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Deploy Software on Groups and Assets

You can deploy software remotely to target computers throughout the organization. You can deploy software to individual computers or a group of computers. You can deploy multiple software packages to a computer.

Follow these steps:

1. Go to Console, Computers and Users.
2. Select a Computer Group, Member of a Group or User Profiles to which you want to deploy the software package.
3. Click Deploy Software from the Actions panel.

   The Deploy Software wizard opens.

4. (Only on Enterprise Manager) Click Add, select the domain, click OK, and then click Next.
5. Select one of the following options from the Actions panel to add procedures and click Next:
   • Click Add, select the software group, software package, and/or procedure groups from the package library that you want to deploy, and click OK.
   • Click Add Procedures, select the procedures from the displayed list and click OK.
6. (Optional) Specify the deployment schedule and click Next.

   Note: The date and time you select, follows the Scalability Server time zone.

7. Complete the following fields in the Distribution/Job Container tab and click Next:

   Distribution Job Container

   (Only on Enterprise Manager) Specifies the name of the Distribution Job Container. Select an appropriate name from the drop-down list.

   Job Container

   (Only on Domain Manager) Specifies the name of the Job Container. Enter an appropriate job container name.

   Name

   Specifies the Name of the Job Container for deployment.

   Priority

   (Optional) Specifies the deployment priority of the package.

   User Message

   Lets you enter a message for the user.

   Job Linkage

   Defines the links between the jobs.

   Batch Job Execution

   Lets you execute the deployment job in a batch process. For each target, all jobs in the container are run as a single piece of work. If a job fails for any target, the remaining jobs in the container for that target are aborted. Batch jobs constitute a critical region; no other jobs are allowed to come in between them. The batch jobs are important as an unrelated job causes the problems with the target and can fail the rollback. The batch jobs must have the same activation time.

   Enable transaction

   Allows you to manage jobs during evaluation and execution. When one job in the container fails, the remaining jobs in the batch will not execute. When the Enable Transaction check box is selected, jobs for SXP, PKG, and PIF packages are rolled-back in case of failure. Upon a failure, all previous jobs in the container for that target are rolled back, if possible.

   Synchronized Job Execution

   The job is activated only when the previous job in the container is completed correctly.

   No Linkage

   Lets you run Jobs independently from each other.

   Ignore cascading

   Ignores cascading install of dependent packages. This box appears disabled, if No Linkage is selected as cascading is of no importance with the No linkage selection).

   Seal and Evaluate Job Container

   (Only on Domain Manager)Lets you seal a job container and evaluate the jobs in the container.

   Activate Job Container

   (Only on Domain Manager)Lets you activate the jobs in the container.

   Distribute and register software packages at the Domains.

   (Only on Enterprise Manager)Lets you distribute and register software packages at the domains. If you de-select this option, it is assumed the package is already available at the selected domains.

8. Click Next.

   The Jobs page opens.

9. (Optional) To configure a package, select the package and click Configure in the Actions panel.
10. Click Next and review the summary.
11. Click Finish to deploy the software package.

    The software package is deployed from Computers and Users.