Delivering A Package Without Defining A Software Resource - Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual

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Delivering a package without defining a software resource

Delivering a package without defining a software
resource
A Package Delivery task lets you deliver any package regardless of whether it is
associated with a software resource.
See "About Package Delivery"
Process for delivering a package without defining a software
Table 8-1
resource
Step Action
Step 1 Create a Package Delivery
task.
Step 2 (Optional) Change the task
settings.
Step 3 Schedule the task and select
the delivery destinations.
on page 137.
Description
A Package Delivery task lets you perform a
routine package delivery.
See "Creating a task in Software
Management Solution"
See "Package settings for Package Delivery
tasks" on page 139.
Every task inherits the default settings that
control how the task runs. You can override
the default settings for a particular task.
See "Advanced options for tasks in Software
Management Solution"
Define the schedule and the delivery
destinations every time you run the task.
Your options for scheduling the task are as
follows:
Run the task now.
This option runs the task as soon as
possible, unless it must wait for a
maintenance window.
Schedule the task to run at a specific
time.
See "Scheduling a task and selecting
computers in Software Management
Solution" on page 144.
on page 142.
on page 70.