Install Automation Partition - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Install automation partition

Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
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All properties are selected by default; you must deselect the properties you don't
want to include when the client is prompted.
3. Click OK.
The properties form appears for the logged-on user of the computer, asking for
location properties.
When the user enters information and selects OK, the Location properties in the
Computer Properties field are updated for the selected computer. If the user
changes the computer name, the name in the Computers pane of the Deployment
Console also changes. These settings are stored directly to the Deployment
Database.
See also Chat on page 132 and
page 122.
When the Deployment Server sends a deployment job to client computers, tasks within
the job can be assigned the default automation pre-boot environment, or one of DOS,
Linux, or WinPE. With an embedded (recommended) or hidden automation partition
installed on the client computer's hard disk, deployment jobs can run 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.
Run script
Create disk image
Distribute disk image
Scripted OS install
During the Deployment Server installation, the Pre-boot Operating System page appears
for you to select a default pre-boot operating system, which is used by Boot Disk
Creator to create the configurations that boot client computers to automation. You can
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