how-to deploy files to several nodes on network automatically?

Question

need to push(deploy) few batch files to the machines on a network. All nodes are running Windows. The batch files contain some commands to initialize an env on each node.

what ways can this be accomplished? any tools readily available? thanks in adv.

Answer 1

1. Create list of computers in a file (not exactly necessary, but usually the easiest), named computer.list (or whatever):

   wsn101
   wsn102
   wsn103
   

2. Run batch file:

   for %%i in (computer.list) do copy file_to_push.ext \\%%i\c$
   for %%i in (computer.list) do psexec \\%%i C:\file_to_push.ext
   

   _{(Fixed this part, cp isn't right, should be copy)}
   Link to download psexec if you don't have it already.

   Same thing in PS:

   foreach ($wsn in Get-Content Computer.List)
   {
       cp file_to_push.ext \\$wsn\c$
       psexec \\$wsn C:\file_to_push.ext
   }