When a deployment operation is requested, the manager first tries to send down a relatively small "primer" package to the target computer.
The primer package is pushed out using one of a variety of methods, depending on the target operating system and what software is installed.
It is not always possible to remotely push out the primer, for example, when the network security settings prevent it. However, in such cases, you can manually install the primer on the target computers.
Once the primer is installed, it is used to transfer the actual deployment package data to the target computer and run the installation. All subsequent deployments to the same target computer can use the existing primer installation.
The deployment manager controls all the deployment operations and handles job status.
The deployment clients (deployment wizard and dmsweep command line interface) use an API to communicate with the deployment manager. They are installed along with the DSM Explorer and can therefore be run on a computer other than the manager, if required.
To reduce network usage when deploying large numbers of agents, you can “stage” deployment packages at scalability servers.
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