Recent news revealed source code theft from Symantec back in 2006. At the time this article was published, only one product still contained code that the source code revealed vulnerabilities: pcAnywhere. The current version of pcAnywhere is safe from these vulnerabilities as long as the correct pa
The Software Management model stems from the Software Resource Model, or the SRM. The SRM is used by the Platform and many Solutions, tying together the sometimes disparate frameworks different Solutions use to manage or otherwise track Software. This article covers how the base Resource Model wor
Inventory Rules fulfill the roles of Detection or Applicability checks in relation to a Managed Software Delivery Policy. They represents a check on an agent computer system and can only return the values of true/false, or fail in the case of an incorrectly written rule. An Inventory Rule is store
This list of Reports is provided as a static list at the time this article was published. The details for this report came from an installation of Symantec ITMS Suite on version 7.1 SP1 (for all Platform and Solution versions). This is provided to help identify if reports are available based on wh
I've compiled a list of known issues, reported by Symantec customers, for Symantec Inventory Solution in both 7.0 and 7.1. This list contains the following details:
Defect number - used by Symantec to track the known issue.
Found in Version - This is the version the issue was orgin
Tracking Deployments
Task Server Statuses
Provided Reports
Conclusion
Tracking Deployments
After you've setup your Quick or Managed Deliveries, now you need the ability to track the deployments. This can be accomplished in two basic ways: Task Se
I've compiled a list of known issues, reported by Symantec customers, for Symantec Software Management in both 7.0 and 7.1. This list contains the following details:
Defect number - used by Symantec to track the known issue.
Found in Version - This is the version the issue was org
The Software Portal
Common Terms and Acronyms
Software Publishing
Software Resource Publishing
Managed Software Delivery Policy (MSD) Publishing
Software Request
User Resources Intro
User Interact
The Activity Center
Software Categories
Where Is My Software?
Drag and Drop
Managing Software Products
Reviewing Known Products
Creating Software Products
The Activity Center
The name has changed, possibly to "Enhanc
Task Settings
Sequencing
Scheduling
Rules
Manual Execution
Software Publishing
Task Settings
You can also add any Task Server Task to a Managed Delivery. The following example illustrates how to accomplish this:
In the Managed Software D
Managed Software Delivery
General Configuration
Software Resource Settings
Advanced Options
Managed Software Delivery
Managed Software Delivery Policies are the intelligent way to deploy and manage software. These policies are versatile, and enable you
Quick Delivery
Advanced Configuration
Targeting and Scheduling
Task Server
Quick Delivery
As the name implies, Quick Delivery is primarily used for single Software Deployment events. Other uses, such as running commands or other scripts, can also be us
This white paper provides valuable information for anyone leveraging Software Management in the Symantec Management Platform (Notification Server) environment. Learn the tips and tricks for using Software Management successfully. Warnings, recommendations, explanations, and best practices are cove
This article provides a method to successfully complete an installation of an application that requires a reboot in the middle of the installation process. This does not include handling reboots after an installation is complete, but when a reboot is required in the middle of the installation for
Troubleshooting issues where the Software Portal is not working correctly can be challenging. Much of what happens is not visible in either the Software Portal itself, or through the Symantec Management Console. This white paper provides greater details in how the Software Portal works, which shou
Troubleshooting issues where the Software Portal is not working correctly can be challenging. Much of what happens is not visible in either the Software Portal itself, or through the Symantec Management Console. This white paper provides greater details in how the Software Portal works, which shou
Troubleshooting issues where the Software Portal is not working correctly can be challenging. Much of what happens is not visible in either the Software Portal itself, or through the Symantec Management Console. This white paper provides greater details in how the Software Portal works, which shou
