Phase selection

The Phase selection options let you choose the phases of a Deploy Job you want to run. You can also choose how to stage the deployment.

In the phase selection options, staging refers to how packages are delivered to targets without actually applying them to those servers. (A package does not necessarily include source files if you are using a network-based deployment.) You can stage packages directly by pushing the packages to targets, or you can stage indirectly. When staging indirectly, packages are pushed to servers designated as repeaters, and then the repeaters push packages to multiple target servers simultaneously.

Phase selection options

Simulate	Perform a test run of a deployment without deploying a package. A test run lets you review job results, see the server objects that are changed during deployment, and determine the actions that cause the deployment to fail.
Commit	Apply the package to a target. If you select Commit, you can choose how to stage deployment by selecting one of the following:
Stage direct	Deliver the package to a target.
Stage indirect	Deliver the package to a repeater. During the Commit phase, the repeater pushes packages to multiple target servers simultaneously. Note If you are staging indirectly, you must first define a property that identifies a repeater for each target server. For more information, see Configuring servers to use repeaters during deployments.

Phase selection

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