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Performing centralized management 71 Integrating with Microsoft Systems Management Server Integrating with Microsoft Systems Management Server Symantec pcAnywhere supports integration with the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). SMS is a scalable change and configuration management system for Microsoft Windows-based computers and servers. Symantec pcAnywhere provides the support files needed to integrate with SMS. These files are offered only on the Symantec pcAnywhere CD. Importing the package definition file into SMS Symantec pcAnywhere provides a package definition file (pcAnywhere.pdf), which contains program settings and other product-specific information that is required for integration with SMS. You must import this file into SMS. This file is available in the Tools folder on the installation CD. For more information on setting up and distributing applications on a BackOffice server, see the SMS documentation. To import the package definition file into SMS 1 Insert the Symantec pcAnywhere CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2 In the SMS Administrator console, in the left pane, right-click Packages, and then click New > Package From Definition. 3 In the Create Package from Definition Wizard, when prompted for the name of a package file, click Browse to locate the pcAnywhere.pdf file. The default location on the installation CD is as follows: \tools\SMS folder 4 Click Open. 5 In the Package Definition panel, click Next. 6 When you complete all of the steps in the wizard, click Finish. About the Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) Symantec pcAnywhere uses Microsoft DCOM technology for all point-to-point communications during remote management tasks. DCOM is used in the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool and in the SMS integration.

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Integrating with Microsoft Systems Management
Server
Symantec pcAnywhere supports integration with the Microsoft Systems
Management Server (SMS). SMS is a scalable change and configuration
management system for Microsoft Windows-based computers and servers.
Symantec pcAnywhere provides the support files needed to integrate with SMS.
These files are offered only on the Symantec pcAnywhere CD.
Importing the package definition file into SMS
Symantec pcAnywhere provides a package definition file (pcAnywhere.pdf), which
contains program settings and other product-specific information that is required
for integration with SMS. You must import this file into SMS.
This file is available in the Tools folder on the installation CD.
For more information on setting up and distributing applications on a BackOffice
server, see the SMS documentation.
To import the package definition file into SMS
1
Insert the Symantec pcAnywhere CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2
In the SMS Administrator console, in the left pane, right-click Packages, and
then click
New > Package From Definition
.
3
In the Create Package from Definition Wizard, when prompted for the name
of a package file, click
Browse
to locate the pcAnywhere.pdf file.
The default location on the installation CD is as follows:
\tools\SMS folder
4
Click
Open
.
5
In the Package Definition panel, click
Next
.
6
When you complete all of the steps in the wizard, click
Finish
.
About the Microsoft Distributed Component Object
Model (DCOM)
Symantec pcAnywhere uses Microsoft DCOM technology for all point-to-point
communications during remote management tasks. DCOM is used in the
pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool and in the SMS integration.
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Performing centralized management
Integrating with Microsoft Systems Management Server