Archive for the ‘Tech Tips’ Category
Endpoint Management & Endpoint Security – A Convergence Story
December 7th, 2010
Ron Schoenherr, President & CEO The impact of the economic crisis on our clients’ buying trends has been substantial over the last several years, with other factors such as the proliferation of malware and the ever-increasing complexity of IT solutions …
Making a Case for Real-time Analytics in IT
November 16th, 2010
Ron Schoenherr, President & CEO Analytics continues to be a growth segment in the industry, yet I find it fascinating and troublesome that IT lags behind its business counterparts in making information an integral aspect of their operations. Adoption rates …
XCEND Tech Tips: Creating a Windows 7 Self-Updating Hardware Independent Image Using DS 6.9sp4 and SMP 7.X
November 11th, 2010
Prerequisites: Symantec Deployment Solution v6. 9sp4 Installed PXE Server and DHCP Server Running Correctly in your environment WIN PE as PXE Option Windows 7 WAIK Installed on Machine other than Deployment Server Symantec Notification Server 7. X with Patch Management …
XCEND Tech Tips: Creating a Service Desk 7 Smart Task to Assign Incident to Current Worker Only (Part 2 of 4: Creating the Workflow Model)
September 29th, 2010
The following entry is Part Two in a four-part series describing how to create a ServiceDesk 7 smart task to assign the incident being viewed to the current worker and that worker only. Part 1: Creating the Smart Task …
XCEND Tech Tips: Using Restricted Groups to Add the Altiris NS Service Account to Workstations Local Admin Group
September 24th, 2010
In order to push out the Altiris NS Agent via the Altiris Install option, the account used to push the Altiris Agent (usually the application identity account, though this can be overridden) must have the following security rights: Write access …
XCEND Tech Tips: Installing/Upgrading the Altiris Agent via Active Directory Group Policy Startup Scripts – NS7
September 22nd, 2010
[Download a PDF version of this entry] Ever since the release of Windows Vista and the UAC (User Account Control), installing software via logon and startup scripts has changed. In most situations, most Altiris administrators will opt to rollout …
XCEND Tech Tips: Configuring WoL for Deployment Solution in a Cisco Environment
September 16th, 2010
During most of my Deployment Solution implementations, I have noticed everyone wants to use PXE and WoL (Wake on LAN), but few network teams understand how to fully configure it. While PXE configuration is straightforward, wake on LAN is not. …
Looking for a Way to Run IE V6 on Windows 7 Desktops?
September 2nd, 2010
Symantec is the first vendor to solve Windows 7 migration issues relating to Internet Explorer 6. Symantec will release a new option as part of its application virtualization product to virtualize Internet Explorer 6. Many customers cannot move to Windows …
XCEND Tech Tips: Creating Dynamic Collections & Filters In Altiris Notification Server 6x Without Knowing SQL
September 1st, 2010
Part 1: Six steps to creating dynamic collections and filters in Altiris Notification Server 6x without knowing how to write a SQL Query. (Watch for Part 2, in which we will go over examples of how to do the same thing with …
XCEND Tech Tips: Moving Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to Another Drive/Server
August 30th, 2010
Moving the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager to another drive or server is not an overly complicated process, but there are a few simple steps that you will have to adhere to in order to make sure that the SEPM will communicate …
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