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Organizing deployments using groups

There are three primary components that come into play when performing bulk deployments. These are 1) the components being deployed, 2) the recipients (targets) of the deployment, and 3) properties that specify, clarify, or alter key details used during the deployment.

Plan and organizing these components in a manner that reflects the current condition of your environment as well as the desired outcome for your environment will result in successful bulk deployments.

Organization of deployment targets and deployable components is achieved using groups. There are two types of groups used in bulk deployment, as follows.

Type

Function

Deploy groups

Organize deployment targets, which are the systems or agents to which a deployment is targeted.

Bundle groups

Organize the deployable components that will be used during deployment operations.

In addition to the obvious role these groups play in organizing the participants of deployment, the grouping facilities perform another very important role: Groups and group members can also hold and organize properties that the deployment process uses.

Deploy and Bundle groups are created using tacmd commands. For detailed information about creating such groups, see the Command Reference.


Parent topic:

Bulk agent deployment

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