COS Service Device Deployment Files

You can use COS to create a deployment file, a container file (.zip file) that holds files containing COS ConfigurationA logical grouping of devices, usually consisting of one or more COS - SDs and Testing Devices. A COS Configuration has two primary functions: It allows you to logically group Testing Devices and COS - SDs and it allows you to easily specify the settings for all of the devices in the COS Configuration. information for Windows, Mac, and Linux COS - SDs. You can use the deployment file to create COS - SDs using an existing COS Configuration. You use this file to configure your COS - SDs silently (non-interactively or in batch mode).

The following is a list of the files contained in a COS - SD deployment file and a brief description of their content.

Readme.txt

Contains commands for silently installing COS - SDs on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines.

Silent.cmd

Contains COS Configuration information for Windows machines.

Silent–mac.sh

Contains COS Configuration information for Mac machines.

Silent–linux.sh

Contains COS Configuration information for Linux machines.

Silent.qs

Contains COS Configuration information for Windows, Mac, and Linux machines.

Important: Typically, you would use a deployment file to create a pool of COS - SDs and use them in a COS Configuration that has Content ManagementA COS - SD function used to manage the delivery of test content to each site that needs Content Hosting. Sites can be configured to download only the test content needed to reduce download times and storage space requirements. For example, a site could download test content for only one test administration. Content Management can also be set up to download content to a network shared location that multiple Content Hosting services can access. and Content HostingA COS - SD function used to provide content to student Testing Devices. Content Hosting authenticates content requests, decrypts content, and aggregates items into forms. enabled. This pool of COS - SDs can be a load-balanced pool.