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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 9.1 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

Access remote devices using a VNC session

Access remote devices using a VNC session

You can access remote devices using the pre-programmed VNC-Java Remote Control device action.

The VNC program must be selected from the Icon: Action: drop-down list on the General Settings page. See Run device actions.
1.
Boot the target device in to the KACE Boot Environment.
2.
Log in to the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Administrator Console.
3.
On the left navigation pane, click Devices, then click Device Inventory to display the Device Inventory page.
4.
In the menu bar Host / IP Address column, click the device action.
A new browser displays the host name or IP address of the device. If the device is available, a password prompt appears.
5.
Type the correct VNC password and click OK.
You can change the VNC password. For more information, see Set the VNC® password.

The Boot Manager appears on the target device. You can perform deployments and troubleshoot devices.

Using labels

Create and apply labels
Remove components from a label
Delete a label from the appliance
View the components assigned to a label

Labels enable you to organize the appliance components, which can be useful for grouping new devices, grouping devices by deployment type, users, user state templates, and user profiles and data. You can apply the same label to more than one component.

Create and apply labels

Create and apply labels

You can manually apply labels to users, devices, scripted installations, system images, user states, or USMT scan templates with criteria that is specific to your environment.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click Labels to display the Labels page.
2.
Select Choose Action > New to display the Label Detail page.
3.
Assign a name to the label and add any notes to identify the label.
If you modify the name of an existing label, the appliance automatically updates the label for all of the components to which the label was applied.
4.
Click Save.
5.
Go to the page for the component to which you want to apply the label.
6.
Select the check box next to the components that you want to apply the label.
7.
Select Choose Action > Apply Labels to display the Apply Labels page.
8.
Select one or more labels that you want to apply, then drag the labels to the Apply these labels section, and click Apply Labels.
The label name appears next to the component.

You can filter components by label from the View by drop-down list.

Remove components from a label

Remove components from a label

You can remove users, devices, scripted installations, system images, user states, and USMT scan templates from a label.

1.
Go to the page for the component, and select the components that you want to remove from a label. For example, to remove devices from a label:
a.
On the left navigation pane, click Devices , then click Device Inventory, to display the Device Inventory page, and to view the devices to which a label is applied.
b.
Select the devices that you want to remove from the label.
2.
Select Choose Action > Remove Labels to display the Remove Labels window, then select the labels, and click Remove Labels.
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