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Explanation of Clones with Deployments
What In FileWave, a clone is a reference to an existing device or device group. This article explains how clones behave when you move from Associations to Deployments. When/Why An admin might choose a clone on purpose, or choose one because it is convenient du...
How to decide what is included in a single deployment?
What Deployments let you group multiple payloads and manage their deployment rules together. The practical question is which Filesets and payloads belong in the same deployment. When/Why This applies when you create new deployments and when you convert existin...
Fileset Groups
Fileset Groups organize related Filesets and let you assign the group to a client or Client Group in one workflow. Create one with New Fileset Group, then drag existing Filesets into it. You can nest Fileset Groups to match your deployment structure. A Fileset...
What makes Deployments better than Associations?
What Deployments and Associations both assign Filesets or payloads to devices. Deployments are usually easier to maintain because one Deployment keeps its targets, exclusions, Filesets, and shared delivery options together. Deployments are not automatically be...
Combining payloads into a singular deployment based on metadata
What Every Deployment stores metadata about how content is assigned: targets and exclusions, installation type, timing, applicable license distribution, and Fileset revision choices. When/Why Use one Deployment for multiple Filesets or destinations only when t...
Managing Deployments with the FileWave API (16.4+)
What FileWave 16.4 adds supported public API endpoints for creating, listing, reading, updating, and deleting Deployments. These endpoints allow integrations and administrative automation to manage the same Deployment objects used by FileWave Central and FileW...
Use Fileset Dependencies to Control Installation Order
Fileset dependencies make one Fileset a prerequisite of another. When you associate the dependent Fileset, FileWave installs its required dependency first. How dependency order works The screenshot shows the dependency properties for both sides of a two-Filese...
How Intelligent Downloader Reuses Files During Fileset Upgrades
Summary FileWave Intelligent Downloader reuses matching files that are already on a device when a Fileset is deployed. This reduces download size during self-healing and Fileset upgrades when content has not changed. How FileWave decides to reuse a file Before...
Organize and Deploy Payloads with Payload Groups
What Payload Groups organize related payloads and let you deploy several apps or profiles to devices through one association. When/Why Use Payload Groups when several payloads belong to the same rollout, department, platform, or configuration set. Grouping kee...
Add Silent Install Arguments to Windows EXE Filesets
Windows EXE installers often need command-line switches for silent deployment. Add those switches as Launch Arguments on the installer executable in the FileWave Fileset. If the vendor provides an MSI, prefer it when it supports the install and uninstall behav...
Plan One or Multiple Deployments
What A Deployment applies every included Fileset to every included target. Use one Deployment only when every target should receive every Fileset with the same exclusions, Installation Type, activation and deactivation, installation timing, license distributio...
Choose Deployment Targets and Exclusions in FileWave Anywhere
What The Targets tab defines which endpoints receive every payload in a FileWave Anywhere deployment. Include individual devices, manual groups, Smart Groups, or LDAP OUs. Use exclusions to omit specific devices or groups from the selected targets. When/Why Us...
Add and Remove Deployment Payloads in FileWave Anywhere
What The Payloads tab selects the Filesets and profiles included in a FileWave Anywhere deployment. A deployment can contain one payload, several payloads, or no payloads while you are preparing it for later use. When/Why Add the content that every target shou...
Organize Filesets into Groups
Why Fileset groups matter Organize Filesets as deliberately as Client groups. Matching group structures support group-to-group deployments: when a Fileset is added to the Interactive Media Fileset group, it can deploy to every device in the corresponding Clien...
Report on Fileset Deployment Status
What Inventory Reports can use Fileset deployment status fields to show whether a Fileset or payload succeeded, failed, or remains in another deployment state on managed devices. When to use it Use these fields to find failures for a specific Fileset, review a...