Distribute Personality Advanced; Modifying Configuration - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Modifying configuration

Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
For more information about capturing a computer's personality settings, see the Altiris
PC Transplant Help.
See also Distributing software
page 190.

Distribute personality advanced

Copy files using Deployment Server then execute. Select this option to distribute
software packages through the Deployment Server to the managed computer, requiring
two file copy transactions if the Deployment Share is on another file server. Use this
option for Simple Installs to take advantage of security rights defined by Deployment
Server. This is the default option.
Copy directly from file source then execute. Select this option to copy packages
directly from the Deployment Share, sending only one copy across the network. It
copies the file and runs it and avoids running through the Deployment Server and
diminishing processor output. Because the Deployment Agent doesn't recognize shared
rights and is not guaranteed to have a mapped drive to the data source, you must
identify a user name and password for the data share computer from the target
computer. This option also requires a full UNC path name in the Source Path field in the
Copy File dialog.
Execute directly from file source. Select this option to run files remotely from the
Deployment Share or another selected file server.
File source access and credentials. Enter the user name and password for the client
computer and the Deployment Share. Both must have the same user name and
password (this is not an issue if both exist in the same domain).
You can add a task to configure or modify the configuration of computer property
settings using the Modify Configuration dialog. The Deployment Agent updates the
property settings and restarts the computer for changes to take effect.
1. After creating a job, double-click the job, and click Add > Modify Configuration.
2. Select the Reboot after Configuration check box to restart client computer after
the configuration changes are complete. By default, the check box for Reboot after
Configuration is selected.
3. Enter or edit the property settings in the Configuration dialog. Click the category
icons in the left pane to set additional values for each property setting group. See
Computer configuration properties
4. Click Next.
5. (Optional) Set Return Codes. See
6. Click Finish. The task appears in the Task list for the job. The configuration is
modified when you run this task.
See also Modifying tasks in a deployment job
on page 175 and Modifying tasks in a deployment job
on page 101.
Setting up return codes
on page 190.
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on page 193.
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