About Notification Manager

When the Deployment Wizard is configured to notify endpoint users of a deployment or a follow- up reboot, users are notified by Notification Manager, a dialog that lets users proceed with actions related to the deployment.

Notification Manager displays when you have selected the following options while configuring the Deployment Wizard:

  • Notify users of this deployment
  • Notify users of the reboot

You can also give users the ability to cancel or snooze deployment actions by selecting the following options:

  • Allow user to cancel
  • Allow user to snooze

For additional information, refer to Using the Deployment Wizard.

Completing a Deployment from an Endpoint

Although most deployments require no interaction, you may occasionally schedule one that does require user interaction. After you schedule a deployment configured to notify users, they will have to acknowledge it using Notification Manager.

Based on how you configure the deployment, the user may also have the option of snoozing or canceling the deployment. Complete the deployment after Notification Manager opens.

  1. Review the deployment text.
    This text displays information about the content being deployed.
  2. [Optional] If you do not want to install the content immediately, snooze the deployment. Select an item from the Remind me in list.

    You can only snooze if your administrator enabled this option.

  3. When you are ready, install the content by click Install.

    If multiple users are logged on the endpoint, each user must approve the restart before it can begin.

    You can click Cancel to abort the deployment if your administrator enabled this option.

    Installation of the deployment content begins.

    If you (or any other logged on user) do not begin the install by the time deadline, the install begins automatically.

Completing a Restart from an Endpoint

Some deployments require a restart to finish installation of new content. In most instances, you should notify endpoint users of these reboots so that so that they can save their work before the restart occurs.

Based on how you configure the deployment, the user may also have the option of snoozing or canceling the restart. Complete the restart after Notification Manager opens.

  1. Review the restart text.
    This text displays information about why an endpoint restart is required.
  2. [Optional] If you do not want to restart the endpoint immediately, snooze the restart. Select an item from the Remind me in list.

    You can only snooze if your administrator enabled this option.

  3. Save your work.
  4. When you are ready, click Restart Now.

    If multiple users are logged on the endpoint, each user must approve the restart before it can begin.

    5. You can click Cancel to abort the restart if your administrator enabled this option. An endpoint with a canceled restart is left in a chained state and must be rebooted to complete installation of content.

    The endpoint restart begins.

  5. If you (and any other logged on user) do not begin the restart by the time deadline, the restart begins automatically.