Andrew S
Articles
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Windows Updates Not Found in the PDQ Inventory Collection Library
Purpose You wish to identify machines that are missing a specific Microsoft Windows update patch, then deploy to just those machines. Resolution Create a Dynamic Collection in PDQ Inventory to filt...
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Windows Updates Not Found in the PDQ Deploy Package Library
Purpose You wish to create and deploy packages for Windows updates using PDQ Deploy that are not offered in the Package Library. Resolution The majority of Windows Updates can be installed using PD...
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Working with Non-Domain (Workgroup) Machines
Purpose: You wish to know the best way to configure PDQ Deploy and/or PDQ Inventory to work with machines that are not joined to an Active Directory domain such as Workgroup computers. Resolution: ...
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PDQ Deploy Copy Modes
This article will provide an explanation of the available copy modes found in PDQ Deploy. Overview The Copy Mode defines how PDQ Deploy will copy deployment files to the target computers. There ar...
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Adding and Using Multiple Credentials in PDQ
In both PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory, you may add as many unique credentials as you need. If you have both products, start with PDQ Inventory by going to Options > Credentials > Add Credentials. Ot...
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Custom Scanner Best Practices
Purpose: You wish to know the best practices surrounding custom Scanners in order to avoid performance issues caused by long scan times and/or database bloat. Resolution: NOTE: The two terms Scan P...
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Unable to start scan for COMPUTERNAME: Computer not found in PDQ Inventory
Purpose You receive the following error in PDQ Deploy when using a Scan step: "Unable to start scan for <Target Computer>: Computer not found in PDQ Inventory." Resolution This indicates that the m...
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How It Works: PDQ Inventory
Purpose You wish to understand how PDQ Inventory scans target machines. This can be helpful in troubleshooting scanning issues. Resolution Scan Profiles Scan Profiles will need to be created/select...
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A Healthy DNS Is Important for PDQ Deploy and Inventory
Purpose This really can't be overstated. Proper name resolution is integral to successfully using PDQ Deploy and PDQ Inventory. If you manage your DNS server(s), it really helps to perform basic ho...
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Duplicate Computer Host Name
Purpose A computer is being imported or added, but another record with the same hostname already exists in the database. Resolution This tends to occur when a Network Discovery is ran on the same I...