Chapter 6 What Is Automation - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

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Chapter 6
What is Automation?
Deployment Solution
Deployment Solution uses two modes to manage computers:
Automation
Automation is to the pre-boot environment loaded by
Deployment Server to perform tasks which need to take
place outside the normal operating system.
If you have ever used a disk imaging utility, or booted a
computer using an installation CD, you are probably
familiar with running computers in a similar
environment.
Production
The normal operating system of the computer.
Production tasks include software installation and
personality capture.
Several of the tasks you perform to manage your network can be completed in the
production environment. However, other tasks, primarily imaging, must be performed
before the operating system boots. In Deployment Solution, this pre-boot environment
is called the automation environment, or booting into "automation mode".
The following table contains a list of Deployment Solution tasks and the environment in
which they execute:
Production Tasks
Distribute Software
Capture Personality
Distribute Personality
Get Inventory
SVS
Copy File to
Modify Configuration
Power Control
Run script
In order to manage computers in automation, you must select a method to boot
computers to automation and decide which operating to use in the automation
environment.
Deployment Solution provides support for a broad range of boot methods and
automation operating systems; this section helps you decide which works best for your
environment.
In order to set up automation, you must make the following decisions:
Which Automation Boot Method Should I Use?
Automation Tasks
Create Disk Image
Distribute Disk Image
Scripted OS Install
Run script
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