Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 7.1, Manual

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When you use Deployment Solution for the first time, you can access the First
Time Setup page. This page provides links to other pages that let you perform
the initial steps that you need to complete to use deployment and migration.
See “Using Deployment Solution for the first time” on page 18.
You can schedule a job or task from the Deployment Portal. You can either drag
the job or task to a computer or drag the computer to a job or task. You can also
assign jobs and tasks to an unmanaged computer.
See “Assigning jobs to an unmanaged computer” on page 46.
You can drag an organizational view (from the Computers pane) to a job or task.
Or, you can drag a job or task to an organizational view. You can also add a
computer to an organizational view by dragging it.
Table 2-2
Deployment Portal windows
Description Windows
Displays a tree view of the managed computers that are in your
environment. Computers
Displays a list of the managed computers that are in your
environment.
You can filter the computers that are listed by entering text in
the Search Computers box.
Computer View
Displays the current statistics for the computer that you select
in the Computer View pane. For example, the domain, IP address,
and operating system.
You can also perform several actions by clicking the appropriate
action link, such as restarting, scheduling a task, or configuring
the computer.
Details View
Displays a tree view of the jobs and tasks that are available.
See “Creating a deployment task” on page 42.
Jobs/Tasks
Displays the details of the currently selected job or task.
You can filter the jobs and tasks that are listed by entering text
in the Search Computers box.
Job/Task View
17 Getting started with Deployment Solution
About the Deployment Portal