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16 Chapter 3 Task Server Scenario
Using the Task Server for Reporting
Once the Task Server is set up in Remote Desktop on the administrator computer and
the clients are set up to upload report data on a schedule, it’s easy to use the Task
Server for reporting.
On the designated schedule, the clients contact the Task Server and upload report data.
When the administrator wants to run a report, Remote Desktop automatically contacts
the Task Server for the report data and displays it. The report data resides on the Task
Server and should be backed up from the Task Server, not from the administrator
computer.
Using the Task Server for AutoInstall
Once the Task Server is set up in Remote Desktop on the administrator computer, it’s
easy to use the Task Server for AutoInstall. If you choose to use the Task Server, the
installation uses unicast network traffic (in client groups of 10) instead of the multicast
traffic used when the Remote Desktop application performs the installation.
If a particular client is offline during the installation, the package is held for it. When it
comes online, it contacts the Task Server and the Task Server begins the installation.
To use AutoInstall:
m When choosing installation options from the Install task window, select “Run this task
from the Task Server” instead of from the application.
Remote Desktop copies the installation package to the Task Server first, and gives the
Task Server the necessary instructions to install the package to all the selected
computers, even if some of them are offline. When an offline client comes back online,
the installation proceeds.