Repeat task on failed targets only

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Repeat task on failed targets only

Admin - ARD 3.6.1, 10.8.2 server

Clients - mix of ARD 3.6.1 and .2, and 10.7.4/5 and 10.8.2

What i would like to do is create a task, that i can assign "All Computers" and set to repeat, but it will only run against computers it hasnt successfuly run against before.

Is this doable? I dont see any kind of options to accomplish this. any other ideas on how i might be able to set something like this up?

(I ask as we have 0 desktops in our environment, all users are on laptops, and in and out of the office, or wifi etc, so not all systems are always available)

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 9:00 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 31, 2013 8:50 PM in response to dnaylor125

Not doable. Sorry.

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Answer 2

TeenTitan

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Feb 7, 2013 8:01 PM in response to dnaylor125

Casper from JAMF & absulte would allow you to do perform actions one on a computer; and resend to the computers that the task fails on. There is a learning curve to both.

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Answer 3

iToaster

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Feb 18, 2013 1:36 AM in response to dnaylor125

Probably the closest you could do with ARD is to use the task server. It will sort of accomplish what you're after

Choose packages you want to install

Choose computers to install to

Choose task server either on local machine or remote ( second copy of ARD required for remote task server )

Can be scheduled

Task server will install packages as machines comes on line

And will only stop if task is canceled or all machines have installed the packages or if ARD task server machine

Is turned off

However It won 't keep trying if it gets an error with a machine

It will just continue with the remaining machines

If the task fails you'll get a list of machines that it's failed on

You'd have to create another task with those machines in

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