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System Center (SCCM) Integration ​

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) enables deployment of Turbo applications across enterprise environments. This guide covers several deployment methods using SCCM.

What you'll learn

  • How to distribute standalone executables
  • How to deploy using MSI packages
  • How to configure file share deployment
  • How to prepare SCCM application packages
  • How to manage application updates

Prerequisites

  • SCCM environment
  • Administrative access to SCCM console
  • Network file share (for SVM deployment)
  • Turbo Client installer

Deployment Options ​

Standalone Executables ​

Deploy applications using standalone executable files that include the virtual machine. Applications can run directly from local storage or network shares without installation. See building standalone executables for details.

MSI Packages ​

Use Turbo MSIs to control shortcut creation and file associations during deployment. See building MSIs for details.

Application Images (SVM Files) ​

Deploy applications using SVM files hosted on Hub or file shares. This method offers the most flexibility but requires additional configuration.

File Share Deployment ​

1. Configure File Share Server ​

  1. Install the Turbo Client:

    turbo-client-19.9.2054.0.exe --silent --all-users

  2. Share the repository folder:

    • Share C:\ProgramData\Turbo\Containers\repo
    • Grant read access to application users

  3. Download base images:

    turbo pull --all-users xvm
turbo pull --all-users clean

2. Prepare Turbo Client Package ​

  1. Download the MSI installer from https://turbo.net/download

  2. Create an SCCM Application with MSI deployment type:

    SCCM turbo app deployment type

  3. Create a configuration script (install.bat):

    batch
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Turbo\Cmd\turbo.exe" config --all-users --image-path {file-share}
echo ok > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Turbo\configured.txt"

    Note

    For multi-site SCCM environments, consider using separate file shares per site. Distribution Points are ideal locations. Use SCCM WMI queries to discover the nearest share.

  4. Create custom Application: SCCM turbo app deployment type script

  5. Add Script Installer deployment type: SCCM turbo app deployment type script 2

  6. Specify script path: SCCM turbo app deployment type script 3

  7. Configure detection rules: SCCM turbo app deployment type 4

  8. Set User Experience to system installation

3. Prepare Application Image ​

  1. Create SVM file using Studio or TurboScript
  2. Import to file share server:
    turbo import svm --name {app-name} {path-to-svm-file}

4. Create SCCM Application Package ​

  1. Create installation script:

    batch
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Turbo\Cmd\turbo.exe" installi --skip-installed --offline {app-name}

  2. Create Script Installer deployment: SCCM custom app deployment type script

  3. Configure detection rules using Uninstaller registry keys: SCCM custom app deployment type script

  4. Set User Experience to "Install for user"

  5. Deploy to Distribution Points and clients

Hub Deployment ​

When using Turbo Hub instead of file shares, you can install organization images using the subscribe command:

batch
# Add shortcuts for turbo-user account applications
turbo subscribe turbo-user

# Add shortcuts for turbo-org applications
turbo subscribe turbo-org

See installi, install, and subscribe for additional options.