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Altiris Agent Quick Install

Updated: 28 Oct 2009 | 2 comments
jloubser's picture
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A while ago EMarcado put together a vbscript to rapidly install the altiris agent. The article is here: Install Altiris Agent for Immediate Software Delivery

For some reason we could never get it to work so we reworked it a bit. The result is now attached. The one issue I have been wondering about is why would the agent, after having been successfully installed, take so long to receive the GUID? 

Cheers
J

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Robert Lundsten's picture
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Nov
2009
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Hi J

The GUID usually takes about 10-15 minutes to generate. In my Altiris Agent Booster I found a solution that speeds up this process; Setting the registry value SOFTWARE\Altiris\Altiris Agent\DynamicData\Tick to 0.

Hope it helps!

Robert Lundsten
Consultant / Founder : Asterio

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michael cole's picture
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Dec
2009
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Can I ask...does that setting

Can I ask...does that setting increase any load on either client or server? Ive got 11,000 clients and very sceptical of a change to speed up client server comms.

Michael Cole
Altiris Administrator
NHS Lothian (Scotland)