Configuring Software Delivery Schedule

You can install software on the employee's desktops based on the organizational requirements. You can set the arguments and pre-conditions of the software to be installed. You can also set the time of software delivery/installation on the specified Assets. You can also view the status of the Software Delivery job. The software is installed as per the conditions at the specified time without any human intervention either by Asset Agent or remotely.

To deliver software:

  1. Select Asset > User > Software Delivery > Software Delivery Schedule. The SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE page is displayed.

  2. On the FILTERS pop-up, select the Tenant and Software Type from the drop-down lists and click SUBMIT.

  3. Under the SELECT SOFTWARE tab of the SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE page, a LIST section displays all the configured software.

  4. Select the check boxes for the software that need to be installed and click NEXT. For more information about the fields under the SELECT SOFTWARE tab on the SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE page, see Field Description.


    Figure:  SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE page: SELECT SOFTWARE tab

  5. Under the SELECT TARGET DEVICE tab, specify all the required details. For information about the fields under the SELECT TARGET DEVICE tab on the SOFTWARE DELIVERY page, see Field Description.


    Figure:  SOFTWARE DELIVERY page: SELECT TARGET DEVICE tab

  6. Click SUBMIT. The application directs you to SOFTWARE DELIVERY STATUS page. On the SOFTWARE DELIVERY STATUS page, you can view the job with the list of machines associated with that job.

    SOFTWARE DELIVERY STATUS page
    Figure: SOFTWARE DELIVERY STATUS page

Field Description 

The following table describes the fields on the SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE page:

Field

Description

SELECT SOFTWARE Tab

Displays the list of configured software that can be installed on the selected target devices. To configure a new software, see Configuring Software.

Software Type

Select the type of software that should be installed from the list.

LIST Table

Displays a list of configured software for the selected software type.

ID

Displays the Id of the software.

Software

Displays the name of the software.

Description

Displays a brief description of the software.

Created Date

Displays the date on which the software was configured.

Version

Displays the version of the software.

Vendor

Displays the vendor name of the software.

SELECT TARGET DEVICE Tab

You can specify the target device details under this tab.

Software

Displays the list of software that you selected under the SELECT SOFTWARE tab.

Scheduler Name

Type in the name of the Scheduler.

Source

Select the source from the list to deliver the software.

  • Target(s) Text File: Attach a text file as source file. The expected format of the text file is “IP Addresses or Host Names separated by comma, semi colon, or a new line.”
  • Input Targets: Type in input targets. The expected format of the text file is “IP Address or Host Name separated by a comma, semi colon, or new line.”
  • Active Directory OU: Specify the AD (Active Directory) OU (Organization Unit) path as “LDAP://OU= groupname, OU= computers, OU= location name, DC= domainname, DC=com.” All the systems under the group that you specified is considered to deliver and update the software.
  • Subnet: Specify the series of IP addresses of the Assets to deliver the software.
  • Asset Mgmt.: Specify the Location, Tenant, Category, and Attributes of an Asset to deliver the software.
  • Software Deployment Profile: Specify the Profile and Installation Type to deploy the software.

AD OU Path
 

Type in the Active Directory path.

Note: This field will change depending upon the Source selected.

Installation Type

Select any of the Installation Type from the drop-down list:

  • Force Install: If selected, Agent installs the software automatically.
  • User Preference: If selected, User can choose to install the software.

The software list appears in the SUMMIT Software Center. For more information about the SUMMIT Software Center, see SUMMIT Software Center.

Installation Account

Type in the installation account for the Software Delivery Schedule to initiate.

Update Software By

Select the Update Software By option from the list. The software can be updated /delivered in two ways: Agent or Remote. If you select Remote, you need to specify values for the following fields:

  • Monitoring Source: Lists the configured monitoring source types. Summit Server refers to the machine, where SUMMIT server is installed. Select this option to perform the monitoring operation from this server. Summit Proxy refers to the machine configured at a client location for sending monitored data of the client machines to the SUMMIT Server. Select this option to execute the monitoring operations from the Proxy Server.
  • Execute Task: The task can be executed either Now or Later if you are updating the software remotely through a server. Select Now if you want to execute the task now. Select Later, if you want to execute the task later.
    • Start Date: Select the date and time to start the job.
    • Repeat Job: Select the check box to repeat the job. You can specify the repetition rate by minutes/ hours. You can also specify to re?run the complete software, by selecting All, or Only Errors.
      • End Date: Select the date and time to end the job.

In case of Software Deployment Profile as Source, Agent is selected by default and you need to provide the information for Execute Task and Repeat Job fields.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE and SOFTWARE DELIVERY STATUS pages.

 JOB DETAILS

Click JOB DETAILS to view the Software delivery job details.


Figure:  SOFTWARE DELIVERY SCHEDULE page: JOB DETAILS table

The following tables describes the fields in the JOB DETAILS table of the SOFTWARE DELIVERY page:

Field

Description

Job ID

Displays the Id of the job.

Job Name

Displays the name of the job.

Created Date

Displays the date and time of creation of the job.

Push Patch By

Displays the Push Patch By values, Agent or Remote.

IP From

Displays the starting range of IP addresses.

IP To

Displays the ending range of the IP addresses.

Patch User

Displays the admin login of the patch user.

Start Time

Displays the start time for job.

End Time

Displays the end time for job.

OU Path

Displays the OU path.

Status

Displays the status of job.

 Indicates the job is not started.

 Indicates the job is completed.

Total

Displays the total count of machines, on which the job was executed.

Comp./Err.

Displays the ratio of completed jobs to jobs with errors from the total.

Pending

Displays the proportion of jobs with a ratio of Completed to In Progress/ Not Started/ Re-Started to Error.

Delete

Click the delete option to delete a job.

Re-run

Click the re-run icon in the required row to re-run the job.

SOFTWARE DELIVERY

Click SOFTWARE DELIVERY to view the list of software configured for delivery as described in this topic.

REFRESH

Click REFRESH on the ACTIONS panel to refresh the JOB DETAILS table information.

EXPORT TO EXCEL

Click EXPORT TO EXCEL to export the record displayed on the page to a Microsoft Excel sheet.

EXPORT ALL

Click EXPORT ALL to export all the records to a Microsoft Excel sheet.

REFRESH

Click REFRESH to refresh the SOFTWARE DELIVERY STATUS page. This ensures that you view the latest Software Delivery Status for a job.

EXPORT TO EXCEL

Click EXPORT TO EXCEL to export the records displayed on this page to a Microsoft Excel sheet.

EXPORT ALL

Click EXPORT ALL to export all the records to a Microsoft Excel sheet.