Deployment Tasks; Task Names In A Mixed-Language Environment; Common Tasks - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Deployment tasks

Task names in a mixed-language environment

Common Tasks

Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
See also Building new jobs
page 190.
A task is an action of a job. Jobs are built with tasks. Each task runs according to its
order in the task list contained in a job. You can resize the task pane by dragging the
bottom pane (horizontal bar) that separates the task list and the scheduled computer
list of the Deployment Console. This lets you view a greater number of tasks in a
deployment job without using the scroll bar to navigate up and down.
Deployment Server does not handle the code pages in a mixed-language environment
well. If a Windows 32-bit Deployment Server Console is installed on a native single-byte
OS (for example, English, Italian, and French) and viewed on a double-byte language,
the task names show as a series of question marks.
When you view the task names on a native double-byte OS, they display correctly.
The Add menu of the Deployment Console includes the following tasks:
Create Disk Image. Create a disk image from a reference computer and save the
image file (.IMG or .EXE files) for later distribution. See
page 157.
Distribute Disk Image. Distribute previously created disk images (.IMG or .EXE files)
or create a disk image from a reference computer on the network and simultaneously
distribute it (.IMG or .EXE) to other managed computers on the network. See
Distributing a disk image
Scripted OS Install. Run scripted (unattended) installs using answer files to install
computers remotely over the network. See
Distribute Software. Distribute .RIPs, .MSI files, scripts, personality settings, and
other package files to computers or groups. See
Manage SVS Layer. Instantly activate, deactivate or reset layers and completely avoid
conflicts between applications, without altering the base Windows application. See
Managing the SVS layer
Capture Personality. Capture the personality settings of a selected computer on the
network using the PC Transplant software. PC Transplant ships as a part of Deployment
Server. See Capturing personality settings
Distribute Personality. Send a Personality Package to computer or groups. This task
identifies valid Altiris packages and assign passwords and command-line options to
Personality Packages. See
Modify Configuration. Modify the IP address, computer and user name, domains and
Active Directory organizational units, and other network information and computer
properties. See Modifying configuration
Back up Registry. Copy the registry files of selected computers and save the registry
file settings to a selected directory. See
page 183.
on page 150 and Modifying tasks in a deployment job
on page 162.
Scripted OS install
on page 177.
on page 179.
Distributing personality settings
on page 182.
Backing up and restoring registry files
Creating a disk image
on page 168.
Distributing software on page 175.
on page 180.
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