Workflow Solution has gone Beta! Workflow Solution is one of the most exciting new releases at Altiris in years and we're excited for people to start trying it out.

Here's a setup guide if you are installing Workflow solution into your own lab or VM. If you have questions or suggests, please e-mail me (the product manager) with your suggestions.

Thanks and we look forward to your feedback.

The Altiris Product Management Team

Beta Setup Steps

1. Install Notification Server 6.0
   
   1. For instructions on getting NS configured and installed please see the Users Guide or the Knowledge Base
   2. If you are installing Workflow to the same server as Notification Server, and you need to be able to publish workflows to the workflow server, see the next section for installing workflow on the same server as the NS
2. Install NS SP3 and latest service packs from the solution center
3. Install Asset Management Suite LIII which will include helpdesk and alert manager and licenses for these solutions
   
   1. If these solutions aren't licensed, components will not work correctly in some instances
4. Install ASDK 1.4 (Altiris_SDK_1_4.exe) from the beta site
5. Install the updated Diagnostics Package (AltirisDiagnostics.6.7.7631.0.msi) from the beta page
6. Install Altiris Service Layer build 1050 (Altiris_Service_6_0_1050.msi)
7. Install Workflow Solution build 1058
8. Install Workflow designer from directory C:\Program Files\Altiris\Workflow\agent

This should get Altiris Workflow Solution installed and running! Good luck and we look forward to your feedback. If you have questions or problems getting it installed, please contact Altiris technical support services.

Setting up Workflow to run on the Same Server as NS

Main Instructions

1. Create a Separate Application Pool

Right-click on the "Application Pools" folder, select "New" and Click "Application Pool."

Click to view.

Name the new app pool "dotNet2"

Click to view.

Click "OK"

2. Create a Separate Website

Open IIS and right-click on the "Web Sites" folder, selected "New" and click "Web Site."

Click to view.

Step through the "Web Site Creation Wizard" that opens.

• Enter "Workflow Projects" as the site's description. Click "Next"
• Change the site's port to 8088 (the reason you need to change the port number is because the default website and our new website cannot run on the same port without using host headers to differentiate the two, which is a more advanced configuration and outside of the scope of this document) click "Next"
• Create a folder on the root called "Workflow Site" and select this folder as the path for the new site's home directory. Click "Next"
• Select "Read," "Run Scripts," and "Execute" for permissions. Click "Next" and "Finish"

3. Edit New Website to Use New Application Pool

Right-click on your new website (Workflow Projects) and click on "Properties."

Select the "Home Directory" tab.

In the "Application Pool" dropdown list, select the new App Pool we created in the first step.

Click to view.

Select the "ASP.NET" tab.

In the "ASP.NET version" dropdown list, select "2.0.50727"

Click to view.

4. Point Deployment Service to New Website and App Pool

Open "Server Extensions Configurator" (Start > Programs > Altiris > Workflow Designer > Tools > Workflow Designer Server Extensions Configurator)

Click the ellipse next to "Deployment Info"

Click to view.

Change the "Root URL" to http://[MachineName]:8088

Change "IISRoot path" to "IIS://localhost/W3SCV/[NewWebsiteID]/Root"

Click "Ok," "Ok," "Yes," "Ok"

When asked to restart Server Extensions, click "Yes"

Click to view.

When you have completed all these steps do an IIS reset
(Click Start'Run, Then enter "iisreset" and click "OK")

How to Find a Web Site ID in IIS

In IIS, right-click and click "Properties" on the website you are interested in; "Workflow Projects" in this case.

On the "Web Site" tab, click "Properties".

Click to view.

Notice the "Log file name" at the bottom of the window that opens.

Click to view.

Your Web Site ID is the number that follows the "W3SVC" and precedes the "\"

In this case the Web Site ID is "1724851803"

Troubleshooting

• After you have completed every change, make sure you run the "iisreset" command from Windows Run.
• Check to make sure that IIS has not reset the new web site's app pool to the default. For some reason IIS tends to do this from time to time.
• Save all your changes, close IIS and Workflow Designer, then reboot your computer.