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Page 3: ...23 Custom install for Deployment Server 26 Thin client install 29 Component install 31 Installing Deployment Solution agents 33 Client connectivity and network adapters 34 Installing the Deployment Agent 35 Remote agent installer 35 Enter administrator account information 35 Specify install directory 36 Automatically add to a group 36 Select computers on the network 36 Download Microsoft sysprep 3...

Page 4: ...e install 53 Managing from the Deployment Console 54 Deployment Console basics 55 Features of the Deployment Console 55 Computers pane 55 Jobs pane 56 Details pane 57 Shortcuts and resources view 57 Thin client view of the Deployment Console 58 Installing the thin client view 58 Switching between two views 59 Computers pane 59 Resources pane 60 Software packages 60 Inventory pane 61 Toolbars and u...

Page 5: ... new computers from a text file 85 Computer configuration properties 86 General configuration settings 87 Microsoft networking configuration settings 88 TCP IP configuration settings 89 TCP IP advanced options IP interfaces 91 TCP IP advanced options gateway 91 TCP IP advanced options DNS 91 TCP IP advanced options WINS 91 TCP IP advanced options static routes 92 NetWare client configuration setti...

Page 6: ...eployment options 121 Managing server blades 122 Managing new server blades 122 Virtual bays 123 Hewlett Packard server blades 123 Dell server blades 124 Fujitsu Siemens server blades 124 IBM server blades 125 Finding a computer in the database 125 Using lab builder 126 Building and scheduling jobs 129 Viewing job details 129 New job wizard 130 Migrating computers 132 Selecting computers in the ne...

Page 7: ...stem source files 155 Partition and format disk 155 Import an answer file 156 Answer file setup 156 Add a new section 156 Delete a section 157 Add a new variable 157 Command line switches for scripted install 157 Deployment agent settings for scripted install 157 Scripted install summary 158 Scripted install for Windows Vista and 2008 server 158 Scripted install for Linux 159 Scripted install summ...

Page 8: ...porting and exporting jobs 177 Setting up return codes 177 Sample jobs 180 DAgent 180 Uninstalling DAgent 181 Upgrading AClient to DAgent 181 Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery BESR sample jobs 181 Initial deployment 181 Configurations 182 Advanced Configuration 183 Jobs 183 Advanced 184 Index 185 ...

Page 9: ...ge Migrate Regardless of your organization s size or special IT requirements Deployment Solution provides a complete system to cut costs and improve response times for both big and small jobs Manage from a remote console Deploy control and manage all types of computers across your organization from a remote Deployment Console Use the feature rich Deployment Server Console for real time management ...

Page 10: ...to consolidate all deployment and IT management efforts Each Deployment Server system includes services applications and utilities for high bandwidth real time deployment and includes a Web console to perform IT duties from a Web browser Deployment from the Symantec Management Console integrates multiple Deployment Server systems for generating deployment reports across the enterprise and adds oth...

Page 11: ...all types of computers to perform immediate deployment and management operations From the Computers pane of the console computer resources can be grouped by location department or type portables desktops or servers and organized to reflect your environment You can run operations schedule deployment jobs access computers or computer groups to change the network settings run disk image other deploym...

Page 12: ...dification of configuration settings You can build and schedule jobs from any of the Deployment Consoles Deployment jobs give you the ability to organize store and assign administration tasks for each computer or computer group You can create and deploy images back up registry files run scripted installs or make post imaging changes such as adding printers and applications You can deploy and run p...

Page 13: ...sks to the job to run in sequence when scheduled on selected computers You can build jobs by adding tasks manually or you can step through the New Job Wizard to create common jobs and schedule them Sample tasks are also included with Deployment Solution to use as installed or to easily customize and run See New job wizard on page 146 After creating and building a job you can then assign it to a co...

Page 14: ... lay it down to a new or existing computer You can use the Deployment Server Console to create and distribute disk images using deployment tasks such as the Quick Disk Image wizard shown below Pre boot environments let you boot to automation to create and deploy images back up and restore a computer s registry file or run other automation tasks You can also boot to a Network Server and run imaging...

Page 15: ...an run these unattended installs directly over the network for individual Web or network servers You can create answer files for each scripted install from a Deployment Console You can also run server specific scripts and redeployment tasks Enhanced task logging and history tracking features let you recall deployment actions to quickly redeploy mission critical servers Get started Deployment Solut...

Page 16: ...ion laptops LAN and Web servers network switches and so on Windows computers and Linux computers can be managed as a unified environment with each client communicating through its own Deployment agent to update inventory data and react to Deployment Server commands and deployment tasks Select one of the following methods for installing a Deployment Server system z Simple install for Deployment Ser...

Page 17: ...ross the enterprise See Deployment database on page 337 and Connecting to another Deployment Server on page 93 The Deployment Console communicates with the Deployment database and Deployment Server services In a Simple Install for Deployment Server the Deployment Console is installed on the same computer similar to all other components In a Custom Install for Deployment Server you must ensure that...

Page 18: ...can identify a specific instance using this format database instance express Example If you have a clustered Microsoft SQL Server named SQLClusterSvr to manage multiple Deployment Solution systems on different network segments you can enter the name SQLClusterSvr salesSegment or SQLClusterSvr marketingSegment during the Deployment Server setup depending on the previously established database insta...

Page 19: ...ork segments This feature is supported in the silent install INI file and the GUI install executable Deployment Solution also supports a different name for the Deployment Database instead of the default name eXpress See Custom install for Deployment Server on page 344 and Deployment Server components on page 335 Deployment share The Deployment Share is a file server or shared directory where Altir...

Page 20: ...ironment specified by a user who has the permission to create a deployment job Use the boot menu option to request the PXE Server for the boot menu files and download the boot menu files from the PXE Server to the client computer s RAM storage The client computer always boots according to the request and reply communications taking place between the Deployment and PXE Servers Altiris supports DOS ...

Page 21: ...er does not detect the version of MDAC that is installed The Deployment Web console requires MDAC version 2 71 or later to install If the version of MDAC is earlier than 2 71 the Web console displays a Target of Invocation error See Deployment Console on page 335 and Deployment Server components on page 335 Deployment Server system requirements The following are the system requirements for Deploym...

Page 22: ...ver components on page 335 You can install the Deployment Server with a Microsoft Desktop Engine MSDE by using the Simple Install You can install the Deployment Web Console during a Simple Install PXE server Memory 128 MB Disk Space 25 MB for boot files DHCP server must be on the network but does not have to be on the same computer as a PXE Server Windows Server or Advanced Server Deployment datab...

Page 23: ...m this archive Note Click Extract Only to only extract the application and execute the application later You must run the axInstall exe file to start the installation 5 Select the Simple Install option from the installation types listed in the Deployment Server Install Configuration dialog 6 Optional Select the Include PXE Server option to install the PXE Server See PXE server on page 338 Click In...

Page 24: ...g System page appears 9 Select a default pre boot operating system from any one of the options such as FreeDos MS DOS Linux WinPE or None Browse to locate the FIRM file for FreeDos and Linux operating systems or the operating system files for MS DOS and WinPE Click Next The Installation Information page appears displaying the components that you selected to install 10 Click Install to install the ...

