You use the BTSInstaller utility to package your Microsoft® BizTalk® Server solutions into a Microsoft Installer (MSI) file. The solutions can include BizTalk assemblies, non-BizTalk assemblies, and binding files. You then distribute the MSI file to the appropriate target servers in a group. Target environments can be development, testing, staging, or production.

BTSInstaller enables you to:

• Package BizTalk assemblies, non-BizTalk assemblies, and binding files into an MSI file.
• Deploy BizTalk assemblies to the Configuration database in order of dependency.
• Import BizTalk binding files into the Configuration database.
• Install BizTalk and non-BizTalk assemblies to the global assembly cache (GAC).

The BTSInstaller utility does not support deployment of the features listed in the following table. The table lists supporting documentation about how to perform these tasks manually.

For an example of how you can use the BTSInstaller utility when you create a BizTalk Server solution, see Scenario 1: Developing and Deploying a New Solution.

This section discusses the procedures you use to create the MSI file in the development environment, and the tasks you perform subsequently in the target environment. It also addresses side-by-side installations of the same assembly, some BTSInstaller scenarios, and how to remove applications.

This section contains:

• Development Environment Tasks
• Target Environment Tasks
• Deploy Side-by-Side Installations of the Same Assembly
• BTSInstaller Scenarios
• Removing Applications