I need to deploy agents manually, because windows shares are disabled on my network, how can I do? I have clients on which I can't install or reinstall an agent on through the push mode because they are in the WAN, how can I proceed? I want to install and start an agent when I'm done with reinstalling or installing a new device. I don't want to use the push mode. How can I do? How to create and deploy Agent Rollouts by using the pull mode? |
There are two ways of installing an agent with BCM, the push mode and the pull mode. The push mode is the most used but it happens that an administrator needs an executable for manual installation or execution through scripts or executions at the end of an OS deployment, among other scenarios. This is what the pull mode is made for. The pull mode could be particularly useful in cases where there are devices on the WAN that cannot be deployed through push mode. 1. Generate the pull The steps are the same that in KA 000162830 which describes how to use the pull mode. A rollout configuration can be used either to deploy an agent through push, pull or both. If the rollout configuration is going to be used only for generating rollouts:
If the push has already been used, then the package is already available on the portal. 2. Download the pull:
Note: Some examples of what can be done with a pull: Client Management: How to deploy an agent through a GPO Client Management: How to deploy or reinstall agents that are in the WAN (No VPN) |