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Tasks
• Configuring the Deployment task for groups of managed systems on page 201
Use this task to configure the Product Deployment task to deploy products to groups of
managed systems in the System Tree.
• Configuring the Deployment task to install products on a managed system on page 202
Use this task to deploy products to a single system using the Product Deployment task.
Create a Product Deployment client task for a single system when that system requires:
Configuring the Deployment task for groups of managed systems
Use this task to configure the Product Deployment task to deploy products to groups of managed
systems in the System Tree.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
Click Menu | Policy | Client Task Catalog, select McAfee Agent | Product Deployment as Client Task Types, then
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click Actions | New Task. The New Task dialog box appears.
Ensure that Product Deployment is selected, then click OK.
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Type a name for the task you are creating and add any notes.
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4 Next to Target platforms, select the type(s) of platform to use the deployment.
Next to Products and components set the following:
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• Select the desired product from the first drop-down list. The products listed are those for which
you have already checked in a package to the master repository. If you do not see the product
you want to deploy listed here, you must first check in that product's package.
• Set the Action to Install, then select the Language of the package, and the Branch.
• To specify command-line installation options, type the desired command-line options in the
Command line text field. See the product documentation for information on command-line options
of the product you are installing.
You can click + or – to add or remove products and components from the
list displayed.
Next to Options, select if you want to run this task for every policy enforcement process (Windows
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only) and click Save.
Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Assigned Client Tasks, then select the required group in the System Tree.
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Select the Preset filter as Product Deployment (McAfee Agent).
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Each assigned client task per selected category appears in the details pane.
Click Actions | New Client Task Assignment. The Client Task Assignment Builder wizard appears.
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10 On the Select Task page, select Product as McAfee Agent and Task Type as Product Deployment, then select
the task you created for deploying product.
11 Next to Tags, select the desired platforms to which you are deploying the packages, then click Next:
• Send this task to all computers
• Send this task to only computers that have the following criteria — Use one of the edit links to configure the
criteria.
Using tasks to manage products and systems
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