Configuring Deployment Templates

When you deploy a software or a patch using Desktop Central, you can specify multiple Deployment Settings like when to install, whether the user can skip deployments, reboot policies, etc. These deployment settings can be created as a template, which can then be used while defining the configuration. There are several ways to create a deployment template:

• While defining a configuration using the "Save as Template" link by providing a name for the template
• Create templates manually from Deployment Template page. You can reach the Deployment Template page from the following places:
  • Admin --> Deployment Templates
  • Patch Mgmt --> Deployment Templates
  • Software Deployment --> Deployment Templates

Follow the steps below to create a template manually:

1. Navigate to the Deployment Template page from the Desktop Central client
2. Click Create Template
3. Specify a name for the template
4. Choose the required Install Option:
   1. Install during computer startup: Select this option if the patches have to be deployed during computer startup.
   2. Install during 90 minutes refresh interval: Select this option if the patches have to be installed after the computer startup when the next update happens (within 90 minutes)
   3. Either of the above, whichever is earlier
5. If you want the installation to happen only between a specified time of a day, you can specify the Start and End time within which the deployment should begin. The Start Time can also be greater than the End time - in such cases the End time is assumed to be on the following day. For example, if you wish the deployment should happen between 10.00 PM and 4.00 AM, you can specify the Start Time as 22:00:00 and End Time as 04:00:00
6. Specify whether the use can skip the deployment at a later time by selecting the "Allow Users to Skip Deployment". When you do not select this option, the deployment will be forced and the user will not have any control on the deployment.
7. If the deployment progress has to be shown to the users, select "Show deployment progress in the client computers" option.
8. Select the required Reboot Policy:
   1. Do not reboot: Select this option if the client computers should not be rebooted after installing the patches.
   2. Force Reboot when the user has logged in: Select this option to force the user to reboot the computer. Specify the time within which the client machines will be rebooted and the message that has to displayed in the client machines.
   3. Force Shutdown when the user has logged in: Select this option to force the user to shutdown the computer. Specify the time within which the client machines will be shutdown and the message that has to displayed in the client machines.
   4. Allow user to skip Reboot: Select this option to allow users to reboot later. Specify the message that has to displayed in the client machines.
   5. Allow user to skip Shutdown:Select this option to allow users to shutdown later. Specify the message that has to displayed in the client machines.

9. Click Save to save the template

The templates thus created can be used to pre-fill the Deployment Settings while you define a Software and Patch Configurations by choosing the required template from the list. You can also change any specific settings after loading the data from the template (and also can save it as a new template using the Save as Template link)