Page 25: ... Deployment Server Components Deployment Server Deployment Console Deployment Share and Deployment Database on different computers You can install Deployment Server with a Microsoft Data Engine MSDE or install it on an existing SQL Server See Deployment Server components on page 335 To run a custom install 1 Start the server and log on as the administrator account you created for the Deployment Se...

Page 26: ...plications The Deployment Share can exist on a Microsoft Windows server or Novell NetWare server Note You can only create the share if it is on a Microsoft Windows Server the Novell share should already be set up See Deployment share on page 338 c Select one of the following options to configure the licensing information If you do not have a license file select the Free 7 day license option The in...

Page 27: ...hentication to be used You must enter the user name and password if you want to use SQL Server authentication Note You cannot use the remote SQL database with NT authentication on a remote computer if you do not have administrative rights on the computer Click Next The Pre boot Operating Systems page appears Note If a previous installation of the Deployment Database is detected an axinstall prompt...

Page 28: ...mary page appears after the installation completes Note If you are upgrading your installation the message Do you want to replace the share appears Click Yes and continue If you click No a message appears stating that the share is already in use and you must manually set the share to point to the correct directory Click OK 17 Optional You can select one of the following options to install agents o...

Page 29: ...Click Extract Only to only extract the application and execute the application later You must run the axInstall exe file to start the installation 5 Select the Thin Client Install option from the installation types listed in the Deployment Server Install Configuration dialog 6 Optional Select the Include PXE Server option to install the PXE Server See PXE server on page 338 Click Install 7 Click Y...

Page 30: ...rosoft Sysprep files Remotely install Deployment Agent Select this option if you want to push the Deployment Agent to computers running Windows operating systems Install add ons to provision server hardware Select this option to install OEM add ons for servers Note This option is enabled only when add ons are present in the oeminstall addons section of the oeminstall ini file which is located in t...

Page 31: ...path for the Deployment Share and click Next 8 Select the components you want to install and click Next Install an additional Deployment Console Select this option to install another Deployment Console a Windows executable on another computer You can add as many Deployment Consoles as required to manage from multiple consoles across your system but you can install only one at a time The Deployment...

Page 32: ...available on the Installation Information Summary page when you select Component Install You have successfully completed a Component Install for a Deployment Server system Click the Deployment Console icon on your desktop to view all the computer resources running Deployment Agents configured for your Deployment Server Installing Deployment Solution agents Each client computer requires the Deploym...

Page 33: ... that follow a certain standard Because not all NIC drivers follow that standard you may have to move the files to a different location Ensure that the following files are in the same directory The DOS driver for your card drivername dos The sample protocol ini that comes with your driver protocol ini The OEM setup file that specifies the DOS driver oemsetup inf Example The OEM setup file may cont...

Page 34: ...r Options View tab and clearing the Use simple file sharing check box in the Advanced settings section z Enabled File and printer sharing in the Windows Firewall Windows 2003 Vista 2008 servers and Windows 7 You must enable file and print sharing in the Windows Firewall Enter administrator account information Enter common administrator credentials for all client computers or keep the default crede...

Page 35: ...s the following parameters c computer u username p password i input file The parameters must be entered in this order The password parameter is not required if the administrator account does not have one assigned If you are using the default settings you do not need to specify an input filename Each computer entry must be on a separate line Export You can export the listed computers into an export...

Page 36: ...roperties Select to prohibit users from changing any agent settings Enable changing of Security ID Select to manage the security IDs to run a SID utility as part of an imaging job Advanced Click to open the Computer Configuration Properties dialog and enter the settings for the Deployment agent you are installing See Computer configuration properties on page 101 2 If you have enabled the security ...

Page 37: ...mple To specify an IP address and port number for the client to locate the Deployment Server remove the semicolon from the TcpAddr and TcpPort lines and change the address and port number to the correct values Using remote agent installer You can create a template file when running Remote Agent Installer After modifying agent properties and adding computers to the Selecting Clients window click Ex...

Page 38: ...the adlagent conf file This file is located in the opt altiris deployment adlagent conf directory You can also change the adlagent configuration file settings by executing the configure script from the opt altiris deployment adlagent bin directory To edit the configure file directly open the adlagent conf file located in the opt altiris deployment adlagent conf directory and make the required chan...

Page 39: ...an install an Automation Partition from the Computers pane Here are some other ways to create and install an Automation Agent which is saved in an embedded recommended or hidden partition on the client computer s hard disk z For Deployment Solution systems running the PXE Server create boot menu options from the PXE Configuration Utility using one of the following methods Boot Disk Creator Direct ...

Page 40: ...rotection or AUP lets registered Altiris software users upgrade to any version of the registered product that is released during the coverage period without paying an upgrade charge Regular production licenses never have a license expiration date but always have an AUP date As long as this date does not expire you can use the license to register any version of Deployment Server Licensed Nodes The ...

Page 41: ...l need it when future product updates are released After you receive the key store it in a safe place such as a floppy disk for future reference You can store multiple license activation key files in individual folders on a single disk You can also store multiple license activation key files in the same folder but the file names must be different To apply a regular license file 1 Open the License ...

Page 42: ...58 Adding a license from the Deployment Console on page 361 Rapid Deployment Pack licensing on page 362 Finding the number of used licenses on page 362 Computers not using a regular license on page 362 Detecting an expired license on page 362 and Expired licenses on page 363 Adding a license from the Deployment Console Use this option to install a license to a computer from the Deployment Console ...

Page 43: ...l licenses you have used and the total licenses available You can view the information in the Computers pane to understand for which computers regular licenses have been applied In the Computers pane a clock icon in the lower left corner implies that the computer still has a free license See Managing licenses on page 358 Using the license utility on page 359 Adding a license from the Deployment Co...

Page 44: ...ng on page 362 Finding the number of used licenses on page 362 Computers not using a regular license on page 362 and Expired licenses on page 363 Expired licenses Regular Deployment Server licenses do not expire however the 7 day trial license and the 30 day evaluation licenses do expire and can cause some problems if not replaced properly after adding regular licenses Computers with expired licen...

Page 45: ...Install as well as a Custom Install option A Simple installation lets you install all components on a single computer The Custom installation lets you distribute individual components of a Deployment Server system on multiple computers The Thin Client Install lets you install the Thin Client view of the Deployment Console on your computer The Component Install option lets you install additional co...

Page 46: ... 2003 server 1 Click Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Local Security Policy Local Policies Security Options 2 Locate the Microsoft network server Digitally sign communications always policy setting right click it and select Properties Disabled 3 Disable the Microsoft network server Digitally sign communications if client agrees policy setting as well This is enabled by default Installing D...

Page 47: ...the image files RIPs and other package files are stored Ensure that you have a shared Windows or NetWare directory with available disk space and security rights before installing See Deployment share on page 338 Deployment Server install Install the Deployment Server on a computer The service is identified in the Services section of the Windows Computer Management as Altiris eXpress Server See Dep...

