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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

Automating deployments

Create a boot action
Run deployment on next network boot
Modify a boot action
Set default boot action
Configure new WIM images to stream directly from or to the server
Specify deployment options
Schedule a deployment
Delete a boot action
Create a multicast WIM image deployment
Edit the default multicast settings
View automated deployments in progress
View completed automated deployments
Edit failed tasks
View the automated deployment image details

Appliance boot actions automate scripted installation, system image, and multicast WIM and DMG image deployments by initiating the deployment the next time that the target device network boots in to the KACE Boot Environment (KBE) or NetBoot Environment at a scheduled time.

The appliance boot process requires that the device Network Interface Card (NIC) is in the BIOS boot order because the appliance identifies devices by their MAC address.

You can create a boot action for one device or for multiple devices, and assign multiple boot actions to the same device by managing the boot action schedule.

When you make changes to an existing boot action, the boot action with previous information is deleted automatically.

Create a boot action

Create a boot action

You can create a boot action to automate scripted installation, system image, and KACE Boot Environment and NetBoot environment deployments to devices that are in Device Inventory, Network Inventory, scanned devices, or to any device with a known MAC address.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Deployments, then click Automated Deployments to display the Automated Deployments page.
2.
Select Choose Action > New Boot Action to display the Automated Deployment Detail page.
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NOTE: You can assign multiple boot actions to the same device by managing the schedule for the deployment.
3.
Under Boot Action Details:
a.
Assign a Name to the boot action.
b.
In the From box, select the appliance or a linked RSA appliance containing the deployment that you want to automate.
c.
Select a deployment from the Deployment drop-down list.
System images only. The list of system images depends on your selection in the From box:
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If you selected the appliance, the list displays all system images that exist on the appliance.
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If you selected an RSA, the list displays all system image that are synchronized to the RSA and also any images that are captured with the RSA.
Only use WIM images for Windows multicast deployments, and use DMG images for Mac OS X multicast deployments.
d.
Add Notes to identify the boot action.
4.
Under Options > Schedule, select one of the following to run the deployment:
a.
Run at next boot: Initiates the deployment on the next network boot.
b.
Schedule to run later: Specifies a day and time: Run once on: every (day), at: H (hour), and M (minute). Run repeatedly runs the deployment every day at the time you specify.
5.
Under Options > Type, select a unicast or multicast deployment.
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NOTE: You cannot schedule multicast ASR deployments to run later.
6.
If you select a multicast deployment:
a.
Optional: In Timeout to wait for connection 'Ready to receive' state, increase the timeout to allow target devices more time to network boot. The default is ten minutes.
b.
Click Show advanced settings to change the default multicast address, control channel port, multicast hops, transmission rate, and log level.
c.
To use these settings for automated deployments going forward, select the Make these the default settings check box.
For complete information about multicast settings, see Edit the default multicast settings.
7.
Optional: For multicast deployments, in Timeout to wait for connection 'Ready to receive' state, increase the timeout to allow target devices more time to network boot. The default is 10 minutes. Click Show advanced settings to change the default multicast address, control channel port, and transmission rate for this deployment. .
8.
Under Devices, enter one or more MAC addresses, or select devices from the View All drop-down list to add devices to the deployment.
You can filter devices by type to show devices that match the specified criteria.
9.
Click Save.
The Automated Deployments page lists the boot action.

Run deployment on next network boot

Run deployment on next network boot

You can initiate a scripted installation or a system image deployment of the operating system the next time that one or more target devices boot in to the KACE Boot Environment (KBE).

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Deployments, then click Automated Deployments to display the Automated Deployments page.
2.
Under Name, select the boot action to display the Automated Deployment Detail page.
3.
Under Options > Schedule, select Run at next boot to deploy the image on the next network boot.
4.
Click Save.
On the left navigation pane, click Progress to view the status of an automated deployment currently running or click Audit Log to view the status of completed automated deployments.

Modify a boot action

Modify a boot action

You can add devices to a boot action, remove devices, change the scheduling options, switch from a unicast or to a multicast deployment for WIM and DMG images, and rename the boot action. You cannot change the image for a boot action.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Deployments, then click Automated Deployments to display the Automated Deployments page.
2.
Under Name, select the boot action to display the Automated Deployment Detail page.
3.
Make any necessary changes to the boot action.
4.
Click Save.
The Automated Deployments page lists the boot action.
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