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Comparison of application management in versions 6.x and 7.0
Task
Evaluate and maintain
the correct state of the
software on a client
computer.
Repair Windows
Installer applications.
(Windows only)
In Software Management Solution 7.0, you can use several of the application
management features that were available in earlier versions of Application
Management Solution.
See
"About managing Windows Installer applications"
Comparison of application management in versions 6.x and 7.0
Table 1-6
Method in 6.x
Use package management
tasks and state management
tasks. The package
management tasks can be
created either automatically
with the Wise Integration
Component and package rule
templates, or manually.
Scan a computer with a
Windows Installer scan
policy and repair broken
applications with a Windows
Installer repair policy.
Introducing Software Management Solution
How 6.x features compare to Software Management Solution 7.0
Method in 7.0
Create a Managed Software Delivery policy for the software
that you plan to check and define a recurring schedule.
The Managed Software Delivery policy installs the software
to a specific known state on the client computer. On a
recurring basis, the policy performs a compliance check to
verify that the state is maintained. If the state of the
software is out of compliance, Managed Software Delivery
performs a remediation to restore the correct state.
See
"About policy applicability, compliance, and
remediation"
on page 102.
See
"Performing an advanced software delivery"
Options for repairing Windows Installer applications are as
follows:
Create a Managed Software Delivery policy with a
recurring schedule.
Managed Software Delivery gives you more control over
the scanning and remediation than other methods. The
software resource s detection rule lets you define how
to accurately identify the software on the client
computer. When you schedule the policy, you can select
when to perform the remediation.
See
"Performing an advanced software delivery"
on page 104.
Create a Windows Installer Repair policy or task.
The policy or task scans the computer for broken
applications. If an application needs repair, the same
policy or task sends a repair command to the Windows
Installer service to initiate self-repair.
See
"Repairing Windows Installer applications"
on page 194.
on page 192.
on page 104.
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