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Server management features
Server deployment options
Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
Set Server-specific options. Servers are essential to any organization and require
special planning and management strategies. Deployment Server provides server-
specific features to automatically deploy new servers and maintain existing servers. See
Server deployment options
Deployment Server provides various features for deploying and managing servers.
These features are supported for client computers as well, but are essential in deploying
servers.
Server icons. The Deployment Console displays icons that 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
The server is active and a user is logged on.
The server is disconnected from the console.
The 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
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.
on page 136.
Scripted OS install
on page 168.
TCP/IP
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