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Chapter 5
Deployment Agent Installation
The Deployment Agent runs on managed computers to perform local management tasks
as directed by Deployment Server. Some of these tasks include:
z Software installations
z SVS layer management
z Script execution
z Remote control
z Inventory and configuration
If you plan on doing more than computer imaging or scripted installations, you should
install the Deployment Agent on managed computers. Without installing the Deployment
Agent, you can still boot computers to automation using PXE, embedded partitions, or
boot media to perform some tasks.
The agent simplifies these tasks by automatically restarting the computer and
controlling when to boot the embedded partition, but it is not required.
About the Deployment Agent
The Deployment Agent can be installed in the production environment of all the
computers you want to manage. Additionally, the Deployment Agent is automatically
included in each of the automation boot configurations you create using PXE,
automation partitions, or boot media.
There are three versions of the Deployment Agent:
z DAgent - Windows Vista, Windows 2008
z AClient - Windows XP and previous
z ADLAgent - Linux, UNIX, Solaris, Mac
DAgent provides experimental support for Windows XP, see the release notes for details.
References in this document to the Deployment Agent refer to all versions; references to
DAgent, AClient, or ADLAgent refer to the specific executable.
Installing the Agent
There are two standard methods to install the Deployment Agent on multiple
computers:
z Using the Remote Agent Installer (Windows-only) (page 35)
z Using a Script, E-Mail Link, or Manual Installation (All Platforms) (page 35)
For Additional details on the Vista, Linux and Mac agent see Operating System and
Platform Reference (page 252).
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