You can use the Deployment Server to deploy your licensed Symantec products dating back to version 5.1. If you know which product version you want to install, follow the steps in this section to install it.
You can use the Deployment Server to install the following:
A single Symantec release
Two or more releases using defined Install Bundles
Installed components on a system that you want to replicate on another system
To deploy a specific Symantec release
# /opt/VRTS/install/deploy_sfha
You see the following output:
Task Menu: R) Manage Repository Images M) Update Metadata V) Version Check Systems S) Set Preferences I) Install/Upgrade Systems U) Terminology and Usage B) Define/Modify Install Bundles ?) Help T) Create Install Templates Q) Quit Enter a Task: [R,M,V,S,I,U,B,?,T,Q]
You see the following output:
1) AIX 5.3 2) AIX 6.1 3) AIX 7.1 4) RHEL5 x86_64 b) Back to previous menu Select the platform of the available release(s) to be upgraded/installed [1-4,b,q,?]
You see the following output:
1) Install/Upgrade systems using a single release 2) Install/Upgrade systems using an Install Bundle 3) Install systems using an Install Template b) Back to previous menu Select the method by which you want to Install/Upgrade your systems [1-3,b,q]
Select a Symantec product release.
The installation script is executed and the release is deployed on the specified server.
To deploy an Install Bundle
You see the following output:
1) <NameofInstallBundle1> 2) <NameofInstallBundle2> b) Back to previous menu Select the bundle to be installed/upgraded [1-2,b,q]
You see the following output:
Enter the platform target system name(s) separated by spaces: [press [Enter] to go back)
The installation script for the selected Install Bundle is executed, and the Install Bundle is deployed on the specified target system.
To deploy an Install Template
You see the following output:
1) <NameofInstallTemplate> b) Back to previous menu Select the template to be installed [1-1,b,q] 1
You see the following output:
Enter the platform target system name(s) separated by spaces: [press [Enter] to go back)
The installation script for the selected Install Template is executed, and the Install Template is deployed on the specified target system.