Page 48: ...S DOS DOS requires an original Microsoft Windows installation disk or browse to the system formatted files z Linux Browse to the BDCgpl frm file This is available on the Deployment Solution download site z WinPE Browse to the WinPE files z See Boot Disk Creator Help and PXE Configuration Help Pre boot operating system custom Select a pre boot operating system that the Deployment Server can use as ...

Page 49: ... SQL Port number z You can rename the Deployment Database default name eXpress by entering a different name in the Database Name field However this does not alter the Deployment Share name See Deployment Server components on page 335 PXE server install Select the options to boot locally using the Altiris Automation Partition For PXE compliant computers you can boot across the network using the Int...

Page 50: ...egment or if you are using the PXE Server with an UNDI driver click Connect directly to Deployment Server and enter the IP address of the Deployment Server that the managed computers can connect to Do not change the port number unless the default is already being used Note If you change the port number you must change the client configurations Discover Deployment Server using TCP IP multicast Lets...

Page 51: ...l Deployment Agents enable Sysprep support and download Adobe Acrobat for documentation Enable Microsoft Sysprep support Select this option to enable Sysprep support Provide the location of the Microsoft Sysprep files Remotely install Deployment Agent Select this option to push the Deployment Agent Install add ons to provision server hardware Select this option to install the add ons for Dell comp...

Page 52: ...d Deployment Server you can add components to the existing system Select the type of component you want to add See Deployment Server components on page 335 Console install You can install the Deployment Console either on the local computer or on multiple remote computers Installing the Deployment Console on remote computers lets you manage computers from multiple Deployment Consoles across the Dep...

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Page 54: ...ment Console combines management and reporting features across multiple Deployment Server systems and lets you integrate additional Web applications in the client and server management suites including Inventory Software Delivery Recovery HelpDesk Patch Management and Application Metering solutions Features of the Deployment Console The Windows console for Deployment Solution provides standard Com...

Page 55: ...ment Console The Deployment Console is divided into several panes to organize computers deployment jobs and software packages and scripts It gives you a graphical view of your network and provides features to build jobs drag and drop icons to schedule operations store and access jobs and packages and report the status and state of your computer resources The Deployment Server includes three main p...

Page 56: ...in the folder and gives a basic information about each job such as its state and status It also shows the computers or computer groups to which the job is assigned z The Conditions detail bar also appears letting you assign jobs to computers See Setting conditions for task sets on page 151 z In System Jobs folders are created to store jobs that are created when running operations from the console ...

Page 57: ...s easy access to the computers and job objects identified in the console and the software packages stored in the Deployment Share In the Shortcuts view you can drag computers computer groups jobs and job folders to organize and access commonly used console objects In the Resources view you can identify and assign package files The Shortcuts view provides quick links to view and access computers jo...

Page 58: ...lient view The Thin Client Console has the following panes z Computers z Resources z Software Packages z Inventory The Computers Resources and Software Packages panes are on the left side of the Thin Client view while the Inventory pane is on the right side of the Thin Client view Installing the thin client view During installation you can install the Deployment Solution Thin Client view By defaul...

Page 59: ...e 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 z Capture Configuration z Capture Images z Deploy Configuration z Deploy Image ...

Page 60: ...ent Resources pane This pane is a treeview listing all the resources that you can drag and drop to the thin clients and vice versa The following types of resources appear in this pane z Configuration Packages Example Captured Registry Settings z Images z Software Packages Example HP Tools Note All these resources reside in the eXpress share in the ThinClient directory When you click any of the sub...

Page 61: ...l OS source paths option Click OK To delete the Software Packages option from the Deployment Console 1 Open the Deployment Console 2 In the Jobs pane select System Jobs Thin Client Jobs Software Packages 3 Right click Software Packages and select Delete A confirmation dialog opens 4 Click Yes to confirm the deletion The Software Packages option is deleted from the Deployment Console view Note The ...

Page 62: ...quickly run commonly used remote operations See Remote operations using Deployment Solution on page 122 Deployment Solution utility tools The Deployment Console lets you open utility programs from the Tools menu or from the Tools toolbar You can launch Deployment Solution administration tools Boot Disk Creator PXE Configuration Wise SetupCapture and Remote Agent Installer and package editing tools...

Page 63: ...ver Database Management Lets you run DeployAnywhere to create hardware independent images This functionality is provided by Symantec Ghost Imaging Foundation GIF To add and manage drivers on the Tools menu click the new DeployAnywhere option To enable this functionality select the DeployAnywhere option from the deploy image task For more information about DeployAnywhere or Ghost see the Symantec G...

Page 64: ... can add commands to the Tools menu on the Deployment Console to quickly access additional management applications This lets you easily access applications commonly used with Deployment Solution Commands are added by modifying or adding new INI files You can insert commands to the root ATools ini file for the main menu or add new INI files to create submenus Place both types of INI files in the di...

Page 65: ...Adobe Acrobat acrobat exe Computer filters and job conditions Use this dialog while creating a computer group filter to filter only the specified computers in a computer group or while setting conditions for task sets when running a job only on the specified computers in a group See Creating a computer group filter on page 81 and Setting conditions for task sets on page 151 Creating conditions to ...

Page 66: ...at meet the specified criteria in the Details pane of the Deployment Console Click a job in the Jobs pane The Condition feature appears in the Details pane Click Setup to add new conditions or edit existing conditions When you are setting conditions to schedule a job select from a list of predefined database fields or create custom tokens that key on other fields in the database Filter Name Descri...

Page 67: ...z Global options z Task password options z Domain accounts options z RapiDeploy options z Agent settings options z Custom data sources options Console options Set basic console features for miscellaneous refresh actions and warning messages Scan resource files for changes every ____ seconds Specify how frequently in seconds the Deployment Console updates its view of package files in the Resources ...

Page 68: ... 0 and causes the server to use a dynamic port This setting is useful if you have a firewall and need to use a specific port rather than a dynamically assigned port Automatically replace expired trial licenses with available regular licenses Lets Deployment Solution automatically assign a permanent license to the computer after the trial license expires Note Be careful when using this option Ensur...

Page 69: ...lick Remove Note If the product key is being used by another task you cannot delete the product key You are prompted with a message stating that the product key is being used by another task Task password options According to the network and security properties the passwords for administrators and users change after a certain number of days In such a scenario the password becomes invalid and all j...

Page 70: ...management The Deployment Server accesses the range of computers using the defined IP pairs and avoids retrieving the computers through the port and operating system layers However because some network adapter cards do not handle multiple multicast addresses you can also identify a range of ports to identify these computers On the first pass the Deployment Server accesses the selected computers us...

Page 71: ...try is listed below Alias The alias name you want to use when referencing the external SQL database Server The name of the external SQL database server or IP address Database The name of the external database from which you want to extract data Use Integrated Authentication This option authenticates to the external database using the domain account you are currently logged on as User name and Pass...

Page 72: ...e set on each computer group or job folders for the Administrator group because this has full rights to all features and resources However you can also set up a Technician group that has only basic access and permissions limiting deployment operations This prohibits members of the group from re imaging the Server computer group or scheduling Distribute Disk Image jobs You can explicitly Allow or D...

