Managing Server Blades - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Deployment Solution
computer with Sample jobs. Initial Deployment includes a feature to prohibit servers
from being deployed automatically.
1. Click Initial Deployment and select Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Click the Servers check box and click OK.
Initial Deployment will not run for any computer identified in the console as a server.
Change PXE Options for Initial Deployment
If installing a server using a PXE Server, the server will attempt to install but will not run
automatically using default settings. It will wait 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 sit at the prompt.
1. Click on Start > Programs > Altiris > PXE Services > PXE Configuration Utility.
2. Click Altiris BootWorks (Initial Deployment). Click Edit.
3. Select Execute Immediately.
Initial Deployment will run automatically for every identified server.
4. Click OK.
Clear BootWorks Prompt for Remote Install
When you run a deployment job on a computer where the Deployment Agent has been
remotely installed, a message will appear stating that no BootWorks partition or PXE
stamp is found. The message will stay open until the user clicks OK on the message
dialog, which delays executing the scheduled job as part of an automated redeployment
process. To fix this delay:
1. Select Tools > Options.The Altiris Program Options dialog appears.
2. Select the Agent Settings tab.
3. Select Change Default Settings.
4. Select the BootWorks tab.
5. In the lower section, select Never prompt me from the list.
6. Click OK.
Following these steps will assure that the BootWorks message will not come up and
things will move forward when a job is scheduled.

Managing Server Blades

Deployment Solution allows you to manage high-density server blades with Rack/
Enclosure/Bay (R/E/B) hardware and properties. From the Deployment Console you can
deploy and manage these space-efficient server blades using the physical view to
assign jobs to the Rack, Enclosure, or Bay level of the server cluster, or you can manage
each server blade directly from the logical view. See
and rules to deploy Rack/Enclosure/Bay servers.
Deploying and Managing Servers
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