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JeffDG
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Job Title: IT Asset Technical Manager

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I fly...Private Pilot, Airplane Single Engine Land.

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New forum discussion 26 May 2011

JeffDG posted: Missing Custom Inventory Sample

I need a solution I downloaded the v6 Custom Inventory samples, and I found one that seems to output the exact information I need, but they provided the output, not the input file for AexCustInv Reg_Recurse_PathNameType

download comment 14 Mar 2011

JeffDG commented on: Custom Inventory to Parse Software Tagging Files

Unless someone decides to develop another new GUI. Seriously, this standard was published in 2009, and a working draft was available for a good year before that. I know I discussed it with Altiris/Symantec people while the draft was being ...

video comment 02 Mar 2011

JeffDG commented on: 5 Reasons to Migrate to Altiris 7.1 - Reason #1 Console Improvements

Maybe they could make the product actually work. Symantec has spent so much time creating new User Interfaces (Console 6.5, 7.0, 7.1) and ignoring the actual issues that prevent the product from working. New console=Lipstick on a pig.

download comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: Monitor Pack 7 VMWare Virtual Center on Windows

Mr. Carson, you have been great with releasing monitor packs at a steady clip over the last while. Very useful, both from a useabilty perspective, and also as a generator of other ideas!

article comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: Securing Your Altiris Agent(s) from Local Administrators Using Group Policy

I think that a lot of people, particularly IT people, like to stop agents like this as soon as they can...they all perceive a performance hit from anything, whether real or imagined. Being able to prevent and enforce the policy is a godsend.

article comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: SQL of SQL Behind Collection

It's amazing what you can find behind the scenes in tables like Item when you get to know your database.

article comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: A review of ITMS 7.1 Beta: ZOMG it’s a new console

Altiris/Symantec has been focussing in the wrong place for the 7.1 deployment. They put so much effort into yet another new console that they've not focused on fixing the problems they have with the old system. Remember back in 1992 ...

blog entry comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Implementation Best Practices and Optimization

I know our company asked Altiris for years if our SQL configuration was correct. Never could get any real guidance out of them. Your SQL performance is a significant portion of the overall performance of the solution, and the lack of ...

article comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: Custom Inventory Solution 7 Script Examples

One of the ncie things in V7 was the move from the "dark art" XML format for Custom Inventory to the more standard VBS. I've even manged to get the custom inventory DLLs to work inside a fully featured C# application for ...

download comment 29 Dec 2010

JeffDG commented on: Uninstall an Application Using GUID from Registry

Nice script...very simple to use and can be deployed without any fuss! Thanks

discussion comment 17 Nov 2010

JeffDG commented on: Does CMDB need SQL Full Restore?

There are few cases where you really want to use "Full". "Simple" is best for the vast majority of applications. Unless you're doing some kind of DB replication, checkpoint recovery, or log-shipping, then Full is ...

discussion comment 17 Nov 2010

JeffDG commented on: How Do I Find Duplicate Guids ?

In Version 6...it will for sure. Not 100% sure in V7, as I've seen PCs reimaged, change names, and check in and get their old GUIDs back (Serial number is now part of Basic Inventory).

article comment 17 Nov 2010

JeffDG commented on: Understanding How Patch Management Solution for Windows Works in Hierarchy

This is the type of detail we need when designing hierarchy and replication structures. Thanks, Doug.

blog entry comment 26 Oct 2010

JeffDG commented on: Custom Inventory 7 Challenge - Update

Can we declare the "challenge" to be dead?

discussion comment 30 Aug 2010

JeffDG commented on: How Do I Find Duplicate Guids ?

This isn't, per se, duplicate guids, but multiple machines receiving the same GUID, right? The DGD in V6 works by detecting objects (defined by a single GUID) that continually change their name. Let's say you have 3 PCs PCA, PCB, ...

blog entry comment 25 Aug 2010

JeffDG commented on: Custom Inventory 7 Challenge - Update

I guess these are pretty much not going to be awarded then...31 weeks and 2 days...

discussion comment 12 Jun 2010

JeffDG commented on: How to export to excel format in Connector solution 7.x ?

When you configure the data source, you need an excel file to point to. Then when you point the import/export rule to that DS, and do an export, it will save the data into that file.

discussion comment 10 Jun 2010

JeffDG commented on: NS 7 filters not updating

I generally start with vItem. This gives me machine name. You can join that to vresource to get the IsManaged flag. vAsset has a ton of information in it, including status, asset type, model, and serial number. Joining ...

discussion comment 10 Jun 2010

JeffDG commented on: Wake Up on Lan Ns7

V7 changed the mechanism for WOL to the standard "magic packet" transmission. You need to make sure that your routers/switches support and are configured for "directed broadcast forwarding" In V6, there was a process ...

discussion comment 09 Jun 2010

JeffDG commented on: Help with a simple SQL report

This %Parameter% thing is a PITA. I build my SQL in SQL Server Management Studio and then paste in...It would be sooooo much simpler if Altiris would just use the @Parameter format.

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