Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION, Manual

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Delivering a package without defining a software
resource
A Package Delivery task lets you deliver any package regardless of whether it is
associated with a software resource.
See “About Package Delivery” on page 137.
Table 8-1
Process for delivering a package without defining a software
resource
Description Action Step
A Package Delivery task lets you perform a
routine package delivery.
See “Creating a task in Software
Management Solution” on page 142.
See “Package settings for Package Delivery
tasks” on page 139.
Create a Package Delivery
task. Step 1
Every task inherits the default settings that
control how the task runs. You can override
the default settings for a particular task.
See “Advanced options for tasks in Software
Management Solution” on page 70.
(Optional) Change the task
settings. Step 2
Define the schedule and the delivery
destinations every time you run the task.
Your options for scheduling the task are as
follows:
■
Run the task now.
This option runs the task as soon as
possible, unless it must wait for a
maintenance window.
■
Schedule the task to run at a specific
time.
See “Scheduling a task and selecting
computers in Software Management
Solution”
on page 144.
Schedule the task and select
the delivery destinations. Step 3
Delivering packages
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