Server Deployment Options - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Server Deployment Options

Deployment Solution
Server icons. The Deployment consoles display icons to identify servers across the
network. Like other computer icons in the console, server icons can be selected to view
server properties or assign specific jobs and management tasks
Icon Description
Indicates a server is active and a user is logged on.
Indicates a server is disconnected from the console.
Indicates a server is in a waiting state.
Run Scripted Installs. Execute scripted, unattended installs across the network for
both Microsoft Windows and Linux servers. Follow steps to create answer files and set
up the operating system install files using a wizard. See
Support for multiple network adapter cards. Because servers may require more
than one network interface card, Deployment Server provides property pages to access
and configure multiple network adapters remotely from the console. See
configuration settings on page 104.
Synchronized server date and time. Deployment Server automatically sets the
server's date and time after installing or imaging (as part of the configuration process).
Deployment Agents include an option to disable this feature (it is off by default).
Enhanced scripting capabilities. You can deploy multiple tasks per deployment job
and boot to DOS multiple times when configuring and deploying a clean server.
Deployment Server also lets you view and debug each step in the deployment script,
and track each job to provide a history of tasks for redeploying a server.
Deployment Server includes features to automatically reconfigure and redeploy new
servers. If you are using Initial Deployment to automatically re-image new servers or
run installation scripts, you can (1) safeguard against mistaken disk overwrites, or (2)
run automatically for every server not identified as a managed computer in the
database. These contrasting settings are based on polices you define for managing
servers in your organization.
Example: if you rely on PXE to boot the new server and you want to deploy new servers
automatically without halting the process, you must change the default settings in the
PXE Configuration Utility. In contrast, if you want to ensure that the server waits before
being deployed (or waits a set time before proceeding) to avoid erroneous re-
deployment, you need to set the options in the Advanced section of Initial Deployment.
Halt the Initial Deployment of Servers
When a server boots from the PXE server or from BootDisk (if the option is set),
Deployment Server recognizes it as a new computer and will attempt to configure the
Deploying and Managing Servers
Scripted OS install on page 168.
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