Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION, Manual

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Table 9-1
Types of tasks in Software Management Solution (continued)
Description Type of task
Lets you perform a quick delivery of a single software resource.
Creating this task is the first step in the Quick Delivery process.
The software that you deliver in this way must be defined as a
deliverable software resource in the Software Catalog.
See “Performing a quick delivery of a single software resource”
on page 132.
Quick Delivery
Lets you update the source paths of Windows Installer
applications with the resilient source paths that point to the
package servers that you designate.
See “Updating the source paths of Windows Installer
applications” on page 199.
Source Path Update
(Windows only) Lets you manage virtual software layers on
managed computers or deliver a VSA file to managed computers.
See “Managing virtual applications” on page 217.
Software Virtualization
Lets you proactively identify and repair broken Windows Installer
applications on selected computers.
See “Repairing Windows Installer applications” on page 194.
Windows Installer
Repair
See “Creating a task in Software Management Solution” on page 142.
See “Editing a task in Software Management Solution” on page 143.
Creating a task in Software Management Solution
Creating a task is typically the first step in performing the software-related actions
in Software Management Solution. This procedure describes how to create any
type of task in Software Management Solution.
See “Types of tasks in Software Management Solution” on page 141.
See “Scheduling a task and selecting computers in Software Management Solution”
on page 144.
To create a task
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2 In the left pane, under Jobs and Tasks, expand Software and select the type
of task to create.
Creating and managing Software Management tasks
Creating a task in Software Management Solution
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