The Deployment plugin enables the installation of software during the startup of the system. The deployment plugin will track what has actions have been executed, so they do not get executed more then once.
Collection Settings
These are the settings that can be configured on a collection level.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable deployment | Determines if the plugin is enabled for the collection |
| Force reboot after deployment | Determines if the computer is rebooted after performing the deployment actionitems |
| Autoinstall windows update | Determines if Windows updates are automatically installed. |
| Include recommended updates | Determines if recommended updates are included in the windows updates installation |
| Include other updates | Determines if other updates are included in the windows updates installation |
NOTE: The windows updates installation simply invokes the windows updates client on the computer. If you wish to use WSUS for deploying the updates in your environment, make sure that you have the required group policies configured.
Package Settings
These are the settings that can be configured on a package level.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable deployment actions | Determines if the plugin actions are enabled for the package |
| Is this a dynamic package | Determines if tracking of the actions (run once) is disabled. Set this value to True to always execute all deployment actions for this package |