Restoring a Computer from its Deployment History

Occasionally it's necessary to restore a computer to its original settings based on operations or deployment jobs previously executed on the computer. Read on to learn how.

A computer's past deployment history is displayed in the Restore Computer dialog box, where you can restore a computer by selecting tasks displayed from its history file. You can then rerun the deployment tasks to restore the computer.

Restore a computer by right-clicking a computer icon in the Computers pane and selecting Restore, clicking Operations > Restore on the menu bar, or clicking the icon in the toolbar. You can restore a computer using Remote Operations Using Deployment Solution or by creating and scheduling a job using the New Job Wizard.

1. Right-click a computer and click Restore.
   The Restore Computer dialog box will open with a list of previous tasks with checkboxes.
2. Click the Show only list box and select only the type of tasks that you want displayed. Click the Since list box to filter tasks by date. This is optional.
3. Click Next to view a summary of tasks selected to reschedule.
4. Click Next to schedule the job.
5. Click Finish.

When you finish this computer operation, a new job displays in the Jobs pane of the Deployment console under the System Jobs > Restoration Jobs folder. The job name will have a generic format of  Restore: <computer name>.

Viewing a Computer's History

You can view a history of deployment tasks for a specific computer. Users who do not have administrative privileges or the permissions to delete a computer's history, will not have access to this option.

1. Right-click a computer and click History.
   The History of <Computer Name> dialog box will open with a list of previous tasks, including when the task was scheduled, its deployment status and other deployment information.
2. Click Save As to save the file as a TXT or LOG file. This is optional.
3. Click Print to print the History file. This is optional.
4. Click Delete to delete the History file. Click Yes to the confirmation message.
5. Click Close.

Resource: Altiris Deployment Solution 6.5 Reference Guide