Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION, Manual

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Table 16-5
Actions that you can perform on a virtual software layer (continued)
Description Action
Configures a virtual software layer not to be activated when
a computer starts. If a layer is not activated on startup, a
user can access it only if they can activate it manually. You
might perform this action if a user seldom uses a layer and
the layer takes a significant amount of time to activate.
This action is not available in a Software Virtualization task.
Set not active on startup
Installing and managing a virtual software layer with
a Software Virtualization task
(Windows only)
You can create a Software Virtualization task to deliver and install a virtual
software archive (VSA) file on managed computers. You can also use a Software
Virtualization task to manage any virtual software layer regardless of how the
layer was created.
A Software Virtualization task contains a command line for the specified virtual
software layer. When the task runs on a client computer, it executes the command
line that performs an action on the layer. Each action requires a separate task,
including the installation.
See “Actions that you can perform on a virtual software layer” on page 223.
Table 16-6
Process for managing a virtual software layer with a Software
Virtualization task
Description Action Step
When you create the task, you select the command to perform and
the layer on which to perform the command.
If you install (import) a layer, you must select a VSA file. If you perform
any other command, you can specify any existing layer.
See “Creating a task in Software Management Solution” on page 142.
See “Software Virtualization settings” on page 226.
Create a Software
Virtualization task. Step 1
Every task inherits the default settings that control how the task runs.
You can override the default settings for a particular task.
See “Advanced options for tasks in Software Management Solution”
on page 70.
(Optional) Change the task
settings. Step 2
225 Managing virtual applications
Installing and managing a virtual software layer with a Software Virtualization task