Installing and Configuring Symantec Workspace Virtualization Agent Using Symantec Management Platform 7, Part 4

Up until now we saw:

• How to create the SWV Install package through NS 7.0 Console for centralized deployment.
• Deploying the Agent through NS 7.0 Console.
• How to verify if the agent installed successfully?
• Steps to create Software Resource Package for VSA and deliver the VSA through NS Console 7.0

This week in the final phase we will complete this series by discussing:

• Steps to create Software Resource Package for XPF and deliver the XPF through NS Console 7.0

In Part-I we already made a note that newer releases of SWV(.exe installation package) does not support the SVS Solution as we have moved over to Symantec's Software Management Solution (SMS) for use with NS7 (a component of Client Management Suite 7.0). So is the case with the new packaging format XPF. However the below process explains how it can be accomplished manually.

Steps to create Software Resource package for the XPF package:

• In your Symantec Management Console, click on Manage > Software. On the left, expand the tree and select Software > Software Catalog > Deliverable Software > Releases. After selecting Releases, wait for the pane on the right to load, it should say Releases near the top if you have the correct one. Click the Import button. The Import Software: Specify Software dialog will launch.

  

• From the Source drop-down list, select the method by which you will access the XPF file. On the Location line, click the Browse button to browse to and select the folder containing the XPF file. (If under Package contents the following message shows up, "Please verify that you have the Java 2 JRE (Standard Edition v1.6) installed," see HOWTO9940).

  

• After selecting the location, click the Display Location button; select the XPF file name under Package Folder. Click "Set installation File" and click next. On the next page of the dialog, fill out the fields as desired, and then click the OK button. You have now manually created the XPF software resource package.

  

• If you left the Open software resource for editing... check box marked, the resource will be opened in a new window.

  

• In the new window, click the Package tab. You will see the XPF Software package that you created above.

  

• Command line will show up empty. In this walk-through, I will create command lines manually for the most used events Activate, Deactivate, Delete, Import, Import and Activate and Set active on Startup. Click the Add command button. The Add or Edit Command Line dialog will launch. Use a name that is descriptive of the command, not the package. Add a small description based on the XPF resource package as desired. Check mark "Command line requires a package". For Installation file type select, "other" from the list. On the Command line, type: SVSCMD.EXE <parameters>. Click Ok.

  

  

  

  

  

  

Note: The layer GUID can be obtained from command prompt by running SVSCMD.EXE ENUM -V.

Deploying the XPF through NS:

• Follow the same exact steps as in "Deploying the Agent through NS".
• Note: You can choose when you want to schedule the task and run them on the endpoints.

Conclusion:

So, that's all was needed to get SWV working with NS 7.0.
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