Setting up tasks

A task is a set of instructions carried out by the Symantec Ghost Console, applied to one or more client computers. A task may contain one or more steps.

Table 3-1 lists the available task steps.

Table 3-1 Task steps


Task step	Description
Clone	Restores a specified image file onto a client computer, or group of computers. Setting Clone properties
Configuration	Applies the specified configuration settings to the client computers. Setting Configuration properties
Refresh Configuration	Reads the configuration from client computers and updates their default configuration settings in the Console. There are no properties to set.
Refresh Inventory	Gathers inventory information from client computers and updates the Inventory database on the Console server. There are no properties to set.
Move the User: Create	Captures user settings from client computers and stores them in user packages. Setting up a Move the User: Create task
Move the User: Restore	Restores user settings from user packages to client computers. Setting up a Move the User: Restore task
Deploy AI packages	Lists the AutoInstall packages to be installed or uninstalled on client computers, and lets you set the action to take if a deployment fails. Setting up a Deploy AI Package task
Transfer Files	Lists the files to be copied onto the client computers. Setting File Transfer properties
Execute Command	Executes the specified command on the client computers. Adding Commands