Page 73: ...e window 6 Select the new group name and click Rights 7 Select Administrator in the Rights dialog This assigns complete rights and permissions to the group Click OK and click Close 8 On the main Security dialog click the Manage Users tab and click Add The Add User Account dialog appears 9 Select the authentication type You can add a DS user or a user from the Active Directory To add users from the...

Page 74: ...dows Active Directory dialog from the main Security dialog click the Manage Users tab and click AD Import Add users from Active Directory not groups The users are added to the Deployment Database However you still need to assign the users to security groups with appropriate rights and permissions Note When logging on with the imported AD account Deployment Solution accessed the Windows Active Dire...

Page 75: ...groups with appropriate rights and permissions DS authentication If the user is already in the Deployment Database and tries to access the Deployment Console the Deployment Server checks the authentication with the logged on user and upon matching does not prompt for user credentials Similarly if a group is already added in the Deployment Database and if a logged on user who is a part of the AD gr...

Page 76: ...ng and exporting jobs on page 193 and Importing new computers from a text file on page 100 Options Task Password Lets you centrally update passwords for users and groups so they can access the Copy File to Distribute Software Run Script Distribute Personality and Capture Personality tasks You must have administrative rights to access this option See Task password options on page 84 Use PXE Configu...

Page 77: ...ty permissions for these Deployment Solution features for the selected objects Note Administrators have access to all objects with unrestricted rights and permissions You cannot explicitly deny permissions to computer or job objects for users with administrator rights 5 To assign permissions to multiple groups click Set permissions on all child objects to assign the values without closing the dial...

Page 78: ...t to the Deployment Database of the preferred Deployment Server connection using the ODBC Data Source Administrator Note Although you are accessing another connection another Deployment Database Windows remembers the last place you browsed to which would be the Deployment Share of the previous Deployment Server connection You need to browse to the new connection s Deployment Share to access its sh...

Page 79: ...ution system you can right click the computer in the Computers pane and select Advanced Reject Connection You can view these rejected computers by clicking View Rejected Computers The rejected computers are prohibited from being active in the Deployment Database They are identified and rejected by their MAC address You can remove computers from the Rejected Computers list by selecting it and click...

Page 80: ...er types are identified by a computer icon in the console with a list of scheduled jobs and operations associated with each computer In the Deployment Console you can assign and schedule deployment jobs to computers or groups by dragging the computer icon to a job in the Jobs pane or vice versa See Viewing computer details on page 96 Add new computers Deployment Solution lets you add new computer ...

Page 81: ...r select from additional management commands See Remote operations using Deployment Solution on page 122 Build and schedule jobs Build deployment jobs with one or more management tasks to run on selected computers Create jobs add tasks and assign the job to computer groups Jobs can be organized and assigned for daily tasks or to handle major IT upgrades See on page 145 Manage Servers Deployment So...

Page 82: ...anaged server connected to the Deployment Server with a user logged on Additional icons identify different states of server deployment A managed Linux computer connected to the Deployment Server with a user logged on Additional icons identify different states of Linux computer deployment Physical view of Rack Enclosure Bay components for high density server systems These icons appear as physical r...

Page 83: ...computer accounts by adding names and network settings from the console See Creating a new computer account on page 99 About new computers When a new computer starts up if Deployment Server recognizes the MAC address provided in a New Computer account or import file it automatically associates the user account at startup with the New Computer icon If this value is not provided the computer appears...

Page 84: ...es you are ready to deploy it because you have done all the work in advance Boot the client computer to automation and the new computer can connect to the server and become a managed computer Now you can perform an Initial Deployment or run a deployment imaging job on the new computer Creating a new computer account You can create computer accounts for individual computers or for computer groups W...

Page 85: ...sult field displays computer names beginning with Sales3 and ending with Sales12 4 Click Associate You can now associate computers in a group including the New Computers group with the multiple computer accounts 5 Click OK Importing new computers from a text file You can import computer configuration data using delimited text files TXT CSV or IMP files to establish multiple computer accounts in th...

Page 86: ...mputer Deploying new computers on a mass scale If you need to deploy large numbers of computers 100 to 5 000 consider using a barcode scanning system to collect user information names operating system and application needs and computer information MAC address serial numbers asset tags You can save this information to a file which can be imported into the New Computers List View Depending on the nu...

Page 87: ...lues The General category provides access to important property settings that are also listed in other configuration categories Click other category icons to view and set additional configuration properties Field Description Name Provides a name that appears in the Deployment Console not the BIOS name of the computer Note The Name field is disabled for multiple computer configuration MAC address T...

Page 88: ...unique in the network and limited to 15 characters Note This field is disabled for multiple computer configuration Use Token for computer name Select this check box to specify the computer name using tokens Selecting this option enables the Select Token option and disables the Define Range option Note This option is applicable for multiple computers and not for single computers Select Token You ca...

Page 89: ... two separate name ranges to be assigned by separate conditions the computer names increment irrespective to the base name See Modifying configuration on page 182 Setting conditions for task sets on page 151 and Computer configuration properties on page 101 Workgroup Select this option and enter the name of the workgroup to place the managed computer Note You can select either the Workgroup or the...

Page 90: ...nly one network adapter it is configured only with the IP settings listed first If IP settings are provided for additional network adapters not present in the computer they are disregarded If you add a new network adapter the Remove button appears You can remove the new network adapter by clicking Remove See also Computer configuration properties on page 101 Description z MAC Address The MAC addre...

Page 91: ...rrows to set the DNS suffix search order TCP IP advanced options WINS Click Add to set a new WINS address Add additional WINS settings for this network adapter Select one of the Enable NetBIOS over TCP IP Disable NetBIOS over TCP IP or Use NetBIOS settings from DHCP server options for this network adapter See also Computer configuration properties on page 101 Field Description IP Address Add or mo...

Page 92: ... M modified from routing daemon or redirect A installed by addrconf C cache entry reject route Set Novell NetWare client values for a new or existing computer Select whether you want to log in directly to a NetWare server or to a NetWare tree in the Novell Directory Service NDS You can specify the preferred tree server name and NDS context Field Description Ignore NetWare settings Select to disreg...

Page 93: ...alue rendered from the OEM key or 25 digit license key required when installing the operating system See also Computer configuration properties on page 101 Set up local user accounts for the newly imaged computer or when running a configuration task Enter a user name full name and password and set standard Windows login options Field Description User name The user name for this local Windows user ...

Page 94: ...m the Deployment Server Console right click a computer or group select Change Agent Settings and click Production or Automation To set or modify agent settings for new computers click Tools Options click Agent Settings Deployment Agent on Windows The Deployment Agent runs on Windows computers including desktops notebooks and servers See Deployment agent settings on page 110 Deployment Agent on Lin...

Page 95: ...uration Utility page appears 2 Click Options 3 Click Transport 4 Select the Automatically update clients option and click OK Deployment agent settings You can set the default agent settings when new client computers are added to the system that the Deployment Server manages Notification Server Client The NS client is an Altiris agent that runs on computers supported by the Notification Server This...

Page 96: ...ent status of the Deployment Agent You can also see the computer name deployment server connected to IP address multicast address and MAC address You can also watch Deployment Agent communicate with the Deployment Server Clicking Properties lets you edit the Deployment Agent properties Passwords protect this option About Displays the version and licensing statement for the Deployment Agent Passwor...

