How to Implement Custom Application Pools on the SMP to Improve Web-console...
Symantec Solutions based on the Symantec Management Platform can be really demanding on memory, which can have a very adverse impact on production server (systems with an few hundred agent workload)...
View ArticleAdding a Custom Data Class to IT Analytics Cubes
IT Analytics 7.1 offers several predefined cubes out-of-the-box that each include their own set of fields to allow for flexible ad-hoc reporting on your Altiris environment. For users who leverage...
View ArticleAdding Website to Trusted Sites While Testing
Recently we came across a web application [with desktop footprint] which requires the application website to be added to the Trusted Websites. We packaged the desktop footprint with Wise Package...
View ArticleServer Management Suite in Videos
Recommended How To Videos for Server Management Discovery and InventoryCreating Custom Inventory VideoCreating Custom Inventory Data ClassesGathering Agentless Inventory for SNMP-Enabled Devices...
View ArticleWorking with WMIC to Gather Inventory Data
Working with WMIC to Gather Inventory DataMicrosoft’s wmic is a great little utility for quickly querying WMI classes. It is a very practicial tool for validiting Inventory Solution data. Following are...
View ArticleFavorite Articles of Discovery and Inventory Group
The following are some of the most popular Discovery and Inventory articles:Inventory Solution Policies to Avoid Issue TECH187623Troubleshooting Hanging or Crashing Inventory Solution TasksAltiris...
View ArticleClient Endpoint Troubleshooting Best Practices
The attached presentation contains information and links to articles to help admnistrators troubleshoot client end points.Client Endpoint Troubleshooting Best Practices .pptx
View ArticleCreating Report Subscriptions for IT Analytics
IT Analytics offers customers unparalleled flexibility in the way they visualize, analyze, and consume their business critical data. In addition to providing users a valuable and comprehensive...
View ArticleDS 7.x Task to Collect Debugging Logs from Automation to SMP
Below is a VBScript that can be used to collect logs from Automation to the SMP (Under NSCap by default) for review in case of imaging issues. It will work with both DS 7.1 and DS 7.5To create the...
View Article101 Points About Altiris Deployment Solution 7.x
101 points about Altiris Deployment Solution 7.x I have tried to cover most of the features / functionality / utilities of Altiris Deployment Solution in this document....
View ArticleSome ways to contribute to CWoC projects
I have first posted [1] on Symantec Connect the idea of filling my cold winter evening with small projects that could help me and the community back in December 2009, naming the initiative with a funny...
View ArticlePublishing IT Analytics Dashboards in Microsoft SharePoint
IT Analytics offers users several ways in which they can consume their systems management data. One of the more popular ways to expose IT Analytics data to business users, without granting them access...
View ArticleAltiris Client Install through PsExec.exe tool
Cause When we trying to install Altiris client through Altiris console .we have received error “Failed to copy Symantec agent services in targeted machine. Basically problem cause some DNS problem or...
View ArticleIT Analytics Cube Reference - Client and Server Management Content Pack
This article serves as a quick reference listing all cube fields (measures and dimensions) within the IT Analytics Client and Server Management Content Pack, including IT Analytics for ServiceDesk. For...
View ArticlePart 1 - Using Intel vPro PowerShell Module with Symantec CMS
IntroductionIntel vPro PowerShell Module enables you to extend beyond the base out-of-band operations within Symantec CMS. Whether a PowerShell cmdlet is within a TaskServer script, used as a...
View ArticlePart 2 - Using Intel vPro PowerShell Module with Symantec CMS
IntroductionAfter completing Part 1, you are now ready to test and implement solutions with Intel vPro PowerShell Module.The first and most frequently requested Intel vPro PowerShell command for a...
View ArticleTop 20 Endpoint Management Articles of 2012
The year came to an end and we embark on 2013 with another "Best of" list. Again this year I'm compiling a list of the most viewed articles in the Endpoint Management Community. See what topics have...
View Article{CWoC} PatchAutomation Toolkit - Documentation and Guides
Table of content:IntroductionSome background informationToolkit common featuresZeroDayPatch specific featuresPatchAutomation specific featuresToolkit can and can't doCommand line samples)References and...
View ArticleMigrating an IT Analytics Installation
This article provides best practices for migrating IT Analytics and all installed content packs in the event the underlying SQL server is moved. These steps are only specific to IT Analytics with...
View ArticleDesign of Additional Servicedesk Processes - Why Are my Messages Getting...
Many users have taken the inherent functionality of Workflow to extend, customize, and fine tune the capabilities of Servicedesk. Some have simply made some modifications to the core processes of...
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