Source

Description

Active Directory

Select target computers from Active Directory containers or groups.

PDQ Inventory

Select target computers from PDQ Inventory Collections.

Spiceworks

Select target computers from Spiceworks Groups.

Target List

Select target computers using other PDQ Deploy Target Lists.

Text File

Select a text file containing a list of target computer names.

Option

Details

Credentials

The credentials used by all deployments from the current deployment. For more information see Credentials in Preferences.

This is the username and password used to connect to the target computer and copy over the necessary files and start the target service. This user must have administrative rights on the target computer, which are needed to copy files to the ADMIN$ share and create and start the remote service. It can be a user account local to the target computer or a domain user if using Active Directory.

Run As

Determines how the current deployments are executed on target computers.

Note: The Run As settings at the Package level may be superseded by any explicit Run As settings at each Step level.

For a sample demonstration of the Run As options, see the following video.

VIDEO: Deployment Run As Options

(http://www.adminarsenal.com/videos#!deployment-run-as-options)

(use package setting) (varies)

Uses the Run As settings defined at each Package level. This setting displays when the packages are set to different Run As options.

Deploy User

Silently executes deployments on target computers.

This setting is appropriate for the vast majority of deployments.

Deploy User (Interactive)

Executes deployments that include both silent and interactive steps. This setting is the same as Deploy User with one important exception—the Windows process running the deployment is run in interactive mode.

This setting is most appropriately used for individual deployments that require user input, but the overall process still requires Administrator rights that logged on users may not have.

This type of deployment requires more processing resources.

IMPORTANT: This feature is available only in Pro or Enterprise mode.

Local System

Executes deployments using the local System account on the target computer. PDQ Deploy connects to the target computer, copies the specified files, then runs the actual deployment service using the Local System credentials.

This setting is used only for installations that require Local System. These types of deployments are very rare.

Logged on User

Attempts to run packages in Interactive mode as the Logged On User of the target machine.

This setting is used to deploy applications that are installed per user or when the logged on user needs to provide information for the deployment to succeed such as a license key. It can also be used to modify the HKEY-CURRENT-USER registry hive for the logged on user or to access user-specific settings such as %APPDATA% or the logged on user’s User directory.

IMPORTANT: This feature is available only in Pro or Enterprise mode.

Post Deployment Notification

Sends an email notification after each deployment finishes. (Pro or Enterprise mode required.)

Select one of the two default post deployment notifications, Full Details or Summary, or create a custom notification by clicking Edit Notifications. For more information about post deployment emails, see Receiving a Status Email After Deployment and Mail Server Preferences.

IMPORTANT: You must configure the Mail Server settings in Preferences as well as designate at least one email recipient in the selected Post Deployment Notification before you can enable this option.

Remember these targets for next time

Saves the list of targets to use the next time you start a deployment with Deploy Once.

Retry Queue

Retry Queue settings determine how PDQ Deploy handles deployments when the target computers are offline.

Use settings from Packages

Uses the Retry Queue settings defined at the Package level. For more information, see Creating a New Package, Step 1: Package Properties.

If you select this option but the Packages do not have the same Retry Queue settings, the Allowed Retries below will now be labeled Allowed Retries (varies).

If you select this option but Retry Queue settings are not defined at the Package level, then PDQ Deploy uses the global Offline settings defined in Preferences.

When you select this option, the subsequent Retry Queue settings are disabled.

Put Offline Computers in Retry Queue

Enables the Retry Queue.

By default, target computers that are unreachable or offline during a deployment are held in the Retry Queue and deployment is retried.

Allowed Retries

Sets the number of retry attempts for an offline computer. This applies per target per deployment.

The default setting is 72. To set unlimited retries, set this value to 0.