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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 9.2 Common Documents - Administrator Guide

About the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Getting started Using the Dashboard Configuring the appliance Setting up user accounts and user authentication Configuring security settings Preparing for deployment Managing device inventory Using labels Creating a Windows or Linux Boot Environment Managing drivers Capturing images Capturing user states Creating scripted installations Creating a task sequence Automating deployments Performing manual deployments Managing custom deployments Managing offline deployments About the Remote Site Appliance Importing and exporting appliance components Managing disk space Troubleshooting appliance issues Updating appliance software Glossary About us Legal notices

Upload files from shared directory

Upload files from shared directory

You can use the Source Media Import page to upload Windows and Linux .iso images to the appliance.

Alternatively, you can use the KACE Media Manager to upload files. However, Quest recommends that you use this page to upload .iso files for some platforms (such as CentOS) because Microsoft Windows causes the file names to become truncated. For more information, see Upload files using the KACE Media Manager.

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NOTE: Copying and uploading files can take several hours.
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Copy the .iso file that you want to upload to the appliance's clientdrop Samba share.
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On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Source Media to display the Source Media page.
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Select Choose Action > Import from Clientdrop to display the Source Media Import page.
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On the Source Media Import page, in the Source Media Name field, type the name that you want to use for associate with the .iso file. For example: Windows 10 2004 September Update.
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Click Source Media ISO and select the .iso file that you want to upload.
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Click Import.

When the process completes, the image appears on the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Source Media page. If Source Media Notifications are enabled for your user account, a new notification appears. For more information, see Configure User Interface notifications.

View source media details

View source media details

You can view information about source media, such as the file size and the date that the files were uploaded to the appliance.

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On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Source Media to display the Source Media page.
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Under Name, select the image to display the Source Media Detail page.
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NOTE: You can modify the name of the image and add notes to indicate changes to the image.
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Optional: Click Cancel to close the page.
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Click Delete to remove the source media from the appliance.
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Click Save.

Fingerprint source media OS

Fingerprint source media OS

Fingerprinting an OS allows you to examine its operating system platform and category.

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On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Source Media to display the Source Media page.
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Select a source media whose OS you want to fingerprint.
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Select Source Media > Fingerprint.
An alert appears at the top of the page, indicating that the selected source media is about to be fingerprinted. After a few moments, the Operating System and Category columns of the selected source media are populated with the related information. If the source media is still not recognized, that is indicated in the Operating System column.

View or update source media metadata

View or update source media metadata

You can view the versions and architecture of the supported operating systems, and to update that metadata periodically, as needed.

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On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
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To view the available versions and architecture for each supported OS, under Source Media Metadata, click View Metadata.
A dialog box appears, showing the list of the supported operating systems. To close it, click Close.
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To update the source media metadata with the latest information, click Update Metadata.

For more information about source media metadata, visit https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-deployment-appliance/kb/278470.

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