Managing Deployments and Tasks

In this section:

• About Deployments
• The Deployments and Tasks Page
• Working With Deployments and Tasks
• Using the Deployment Wizard
• The Deployment Details Page
• Deployment Details for Package

A deployment initiates the download of security content by the agent to an endpoint for installation. It is the instruction set for a package, supplying an agent with the rules and conditions for deployment.

A deployment comprises all the information needed to perform the task(s) associated with the content. This includes required files and scripts for installing content, stopping a service, validating a system condition, or changing a database entry.

The deployment is the mechanism that carries and supports a package.

A task is a deployment that initiates a system task. It contains no software or patches. Use tasks to reboot network endpoints or initiate DAU tasks.