Deployment Agent For Dos Install (Bwinst.exe) Switches - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Switch
-pause
-s<name>
-sr
-wb

Deployment Agent for DOS Install (Bwinst.exe) Switches

Switch
-mbr
-u
-c
Deployment Solution
Details
Function: Causes the computer to pause for 5 seconds before
beginning production boot processes. This allows time to access the
bootworks program before the computer boots to production.
Example: To add a 5-second pause before a production boot, type
bootwork -pause
Function: Specifies the computer name of the Deployment Server you
want the client to connect to. Otherwise, if you have more than one
Console on the network, clients will connect to the first one they find.
Example: If you want a client to connect only to a Deployment Server
named ServerOne, type
bootwork -serverone
Function: Specifies a soft reboot when a client computer boots to
production.
Example: To reboot a client using a soft reboot instead of the default
hard reboot, type
bootwork -sr
Function: Specifies a warm reboot when a client computer boots to
production.
Example: To reboot a client using a soft reboot instead of the default
hard reboot, type
bootwork -wb
The Deployment Agent for DOS is installed by
installing you might need to edit these settings in the Deployment Agent for DOS
file.
autoexec.bat
Parameters are case sensitive. Use a space between the command and the switch, and
between switches if you use more than one.
Details
Function: Rewrites the BootWorks MBR code and exits.
Example: If the BootWorks code is overwritten by another program and
you want to rewrite it to the boot record, type
bwinst -mbr
Function: Uninstalls BootWorks.
Example: To uninstall BootWorks from a client, type
bwinst -u
Function: Checks for Altiris MBR code.
Example: To find out if BootWorks is installed on a client, type
bwinst -c
Command-Line Switches
, so if you have problems
bwinst.exe
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