Deploy

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Deploy

Deploys a PDQ Deploy package to one or more target computers immediately.

NOTE: This command requires a PDQ Deploy Enterprise license.

Syntax

PDQDeploy Deploy <package> -Targets <computer> [<computer> ...] [-UserName <credentials>] [-NotificationName <notification>] [-OverrideTargetFilters] [-UseScanUserCredentials]

Parameters

Parameter

Required

Description

<package>

Yes

The name or numeric ID of the package to deploy. Wrap names containing spaces in double quotes.

-Targets

Yes

One or more target computer names, separated by spaces.

-UserName

No

The name of the credentials to use for the deployment. If omitted, the default credentials are used.

-NotificationName

No

The name of an email notification to send when the deployment completes. Requires a configured mail server.

-OverrideTargetFilters

No

When specified, deploys to all listed targets regardless of any target filters configured on the package.

-UseScanUserCredentials

No

When specified, uses the PDQ Inventory scan user credentials for the deployment.

Examples

Deploy a package by name to a single computer:

PDQDeploy Deploy "7-Zip 23.01" -Targets WORKSTATION01

Deploy a package to multiple computers:

PDQDeploy Deploy "7-Zip 23.01" -Targets WORKSTATION01 WORKSTATION02 WORKSTATION03

Deploy a package using specific credentials:

PDQDeploy Deploy "7-Zip 23.01" -Targets WORKSTATION01 -UserName "Domain Admin"

NOTE: The Deploy command targets computers by name only. To deploy to Target Lists, PDQ Inventory collections, or other dynamic groups, use StartSchedule with a schedule that already has those targets configured.

 

 

 

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