Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 7.1, Manual

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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.
See “About the Deployment Portal” on page 16.
See “Using Deployment Solution” on page 13.
To schedule a task
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2 In the left pane, expand the Jobs and Tasks > System Jobs and Tasks >
Deployment and Migration folders.
3
Click the job that you want to schedule.
4
(Optional) If you want the task to run immediately, in the right pane, click
Quick Run. Select the name of the computer that you want the task to run
on, and then click Run.
You can schedule the task to run on only one computer using the Quick Run
option.
5
If you want to schedule the task to run at a later time or you want to schedule
multiple computers, click New Schedule.
6 Choose the date and time that you want the task to run.
You can also select the task to run at specific intervals.
7 Select the Run Options that you want.
8 Select the computers that you want the task to run on.
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Click Schedule.
Checking the state of a task
You can check the state of any tasks that previously ran.
See “About deployment tasks and jobs” on page 39.
See “Using Deployment Solution” on page 13.
You can choose different options for your report, and then click Refresh to see
the updated results.
To check the state of a task
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Reports menu, click All
Reports.
2 In the right pane, expand the Reports > Deployment and Migration folders.
45 Running tasks and jobs
Checking the state of a task