1.6.2 Installing agents on computers
After creating an installation set, use it to install agents on computers.
Note that you can use an installation set to install agents only on computers that are directly managed by the management server on which you created the installation set.
The following are examples of how to use the installation set:
- Upload an agent to a Web server.
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Store the installation set on a Web server and take measures to make sure that users can download it from any sites within your organization. The computer users access the Web server from any sites within your organization, download the installation set, and then install an agent on their computers.
- Upload an agent to a file server.
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Store the installation set on a file server and take measures to make sure that users can access the file server and download the installation set. The computer users access the file server, download the installation set, and then install an agent on their computers.
- Distribute the agent installation media to users.
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Store the installation set on media (CD-R or USB memory) and distribute the media to the computer users. The computer users install an agent on their computers from the provided medium.
- Distribute agents to users as a file attached to an email.
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Attach the installation set to an email and send it to the computer users. The computer users run the file attached to the received email to install an agent on their computers.
- Install an agent on the computer by using a logon script.
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Create an installation set, prepare a batch file for the logon script that runs the installation set, and then store the batch file on a domain controller. When the computer users log on to the OS, an agent is automatically installed on their computers.
- Install an agent on the computer by using the disk copy feature.
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Install an agent on a model computer. Create a backup of the entire contents of a hard drive of the model computer, and then restore the backup data to the computers on which you want to install agents.
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