List of deployment tasks

The upper part of the view shows the list of deployment tasks and related information, such as the name of the master image that will be deployed by the task.

The list of deployment tasks is divided into three categories:

• Scheduled: Tasks that will run once or more at a time you specified. For details about creating such tasks, see “Deployment to specific machines”.
• Upon event: Tasks that will perform deployment as soon as a specified number of machines becomes ready for deployment. For details about creating such tasks, see “Deployment to any ready machines”.

  One of these tasks may be already running and waiting for the machines. If none of these tasks is running, you can start any of them manually.

• Manual start: Tasks that perform deployment to specific machines and have no schedule. These are tasks that you chose to run Manually, and completed tasks that you chose to run Now or Once later.

To start any of the deployment tasks manually, select the task, and then click Run on the toolbar.

The lower part of the view shows the machines that are related to the selected task. The list depends on the type of task.

• For a task that performs deployment to specific machines: the list of machines to which the task performs deployment. Deployment will start on a schedule or when you start the task manually.
• For a task that performs deployment to any ready machines: the list of machines that are currently ready for deployment (have the Ready state). Deployment will start as soon as a sufficient number of machines become ready (or after a time-out), even if you start the task manually.