The platform and solutions of Client Management Suite provide the following key features:

• Configuration Management Database (CMDB) - formerly known as the Altiris Database, a component of Altiris Notification Server
• Altiris Agent
• Network Discovery
• Software Management Framework
• Software Catalog
• Definitive Software Library (DSL)
• Task management
• Alert management
• Event Console
• Connection (protocol) Profiles

Release Notes for 7.0 SP2

Client Management Suite (CMS) includes licenses for Deployment Solution. Deployment Solution is not included in the CMS installation. However, you can download it separately from the https://www4.symantec.com/Vrt/offer?a_id=55149 page. Accept the export restrictions, and then login with your Symantec account credentials. After you ensure that your profile information is correct, all of the available versions of Deployment Solution are listed on the Software Download: Deployment Solution page. Choose the version that you want to download, and then click Download Now. You can then complete the installation process.

Deployment Solution for Clients lets you perform the following tasks:

• Capture and restore disk images.
• Create and deploy Sysprep-enabled standard images.
• Migrate user data and application settings.
• Change Windows operating system settings.

Deployment Solution for Clients 7.0 provides this imaging functionality on the Symantec Management Platform for client computers only.

The ability to obtain and analyze accurate inventory data is an important part of managing and securing your network. Inventory Solution lets you gather inventory data about the computers, users, operating systems, and installed software applications in your environment. You can collect inventory data from the computers that run the following platforms: Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh.

The features of Application Management Solution 6.x are now included in Inventory Solution. Application metering lets you monitor and deny the usage of applications on your network.

The inventory data and metering data is stored in the Altiris CMDB database. After you gather inventory data or meter applications, you can analyze the data using predefined or custom reports.

Inventory for Network Devices gathers inventory data from discovered devices in your network. This inventory is gathered from devices that are not managed through the Altiris Agent. Because a management agent is not required, this inventory is considered to be agentless.

Inventory for Network Devices gathers inventory on the devices that are already discovered and exist as resources in the Symantec Management Platform’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB). Generally, you use Inventory for Network Devices to gather inventory on the devices that are discovered using the Network Discovery component of the Symantec Management Platform.

Out-of-band management is the ability to manage client computers regardless of the state of their power, operating system, or management agents. You can remotely change the power state of the computer and collect hardware inventory. You also can perform other management tasks that normally would require a visit to a client computer.

Out of Band Management Component was formerly known as Altiris Out of Band Management Solution.

Release notes

Release notes

pcAnywhere Solution replaces earlier versions of Carbon Copy.

Real-Time System Manager lets you manage a single computer from the Symantec Management Console in real time. It remotely queries the computer for the information that certain remote management technologies collect. Real-Time System Manager supports the following remote management technologies: Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Alert Standards Format 2.0 (ASF), Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT), and DASH.

With Real-Time System Manager, you can view detailed real-time information about the managed computer and remotely perform administrative tasks such as the following: restart the computer, reset the password, run a port scan, terminate a process, and more. Real-Time System Manager also lets you run some of the management tasks on a collection of computers immediately, or on a schedule.

Software Management Solution provides intelligent, secure, and bandwidth-sensitive distribution and management of software from a central console. It leverages the Software Catalog and Software Library to ensure that the correct software gets installed, remains installed, and runs without interference from other software.

Software Management Solution supports software virtualization technology, which lets you install software into a virtual layer on the client computer. This virtualization helps to avoid conflicts between the delivered software and the other software that is on the computer. It also lets you reset a layer to restore a broken application to its original configuration.

Software Management Solution also lets end users directly download and install approved software or request other software.

Software Management Solution replaces the functionality of earlier versions of Software Delivery Solution, Application Management Solution, and portions of Software Virtualization Solution.

Release notes

• XP SP1 or later x64/x86
• 2000 Workstation SP4 + rollups
• Vista RTM and SP1 (x86 and x64)
•  For information on support for Microsoft Windows 7, see article 50622.

• 2000 Server SP4 + rollups
• Server 2003 (SP1/SP2/R2) x64/x86
• Server 2008x64/x86

Note: If you want to manage NT 4 or earlier, you must maintain a 6.x Notification Server and run 6.x solutions.

• SQL Server 2005 SP2 + Standard & Enterprise, x64/x86
• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2

Note: A policy displays a warning when the system exceeds the number of supported nodes, or when unsupported solutions are run on SQL Express.

• Server 2003 (SP1/SP2/R2) x86

Note: Windows 2008 and Windows Vista are supported on managed computers only. They cannot be used on Notification Server or Task Server computers.

• 2000 Server SP4 plus rollups
• XP (SP2/SP3) x64/x86
• Server 2003 (SP1/SP2/R2) x64/x86
• Vista (all versions) (package server only)
• Windows Server 2008 (package server only)

• Internet Explorer 7 (x86 only)

User’s Guide

Information about how to use this product, including detailed technical information and instructions for performing common tasks.

This information is available in PDF format.

• The Documentation Library, which is available in the Symantec Management Console on the Help menu.
• The Documentation Web site, which is available at the following URL:
  http://www.altiris.com/Support/Documentation.aspx
• The Product Support page, which is available at the following URL:
  http://www.symantec.com/business/support/all_products.jsp
  When you open your product’s support page, look for the Documentation link on the right side of the page.

Help

Information about how to use this product. This information is the same as in the User’s Guide.

Help is available at the solution level and at the suite level.

This information is available in HTML help format.

The Documentation Library, which is available in the Symantec Management Console on the Help menu.

Context-sensitive help is available for most screens in the Symantec Management Console.

You can open context-sensitive help in the following ways:

• The F1 key.
• The Context command, which is available in the Symantec Management Console on the Help menu.

Implementation Guide

Information about how to install, configure, and implement this product.

This information is available in PDF format.

• The Documentation Web site, which is available at the following URL:
  http://www.altiris.com/Support/Documentation.aspx
• The Product Support page, which is available at the following URL:
  http://www.symantec.com/business/
  support/all_products.jsp
  When you open your product’s support page, look for the Documentation link on the right side of the page.

Symantec Management Platform Release Notes

Information about new features and important issues in the Symantec Management Platform.

This information is available as an article in the knowledgebase.

https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=45141&p=1

You can also search for the product name under Release Notes.

Installing the Symantec Management Platform products

Information about using Symantec Installation Manager to install the Symantec Management Platform products.

This information is available as an article in the knowledgebase.

https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=45732&p=1

Altiris 7 Planning and Implementation Guide

Information about capacity recommendations, design models, scenarios, test results, and optimization best practices to consider when planning or customizing an Altiris 7 Infrastructure for your organization.

This information is available as an article in the knowledgebase.

https://kb.altiris.com/article.asp?article=45803&p=1

Knowledge Base

Articles, incidents, and issues about this product.

http://kb.altiris.com/

Symantec Connect (formerly the Altiris Juice)

An online magazine that contains best practices, tips, tricks, and articles for users of this product.

http://www.symantec.com/connect/endpoint-management-virtualization

Online Forums

Forums for users of this product.

http://forums.altiris.com/