Site Servers and Subnetworks
Created: 08 Nov 2012 | Updated: 19 Nov 2012 | 5 comments
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We are still planning and deploying Altiris and I have some questions. In one physical building, the LAN is subnetted into 5 different networks. I have run into a problem with Wake on Lan and Multicasting across those VLANs. My supervisor suggested we create a site server for each network. Does Symantec have a best practice on this? In other words, is it recommended to a site server for each network or do I spend my time on the Cisco side getting multicasting, etc. working? Thanks.
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I don't think there's anything in the ITMS Planning Guide about allocating Site Servers according to subnet. You could look at Out Of Band (OOB) solution.
Even if you put one Site Server per subnet there could be switch settings that will block WOL packets across the switch.
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Hi,
there is no need to have a siteserver per subnet. The issues you describe are on network-level and no product-issue.
some information on wake on lan: http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO60817
ports for smp 7: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC1892
You have to look on the network-level to get wol and multicast working. As a first step try to wake up a client in the same subnet as your smp sits in.
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Thanks for the responses. md investigate, WOL on the same subnet works. I can use the power control task or a 3rd party tool (on the same subnet).
Oh, thanks for the links, md investiage. And andy, you are always a big help. I have already discovered the the WOL Tickle task works across subnets. So, hazzah.
It took some time, but we have mulitcasting working (Ghost) and WOL packets working across VLANs. The sample config:
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