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Show file copy progress Office 365 deployment

rob.poling

August 03, 2017 15:39

Is there a way to have PDQ Deploy show the file copy progress installing Office 365?

Using the guide posted here: https://support.pdq.com/hc/en-us/articles/220509707-Deploy-Office-365

Since it's just running a command step, there's no way of telling how long the file copy is taking vs the actual installation.

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Permanently deleted user
August 03, 2017 21:46

You could change the Command step to an Install step. Just make sure to enable "Include Entire Directory."

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rob.poling
August 04, 2017 14:47

I think that's exactly what I need. Will it work it I just tell it to include the XML file instead of the entire directory? We have two different release channels we're deploying, so there are two XML files in that directory.

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Permanently deleted user
August 04, 2017 15:14

No, because then it would only copy the setup.exe and XML file. The Install step copies files to a temporary directory on the target and executes them from there.

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rob.poling
August 04, 2017 15:36

Well, I guess it wouldn't matter if the other XML file was copied as long as the /configure switch is pointing to the right XML file, right?

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rob.poling
August 04, 2017 15:55

Actually, I just realized that would end up copying the install files for both versions...definitely don't want to copy 3GB of files...

I just separated out the current and deferred channel folders. Thanks for the help!

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