Page 97: ...this option Admin Properties Quickly go to the Admin Properties page to view or make changes Passwords protect this option Show Network Interfaces View what network cards are in your computer Passwords protect this option The following configuration properties organized using tabs in the dialog are included in the Production Agent Settings dialog Server connection Connect directly to this Deployme...

Page 98: ...andwidth when connecting If this option is set too low your client computers will take longer to connect than to refresh their connections Abort files transfers if rate is slower than Select this option to preserve bandwidth when running deployment tasks on slower connections Access Set these commands to control the way the client handles requests from the server Allow this computer to be remote c...

Page 99: ...er does not communicate with the Altiris Client on the managed client computer Note Selecting encryption options slows down the communication path between the agent and the Deployment Server Password protect Admin properties from user Select to let users on the managed computer access the Admin properties only if they enter the set password If the check box is selected and the user does not know t...

Page 100: ...xy to send Wake On LAN packets Set these options to control how the managed computer acts as a proxy agent identifying the type of traffic this managed computer forwards from the server Forward Wake On LAN packets Select if you want the managed computer to forward Wake on LAN packets Forward Deployment Server discovery multicast packets Select if you want to advertise the Deployment Server to clie...

Page 101: ... settings for the Automation Agent for specified computers or computer groups You can remotely maintain important agent settings and update settings as required from the console When a new client computer connects it receives the default agent settings from Deployment Server for drive mappings authentication and LMHost entries Each client computer still has the capability to maintain its unique se...

Page 102: ...lder Path Enter a UNC path You can also edit or remove a drive mapping from the list See also Deployment agents on page 109 Authentication Provide the login credentials that the Deployment Agent for DOS needs to map network drives The associated credentials for each network drive must have the rights that the Automation agents need to access files Domain Workgroup To map the network drives enter t...

Page 103: ... Deployment Server you can reject it This removes the unwanted computer from the Computers pane in the console Further attempts by the computer to connect are denied Although the computer is not deleted any history or schedule information associated with the computer is deleted 1 Right click the computer you want to reject from connecting to the Deployment Server 2 Click Advanced Reject Connection...

Page 104: ... name of the computer as it appears in the console You can view the following logged on user names operating system installed name of the Deployment Server whether an automation partition is installed version of the Altiris Windows Client and other client information View processor make and type processor count RAM installed on the computer display configuration manufacturer model product name MAC...

Page 105: ...rmation for the selected managed client computer View TCP IP information including a list of all installed network adapter cards up to eight for the selected computer Click Change to open the Configuration page to modify settings see Configuring computers on page 125 View the applications that are installed on the computer including their description publisher version number product ID and system ...

Page 106: ...re a blade server using deployment tasks and configuration settings saved from the previous server blade in the bay This lets you replace new blades in the bay and automatically run deployment tasks from its deployment history See Restoring a computer from its deployment history on page 124 All deployment tasks in the bay s history are run starting from the last Distributing a Disk Image task or S...

Page 107: ...er Interaction Default No job or tasks are performed the Deployment Agent on the server blade is instructed to wait The icon on the console changes to reflect that the server is waiting View information about the remote management hardware installed on the selected computer most often a server used to power up power down and restart the computer remotely or to check server status You can also ente...

Page 108: ...uter Status Clear computer status as shown in the title bar of the List View Prompt User for Properties Query the user for personal information This feature sends a form to the user to fill out See Prompt user for properties on page 132 Reset Connection Disconnect and reset the connection between Deployment Server and the Deployment Agent on the selected computer Install Automation Partition Embed...

Page 109: ... Job Wizard Open this to build assign and schedule deployment jobs for the selected computer See New job wizard on page 146 New Group Click to create a new computer group in the Computers pane New Computer Create a new computer account See Adding new computers on page 98 Rename Assign the computer or group a new name in the console Right click a computer or group to edit in the Computer pane Delet...

Page 110: ...e The Computer Configuration Properties dialog appears 2 Set basic configuration values in the General configuration group default view 3 Click other configuration group icons in the left pane to set additional values 4 Click OK See also Remote operations using Deployment Solution on page 122 Quick disk image This computer operation creates a disk image of the selected computer This option is a qu...

Page 111: ...mand to start a computer that has been turned off Notes Your operating system and network adapter must be capable of recognizing and processing the Wake on LAN packets Non embedded network adapters must be properly configured Example 3Com NICs have an extra header cable that enables Wake on LAN Check the documentation that comes with your network adapter for more information about Wake on LAN For ...

Page 112: ... sitting at the managed computer s screen and using its keyboard and mouse Note You cannot disable the flashing eye icon while the computer is being remotely controlled Before you can remotely control a managed computer z The managed computer must have the Altiris Agent for Windows installed and properly set up z The client must have the appropriate Proxy option selected in Altiris Client Properti...

Page 113: ...ged computer If you start a chat session while controlling multiple computers in a single window the chat session is only between the Deployment Console and the master client Refresh Click to update the screen view of the managed computer Ctrl Alt Delet e Click to select Restart or Logon options for the managed computer Note The managed computer must be running Windows and have the keyboard and mo...

Page 114: ... the Remote Control window is updated in milliseconds The more frequently the display is updated the more bandwidth is required Only update foreground window Select to refresh only the selected window in the remote control session Set remote control permissions Deployment Solution provides multiple features for ensuring privacy and security when a managed computer is remotely controlled Before a m...

Page 115: ...a computer group icon and select Remote Control The Remote Control Options dialog appears with options to Control each client separately in its own window or to Control all clients together If you select to control clients separately individual windows appear for each computer If you select to control clients together you are asked to select a master computer The Master Computer is the computer th...

Page 116: ...ers Additional remote control programs You can manually add access to additional remote control programs to the Remote Control menu in the Deployment Console To add a program open the RemoteControlTools ini located at the root of your Deployment Share and follow the instructions provided in the file Execute Send a command from the Deployment Console as if you were entering a command from the comma...

Page 117: ...dministrator prompt a user for computer location and user information The information supplied in this form appears in the Location properties in the Computer Properties dialog See Computer properties on page 119 To prompt a user for location properties 1 In the Computers pane of the Deployment Server Console right click a computer and click Advanced Prompt User for Properties You can also select ...

Page 118: ...un automatically You can have multiple tasks within a deployment job and each task can be assigned to run in a different automation environment depending on the task and end result you want The following are the automation tasks you can add to the deployment jobs z Run script z Create disk image z Distribute disk image z Scripted OS install During the Deployment Server installation the Pre boot Op...

Page 119: ...features to remotely install deploy and manage network and Web servers From the Deployment Server Console you can configure new server hardware install operating systems and applications and manage servers throughout their life cycle And because servers are mission critical you can set up a system to quickly deploy new servers or automatically re deploy servers that have failed Features like rules...

Page 120: ...ce card Deployment Server provides property pages to access and configure multiple network adapters remotely from the console See TCP IP configuration settings on page 104 Synchronized server date and time Deployment Server automatically sets the server s date and time after installing or imaging as part of the configuration process Deployment Agents include an option to disable this feature it is...

