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Getting Started

Overview

An Overview page illustrates the four main stages of configuring and operating Software Deployment and Update, with links to the relevant pages and to online help.

  1. Create - Create your own local Software Catalog of silent installers from a Master Catalog of popular software titles. Optionally create your own custom installers.
  2. Assign - Define profiles for automated deployment and assign machines to them. Profiles determine the software and versions to be deployed. Optionally set the Deployment Options for new versions of each software title.
  3. Scan - When a machine is assigned to a profile a recurring scan schedule is assigned by default. Scanning determines a machine's compliance with its assigned profiles. An Auto Run Scan profile option runs the scan as soon as a machine is assigned to the profile. You can also scan a machine "on demand."
  4. Install - A recurring install schedule is assigned by default when a machine is assigned to a profile. You can also deploy installers "on demand."

Setup

A Setup page provides an easy-to-use, interactive checklist for configuring Software Deployment and Update quickly. Selecting a task displays the appropriate page, with links to online help.