The Configuration step lets you apply
configuration settings to client computers.
There are three ways to do this:
- Default configurations can be applied to each computer.
The default configuration settings
are read from each computer when it first connects to the Symantec
Ghost Console. You can view and edit these settings in the
computer's Properties window.
Maintaining the default client
configuration settings
- A template configuration set can be applied to each computer in
a group.
This applies the same configuration
settings to each computer in the target group. Any
computer-specific settings, such as the computer name or IP
address, are adjusted automatically to ensure they are unique.
- Custom configuration sets can be applied to each computer.
This applies a configuration set to
each computer in the target group. You can choose which
configuration set to apply to each computer.
If the target of the task is a
dynamic machine group, the target computers are not identified
until the task is run, so you cannot assign custom configuration
sets. You must apply a template or the default configuration
settings.
Custom and template configuration sets may not
contain all the settings required. You can fill any gaps from the
default configuration set for each computer, or you can preserve
the configuration settings that are currently on each computer.
Note: If you use the default configuration set to
fill gaps in a custom or template configuration set, you must run a
configuration refresh task to update the default configuration for
each computer before you run the configuration task.
To check the Configuration settings before running
the task, view the task scenario.
Viewing
task details
To apply default configurations to target
computers
- In the Properties for <Task name> window, on the
Configuration tab, select Default.
To apply a configuration template to
target computers
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In the Properties for <Task name> window,
on the Configuration tab, select Template.
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Click Browse then, in the
Select Configuration window, select the template that you want,
then click OK.
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If you want to view the settings in a
template before selecting it, double-click the name to open its
Properties window.
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If you want to fill any gaps in the template
with the default configuration settings for each computer, check
Use default settings.
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If you leave this option unchecked,
any gaps in the template configuration set are filled with the
settings currently on each computer.
To apply a custom configuration to target
computers
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In the Properties for <Task name> window,
on the Configuration tab, select Custom.
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Click Customize to open
the Custom Configuration window.
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The target computer or computer group
folder appears in the left pane, and the Configuration Resources
folder appears in the right pane.
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For each computer to which you want to apply
custom configuration settings, in the Configuration Resources
folder, select the configuration set and drag it onto the
computer.
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If you want to view the settings in a
custom configuration set before selecting it, double-click the name
to open its Properties window.
The icon for the configuration set
appears below the computer to which it is assigned.
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If you want to remove a custom configuration
set and leave the computer without one assigned, right click the
configuration set name, then click Delete.
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Click OK to close the
Custom Configuration window.
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If you want to fill any gaps in the custom
configuration sets with the default configuration settings for each
computer, check Use default settings.
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If you leave this option unchecked,
any gaps are filled with the settings currently on each
computer.
