Quick Start to Installing with Symantec Installation Manager

Products

• Management Platform (Formerly known as Notification Server)

Issue/Introduction

 

Resolution

Question
You have downloaded Symantec Installation Manager (SIM) and you need to install a solution, platform or suite.

Answer

This document assumes you have installed the necessary 3rd party components:

• SQL
• .NET (3.5 is necessary for SIM, 2.0 is necessary for SMP)
• IIS
• IE 7 (only for SMP SP3 and earlier)
• Java - JRE is only needed for LiveState/Altiris Package Conversion and on each computer used to access the SMC when the Software Library is used as the Package Source

1. Double-click the downloaded SIM executable file (for example, symantec_sim_7_0_xxx.exe)
2. Click Run if prompted
3. Click Next
4. Click the checkbox for “I accept”, then click Next
5. Click Begin install
6. Click Finish
7. Click Cancel when the SIM install wizard appears
8. Click Yes to confirm
9. From the main SIM dialog, click Settings
10. From the Settings dialog, click Change product listing
    • Confirm it is using symantec.pl.xml
11. Verify that your Proxy settings are correct, and click OK
12. From the main SIM dialog, click Add/Update license if you have your license files and add them.
13. Select the solutions/plug-ins/suites/platforms you want and click Open
14. Click Yes to proceed
15. Click box the Symantec Management Platform then click “Review selected products”
    • you can install other solutions/suites later – this will give you a base install
16. Click OK if prompted to install other products
17. Click Review selected products
18. Click Next
19. At the EULA dialog, click the checkbox for “I accept”, then click Next
20. At the Install Readiness Check dialog, if requirements need to be met, then click the link where indicated to automatically install and configure
21. Click Yes to Install/Repair ASP.NET if needed
22. Click Next once the Install Readiness Check dialog shows all green checkmarks
23. Click Next once the Product Licensing shows that the licenses were applied
24. Enter the Application Identity credentials (this is a user you create for NS in Active Directory), and optionally the NS and email information, then click Next
25. If using an off-box SQL database then adjust the Database server settings
26. Click Next to accept the Database Configuration settings
27. Click Begin Install
28. Un-check “Run Notification Server 6 Migration Wizard” if not needed, and click Finish
29. The NS Console should open. 
30. Provide console credentials if prompted. 
31. Install ActiveX controls if prompted.