Altiris™ IT Management Suite 7.0 from Symantec™ Release Notes
| Article:DOC2073 | | | Created: 2010-02-17 | | | Updated: 2011-04-08 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC2073 |
Description
This document contains the following topics:
Introduction
Altiris™ IT Management Suite from Symantec is the industry’s most comprehensive and integrated suite for reducing the cost and complexity of owning and managing corporate IT assets including desktops, laptops, thin clients, servers, and heterogeneous platforms including Windows, Linux, and UNIX, to promote effective service delivery.
Note: On June 22, 2010 an ITMS maintenance release (ITMS 7.0 MR 1) was released. See article 53195.
Components of IT Management Suite
IT Management Suite is a collection of solutions and components that run on the Symantec Management Platform.
IT Management Suite contains the following components. Click the links to view individual release notes for these components.
| Suite/Platform | Component | Link to release notes |
| Symantec Management Platform 7.0 SP4 |
Includes components such as Network Discovery, Notification Server, Management Console, and Agent |
Release notes |
| Asset Management Suite 7.0 | Release Notes | |
| Asset Management Solution 7.0 | See suite release notes | |
| Barcode Solution 7.0 | Release Notes | |
| CMDB Solution 7.0 | Release Notes | |
| Client and Server Management Suites 7.0 SP2 | CMS; SMS | |
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Deployment Solution 7.1/6.9 SP3 |
7.1; 6.9 SP3 | |
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Inventory Solution 7.0 SP2 |
Release notes | |
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Inventory for Network Devices 7.0 SP2 |
Release notes | |
| Inventory Pack for Servers 7.0 SP2 | Release notes | |
| Monitor Pack for Servers 7.0 SP2 | Release notes | |
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Out-of-Band Management Component 7.0 SP2 |
Release notes | |
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Patch Management Solution for Linux 7.0 SP2 |
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Patch Management Solution for Mac 7.0 SP2 |
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Patch Management Solution for Windows 7.0 SP2 |
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pcAnywhere Solution 12.5 SP2 |
Release notes | |
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Power Scheme Task component 7.0 SP3 |
See CMS | |
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Real-Time System Manager 7.0 SP2 |
Release notes | |
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Software Management Solution 7.0 SP2 |
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| Virtual Machine Management 7.0 | ||
| Other | ||
| Data Connector | Release notes | |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection Integration Component 7.0 SP1 | Release notes | |
| Symantec ServiceDesk 7.0 MR1 | Release notes | |
| Symantec Workflow Solution 7.0 SP2 | Release notes | |
| Wise Connector 7.0 | Release notes | |
| Wise Package Studio Suite 8.0 | Release notes |
Where to get more information
The product installation includes the following documentation:
| Document | Description | Location |
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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. |
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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:
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For more information, you can use the following resources:
| Resource | Description | Location |
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Implementation Guide |
Information about how to install, configure, and implement this product. This information is available in PDF format. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Knowledge Base |
Articles, incidents, and issues about this product. |
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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 |
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Online Forums |
Forums for users of this product. |
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