Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 7.1, Manual

Page: 47 / 90

When a computer performs a PXE Boot , the PXE process reports the new
computer’s MAC address, serial number, or BIOS UUID. From this information,
Notification Server can identify the computer and run any tasks or jobs that are
assigned to that computer.
You can also perform the same task by using the Settings menu and clicking All
Settings > Deployment and Migration.
See “About the Deployment Portal” on page 16.
To assign jobs to an unmanaged computer
1
In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Deployment
Portal.
2 Click the slide-out panel.
3 Under Settings, select Predefined Computers.
4 In the right pane, click the Import Computers icon, and then navigate to a
.txt
or a
.cvs
file that contains the information about the computer to import.
You can copy a sample
Pre-DefinedComputers.csv
file from the
\Program
Files\Altiris\Notification
Server\NSCap\bin\Win32\X86\Deployment\Sample\PreDefinedComputers
folder.
Copy File options
You can use the Copy File task to install files and applications. You can copy the
installation
.msi
or
.exe
file by running this task. Then, you can install the
application by using command-line switches.
See “About deployment tasks and jobs” on page 39.
You must create a deployment task before you can run it.
See “Creating a deployment task” on page 42.
You can configure the following options while creating this task.
Table 4-2
Copy File options
Description Option
The item that is copied. You can include subfolders. Copy file and Copy folder
47 Running tasks and jobs
Copy File options