Page 121: ... install but does not run automatically using default settings It waits until a boot option is selected from the client computer You can change the default setting in the PXE Configuration Utility to allow Initial Deployment to run automatically and not wait for user intervention 1 Click on Start All Programs Altiris PXE Services PXE Configuration Utility 2 Click the DS tab 3 Select a pre boot ope...

Page 122: ...w server blades using a variety of features including Sample Jobs and Server Deployment Rules See Sample jobs on page 196 and Server deployment rules on page 121 New server blades in newly identified bays When new blades are identified in a Bay that has not been used previously if it has been used previously the Bay object is identified in the physical view both the Initial Deployment and Virtual ...

Page 123: ...e excess virtual bays are truncated automatically Conversely if you create Virtual Bays with fewer bays 8 and install an enclosure with additional bays 20 you must re create the virtual bays in the enclosure right click the enclosure name in the physical view and click New Virtual Bays See also Managing new server blades on page 137 Hewlett Packard server blades Hewlett Packard high density blade ...

Page 124: ...d Server deployment options on page 136 Fujitsu Siemens server blades Fujitsu Siemens high density blade servers can be deployed and managed from the Deployment Console All Fujitsu Siemens Rack Servers are supported by Deployment Solution but the server blades can also be managed from the physical view in the Rack Enclosure Bay view The following servers are supported For Fujitsu Siemens blade ser...

Page 125: ...in the database This search filter lets you type a string and query specified database fields for specific computer properties You can search for user or computer names licensing or location information or primary lookup keys MAC address serial number asset number or UUID This search filter queries property values appear in the Computer Properties pages See Computer properties on page 119 1 In the...

Page 126: ...tries Name BIOS name of the computer Computer Name Deployment Solution name of the computer MAC Address Example 0080C6E983E8 IP Address Example 192 168 1 1 ID Example The computer ID 5000001 Serial Number Serial number installed in BIOS A primary lookup key Asset Tag Asset number in BIOS A primary lookup key UUID A primary lookup key Registered User Name entered when the operating system was insta...

Page 127: ...tion job The following information describes the default jobs To run one of these jobs simply drag it to the computer or computer group you want it applied to Create Disk Image This job uploads an image of a computer to the server and an image name is created automatically based on the lab name However there is no actual image in the job until you drag the image source computer to this job Deploy ...

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Page 129: ...Altiris Deployment Solution from Symantec User s Guide 144 ...

Page 130: ...ing modifying copy and pasting or deleting tasks to suit your requirements See Deployment tasks on page 155 and Building new jobs on page 150 Set conditions on jobs to run only on computers with properties that match the criteria you specify You can build one job to run on different computer types for different needs and avoid mistakes by ensuring that the correct job runs on the correct managed c...

Page 131: ...ions for task sets on page 151 z A list of tasks assigned to the job and task descriptions also appears Change the order of the task execution with the up and down arrows Tasks are executed in the order they are listed See Deployment tasks on page 155 z Features to add modify and delete tasks for each job z A list of assigned computers and its deployment history To sort jobs or computer details ju...

Page 132: ...This wizard guides you through the steps required to restore a computer to a known working state by re imaging the hard drive and reinstalling software packages personality settings and defining configuration values This option reschedules jobs saved in each managed computer s history record which contains all deployment tasks previously processed See Restoring a computer from its deployment histo...

Page 133: ...Install software packages prior to applying the personality on the destination computer to install software packages on the new computer Note This option creates two jobs that appear in the Jobs pane Job Capture and Job Distribute Job Capture includes a Capture Personality Settings task see Capturing personality settings on page 179 to capture the personality of the source computer and a Modify Co...

Page 134: ...ign it to computers when building new jobs The jobs created in the New Job Wizard appear in the Jobs pane and can be saved and assigned to other computers at a later time You can also schedule jobs for the specified computers in the wizard See Building new jobs on page 150 and Scheduling jobs on page 153 Applying computers to a job When deploying software in the New Job Wizard you can select compu...

Page 135: ...ppears asking if you want to continue See Distributing software on page 175 for additional information Option summary After selecting the options in the New Job Wizard you can view a summary of the job names assigned computers conditions and other selected choices To change any options click Back to return to the previous dialog Click Finish to complete the steps in the wizard See also New job wiz...

Page 136: ...action in each task wizard lets you set return codes for each deployment task See Setting up return codes on page 193 7 After adding tasks click OK 8 To schedule the job drag it to a computer or computer group The Schedule Jobs dialog appears See Scheduling jobs on page 153 See also Importing and exporting jobs on page 193 Job scheduling wizard The Job Scheduling Wizard provides features to assign...

Page 137: ...en the Condition dialog Specify the following conditions and click OK From the Field drop down list select a data field heading You can define conditions based on common client features such as operating system software and hardware version hard drive space operating system language RAM and other characteristics To set up custom conditions based on custom tokens select User Defined Tokens from the...

Page 138: ...in the order they are selected even across multiple Deployment Servers To schedule a job 1 Drag a job to a computer or computer group The Schedule Job dialog appears 2 In the Schedule Job dialog click the Job Schedule tab The following options are available Do not schedule This option lets you assign jobs to computers but does not run the job until you return to the Schedule Job dialog and set a r...

Page 139: ... You can complete this task by removing a job assigned to a computer or removing a computer assigned to a job 1 Click a job in the Jobs pane 2 Click a computer in the Details view and press Delete or right click the job s and select Delete To remove tasks from a job You can remove tasks assigned to a job by double clicking the job and opening the Job Properties dialog Edit features also open in th...

Page 140: ...e Add menu of the Deployment Console includes the following tasks Create Disk Image Create a disk image from a reference computer and save the image file IMG or EXE files for later distribution See Creating a disk image on page 157 Distribute Disk Image Distribute previously created disk images IMG or EXE files or create a disk image from a reference computer on the network and simultaneously dist...

Page 141: ...computers or groups See Run Script on page 167 Copy File to Copy a file from the Deployment Share or another source computer to a destination computer See Copy File to on page 170 Power Control Perform power control options to restart shutdown power off and log off See Power Control on page 172 Wait Use the Wait dialog to retain a computer in automation mode after a task is performed See Wait on p...

Page 142: ...mageX Mac Image or Ghost Advanced Reset Connection Yes Yes Yes Advanced Install Automation Partition Yes Advanced Get Inventory Yes Yes Yes Advanced Reject Connection Yes Yes Yes Advanced Uninstall Windows Agent Yes Yes No Advanced Install BIS Certificate No No Yes Advanced Remove BIS Certificate No No Yes Advanced Apply Regular License Yes Yes Yes New Job Wizard Yes Yes Yes New Group Yes Yes Yes ...

Page 143: ...ncludes the image file The default file name extension is IMG Saving image files with an EXE extension converts them into self extracting executable files the run time version of RapiDeploy is added in the file You can also save ImageX files with a WIM extension a Mac image with a DMG extension and a Ghost image with a GHO extension If WinPE is used Deployment Solution supports UNC and DFS paths i...

