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Computer list and groups

Pulse 2 may use its internal database or a GLPI database to get the computer list.

From there the administrator can perform various actions on computers such as can planning a deployment, open a VNC session, download file from a target ...

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Clients can also be put together in groups using inventory criterion :

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Deploying

Packages can be managed throght the packages management interface :

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This page shows how to deploy a package (application or update) to a target computer.

Deployments can be scheduled either basically:

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Or using a much complete interface :

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Deployment can also be done through proxies :

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Once a deployment is launched, it can be followed in real-time :

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Logs

Logs are available, allowing to analyze each step of the deployment process :

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Additionally, general deployment status (when deploying a group) can be checked :

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