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Deploy to groups of computers. Organize computers by department, network
container, hardware configuration, software requirements, or any other structure to
meet your needs. You can deploy and provision computers on a mass scale.
To filter computers in a computer group to schedule jobs only to the appropriate
computer types, see Computer filters and job conditions on page 80.
Configure Computer Agents. See the property pages for modifying Deployment Agent
settings.
See Deployment agents on page 109.
View and configure computer properties. You can modify computer settings for
each computer from the console. Or you can view the Computer Properties page for
detailed access to a computer’s hardware, software, and network property settings.
See Computer configuration properties on page 101 and Computer properties on
page 119.
Run remote operations from the console. Perform operations quickly in real time
from a Deployment Console. Restore a computer to a previous state, configure property
settings, send a file, remote control, chat, set security, run deployment jobs, or select
from additional management commands.
See Remote operations using Deployment Solution on page 122.
Build and schedule jobs. Build deployment jobs with one or more management tasks
to run on selected computers. Create jobs, add tasks, and assign the job to computer
groups. Jobs can be organized and assigned for daily tasks or to handle major IT
upgrades.
See on page 145.
Manage Servers. Deployment Solution also manages network or Web servers to
administrate high-density server farms or server network resources across your
organization.
See the Deployment Solution Reference Guide.
Viewing computer details
In Deployment Solution, a computer resource is identified in the console with a
distinctive icon to display the computer type — Windows desktop or notebook, server, or
Linux operating system — and its current status. These computer icons change to
convey the state of the computer, such as the log on status, server waiting status, or
user with a timed license status. You can also view the status of the jobs assigned to the
selected computer in the Details pane of a Deployment Console.
See Viewing job details on page 145.
The following is a sample list of computer icons displayed in each Deployment Console,
identifying the computer type and state.
A computer connected to the Deployment Server with a user logged on.
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