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limited window of time for deployments...

mmuni

November 20, 2015 20:00

Currently our school district has a policy in place that requires all computers to be shut off at 4PM. That means that my deployment window can only be from 7:00AM - 4:00PM. This is also that same window of time where end users would possible be using the computers.

Does anyone know of a good way to deploy around a time frame like this? computers are being shut down while in the middle of deployments.

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Jason Hanks
November 23, 2015 19:55

Hi Mmuni,

If the deployment packages that you're pushing out don't interfere with the end user then by all means I'd push those out any time during that window. For the software that does interfere like Java, I'd suggest using a heartbeat schedule to catch them when they first come on.

I'm not sure if your district would allow you to wake the machines after hours (or at the end of the day while they're still on) and then use a shutdown step or not but that may be another option.

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mmuni
November 23, 2015 20:00

Yeah they don't want us to wake them.

I have no problem pushing the packages during the day, I have a schedule set to run early in the morning and then a heartbeat to catch any that come on later on in the day. However I need to make sure they are not in the middle of a deploy at 4PM when the computers start to shut down.

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