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EN : Using Deploy Console : Applications : Pending Updates/All (Mac)
Pending Updates/All (Mac)
The Pending Updates/All tab displays a list of all computers which have the Deploy Agent and all supported applications currently installed on the target computers.
To display online or all computers, click then select Online Only > All or Outdated Only.
To display the list of applications in groups or ungrouped, click the Grouped By Application button.
The following information is displayed:
Computer – Displays the computer name.
Group – Displays the group to which the computer belongs. By default, the computer is assigned to the Default group.
Tags – Displays all tags assigned to the computer.
Applications – Displays the list of applications in groups or ungrouped.
Grouped View
By default, pre-defined apps are grouped and displayed by categories along with the total number of apps for each category.
> Web Browsers
> Messaging
> Media
> Documents
> Utilities
> Compression
> Developer Tools
> Online Storage
> Other
> Security
Under Grouped view, each cell displays the number of installed/outdated apps under each category.
For example, there are 3 apps under Web Browsers. The cell will display '3 installed' when all the web browser apps are up-to-date. If a category has both installed and outdated apps, the cell will display only the number of the outdated apps.
You can update the outdated apps by clicking on the cell containing the outdated apps and then clicking Update on the top right.
To view the apps for a particular category, click the app category. The apps for the selected category will be displayed as well as installed/outdated/failed update status for each app. To return to the previous view, click the X on the category filter.
Ungrouped View
The grid displays each app in a column, the category each app belongs to, the app version that is installed on the computer, and app failed update status for each computer.
Outdated app versions are displayed in orange text. Failed app updates are displayed with an orange cell background.
Action Toolbar
The Action Toolbar provides quick access to important actions for apps and computers. Administrators can perform certain actions directly from the toolbar.
Action Toolbar for Computers
To view the Action Toolbar for a computer, click on the computer name.
Actions
Outdated Applications – Displays the number of outdated apps installed on the computer. Click Update All to update all the outdated apps.
Computer Actions – Click Remote to allow VNC on the selected computer, Shutdown the computer, or Restart the computer.
 
VNC should be installed on the target computer as well as the computer where Deploy console is run. If VNC is not installed on the machine where Deploy console is run, you cannot connect to the targeted computer.
Complete the following steps to install and set up VNC on the target computer:
 
1. Click VNC or VNC Setup. You will see a list of computers without VNC on the network.
2. Select a single computer by clicking on the name of the computer. To select multiple computers, use CTRL+CLICK or SHIFT+CLICK (CMD+CLICK for Mac). To select all computers, click Select All Computers.
3. Click Next.
4. Enter a password then click Setup. This will install VNC on the target computer.
When the target computer you are connecting to is active and currently logged on, the user will be prompted to approve the request to connect. When there is no response to the request to connect within 60 seconds, the request is denied.
When the target computer is logged on but locked, the request to connect is automatically allowed.
5. Click OK to complete the setup for remote connection.
VNC is now set up.
Tag Computer – Displays the tags assigned to the computer, or assign new tags if desired.
Change Group – Click to change the Group that the computer is assigned to.
To create a new group, type the name of the new group you wish to create in the Create New Group field and click +.
Remove Agent – Click Remove Agent to remove the Deploy Agent and all services from the target computer. When the Deploy Agent is removed, you will need to re-install it on the computer to see the computer on the console.
Delete Computer – This option is only available for offline computers. Click to delete a computer. This option will only delete the computer from the console but not uninstall the Deploy Agent from the computer.
If Deploy Agent is still installed, the computer will report back again when it comes online.
You can perform actions for multiple computers by clicking on beside the computer name in the Action Toolbar. Select the computers from the drop-down list and click Select Computers, or click Select All Computers to select all the computers. Only online computers will be reflected in the Action Toolbar.
Install / Uninstall / Update Apps
To install, uninstall, or update apps, click on the cell of the selected apps, then click and select to Update, Install or Uninstall.
Clicking Update will only update the app on the computers that have the outdated app version installed. This option will not install the app on the computers that do not have any previous versions of the app installed.
Clicking Install will only install the app on computers that do not have the app installed. This option will not update any outdated versions that have been installed on the computers.
Clicking Uninstall will remove the app from all the computers. This option will delete all versions of the app, including the outdated version, from the computers.