User manual SYMANTEC SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 V1.0

[. . . ] AltirisTM Software Management Solution from Symantec Users Guide Version 7. 0 SP2 AltirisTM Software Management Solution from Symantec Users Guide The software described in this book is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Documentation version 7. 0 SP2 Legal Notice Copyright © 2010 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo, and Altiris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. The product described in this document is distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation/reverse engineering. [. . . ] See "Creating a Managed Software Delivery policy" on page 110. See "Editing a Managed Software Delivery policy" on page 113. Table 6-7 Tab Software tab Tabs in the Policy Rules/Actions section Description Lets you define the software and tasks to deliver and set the options for each software resource and task. See "Policy Rules/Actions: Software tab" on page 115. Policy settings tab Lets you change the default settings for the Managed Software Delivery policy. See "Policy Rules/Actions: Policy settings tab" on page 119. Software Publishing tab (Windows and Mac OS only) Lets you publish the Managed Software Delivery policy to the Software Portal. See "Adding a Managed Software Delivery policy to the Software Portal" on page 179. Policy Rules/Actions: Software tab This tab lets you define the software to deliver. You can select a single software resource or you can select multiple software resources and tasks to create a 116 Performing advanced software deliveries Policy Rules/Actions section sequential delivery policy. This tab also lets you set options for the individual software resources and tasks. This tab appears when you create or edit a Managed Software Delivery policy. See "Creating a Managed Software Delivery policy" on page 110. See "Editing a Managed Software Delivery policy" on page 113. This tab contains the following sections: Left pane Displays the sequence of software resources and task that this policy delivers. When you click a specific software resource or task, its settings appear in the right pane. Right pane Lets you override the policy settings for the specific policy or task. The settings that appear differ depending on whether you click a software resource or a task. See Table 6-10. Table 6-8 Option Add Options for adding software resources and tasks Description Lets you add a software resource or a task to the delivery sequence. See "Delivering multiple software resources and tasks sequentially" on page 126. Up and down arrow symbols Let you arrange the sequence in which the software resources and tasks are run. If you change the sequence after the policy runs, you trigger the following actions: The policy is updated on the client computers the next time it is requested. The policy's schedule is reset so that it runs again, even if you originally scheduled the policy to run one time only. Table 6-9 Option Perform software compliance check using Settings for software resources Description Displays a link that indicates the software resource whose detection rule is used for the compliance check. For more information, see the topics about editing inventory rules and about detection and applicability rules in the Symantec Management Platform Help. Performing advanced software deliveries Policy Rules/Actions section 117 Table 6-9 Option Command line Settings for software resources (continued) Description Lets you select the command line to run. This list contains all the command lines that are defined for the software resource that you selected. You can select a command line other than the default command line that appears. [. . . ] See Windows Installer repair replace software on clients 124 replication Software Management Solution data 73 reporting settings Software Management Solution 69 reports, software 6. x software delivery 82 about 82 application management 82 compliance check 82 limiting access to data 82 running 83 scoping 82 software delivery 82 Software Portal 82 virtual software 82, 218 request, software. See software request reset virtual software 224 resilient source paths about 198 creating 199 resource scoping software reports 82 results-based actions Software Management Solution 67 Index 237 software (continued) See also recommended software adding to Software Portal. See unlisted software Software Catalog integration with Software Management Solution 93 software delivery 13, 96, 131, 137, 149 See also Legacy Software Delivery See also Managed Software Delivery See also Package Delivery See also Quick Delivery See also Software Management Solution 6. x packages. See 6. x software delivery about 87 advanced 96­97 deferral options for users 122 methods 88 remediation deferral 124 replacing software 124 reports 82 sequential. [. . . ]