A package can be deployed manually or based on a schedule. When a deployment is initiated, Lansweeper uses your scanning credentials to access the Task Scheduler on your machines, creates a task on your computers that will run the deployment steps and then ends the connection. The task is then run either under your computer's system account, the scanning credential mapped to the computer or the user currently logged into the computer. It is generally recommended that you use the system account to run the task, which is the most secure, though the other two options may be useful if your deployment requires special permissions or is meant to make changes to a specific user's installed software or registry keys.
The default run mode is configured in the following section of the web console, but you can specify another run mode when manually initiating or scheduling a deployment as well: Deployment\Security Options
Three credentials come into play when performing a deployment:• Your scanning credentials are used to create tasks on your machines that will run the deployment.
• Your share credentials are used by the tasks to access files stored in your package shares and referenced in your deployment package, nothing else.
• The tasks are run under your system accounts, scanning credentials or currently logged on users, depending on which run mode you choose.
Deployments are performed in batches. The number of concurrent deployments is determined by the Deployment Threads value configured in the Service Options section of the following page: Configuration\Server Options
Deployment thread changes won't take effect until you restart the Lansweeper Server service on your Lansweeper server.Deploying a package manually
To deploy a package manually, choose either of the options listed below. A popup will confirm which package you would like to deploy. Optionally, you can choose to perform a Wake-on-LAN of offline computers prior to deployment, in which case you'll need to specify an estimated boot time per asset. You can also have the deployment automatically retried for offline machines.
- Click the Assets link at the top of the web console, tick the checkboxes in front of the target computers of your choice and hit the Deploy Package button on the left.
- You can perform a search on one of the columns to more easily find specific assets.- You can also tick the checkbox at the very top to select all assets in the current search results. - Left-click on a computer report under Reports\View All Reports and hit the Deploy Package button on the left. Keep in mind that the deployment button only appears in asset reports, i.e. reports that include the tblAssets.AssetID field.
- Hover over the Assets link at the top of the web console, select an entry in one of the available asset overviews and hit the Deploy Package button on the left.
- Browse to the Deployment\Installer Packages section of the console, select your package on the left and hit the Deploy Now button on the right. This will also allow you to manually select assets or run a deployment on computers included in a specific (static or dynamic) group or report.
Deploying a package based on a schedule
To deploy a package based on a schedule, follow the steps below. Optionally, you can choose to perform a Wake-on-LAN of offline computers prior to deployment, in which case you'll need to specify an estimated boot time per asset. You can also have the deployment automatically retried for offline machines or triggered by a successful scan.
- Browse to the following section of the web console: Deployment\Scheduled Deployments
- Hit the New Schedule button in the Schedules section of the page. Specify a name for your schedule, a start date and time and schedule type. You can run your deployment once, based on an interval (every X number of minutes, hours, days), daily, weekly or monthly. Daily, weekly and monthly deployments can be run once or every X hours as well.
- Hit the New Deployment Configuration button in the Configurations section of the page. Select your schedule, select your package and choose either a (static or dynamic) asset group, a report or an individual selection of assets to run the deployment on.
