Supersedes option on software (NS7.0)
Updated: 24 Jun 2011 | 3 comments
Can any one please explain to me how this works.
If I import a new MSI version of some software that is say version1.1 and then select that it supersedes version 1.0, does this now mean that any policy that uses 1.0 will automatically install 1.1 instead?
Really struggling to get my head round how this works.
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See: About associations
See: About associations between software resources (http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO45200)
Supersedes section:
One software resource replaces the other software resource. Supersedence associations apply only to software installations. Therefore, only the software resources that contain an installation command line can have supersedence associations.
The software resources that are associated can represent either of the following items:
Two versions of the same product
For example, Norton AntiVirus 2008 supersedes Norton AntiVirus 2007. One software resource can supersede multiple software resources. For example, Norton AntiVirus 2008 can supersede both Norton AntiVirus 2006 and Norton AntiVirus 2007.
Two different products
For example, when an FTP client that your organization uses becomes obsolete, you can supersede it with one from a different company.
In Software Management Solution, Managed Delivery can use the supersedence associations as follows:
When you create a Managed Delivery policy for a software resource that is superseded, a message lists the superseding software. Then you can decide whether to install the superseding software instead.
When you create a Managed Delivery policy to deliver the software that supersedes other software, the supersedence options are enabled. These options let you determine how the superseding software is installed. For example, you can upgrade the software that is superseded.
ok so what I read from that
ok so what I read from that is that superseding only comes in to play when you create a new policy and won't effect policies you al ready have in place. So in other words it does not automatically supersede existing policies.
That is how I understand it,
That is how I understand it, but verification would help me sleep at night.
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