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Migrating computers
Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
Note
You cannot define return codes when using the New Job Wizard. See
on page 150 to build customized jobs and set up return codes.
See also
Modifying tasks in a deployment job
From the New Job Wizard, you can select Migrate computers to quickly distribute hard
disk images, software, and settings from a user's current computer to a new computer.
You can image a new computer's hard disk with a new operating system and install
software and personality settings. Or perform different levels of migration to distribute
only software or to simply capture and distribute personality settings to the new
computer.
Migrate one computer to another separate computer
Click this option to migrate a user from a source computer (old computer) to another
destination computer (new computer). Capture personality settings, distribute a new
hard disk image, distribute software and redistribute the saved personality settings from
the source computer to the new destination computer.
Click the option to migrate only personality settings to one or more computers. Also
select Prepare destination computer with a disk image to distribute a disk image to
the new computer and select 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
settings
on page 179) to capture the personality of the source computer and a Modify
Configuration task to rename the source computer to avoid naming conflicts (see
Modifying configuration
on page 182). The source computer is named computerName
(Old).
Job (Distribute) includes a Deploy Image task (see
page 162) if selected, a Modify Configuration task to update settings to the destination
computer, and one or more Install Package tasks to update software (if selected) and
migrate personality settings. See
Migrate the same computer to another operating system
Click this option to upgrade the operating system on a computer and reinstall
personality settings and software packages on the same computer. It creates jobs and
tasks to capture the personality settings, distribute a new disk image, distribute
software packages, and migrate the personality settings.
Click the option to deploy a disk image and migrate the personality settings to the
computer. (Optional) Select Install software packages prior to applying the
personality on the destination computer to install software packages on the
computer.
on page 190.
Distributing a disk image
Distributing software
on page 175.
Building new jobs
Capturing personality
on
148
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