To Set Up the Objects of a Job

1. Make sure the Jobs panel is available in the main window by choosing Jobs from the View menu.

2. Do one of the following:

   • From the tool bar, click the New Job button.

   • Right-click in the Jobs list and choose New Job.

   • From the Jobs menu, choose New.

     The New Job window opens.

3. Give the job a name and a free-text description.

4. Select a mode for the job:

   • Deploy – Perform the tasks on the selected hosts

   • Simulate – Test the job to estimate time and full action list

     A user may be restricted to executing jobs only in Simulate mode.

5. Do the following:

   1. Create tasks for the job.

      See To Create the Tasks of a Job.

   2. Set job options or leave the default settings.

      See To Set Job Options.

   3. Set a schedule or leave the default Now schedule.

      See To Set Job Schedules.