Deployments

A deployment in PDQ Deploy is the process of installing a single Package on one or more target computers.

Visit this page for detailed information on how PDQ Deploy performs a deployment.

Starting a Deployment

Method	Description
Manually Deploy Package	Select a package and use the Deploy button or menu item.
Drag & Drop	Drag and drop a Package onto a Target List or vice versa.
Redeploy	Redeploys an existing deployment, you will be given the option to change the deployment options.
Redeploy to Failed Computers	Same as a normal redeploy except that successful computers won't be added to the target list.
Automatically with a Schedule	Starts the deployment of a package which was Scheduled.

Once you start a deployment you can see its status in the Deployment Status. At any time during a deployment you can abort one or more of the pending targets or retry computers that failed. If any computer fails, you will be given more detail on the failure and possible solutions by clicking on the More Info link.

Past Deployments

Past deployments are kept in the database until they are deleted or automatically cleaned up. The cleanup interval is set to 30 days be default.