You deploy AI packages to client computers by
running a Deploy AI Package task from the Symantec Ghost Console.
When you set up the task, you select the target computers, and
specify which AI packages to install and uninstall.
You may not be able to uninstall all the AI
packages that you have installed. There are two cases where you
cannot uninstall an AI package:
- The package does not include an Uninstall command.
When each package is built, you
have the option to include an Uninstall command. If you do not
include this command, you cannot uninstall the package in a Deploy
AI Package task. If you want to check whether or not a package
includes an Uninstall command, open the package with AI Builder and
view its contents.
- The package has been rebuilt with a new identifying number
(GUID).
The new package cannot uninstall
any software that was installed with the package prior to the
rebuild. The application checks the GUID to ensure that the same
package is used to uninstall software as the one used to install
it.
If an AI package does not include an Uninstall
command, or if the package has been rebuilt with a new GUID, you
must use some other means to uninstall the software from the client
computers.
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Create a task and select the Deploy AI Package
step.
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Creating a task
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In the Properties for <Task name> window,
select the Deploy AI Package tab.
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Under Install Packages, click Browse.
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In the Select AI Packages window, select the
install packages that you want to include in the task.
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The list contains all the AI package
definitions currently available in the Symantec Ghost Console. You
may select any number of install packages.
If you need to create a new
definition, click New.
If you want to view details of a
definition, double-click it to open the Properties window.
Creating AI package definitions
Viewing AI package details
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Click OK.
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The selected AI packages are shown in
the Install Packages list.
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Under Remove Packages, click Browse.
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In the Select AI Packages window, select the
uninstall packages that you want to include in the task.
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The list contains all the AI package
definitions currently available in the Console. Some packages may
not contain uninstall commands and the Symantec Ghost Console does
not check for them. Make sure to select the correct packages.
You may select any number of
uninstall packages.
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Click OK.
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The selected AI packages are shown in
the Uninstall Packages list.
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Under Deploy options, specify the action to
take if an AI package fails to deploy by selecting one of the
following:
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Continue task execution if any of the
packages fails to deploy
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Ignore any failures, and continue to deploy
all the uninstall and install packages on the target
computer.
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Skip install packages if remove package
fails
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If an uninstall package fails to deploy,
continue to deploy any remaining uninstall packages, but do not
deploy any install packages.
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Skip remaining packages if remove package
fails
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If an uninstall package fails to deploy, do
not deploy any further packages. This ends the Deploy AI Packages
step of the task, but lets any other task steps continue.
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Stop task execution if any of the packages
fails to deploy
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If any package fails to deploy, stop the
task immediately.
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The specified action is taken only on
a computer that has a deployment failure. A failure on one computer
does not affect the task running on any other computers.
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10.
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Click OK.
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The new task is added to the Tasks
folder, and is available for use.
