XCEND Tech Tips

Visit MetriX at Interop Las Vegas 2013, the World’s Largest Independent Event for IT Professionals

May 1st, 2013

MetriX Dashboards will be exhibiting at Interop Las Vegas this year and we want to see you there. We'll be unveiling our brand-new dashboards and KPIs for VMware, ServiceNow, Microsoft SCCM, and others. Our subject matter experts will be on hand to demonstrate the exciting new updates in MetriX 4. …

Upcoming Webcast: Introducing MetriX 4.0 – Simplify and Reduce the Cost of Real-Time Analytics

March 20th, 2013

Webcast Date: Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 2:00PM ET Presenter: Ron Schoenherr, President & CEO, XCEND You’re invited to the official launch of MetriX 4. 0 to learn how our innovative platform can help you achieve big data visualizations without the big costs and complexity of traditional BI solutions. We're excited to share …

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 Solution Installed Download a PDF version of this document Links: …

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 Part 2: Creating the Workflow Model (download a PDF) Part 3: …

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 to the machines ADMIN$: Administrative shares cannot be disabled or else …

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 the Altiris Agent with an automated push via the Altiris …