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Track Deployment Job Status

Once a job to deploy a set of agent packages to a set of computers has been started, you can track its progress and status. The Jobs folder displays a table of all created deployment jobs that lists the job name, packages included, job status, and so on. From this table, you can drill down to view more details about a specific job, including why a job failed.

To track a deployment job status

  1. Select Resources, Deploy pane.

    The Deployment pane displays the Packages, Templates, and Jobs folders.

  2. Click the Jobs folder.xxxxxx

    The Job Status pane appears.

  3. Click the job you want to view.

    The Job Information page appears.

  4. In the Task Status pane, filter out particular job tasks by using any of the filters available. Alternatively, use the paging interface to identify the desired task.
  5. Click Status Extended to view extended information about a job.

    The Extended Status information dialog appears with details about the job:

    Information

    Displays general information about the job

    Message

    Displays a message about the job, for example, Package delivery failed

    Reason

    Displays the reason for the failure

    Action

    Displays what action to take to correct the problem

Common causes for deployment failure include the following: