Symantec ALTIRIS 7.0 SP2 - MANAGEMENT SOLUTION Manual page 28

28 Introducing Software Management Solution
How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0
Task
Deliver an existing VSA
file and import it into a
virtual software layer
on a client computer.
Manage virtual
software layers on a
client computer.
Comparison of virtualized software delivery in versions 6.x and 7.0
Table 1-7
(continued)
Method in 6.x
Options are as follows:
Create a Virtual Software
task and specify a VSA
package.
Create an SVS Command
task and use the Import
layer command.
Options are as follows:
Create a Virtual Software
task.
Create an SVS Command
task, which requires the
SVS Task Server plug-in.
Use the SVS User Admin
utility to trigger SVS
actions from user or
group logon and logoff
events.
See "How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0"
Method in 7.0
Deliver and install an existing VSA package as you would
any other software package. Create a Software Virtualization
task, a Quick Delivery task, a Package Delivery task, or a
Managed Software Delivery policy and specify a VSA
software resource.
See "Methods for delivering software"
You can also migrate 6.x virtualization data to the following
7.0 tasks and packages:
You can migrate 6.x SVS Task Server Plug-in tasks to
Software Virtualization tasks.
See "Installing and managing a virtual software layer
with a Software Virtualization task"
You can migrate 6.x virtual software packages to 7.0
packages.
Before you can deliver a migrated package with Managed
Software Delivery, assign the package to a software
resource in the Software Catalog.
For more information about 6.x data migration, see the
Symantec Management Platform Release Notes.
Create any of the following tasks or policies:
Software Virtualization task
Manages any virtual software layer regardless of how it
was created.
Quick Delivery task or Package Delivery task
Manages only the virtual software layers that were
created by importing a VSA file.
Managed Software Delivery policy
Manages multiple virtual software layers at the same
time.
See "Methods for installing and managing virtual software"
on page 221.
You can also migrate 6.x SVS Task Server Plug-in tasks to
Software Virtualization tasks.
on page 88.
on page 225.
on page 17.