Change Agent Settings; Deploying And Managing Servers - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Change agent settings

Deploying and managing servers

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install additional pre-boot operating system files through Boot Disk Creator. See Boot
Disk Creator Help.
If you are running PXE Servers, you do not need to install an automation partition on
each client computer's hard disk. When the Deployment Server sends a deployment job,
PXE-enabled client computers search for a PXE Server to receive the boot menu options
and the boot menu files that are required to boot to automation. See Automation Pre-
boot Environment in the Deployment Server Reference Guide.
To install an automation partition
1. Right-click a computer and click Advanced > Install Automation Partition.
2. From the drop-down list, select the pre-boot operating system environment you
want to install.
3. Click OK.
The Automation Agent you selected installs as an embedded partition on the client
computer's hard disk. After the installation completes, the client computer reboots
automatically. You can now run automation-specific deployment tasks on this
computer.
This feature lets you modify most of the agent settings for a selected computer or
computer group. You can set properties for the Production Agent (Deployment Agent),
or for an Automation Agent.
To change agent settings
1. From the Computers pane, right-click a computer and select Change Agent
Settings.
2. Select either Production Agent or Automation Agent.
3. Edit the properties settings.
4. Click OK.
Deployment Solution provides additional features to remotely install, deploy and
manage network and Web servers. From the Deployment Server Console, you can
configure new server hardware, install operating systems and applications, and manage
servers throughout their life cycle. And because servers are mission-critical, you can set
up a system to quickly deploy new servers or automatically re-deploy servers that have
failed. Features like rules-based deployment, support for remote management cards,
and quick server restoration from a deployment history give you new tools to manage all
servers throughout your organization.
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