Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User’s Guide
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On the
Deployment Server Installation
dialog, select the
Simple Install
option.
The Deployment Console appears. Click
View
> Show
Thin Client View
. The
Deployment Console Thin Client View
appears.
Switching between two views
When you switch between the traditional view and the Thin Client view, you can
maintain the last state in which you viewed the console. This ensures that you open the
console in the same view that you last closed it in.
To switch between the traditional and the thin client view
1. Click
View
.
2. Select
Show Thin Client View
.
Note
By default, the Thin Client view is visible if you select
Thin Client Install
.
When you switch to the Thin Client view, all the menus and items that are not necessary
for the Thin Client view are unavailable. These are visible when you switch to the
traditional view.
Computers pane
This pane is the same as that in the traditional view. However, only thin clients are
displayed. You can right-click this pane to view a new menu. When you right-click a thin
client, you can view the following options:
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Capture Configuration
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Capture Images
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Deploy Configuration
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Deploy Image
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Install Automation Partition
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Get Inventory
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Power Control
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Properties
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Remote Control
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Delete
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Manage Inventory View
If you select a Capture option, a text field appears, prompting you for the name of the
captured resource. By default, the name is the same as the serial number on the Thin
Client, which you can change.
If you select a deploy option, a list of the available resources appears for the selected
type, such as Configurations, Images, or Software Packages. You can select a resource
from this list.
To create a job
You can create a job in one of the following ways:
