Symantec Management Platform (Notification Server)

Currently we have about 400 dual boot computers. At this point I have the SMA installed on the OSX side, but not installed on the windows side for a few diffrent reasons. 1) Licensing: Since it sees the windows side as a completly new machine it requires an addition license. 2) Again since it sees the windows side a new machine it duplicates it in inventory. Is there anyway to combined these two machines so that they're only seen as one, but still be able to manage and deploy software to both?

Unfortunately not.  These are distinct operating systems, requiring separate and distinct management.  As such, it's going to require two licenses.

I can probably live with that fact that it will require two licenses. However I can't live with it duplicating inventory with asset managemnt. I don't want inventory for the OSX and Windows side being listed as two different machines. Is there a way to set it so certain clients will report no inventory at all? 

You can create a custom filter that excludes all the Windows devices that are actually OS X devices.  Then, target your inventory policy with this filter and it will only go to the desired machines.  If you need help coming up with a SQL query to define this custom filter, let me know...

It sounds like that would fit our needs. Do you have an example of what theSQL would look like? Thanks!

I'll get things setup and put together some SQL for you.  If you don't hear back from me by middle of next week, feel free to ask for an update...:)

See if this SQL returns what you're looking for.  For testing purposes, go ahead and change 'win.Guid' to 'win.*' to view all relevant information.
 

This returns the proper data for my dual boot units. I'd wonder if another possible route would be using hardware serial number aex ac identification. Still, I guess there isn't any need as this does appear to fit the bill nicely.

Does that get you everything you need?  At this point, you create a filter using that SQL and then modify the resource target for your inventory and exclude anyone in that filter.

It returns the proper restuls for me as well. I've created a filter. So if I go into policies and modify all the policies under inveentory? This will stop the duplication of my assent management inventory? Or will I have to go into asset management and somehow apply that filter to the view of all computers?

Modify the resource target for your Inventory policies to exclude machines found in this filter.  As an additional step, you'll have to wipe out any existing Inventory data from these machines.  Perhaps the only way to do this is to delete them from the console and then have them recreated when they check back in.

It looks like for some reason the filter is filtering out the OSX machine in some instances. For our Dual boot machines  we name the windows side the same as OSX and add a -W7. OSX would be 22211 and Windows side would be 22211-W7. Looking at the filter it's picking up some of the -W7 machines so its filtering out the OSX side and not the Windows side. But it only does this for some machines. 

Update: 

After further investigation it looks like its not the filter that's wrong. For some reason the console is displaying some of the OSX machines with the Windows computer name. Clicking on details reviewls that it's running OSX, but giving it the -W7 name. Its like it's getting confused since the client is installed on both side and they have the same mac address and serial number. Only happens with some of the machines though. 

Is this a duplicate GUID issue? That is to say, do the Mac and Windows sides have the same GUID?

No, oddly enough the OSX and Windows sides have different GUIDs.