Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual page 174

174 Setting up the Software Portal
Implementing the Software Portal
Step Action
Step 1 Configure security roles for
the administrators and
managers who need to use
the Software Portal.
Step 2 Configure the Software
Portal settings.
Step 3 Install the Software Portal
agent on the client
computers.
The Software Management Solution agent must be installed on the computers
on which you implement the Software Portal.
See "Installing the Software Management Solution agent"
The Software Management Solution plug-in for UNIX, Linux, or Mac must be
installed on the Mac computers on which you implement the Software Portal.
For more information, see the topics about installing the Altiris Agent for
UNIX, Linux, or Mac in the Symantec Management Platform Help.
Additional steps in the Software Management Solution implementation process
can be performed, but the Software Portal implementation does not require them.
See "Implementing Software Management Solution"
Process for implementing the Software Portal
Table 13-1
Description
The security settings provide the permissions to manage and approve
the users software requests.
See "Recommended security settings for the Software Portal"
on page 175.
Typically, users do not have access to the Symantec Management
Console and do not have Altiris security roles.
The Software Portal settings customize the portal s behavior and
appearance. You can change these settings at any time after you
implement the Software Portal.
See "Configuring the Software Portal settings"
(Windows only) Perform this step every time that you need to install
the Software Portal on the client computers that do not have it.
The Software Portal agent provides access to the Software Portal
Web application from the client computer. The agent also installs
shortcuts to the Software Portal interface on the client computer.
See "Installing the Software Portal agent"
You may have performed this step when you installed the Software
Management Solution agent on the client computers.
See "Options for installing the Software Portal agent"
on page 38.
on page 34.
on page 181.
on page 46.
on page 45.