Using a Deployment file to Add COS Service Devices to a Configuration

This topic describes how to use a deployment file to configure multiple Windows, Mac, or Linux COS - Service Devices (COS - SDs) silently (non-interactively) using an existing 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.. The COS - SDs that are installed/configured by this process will be part of a pool of COS - SDs linked to the same COS Configuration.

Important: The COS - SDs can be part of either type of device pool: round-robin or load-balanced.

However, do not use this method for a round-robin pool of COS - SDs if you want to specify a shared content path—this method only allows you to use the default content path.

1. Select a COS Configuration from the COS DashboardProvides visual status information for all COS Configurations, COS - SDs, and Testing Devices plus links that can be used to manage each COS Configuration, including COS - SDs and Testing Devices. and select Deployment.

2. To create a COS - SD deployment file, click Download Install Scripts.

3. A dialog displays that you can use to save the file. Navigate to the location of your choice and click Save to save the file or Cancel to cancel the process. When you click Save, the COS - SD deployment file (.zip) is downloaded to the folder you selected. For a description of the contents of this file, see COS - Service Device Deployment Files.

4. Locate the .zip file you downloaded and view the archive.

   • For a Windows COS - SD, select the silent.cmd and silent.qs files, right-click and select Copy To..., and copy the files to the same directory where the COS installation file (coinstaller.exe) is located.

   • For a Linux COS - SD, select the silent-linux.sh and silent.qs files, right-click and select Copy To..., and copy the files to the same directory where the COS installation file (coinstaller) is located.

   • For a Mac COS - SD, select the silent-mac.sh and silent.qs files and copy the files to the same directory where the COS installation file (coinstaller) is located. Use the Finder on your Mac to open the Applications folder. Within the Applications folder, open the Utilities folder and double-click on Terminal or Terminal. app (the Terminal application).

5. Navigate to the directory containing the files.

   • To install COS silently for Windows, double-click the silent.cmd file.

   • To install COS silently for Mac, enter the following command (when prompted, enter your Mac administrator password and press Enter). ./slient-mac.sh

   • To install COS silently for Linux, open a Terminal and enter the following commands: load libX11-xcb.so.1 sudo sh silent-linux.sh

6. After the silent installation process completes, navigate to the COS Dashboard. Click on the name of the COS Configuration you updated to display details and select Service Devices to see your new COS - SD.