Page 144: ...ings are not reapplied to the computer after the imaging task resulting in network conflicts when the computer starts 11 From the Automation pre boot environment DOS WinPE Linux drop down list select the required pre boot environment to perform the Create Disk Image task in the selected pre boot environment By default the Default Automation Auto select type is selected Note ImageX requires a WinPE...

Page 145: ...utomation process to use the path indicated in the Name field You can still save your image to a location outside of the Deployment Share file structure even when you do not select this option This option eliminates the warning message 5 Optional Select the Do not boot to Production option if you do not want the computer to boot to Production before creating the image 6 From the Automation pre boo...

Page 146: ... boot environment By default the Default Automation Auto select type is selected 7 Click Next The Return Codes dialog appears 8 Optional Set Return Codes See Setting up return codes on page 193 9 Click Finish The task appears in the Task list for the job The Ghost image is created when you run this task Advanced Sysprep settings for creating a disk image You can use the Sysprep Advanced Settings d...

Page 147: ...etween size and speed Uncompressed images are faster to create but use more disk space Select Optimize for Size to compress the image to the smallest file size Select Optimize for Speed to create a larger compressed image file with a faster imaging time The default setting is Optimize for Speed Note Configuration restoration after imaging a compressed drive is not supported for this release Descri...

Page 148: ... create an image and distribute the newly created image file This option saves an image of a selected computer s hard disk in its current state each time the job runs You can schedule the job to image a specified computer every time it runs which updates the image each time Select the Save the disk image as a file while distributing option to save the newly created image file If you use a referenc...

Page 149: ...ext 15 Optional Set Return Codes See Setting up return codes on page 193 16 Click Finish The task appears in the Task list for the job The disk image is distributed when you run this task See also Deployment tasks on page 155 Distributing a Mac image You can deploy a Mac image using the Distribute Disk Image task This task deploys only DMG files that were created using a Create Disk Image task The...

Page 150: ...tec Ghost Imaging Foundation documentation To distribute a Ghost image 1 On the Distribute Disk Image dialog select the Select a disk image file option 2 Browse and select a GHO image If you do not want the Deployment Server to validate a selected path select Disable image path validation This is useful if the image is stored locally or if you are retrieving the image from a remote server 3 To use...

Page 151: ...is dialog lets you select Sysprep answer file options Distribute disk image resizing By default whenever you deploy an image you have the option to resize the partition to take advantage of the available disk space Drive Size gives you information about the size of the image so you can determine if you need to change partition sizes Minimum indicates the amount of space the image will use on the t...

Page 152: ...t this option is selected The OEM partition remains unchanged when distributing disk images Delete the client s OEM partition nooem Select this option to delete the existing OEM partition from client computers Replace the client s existing OEM partition from image file forceoem Select this option to replace the existing OEM partitions on the client computer with the OEM partition from the image fi...

Page 153: ...installation files and perform post installation configuration tasks You can run scripted installs for Windows or Linux computers Note Scripted Install requires either an automation boot disk or a PXE Server Using embedded automations causes the selected image DOS Linux WinPE to load and halt It does not let the scripted install run When running a Scripted OS Install task you can identify the type...

Page 154: ...oyment Share directory The first source files added are given a generic name of WinOS001 with additional operating system source folders named as WinOS002 WinOS003 and so on Service Pack source files are also stored as WinSP00x img files This process could take a few minutes Because the installation source files are copied over to the Deployment Share when running subsequent scripted installs you ...

Page 155: ...e 168 Select OS version and language Identify the operating system version to run in a scripted install The selected version and language must correspond to your Windows installation files We support multiple languages for the following Deployment Solution utilities z Boot Disk Creator z Image Explorer z PXE Configuration Utility z Remote Client Installer z Control Panel Applet z DS Info z PW Util...

Page 156: ...source files Name the operating system source configuration specify the path and automatically copy Windows installation files to the Deployment Share Enter a unique name for the operating system source files Enter a name for the operating system source configuration files to assign an alias to associate with the install files for a specific operating system version and language Enter path to oper...

Page 157: ...swer file is imported to the database edited in the console if required and distributed as an unattend txt file to the client computer See also Scripted install for Windows on page 169 Answer file setup Use the tabs in this dialog to enter values to create an answer file for a scripted install These values are stored in the Deployment Database An answer file is generated from the database unattend...

Page 158: ...e of the variable Enter an alias for list item types to appear instead of the real variable value Description Enter comments to describe the new variable It appears in the Description column of the Answer File Setup dialog See also Scripted install for Windows on page 169 Command line switches for scripted install Use the Scripted OS install commands dialog to enter Windows commands that are execu...

Page 159: ...cripted OS Install dialog select the following options Windows Vista or Windows 2008 Server as the operating system Operating system language Automation pre boot environment Note Deployment Solution supports only WinPE environments Click Next 2 From the Select or add new OS source files drop down list on the Installation Source Files page of the Scripted OS Install dialog select Vista or Windows 2...

Page 160: ...e Default Automation Auto select type is selected See also Scripted OS install on page 168 and Scripted install for Windows on page 169 Scripted install summary View a summary of the selected options for the scripted install Click Back to change any of these settings or click Finish to complete the Scripted Install task Distributing software Send MSI Packages CAB EXE and other package files to sel...

Page 161: ...rs which could be a lot of work To save the work of updating that list or of manually renaming distribution packages the RenameDistPkg feature was added Now the system administrator may update the well known executable list once with a filename of their choice The well known filename may be entered into the Windows registry of the Deployment Server computer the computer running axengine exe as the...

Page 162: ...opy packages directly from the Deployment Share if this data store is located on another server a Custom install It copies the file and runs it avoiding running through the Deployment Server and reducing processor output Run directly from file source Select this option to run files remotely from the Deployment Share or another selected file server Specify user Enter the user name and password for ...

Page 163: ...n drop down list The actions are 4 Click Advanced to copy files using the Deployment Server or copy files directly from the file source See Importing package advanced on page 179 5 Select Manage Layer to manage the selected layer using actions present in the Action drop down list The actions are Manage the SVS Layer using the New Job Wizard or adding the Manage SVS Layer task when building new job...

Page 164: ...g personality settings The Capture Personality task lets you save personal display and user interface settings defined in the operating system for each user You can create a Personality Package that you can save and distribute when migrating users This task runs Altiris PC Transplant from the console to capture and distribute settings 1 After creating a job click Add Capture Personality Deactivate...

Page 165: ...in the selected location most often in the PCT folder on the Deployment Server shared directory on the Deployment Share See Distributing personality settings on page 181 Note Set the conditions on the job for either Windows XP 2003 2008 and Vista computers to ensure that the appropriate Capture Personality task runs on the appropriate computers Capture personality advanced options Domain users Sel...

Page 166: ... you want to send the package to a managed computer with multiple users and to install it for certain users with a unique password clear the Apply to all users box Example To install a Personality Package for specific user accounts on a computer add values to the Additional command line switches field Example user JDoe TMaya BLee Note The command line options are specifically for Personality Packa...

Page 167: ...ame in the Source Path field in the Copy File dialog Execute directly from file source Select this option to run files remotely from the Deployment Share or another selected file server File source access and credentials Enter the user name and password for the client computer and the Deployment Share Both must have the same user name and password this is not an issue if both exist in the same dom...

