Installing Approved Software - Symantec ALTIRIS SOFTWARE PORTAL 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

Installing approved software

(Windows and Mac OS only) When your software request is approved, the software
is delivered to and installed on your computer. In most cases, the software is
installed automatically.
(Windows only) Your administrator might configure the software delivery to
require you to initiate the software installation. In that case, you initiate the
installation from the Symantec Management Agent that is installed on your
computer.
To install approved software
1
Open the Symantec Management Agent in one of the following ways:
On the Start menu, click Programs > Symantec > Symantec Management
Agent.
Right-click the Symantec Management Agent icon in the notification
area and on the agent menu, click Symantec Management Agent.
Run the following command:
installation path\Altiris\Altiris Agent\AeXAgentActivate.exe
2
In the Symantec Management Agent window, click the Software Delivery
tab.
On the Software Delivery tab, under Deliveries available for this computer,
click the software to install.
3 In the left pane, under Application Tasks, click the task to install the selected
software.
For more information, see the topics about the Software Delivery page in the
Altiris Agent Help.
You can open the Altiris Agent Help by clicking Help in the upper right of the
Symantec Management Agent window.
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