Symantec Management Platform (Notification Server)

How do I configure and deploy the mangement agent with ceratin settings and sub-agents to servers and the mangement agent with different settings and sub-agents to workstations?

Hope I am making myself clear!

Thanks!!!

Hi MRenfrow

You have to more clear here.

1] what you mean by sub agent.

2] What ceratin settings you want ot deploy ?

As per my knowledge there is nothing called as sub agent.

You have agents and you have plug-ins.  The settings for the agent are covered under two areas, Global and Targeted.  Global is global, so the settings you apply here will apply to all agents.  Targeted can be--yes, targeted--toward specific systems.  Just clone the policies that exist or create new ones, change the settings, apply to a new target (i.e. 'Windows Workstations'), and enable the policy.

For plug-ins, these really follow the behavior of the Symantec Management Agent global and targeted settings, but the plug-in behavior itself may be modified by other policies.  For example, the Software Update plug-in's behavior is modified by the Default Software Update Plug-in policy, the Windows System Assessment Scan (or Vulnerability Assessment in older version) settings, and the software updates (patches) you choose to apply to the systems.

Does this answer your question?

1.  When I said sub-agents I meant plug-ins...thanks.

2.  Example:

Workstations get these plugins:

Deployment

Remote Control-PCAnywhere

Software Update

Software Mangement

Servers get these only these plugins:

Deployment

Software Update

Clone the Install policies (e.g. Software Management Solution Plug-in Install) under Settings > All Settings, Settings > Agents/Plug-ins.  Then delete the existing target and apply to a new target by selecting Apply To > Computers.  Then select the filter that existed in the original target (e.g. 'exclude all computers not in' 'Filter' 'All computers without installed Software Management plug-in') and then add the filter you want for your target (e.g. 'exclude all computers not in' 'Filter' 'Windows Servers').  Your target is now all Windows Servers that need the Software Management plug-in installed.

Does this make sense?

Oh In this case you will have to clone and eidt Remote Control-PCAnywhere and Software Mangement pluigin policy.

Regarding Deployment and Software Update you can keep the policy as it. This will cover workstation and server both.

Go to setting all setting

Agent/ Plugin

Software

Software management

Windows

Select Software management solution agent for widows and right click & close it.

Once cloned removed the default target and apply to windows desktop as you want.

Do the same for PC-anywhere policy.

Hope this helps

Thanks you all for the help!  I believe I have it!

THANKS!