To Create the Tasks of a Job

1. In the Tasks tab of the New Job window, click Add Task.

   The Task Editor opens.

2. Type a name for a task.

3. Select a profile from the drop-down list, or click the profile editor button to open the Profile Editor and create a new profile.

   If you select a user-defined profile and then click the button, you can edit an existing profile.

4. Select a policy from the drop-down list, or click the policy editor button to open the Policy Editor, to create or edit a policy as you would a profile.

5. Click the Hosts button to the right of the Hosts field.

   The Select Hosts window opens.

6. Select hosts and groups and then click the Add button.

   The hosts or groups are added to the Selected Hosts list.

7. When the Selected Hosts list contains the hosts or groups that you want to receive this job, click OK.

   The Hosts window closes. The selected hosts and groups appear in the Hosts field of the Tasks tab.

8. Click OK.

   The task is added to the Tasks list of the job. Add as many tasks as you want.

   The order of the tasks in the list is the order that they will be executed. To change this order, select a task name and click the Up or Down buttons.

   To edit a task, select the task and click the Edit button.

   To remove a task from the job, select the task and click the Delete button.

9. Decide how to continue:

   • If you want to run the job with default settings, click OK now.

   • If you want to set a deployment schedule, go to To Set Job Schedules.

   • If you want to view and edit the job options, go to To Set Job Options.

   • If you want to save the tasks as a job template, click Save Template.