Steps to add and deploy a solution to a site
A.
Use PowerShell Cmdlet Add-SPSolution –LiteralPath
“C:\Deployment\MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp”
B.
From Central Administration go to System Settings then to Farm Management then to Manage
Farm solutions. Next Click the solution you want to deploy and click Deploy Solution Select either
Now or At a specified time. In the Deploy to section click either all web applications or select a
specific web application.Click Ok to finish
C.
Use PowerShell Cmdlet Update-SPSolution –Identity MySharePointSolution.wsp LiteralPath “C:
\Deployment\MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp” –GacDeployment
D.
Use Stsadm Command stsadm –o deploysolution –name MySharePointSolutionPackage.wsp –url
http:// webapplication –allowgacdeployment –immediate
Explanation:
Deploying to a Farm you use PowerShell and when you are deploying to a site use Central Admin. It
was explained to me that deploying to a Farm has a greater chance of messing things up so it like a
double check, requiring Admin rights.
Resource:are from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262995.aspx#deploying
