Altiris Juice - A Community for Altiris Product Enthusiasts

Automating System Recovery with BackupExec System Recovery and Deployment Solution for Dell Servers

Jordan Gardner — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:05:40 -0500

Symantec Backup Exec™ System Recovery 8 is the gold standard in complete Windows® system recovery, allowing businesses and IT to recover from system loss or disaster in minutes, not hours or days, even when recovering to dissimilar hardware and virtual environments. Helping IT administrators meet recovery time objectives, Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery provides rapid, easy-to-use system restoration or full "bare-metal" recovery for servers, desktops, or laptops.

Dell | Altiris

Playing with Extensions (How ?)

maratha — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:06:50 -0500

What it is a file extension?

A file extension tells the computer and user what kind of information is stored within a file.

Application Packaging

What Security Risks are Associated with Using PXE and How Can I Reduce Them?

eorme — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:47:45 -0500

IT managers who leverage Deployment Solution's PXE capabilities recognize that it saves time and money allowing technicians to deploy, update and diagnose problems on hardware without having to leave their management console. There are some concerns IT managers have in using PXE however, and this article will help address some of those concerns by listing steps that can be taken to help drastically reduce the likelihood of a malicious user successfully conducting an attack by PXE.

Dell | Altiris

How to Cleanup After an Uninstall of DS for Dell Servers

eorme — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:20:54 -0500

This document will explain additional steps that can be taken after an uninstallation of Deployment Solution for Dell Servers that will "clean the slate" before reinstalling the product. While uninstallation is usually not necessary (since each new version is designed to upgrade older installations) there are certain scenarios in which users may want to a complete uninstall such as beta customers ending their beta trial period or users troubleshooting product issues.

Dell | Altiris

Dell Client Manager, Part 5: BIOS Settings Policy

trb48 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:17:18 -0500

We are on the final lap. We have made a lot of progress over the past articles. Here is what we have talked about:

• Part 1: Installing the Dell Client Manager into Notification Server

• Part 2: Dell Monitoring Policy (the health check)

• Part 3: Dell BIOS Upgrade

• Part 4: Dell BIOS Profile

Dell | Altiris

Dell Client Manager, Part 4: Dell BIOS Profile

trb48 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:10:22 -0500

Updating the BIOS is great, but it is something that doesn't have to be done (unless it is a security update). Being able to actually control the settings in the BIOS is where the rubber meets the road. Using the Dell Client Manager you can control every little setting in your computer's BIOS. You can configure your laptop, your desktop, and even your server. It is a great tool.

Dell | Altiris

Dell Client Manager, Part 2: Dell Monitoring Policy

trb48 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:15:28 -0500

Last December I decided that it was high time to update the BIOS on our Dell computers. I taught my employees all the steps that they needed to take update each computer's BIOS. It took a lot of time, and it was pretty mindless work. When everything was said and don't most of the computers were updated. In the end, a lot of time and money was wasted on the project. There has to be a better way, right?

Dell | Altiris

Dell Client Manager, Part 1: Installing the Dell Client Manager into Notification Server

trb48 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:48:14 -0500

One day I got a call from a frantic teacher. They told me that they were in front of a class and needed to get on the Internet to show their class something. The Internet was not working. They told me that their entire class revolved around getting access to the Internet. I decided that I needed to drop what I was doing and make my way to that teacher's classroom. Once I arrived I could see that the computer was having problems. I checked everything that I could think of to try and get the network working again. Finally I decided to check the devices on the computer. There was no network card listed. I decided that I needed to check the BIOS settings. I rebooted the computer, went into the BIOS, and started to check things out. Very quickly I found that someone had disabled the network card. I was pleased that was the problem, it is easy to fix. When I went to re-enable the network card the BIOS informed me that I needed the BIOS administrators password before I could do anything. I had never set a password. I then had to very quickly figure out how to set the password so I could help the teacher.

Dell | Altiris

How to Connect to and Image an iSCSI Device from the Dell Linux Preboot

eorme — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:50:47 -0500

If you want to consolidate your storage into centralized arrays but don't want to spend all your budget on an expensive SAN system, iSCSI is the answer. iSCSI brings SAN functionality to Ethernet allowing you to simplify your data storage needs. Use this article to discover how to use the Linux preboot environment to deploy images to your iSCSI targets and configure your NIC firmware to boot iSCSI allowing your servers to run completely disk-less.

Dell | Altiris

Deployment Server Remote Control with UltraVNC

CondorMan — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:38:09 -0500

Deployment Server 6.9 adds the ability to remote control your clients from the Console using any remote control application you want. There are many free remote control options available. My personal preference is UltraVNC. It offers good performance, file transfer, video driver, encryption, MS logon, text chat, multiple-monitors-support, auto reconnection, and a few plugins.

Dell | Altiris