Copying Files and Folders
Deployment Solution lets you copy files and folders from one client computer to another computer that is in the same network. You can also copy files and folders from the local computer on which Symantec Management Platform (SMP) is installed. Deployment Solution uses either HTTP protocol or UNC to copy a file from the local computer to the client computer.
For Windows, you can copy files over both HTTP and UNC whereas for Linux computers, you can copy files only over HTTP.
When you copy a file that already exists on a client computer, the earlier version of the file is overwritten. Deployment Solution also provides you the option to install an executable using the command-line switch option.
You can use the
Copy File
task to copy files of installable that you want to install on a different computer. You can copy installation files such as MSI or EXE. After the task executes, you can install the application by using the command-line switches.- To copy files and folders
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theManagemenu selectJobs and Tasks.
- In the left pane, do either of the following:
- Right-clickSystem Jobs and Tasksand selectNew > Task.
- Expand theSystem Jobs and Tasksand right-clickDeploymentto selectNew > Task.
- The fields and their descriptions are as follows:Task nameiconLets you specify a name for the Copy File task that you create.Copy fileSelect this option if you want to copy a file.Copy folderSelect this option if you want to copy a folder. Ensure that all the subfolders are included and are compressed into a .ZIP file.SourceSelect the source of the file or the folder from where you want to copy.Select from either of the source options:
- Access from UNC locationYou can access a shared path of the client computer to copy the file or folder. If you want to copy a file that is not on the Symantec Management Platform computer ensure that you provide the credentials for the file. For the UNC option to work, you must provide the domain (or computer name) with the user name in thedomain\usernameformat.
- Upload from local systemYou can upload a file or folder from a local computer on which SMP is installed.
Any changes you make to a local file are not automatically updated in theCopy Filetask. For example, you copy a local file using this task and then make changes to that file. If you rerun the task, the same file that you previously copied is used. You must modify your task first and select the same file to ensure that your changes are correctly copied.LocationBrowse to the location of the files to upload or to the UNC path to copy the files or folder files.Specify the credentials in theUser nameandPasswordfields to retrieve the files from the selected location.DestinationThe location of the client computer where the files are to be copied.File Execute > Command LineSpecify the command-line instruction to execute the copied file on the client computer.You can execute the *.msi, *.vbs, *.cmd, *.bat, *.vbe, *.wsf, and *.exe files using the command-line switch.Provide the required credentials to execute the command-line instructions in theUser nameandPasswordfields. - ClickOK.
- Schedule the task.