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  • 1.  Automatically install agents/plug-ins when placed in specific OG?

    Posted Apr 27, 2015 01:41 PM

    For the life of me I can't remember how to automate this! I've checked under "All Settings" and "Roll Out Agents/Plug-Ins" but so far I've had no luck.

     

    What I'm trying to do is to have all of the agents and plug-ins automatcially install on a host computer when that machine gets placed into a specific OG. I have a group named "Managed Computers" and I would like for all the agents and plug-ins to install anytime a machine is added to this group.

     

    Help! I don't have much hair left.



  • 2.  RE: Automatically install agents/plug-ins when placed in specific OG?

    Posted May 05, 2015 03:39 PM

    Hi s1Gr1nG0,

    By default this is what happens:

    1- The agent gets installed and sends Basic Inventory to Notification Server.

    2- The Notification Server receives the Basic Inventory from the machine and "understands" that this new agent is missing the plug-ins. So the Notification Server adds this machine to the respective filters related to the missing plug-ins.

    3- Notification Server, from time to time, updates Resource Membership (you can enforce this if you want). After this update, this machine will make part of the filters of the missing plug-ins.

    4- Being part of the filters, if your Rollout Plugins policies are enabled, the machine will receive them and execute it just as scheduled.

    Are you trying to change this default behavior or is it something not working properly?

    Regards



  • 3.  RE: Automatically install agents/plug-ins when placed in specific OG?

    Posted May 07, 2015 07:46 AM

    You can install the agents on all computers using the following article: http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO45394 

    Once this is set as per your schedule, you can set individual Plugin Installation policies to automatically install by adding your OG in the "Apply to" section. If enabled during installation, all the plugin installation policies should be active by defaut.

    Here is the article to install Inventory and App Metering plugins. You can follow the same method for other plugins as well:

    http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO53329  

     



  • 4.  RE: Automatically install agents/plug-ins when placed in specific OG?

    Posted Jun 25, 2015 05:32 PM

    Thanks for the replies. I apologize for the delay in getting back with this post.

    Everything is good now. I've got the policies enabled to automatically install/upgrade my agents and plug-ins.

     

    Thanks!