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  • 1.  Job/Task Deployment

    Posted May 26, 2009 11:30 PM
    Hi All,
    I use DS for all reimaging etc and it does a great job. After the image i may add more applications through group policy or as tasks/jobs within DS.
    The problem i have is i can't find a way to tell DS to run the job on all clients, then have it wait until they are turned on (as Wake-up on LAN doesn't work) to run the job. It will work perfectly if the computer is already turned on, but otherwise just times out.
    This forces me to package any programs and run them through Group Policy. I'm much rather do application deployment through DS. Is there something I missed or am i trying to get DS to do soemthing it can't.

    Cheers.


  • 2.  RE: Job/Task Deployment

    Posted May 27, 2009 08:38 AM
    What version of DS are you running?  I am running 6.9sp1mp1 and have never gotten a time out.  My jobs will run forever until the machine is either powered on or I cancel the job.  There are times I wish the job would time-out. 


  • 3.  RE: Job/Task Deployment

    Posted May 27, 2009 12:09 PM
    I've never seen a job time out in any version of DS and I've been running DS for almost 6 years now. Like bhawver said jobs just sit forever until I delete them or the computer comes online. I agree that timing out would be a nice thing sometimes!