications or select a specific Web application.

7. Click OK.