The Altiris Client Management Suite 7.1 Administration course is designed for the professional tasked with using Altiris Client Management Suite (CMS) to manage the software and hardware in their company. This five-day, instructor-led, hands-on course teaches students how to install, configure, and maintain CMS. Students learn how to use CMS’s core processes, including collecting inventory, delivering software, and applying operating system patches. Students also learn how to use some reporting features in CMS to track and monitor their environment.

Course Objectives

• Install and configure the core solutions.
• Install the core solution plug-ins on managed computers.
• Gather comprehensive data using the Altiris Agent and plug-ins.
• Set up schedules to automatically deliver packages and tasks to client computers.
• Analyze gathered data using predefined reports.

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of Notification Server
• Completed Symantec Notification Server 7 Administration course
• Basic understanding of Microsoft® Windows 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista.

Audience

System Administrators responsible for installing software, deploying patches and updates, and managing networked computers.

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