Understanding the "Delete Package File" Configuration Options
August 5th, 2007 | 0 votes

Looking at screens from the Notification Server Console can be frustrating sometimes. Sometimes you see checkboxes and there are cryptic desciptions next to the boxes. What do they do? How will it affect my environment?

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Inventory Solution Tasks Not Running Correctly
August 3rd, 2007 | 0 votes

What a frustration. You click on your Inventory task and all of the sudden you see the following error: "Error when node clicked: An unexpected exception has occured during CreateInstance."

Read on for the remedy.

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Keeping the FAT out of SQL Transaction Logs
May 31st, 2007 | 0 votes

No one likes to see too much fat anywhere. It is great when it lightly surrounds a New York strip steak, or slowly tenderizes a roast, but not in too many other places. It definitely does not belong in SQL transaction logs.

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Making Sure Task Servers are Active
April 12th, 2007 | 0 votes

Task Servers are a great new addition to any CMS environment. They can add an "instant response" feel to nearly any task. Making sure that the remote variety of Task Servers are talking correctly is usually pretty easy.

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How can I reduce unnecessary processing load on my Notification Server?
April 4th, 2007 | 0 votes

Some users have found that their Notification Server is taking a long time for console refresh and access. Learn how to speed it up here.

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Keeping the Altiris Agent Upgrade Process Flowing
April 3rd, 2007 | 0 votes

When upgrading our Altiris Agent environment, such as deploying a roll-up or service pack, there are always a few straggler machines that seem to get 'stuck', and don't complete the agent upgrade task.

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Notification Server and Alternate Ports - A Quick Primer
March 25th, 2007 | 0 votes

In this day and age, tight security is something we all strive for. As a means to that end, changing the expected lay of the land (using non-standard server ports) is a route some of you are taking to slow down the bad guys.

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Local Security Solution Not Upgrading to SP 1
February 23rd, 2007 | 0 votes

Question from a real user: "I thought installing a Service Pack would be easy. But after installing Service Pack 1, Local Security Solution is not working correctly and I have some weird errors in my Notification Server logs. What gives?"

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Getting Notification Server DataClasses Back!
February 2nd, 2007 | 0 votes

Have you ever been working so hard in your CMS environment that you inadvertently highlight and (heaven forbid) delete a dataclass that you need? Then this tip's for you, bud.

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Does Your Patch Validator Work? DB Permissions are Important!
January 24th, 2007 | 0 votes

It can really be tough when you want to get your Patch Management system upgraded to the latest version, Patch 6.2. Especially if, throughout the history of your Altiris database, you have moved it, restored it, etc. without using the Altiris AppID account in those procedures.

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