How/when are the files associated with a package copied when running a deployment?

[jprateragg]

We just started using the deployment component in Lansweeper. I have a question about how the files are copied to the machines. We created a deployment with three steps:

1. Check if OS is 32-bit. If true, proceed to Step 2, else Step 3.
2. Execute 32-bit installer.
3. Execute 64-bit installer.

When running this deployment, are ALL the files in each step pulled to the client, then the steps are executed? Or, is each step executed one at a time so only the necessary files are copied? Thanks.

[Daniel_B · Accepted solution]

The deployer does not copy any files at all. It only maps the package share on the client computer and runs the command which starts the installer as soon as the relevant step has been reached. That means, data will only be transferred for the steps which actually get executed.