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VMM Host Report for ESX
I have completed ESX Discovery and Inventory tasks, but default report did not display data I was expeting:VMM > Host Summary Report I checked that these data are available in Resource Manager,...
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How to configure peer-to-peer downloading in IT Management Suite?
About peer-to-peer downloading featureThe peer-to-peer downloading feature is available starting from IT Management Suite version 8.0 HF5.The peer-to-peer downloading feature lets you download and...
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Randomization Technique for Risk Mitigation in Software Deployments
Reasons for RandomizationI am an Altiris administrator in a very large organization with over 50k managed endpoints. When our team is tasked with a software deployment, there could be some unknown...
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Creating a Win10 image with VMWare Workstation
When I went to create a win10 base image, I couldn't find a writeup to follow on Connect, so I wanted to share my process in case it helped others. I also point out some potentially wrong/outdated...
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SMA installation on Debian or Ubuntu
Installation of SMA (Symantec Management Agent) on LINUX is not very complicated, once you understand how LINUX works.Altiris (in version 7.6) is officially supported on Red Hat Linux (RHEL) and SUSE...
View ArticleImaging Best Practices
These guidelines are not intended to be exhaustive, step-by-step instructions, but provide some helpful hints that may prevent some common issues that occur during imaging. Your situation may vary, you...
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Workflow - REST Generator
I've written a number of Articles on the Workflow REST Generator, here is a list:Some examples are using Mobility but any REST API could be used.Make sure to download POSTMAN or another client to help...
View ArticleFrequently used commands for the SMP Agent for Unix, Linux and Mac
ULM Agent client.conf & Frequently Used Agent CommandsFollowing are frequently Used sections and name/value pairs in the client.conf file, which is the main agent configuration file. This file is...
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How to create and deploy a custom icon to access the Software Portal?
Hi everybody.By default, Altiris doesn’t allow the administrators to deploy a Software Portal Custom Icon to the user’s desktops. We are obligated to use the default Altiris icon and default name and...
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How to use Deploy Anywhere from a deployment task in GSS 3.1
Open Deploy Anywhere Driver Database Management from the GSS 3.1 console. Select "Add Driver" to add your driver to the DA database Browse to the driver files (.inf) that you would like to add. After...
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Upgrade Experience: ITMS 7.5SP1 to 8.0
We just recently here executed a major upgrade from ITMS7.5SP1 to ITMS 8.0. The upgrade was ultimately a success, and both the major and minor issues we experienced were resolved in the 48hrs that...
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How to add default switches to Ghost Solution Suite 3.1
This article documents how to permanately add switches to Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 so that manual entry can be avoided. Stop all Altiris Services Navigate to "C:\Program Files...
View ArticleHow to Inventory a Specific File Type Using Altiris Custom Inventory - VB Script
This article presents a sample custom inventory script and custom report that displays the collected custom inventory data. This example looks for Access Database files with an extension of MDB. You...
View ArticleUsing Junction Points with Windows 2016 LTSB
So quite a few of us will have older packages from the XP days still lying about in use, or ones where the software's been updated but the tweaks around shortcuts etc. have just been kept the same....
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Grid component customization, colours, images etc., Workflow 8.0+
Hello all - I received a request a few months ago asking about options for customizing the new (8.0+) Kendo grid components. Here was the original request (paraphrased):I am not sure how much we can...
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Join an organizational unit (OU) in Ghost Solution Suite 3.1 configuration task
Summary:This is a quick tutorial on how to join a specific organizational unit when adding a client machine to the domain using a configuration task.Please note: In previous version of Ghost it was...
View ArticleSMP Agent for Mac 8.0 - SSL, TLS, Key Exchange & Cipher Information
The following charts show test results for various configurations of SSL, TLS, Key Exchange and Cipher settings in IIS for SMP Agent for Mac communication with the SMP server. While it would be...
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AutoPatcher
AutoPatcherSymantec End Point Management, Patch Management automation toolRequirements:Symantec Management Platform - Patch Management 8.0 or later.Run as an account with sufficient permisions for...
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ServiceDesk Ticket Search by Number, Title or Description
This project is offered as an alternative to the builtin ServiceDesk Ticket Search function. The primary difference being the ability to search the Ticket Description.The following examples explain...
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CentOS or Ubuntu are displayed as „untracked“
It may happen that you install SMA on LINUX successfully, and even agent seems to be working fine, you can still see it as “UNTRACKED” in SMP Console. I noticed that behavior on some releases of CentOS...
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