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Minimum requirements for SMS deployment, Deploying with SMS

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Deploying Symantec pcAnywhere custom installations 55 Deploying pcAnywhere using SMS 2.0 SMS Package Package Definition File A collection of installation sources and packages that is used to inventory and install software on SMS client computers SMS packages can be any type of software program that supports installation using SMS. An SMS-specific information file used by SMS to create and deploy SMS packages The default package definition file (PDF) that is supplied with pcAnywhere is named pcAnywhere.pdf See "Deploying with SMS" on page 55. Minimum requirements for SMS deployment The following resources are required to deploy pcAnywhere using SMS: ■ Windows NT 4.0 Server with Service Pack 5 or later ■ SQL Server 6.5 or higher ■ SMS 2.0 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 (recommended) ■ Symantec Packager 1.0 or later with customized packages created for deployment All deployment clients must be members of the same domain as the SMS distribution server, or have a trust relationship set up between the domains with appropriate permissions that allow the SMS server administrative rights on all clients. SMS 2.0 must be installed on Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or higher. It is recommended that you obtain the SMS Service Pack 2 or higher from Microsoft. For more information about SMS requirements and updates, visit the Microsoft Web site at the following URL: //www.microsoft.com/sms Deploying with SMS An SMS deployment requires the following steps: ■ Preparing the Package Definition File ■ Creating an SMS deployment package ■ Assigning distribution points ■ Advertising the package

Section	Page
Symantec pcAnywhere™ Administrator's Guide	1
Technical Support	3
Contents	7
1. Planning a migration and upgrade strategy	11
About migrations and upgrades	11
Migrating from pcAnywhere 11.x in Windows NT/2000/2003 Server/XP	13
Migrating from pcAnywhere 10.x in Windows NT/2000/ 2003 Server/XP	13
Migrating from pcAnywhere 10.x in Windows 98/Me	13
Upgrading from pcAnywhere 9.2.x in Windows NT/2000/XP	14
Upgrading from pcAnywhere 9.2.x in Windows 98/Me	14
Using Symantec Packager to streamline migrations and upgrades	14
2. Creating custom installation packages	17
About Symantec Packager	17
What you can do with Symantec Packager	18
How Symantec Packager works	18
Importing a product module	20
Customizing product settings	21
Selecting product features	22
Including configuration files	24
Integrity stamping a product configuration	26
Serializing a pcAnywhere installation	27
Managing configuration settings globally	30
Setting product installation options	32
Creating a custom command	38
Creating installation packages	39
Adding products and commands to a package definition	40
Building product installations and packages	40
Building a product configuration file	41
Building a package	41
Testing packages	42
3. Deploying Symantec pcAnywhere custom installations	43
About deployment	43
About package installation file locations	44
Deploying installation packages using Web-based deployment	45
About Web-based deployment requirements	45
Setting up the installation Web server	46
Customizing the deployment files	49
Testing the installation on the Web server	53
Notifying users of the download location	53
Deploying pcAnywhere using SMS 2.0	54
Minimum requirements for SMS deployment	55
Deploying with SMS	55
Using Windows NT/2000/2003 Server/XP logon scripts	58
Setting up the Windows server	58
Writing the Windows logon script	58
Testing the Windows logon script	60
Using NetWare logon scripts	60
Setting up the Novell NetWare server	60
Writing the NetWare logon script	61
Testing the NetWare logon script	62
4. Performing centralized management	63
About centralized management	63
Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely	63
Installing the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool	64
Adding the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC	65
Creating a configuration group	65
Adding computers to a configuration group	66
Configuring administrator host and remote connection items	66
Configuring a host item in pcAnywhere Host Administrator	69
Distributing pcAnywhere configuration files	69
Managing hosts in a configuration group	70
Integrating with Microsoft Systems Management Server	71
Importing the package definition file into SMS	71
About the Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)	71
Implementing DCOM in Windows NT/2000/2003 Server/XP	72
Implementing DCOM in Windows 98/Me	72
Modifying DCOM settings	72
About AwShim	73
About centralized logging	74
Monitoring performance using SNMP traps	74
About the pcAnywhere MIB file	75
5. Integrating pcAnywhere with directory services	77
About directory services	77
Using directory services with pcAnywhere	77
Configuring the directory servers	78
Configuring the LDAP server	78
Configuring Netscape Directory Server 3.1	78
Configuring Netscape Directory Server 4.0	79
Configuring Novell v5.0 server	80
Configuring Windows Active Directory	84
Configuring pcAnywhere to use directory services	88
Setting up directory services in pcAnywhere	88
Setting up the host computer to use directory services	89
Setting up the remote computer to use directory services	90
6. Managing security in Symantec pcAnywhere	91
Controlling access to pcAnywhere hosts	91
Limiting connections to specific computer names or IP addresses	92
Leveraging centralized authentication in pcAnywhere	93
Protecting session security	97
Maintaining audit trails	99
Implementing policy-based administration	99
Implementing Group Policy in Windows 2000/2003 Server/XP	99
Implementing system policy in Windows 98/Me/NT4	100
Importing the pcAnywhere administrative template	100
Managing user policies	101