ALT-NS-FOUND --- Altiris Notification System Foundation

The Altiris Notification System Foundation course is designed for the professional tasked with installing, configuring, and managing Altiris Solutions.

The Altiris Notification System Foundation course is designed for the professional tasked with installing, configuring, and managing Altiris Solutions. This 5-day, instructor-led, hands-on class focuses on the daily tasks students perform with their Altiris Solutions. The class covers essential setup and configuration options available with Altiris Notification Server™ 6.0 as well as best practices for network design, package server configuration, and Web report generation. Students will also learn how to perform core processes, including collecting inventory and distributing software; create Web reports; and troubleshoot, configure, and build an effective environment.

You should have basic understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft® Windows; have familiarity with networking concepts, including LANs, network adapter cards, drivers, and network operating systems; have familiarity with computer hardware components such as hub, switches, and routers; and (optional, but recommended) familiarity using VMware®.

This course is for anyone who will be installing, configuring, and managing Altiris Solutions.

5 Days

Altiris Notification System Foundation Content Details

Introduction Course logistics and objectives Understanding the Altiris Infrastructure Introducing the Altiris infrastructure Architectural Planning and Installation Architectural considerations Notification Server capacity guidelines Notification System implementation overview System configuration options Installing the Notification System Post installation configuration Using the Altiris Console Introducing the Altiris Console Accessing the Altiris Console Altiris Console tabs Altiris Console navigation Installing and Configuring the Altiris Agent Introducing the Altiris Agent Installing the Altiris Agent Troubleshooting the Altiris Agent installation Configuring the Altiris Agent Creating Altiris Agent Configuration Policies Basic inventory data Multicasting with the Altiris Agent Using the Altiris Agent Troubleshooting the Altiris Agent Altiris Agent data flow Altiris Agent diagnostics Installing Altiris Solutions Introducing Altiris Solutions The Altiris Solution Center Licensing solutions Individual solutions settings Common elements in solutions   Common Utilities Common utilities Importing computers from Active Directory Using the Altiris Microsoft Active Directory Integration component Introduction to network discovery Scan group policies Network discovery settings Introducing Real Time System Manager Accessing the Real Time System Manager Using the Real Time System Manager Console Gathering Inventory Data Introducing Inventory Solution for Windows Viewing Inventory data Predefined Inventory tasks Inventory collection Inventory scan agents Machine inventory scan (AeXMachineInv.exe) Custom scan (AeXCustInv.exe) Exchange user data scan (AeXExchPls.exe) Serial number scan (AeXSNPlus.exe) Collector Agent (AeXNSInvCollector.exe) Alternate Inventory scan methods Troubleshooting Inventory gathering Inventory Notification Policies Software Delivery Software Delivery Solution overview Software Delivery components Software Delivery agent Working with collections Using Software Delivery Solution Understanding packages Software Delivery tasks Scheduling tasks to run Software Portal overview Using the Software Portal Application Inventory Software Delivery configuration options Troubleshooting Software Delivery Solution Building Web Reports Overview Cloning Web reports Creating custom reports Advanced Report Builder Using collections Exporting/importing Web reports Custom report views Configuring the Altiris Notification Server Configuration tab Notification Policies Notification Server infrastructure configuration Package Servers Site maintenance Using Package Servers Package Servers-practical scenario Notification Server settings Incident settings Item tasks Troubleshooting the Notification Server Troubleshooting the Altiris Agent Other server options Securing the Altiris Console Role-based security management Understanding permissions Security Role Manager Console Resource reports and security Sample multiple access user scenario Review Comprehensive review Comprehensive lab

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