Page 168: ... is selected 4 Click Advanced if Windows was installed on client computers in a directory other than the default Enter the correct path to the root of the Windows directory Select Include registry information for all users to back up registry keys for all user accounts Note If you clear this check box only the Administrator and Guest user accounts are backed up or restored 5 Click Next 6 Optional ...

Page 169: ...r click Import and select a script file to import After you import the script you can modify it in the provided field 3 Specify the operating system to run the script You can choose Windows DOS Linux or Mac OS X Click Next 4 Set Script Information See Script information on page 185 Click Next 5 Optional Set Return Codes See Setting up return codes on page 193 6 Click Finish The task appears in the...

Page 170: ...ntervention The script runs on the Deployment Server of the managed computer but is not visible Example If you run a DOS command locally on the Deployment Server the Command Prompt window does not open on the Deployment Server computer when the script runs When running the script on the Deployment Server it runs specifically for the assigned managed computer Example If you create a job with a scri...

Page 171: ...rop down list If you select Linux as the operating system type the Locally on the Deployment Server option is disabled and only the Additional command line switches under the Production Client installed OS Windows Linux Mac OS X is enabled If you select DOS as the operating system type the Locally on the Deployment Server and the Production Client installed OS Windows Linux Mac OS X options are di...

Page 172: ...r server side scripts you must add the id ID switch See the Locally on the Deployment Server option in Script Information to select a server side script See Script information on page 185 level is the severity level The following levels are used 1 Information message 2 Warning message 3 Critical failure message Only this level can be used to set up a return code See Setting up return codes on page...

Page 173: ...eck box to run this task in automation mode Note This option is only applicable for Linux and WinPE automation 4 Type the destination path The Destination path field automatically enters a sample path but you can enter the directory path you require If the destination path does not exist on the destination computer it is created 5 Click Advanced to specify additional features to copy files through...

Page 174: ...is option to copy packages directly from the Deployment Share sending only one copy across the network It copies the file directly to avoid running through the Deployment Server and diminishes processor output Because the Deployment Agent doesn t recognize shared rights and is not guaranteed to have a mapped drive to the data source you need to identify a user name and password for the data share ...

Page 175: ...lick the job you want to modify 2 Click Add and select another task from the menu 3 Follow the basic instructions on each dialog provided for each task Select the type of task you want to add and follow the directions 4 After finishing task configuration a new task appears in the Jobs list 5 Change the order of the tasks using the up and down arrows The tasks run in the order listed To copy and pa...

Page 176: ...current condition settings of the destination job 5 Change the order of the tasks using the up and down arrows The tasks execute in the order listed To add a new task to an existing task list 1 Select a job from the Jobs pane 2 Click on one of the tasks within the job and add a new task The new task is inserted above the task you highlighted and all other jobs shift down by one position 3 Use the ...

Page 177: ...h file by right clicking the file and selecting Rename 5 Type the script in the open file and save it 6 Drag the Batch bat file to a computer or computer group where you want to schedule the job 7 Specify the scheduling options and click OK See Scheduling jobs on page 153 Copy and paste jobs and job folders Jobs or job folders including their subfolders can be copied to any other job folder in the...

Page 178: ...k in a job you can define a response to specific return codes generated from that task after it runs You can determine the response if the task runs successfully or if the task fails You can also set up custom return codes generated from scripts or batch files that are unique to your environment or deployment system Note Return code handling cannot be set up for jobs created in the New Job Wizard ...

Page 179: ... code as Success or Failure and provide a message in the Status field These custom codes can respond to any return codes set up in scripts or batch files in the Run Scripts task or these custom codes can respond to system return codes thrown from the Deployment Server or external codes generated when distributing applications personality settings or disk images Any task can have custom codes that ...

Page 180: ...ine how to respond to the Deployment Server success return code zero in the Success field how to respond to a failure return code a non zero in the Default field and how to respond to a custom or externally generated return code defined in the Other return codes field The following example describes how to set up a simple process to deal with custom and system return codes and how to interpret the...

Page 181: ...ed with an asterisk require input parameters or other minor modifications added before running on your system These modifications let you add parameters to the job such as user name and password or other required data for the job to be functional Jobs requiring input parameters or customizing do not function properly if you do not edit the job with the information specific to your environment All ...

Page 182: ...ck the DAgent Upgrade sample job 4 Copy the sample job to another location and rename it 5 Schedule the job to run Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery BESR sample jobs Deployment Solution includes several BESR sample jobs For more information on BESR see http www symantec com and search for Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Initial deployment Initial Deployment is a default job designed to hel...

Page 183: ...rs z Configurations z Jobs z Advanced Configurations Click the Configurations tab on the Initial Deployment dialog to configure different sets of computer properties Each configuration set is presented to the user as a menu The user can select the configuration set designed for their environment Compare the Configurations tab with the Jobs tab See Jobs on page 199 Note If you do not create any con...

Page 184: ...job which runs for all clients at the specified time z Click OK Jobs Click the Jobs tab on the Initial Deployment dialog to add existing jobs or create new jobs to run on the new computer The jobs you add or build using this dialog are listed in a menu and presented to the user during startup The user can select the deployment jobs to image the computer and install applications and personality set...

Page 185: ...set and job is run However in many cases you do not want Web or network servers to be automatically re imaged without confirmation from IT personnel z Select Servers to stop servers from automatically running Initial Deployment configuration jobs Servers are identified as the managed computers running multiple processors or identified as a specific server model from specific manufacturers Example ...

Page 186: ...ns 11 81 managing overview 11 managment 80 migrating with wizard 132 new account 84 preconfigured 83 properties 104 rejected 79 remote operations 107 removing inactive 68 restoring 109 select with wizard 135 showing 55 conditions 135 creating 65 order sets 137 configuration computer 110 computer properties 86 initial deployment 182 modifying multiple tasks 175 connection to other sites 78 console ...

Page 187: ...8 restoring 109 I IBM server blades 125 icons assinging jobs 13 Boot Disk Creator 62 computer 11 81 Image Explorer 63 jobs 129 129 PC Transplant Editor 63 63 63 PXE Configuration 62 Remote Agent Installer 63 toolbars 62 utilities 62 ImageExplorer 63 images creating 141 distributing 146 overview 14 quick disk 110 rescheduling failed 68 Import Package Advanced 163 importing groups 75 users 74 users ...

Page 188: ...sonality 163 pane computers 55 details 57 jobs 56 overview 10 shortcuts and resources 57 password options for tasks 69 paste folders 176 jobs 176 PC Transplant Editor 63 63 63 permissions 72 77 evaluating 78 rules 77 personality settings 163 distributing 165 port TCP for file transfer 68 power control 173 operation 111 PowerEdge Dell 124 pre boot operating system 49 49 pre configured computer acco...

Page 189: ... view 57 show computers 55 simple install 23 software distributing 159 Software Virtualization Solution SVS 63 status detail 56 Stored Procedures allowed 71 synchronize display names with Windows computer names 68 Sysprep file location 52 settings 69 Sysprep settings 69 system requirements 21 T tabs manage user groups 74 75 rights 75 tasks building jobs 134 change configuration 175 copy file to 17...

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