Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual page 66

Deployment Solution
You can set up jobs to:
Create Disk Image
Deploy Lab
Restore Lab
Update Configuration
Upload Registries
Each job contains a default list of tasks. Lab Builder places these five new jobs under a
folder (which you name) located under the Lab folder. All tasks in the jobs are assigned
default paths and file names that let them use the same images and configuration
information, registry data, and so on. We recommend that you do not change the file
names and paths. If you change the default settings (Example: changing the image
name), you must change it in all jobs where the image is used.
To use Lab Builder
1. Click the Lab Builder icon on the toolbar, or choose File > New > Lab Builder.
2. Enter the name of the lab setup.
Note
The lab name must be unique because the program creates a default image file
name based on the name, and the image file name must be unique. The default
image name is synchronized in all lab jobs, so if you change the name later you
must change it in all jobs that use the image.
3. Enter a lab description to help you differentiate the lab from others. This field is
optional. Click OK.
4. Identify an image in the Create Disk Image job.
5. Set computer names and addresses in the Update Configuration job.
The following information describes the default jobs. To run one of these jobs, 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 Lab. This job has three default tasks: Deploy image, Apply configuration
settings, and Back up registry files. The image that is uploaded using the Create Disk
Image job is deployed when you use this job. The configuration settings you specify in
the Update Configuration job are applied to the computers, and the computer registry
files are uploaded to the Deployment Server.
Restore Lab. This job restores the image and registry files to a computer where a lab
was previously deployed. You can quickly get a computer running again by restoring the
lab on that computer.
Update Configuration. This job lets you to set unique configuration information (such
as computer names and network addresses) for client computers. When a lab is
deployed, each computer has an identical image, but not the same configuration
settings. This means you don't have to visit each computer to reset IP addresses and
other settings when you deploy an image.
Upload Registries. This job backs up computer registry files to the Deployment Server.
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