Package type verification
Check the state of your endpoints where you deployed the distributed task to verify whether the software was installed successfully.
Ensure that the software installation for each package type is successful by checking the state of the endpoint before and after deploying the task.
Package Type | System state of the endpoint before the installation | System state of the endpoint after the installation |
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MSI | The task must be relevant, which means that the software that you want to install has not been installed yet. | The task must no longer be relevant to mean that the software installation was successful. |
EXE | The software that you want to install must not be listed in the | .The software that you installed must be listed in the | .
BAT | The folder for the software that you want to install must not be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\__BESTData\actionsite\__Download. | A new folder for the installed software must be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\__BESTData\actionsite\__Download. |
PKG | The package must not be listed when you run the command pkgutil --pkgs. | Run the command pkgutil --pkgs. The package must be listed to mean that the software installation was successful. |