Chapter 13: Managing Computers - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Chapter 13
Managing computers
Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
From the Computers pane of a Deployment Solution console, you can identify, deploy,
and manage all computer resources across your organization, including desktop
computers, notebook computers, network and Web servers, and network switches. You
can quickly modify any computer's configuration settings or view its complete
management history. Or you can take on big projects, such as completely re-image the
hard drive, restore software, and migrate personality settings for a whole department.
You now have management of all your computer resources available from a Windows or
Web console from any location.
All computer resources can be accessed and managed as single computers or organized
into computer groups with similar hardware configurations or deployment requirements,
letting you run deployment jobs or execute operations on multiple computers
simultaneously. You can use search features to locate a specific computer in the
Deployment Database, or set filters to sort computers by type, configuration, operating
system, or other criteria.
Manage with computer icons. Major computer types are identified by a computer icon
in the console, with a list of scheduled jobs and operations associated with each
computer. In the Deployment Console, you can assign and schedule deployment jobs to
computers or groups by dragging the computer icon to a job in the Jobs pane, or vice
versa.
See Viewing computer details
Computer icons appear in the Computers pane of the Deployment
Console, where they can be organized into groups. To assign and schedule
a job on a computer in the Deployment Server Console, drag a computer
icon or group icon to a job icon.
Add new computers. Deployment Solution lets you add new computer accounts and
set configuration properties for new computers before they are recognized by the
Deployment Server system. Preset computer accounts automatically associate with new
computers when they start up, or can be associated with pre-configured computers.
See Adding new computers
Click New Computer on the console to create a new computer account.
You can also click File > New > Computer or right-click in the
Computers pane and select New Computer.
When the new computer starts up, you can assign it a preset account.
Click New Group on the console to add a new group in the Computers
pane of the Deployment Console. You can also click File > New >
Computer Group or right-click in the Computers pane and select New
Group.
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