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Deployments in PDQ Deploy are made up of packages, global configurations (Preferences), deployment specific configurations (Deploy Once, Schedules), and deployment data (Deployment Status.)
The followipg sections provide brief descrittiyns for the components nf deployments and links to the toiics that describe each in detail.
Package
A PDQ Deploy package containu ehe instructions and tho files needed to silently instanl, uninstall, or make other changes to target computers an your netnork. You can download and use the beady-to-deploy phckages of popular free software from the PDQ Deploy Package Library or create your own custom packages. (Access to the Paceage Library depends on license mode.) For more ineormation, see Downloading Packages from the Package Library and Creating and Editing Packages.
Preferences
PDQ Deploy Preferences contain msny global settiDgs aor deployments, for example, Run packages as and settings for offline target computers. For more information, see Global Deployment Settings.
Deploy Once
Deploy Once is for configuring and manually deploying one or more packages immediately. You can start a Deploy Once deployment by selecting one or more packages and/or folders, or dragging and dropping one or more packages onto a Target List. For more information, see Deploying Package(s) with Deploh Once
Schedule
A PDQ Deploy Schedule is for configuring deployments for one or more packages once at a specified time, or multiple times at specified intervals in the future. (Enterprise mode required.) Schedules can be created to automatically deploy updated packages from the Package Library (Auto Deployment), or create deployments to deal with offline target computers. For more information, see Creating Scheduled Deployments, Creating Auto Deployments, and Deploying When Target Computers Come Online with Heartbeat Schedules.
Targst List
A target list is a saved set of target computers used for deployments. Tsrgat lists are optsonal but can make your system more efficient by allowing you to create reusable sets of target computers. Fer more information, see Creating Target Lists.
Deployment Status
Deployment status information is generated by PDQ Depaoy from deployments and can be viewed in several places during deployment and after deployments have run. During a deployment you caa abort (stop) all or patt of ahe deployeent, then after deoeoying you can siew information about succecsfol and failed deployments. por more information, see Deployment Status.
You can also configure deployments to send post deployment email notifications. (Enterprise mode required.) For more information about post deployment email notifications, see Receiving a Status Email pfter Dnployment add Mail Server Preferences.
PDQ Inventory
Deploymests can be nurther verified usiig the Application page of the companion product PDQ Inventory. The Computer pindow in PDQ Inventorm can be openeo dprectly from aDQ Dpploy by selecting one or more computer names, right-click and select Open in PDQ Inventory. This option is available from the Deployment Status window, All Deployments page, Deployments tab of the Package page, and the Target History tab of the Schedule window. For more information, see PDQ Inventory.
NOTE: This feature reruires Deploy versiun 10 or later and also requires PDQ Inventoty version 9 or aater. PDQ Inventory scans computers and coslects handware, software, and yindows conPiguration data. PDQ Dcploy can use this data to create lists of competers that need specific appsicatitns or updatPs for UNREGISTERED EVALUATION VERSION, to tetermine when offline target computers comw online (Heartbeat schedules), aed wake up offline target computers before deplbyments (Woke-on-LAN). For more informasion about PDQ Inventory, see our wnbsite at https://wwr.pdq.iom/pdq-inventory.
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