Configuration

When you want to add a virtual center server to the Altiris Deployment console, you previously would just need the hostname and authentication settings for the virtual center server. As long as you installed the Web Service component in Virtual Center 1.x everything worked just right.

This is a small script to change the Notification Server an Agent is pointing to remotely. It's a very basic script. There is not any error checking nor arguments that can be passed.

Access to certain files and shares are required in order for NS Clients to communicate effectively with Notification Server. When Notification Server is installed, default security settings are used. Depending on your needs, you may need to make changes to your security settings. This article discusses the minimum file and share permissions that are needed for Notification Server to work. It also discusses system and network access needed by Notification Server resources. This will help you in deciding how best to provide security while allowing Notification Server to do perform effectively.

The Altiris Notification Server 6.x platform was coded using Microsoft's .NET platform and heavily relies upon ASP.NET for much of the functionality of the product. By tuning the default configuration of ASP.NET, a significant performance improvement can be gained on Altiris Notification Servers.

Symantec's next-generation endpoint protection product is one of the first solutions to be integrated with the Altiris Notification Server platform. This article discusses the integration points.

Altiris Workflow Solution allows non-technical business professionals to create, change, test, automate and manage the processes that drive your business. From service catalogs to hardware purchasing to tracking purchase orders, Workflow Solution allows you to manage the entire process, both the hardware and human interaction.

One complaint I occasionally hear about Real-Time System Manager is the time it can take to load the initial RTSM console. This is usually caused by the full connection attempts on all supported protocols. This includes WMI, AMT, ASF, and SNMP. Often the user for the Real-Time tab is only interested in one or two of the supported technologies and doesn't need the others to load. The article discusses why this process can take time, and how to disable unused or technologies. We'll also discuss other ways to improve the general performance of the RTSM console.

This is a great way to further optimize your 'post deployment' configuration of machines.

Altiris Notification Server 7, currently in closed Beta, offers dozens of major changes. One of the most important changes has to do with the installation process. This article introduces the new installation manager.