This article contains a compilation of links to resources and information end users can utilize in support of Altiris Endpoint Management product migrations to version 7.1.
The entire page will be updated regularly and added to as needed.
Installing or Upgrading ServiceDesk 7.0 MR2 to 7.1 - Using a Domain-based Service Account
Excellent article, thanks for this helpful compilation.
JMart thank you so much for this article !!!
Excellent Article! Very Informative! Thank you so much :)
Thanks
Do not use DS 7.1 yet, if you already use DS 6.9, except: need to integrate into a CMDB, reuse existing org.views/filters.
DS 6.9 still supported from Symantec this date, no problem to use with ITMS 7.1: can coexist DS 7.1 (except for the PXE part: must make a choice, because DS 7.1 not able to use "MAC filters" or "delay" like DS 6.9 able to!)
SymWise seems to be down right now. I've made sure that Connect admins are aware.
Wow, JMart you are just too cool!!! Thanks for all your work on this!! You should be promoted.
JWare
The links appear to be dead. Cannot get a webpage returned on any links here:
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/altiris-endpoint-management-migrations-71
Thanks a lot for having one stop for all documents !!!
There are lots of queries building up in the customer's mind... hope this will help to answer upto some extend !!
Going through couple of documents on 7.1 now ...
Thanx and appreciate the efforts to collate everything at one place.
Regards/Nitin
If that happens I just open in a new window. Works fine.
Those details are in the implementation guide and the release notes.
Please post any outstanding questions here.
Given the complexity and the issues we initially had when Service Desk 7.0 came out, i was under the impression this was going to be documented as well.
There were A LOT of hidden secrets with installing Service Desk 7.0 and the following document went a long way to making this simpler.
HOWTO31346
Is anyone aware of something similar to take you from SD 7.0 on Win2003 to SD 7.1 on Win 2008 R2 ?
There is no migration from DS 6.9 to DS 7.1. You can import the image files as resources on your new server, however, using a utility included in the Tools directory on the 7.1 server. But the jobs and tasks cannot be imported. You can export them as .bin, but this is only compatible with DS 6.x.
Thank you for all of the links. I'm assuming the section titled "Previous Migration Page Content" is mostly for older user manuals (Ex: DS 6.9).
Is it possible to migrate from DS 6.9 to 7.1?
Thanks for the great info Justin!
The efforts really show in the 7.1 implementation guide. The documentation is excellent so far. Some of the images are a little confusnig to me (where each step of communication is detailed), but it went above and beyond in most cases as I was looking for information.
Still under edit. There are other links to resources that are also currently in tech edit.
The link Important things to know when migrating from Notification Server 6.x to Symantec Management Platform 7.1 doesn't work. I could really use this one.
Awesome Frank.
Please by all means submit feedback or ideas on how we can continue to refine and improve the content. If you create an idea for docs or content post/link it here as well.
Thanks JMart, this is terrific. I was out at Altiris last week for a little additional pre-release 7.1 training. Obviously, 7.1 provides a lot of uplift for our Altiris customers who have been waiting awhile for this release.
But a couple other big takeways for me from last week were the concerted efforts that Altiris put into documentation and also testing of different design scenarios. Everyone will always want more but the increased emphasis on these important items is greatly appreciated.