Agent Procedures Overview

Use the Agent Procedures module to create and schedule automated tasks on managed machines.

Installations

You can schedule the installation of Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications and patches using Patch Deploy and Application Deploy.

Note: See Patch Management to install Microsoft patches on managed machines.

When a pre-defined install solution cannot be used, use Packager to create a self-extracting file ready for automated distribution.

File Transfers

Transfer files to and from managed machines using Get File and Distribute File.

Agent Procedure Analysis

You can view the status of all procedures run on a managed machine using Agent Procedure Status. You can also spread out the impact agent procedures have on network traffic and server loading using Distribute.

Operating Systems

Customized agent procedures include specifying what type of operating system they should be run on, including managed machines running the Macintosh and Linux.

Functions	Description
Schedule / Create	Automates user-defined tasks on managed machines by creating and scheduling agent procedures.
Distribution	Minimizes network traffic and server loading by executing agent procedures evenly throughout the day.
Agent Procedure Status	Shows the status of agent procedures executed on managed machines: machine ID.group ID, time of the last executed agent procedure, results of the executed agent procedure, and the number of times the agent procedure has been executed.
Patch Deploy	Use this wizard tool to create procedures to deploy Microsoft patches to managed machines.
Application Deploy	Use this wizard tool to create procedures to deploy non-Microsoft install packages (setup.exe) to managed machines.
Packager	An external application that allows users to create customized installation packages deployable on managed machines.
Get File	View and manage files uploaded to the KServer from managed machines using the Get File agent procedure command.
Distribute File	Write files to all selected managed machines and maintain them.

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