Deployment Solution 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup Version 5 Release Notes

This document contains the following topics:

• Prerequisites
• Introduction
• Installation and Upgrade
• Rollback/Uninstallation
• Fixed Issues

Prerequisites

ITMS 7.1 SP2 MP1.1 is required before installing the DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v5. If you have not upgraded to ITMS 7.1 SP2 MP1.1 yet, please review the information contained in TECH197966  “Upgrading to ITMS 7.1 SP2 – MP1.1 – Best Practices”.

Note: If you are not sure what the difference is between the MP1 and MP1.1 releases: MP1.1 was released a few weeks after MP1 to address a stored procedure issue that required additional rights to execute.

See the ITMS 7.1 SP2 MP1.1 Release Notes at this link: DOC5955.
See the ITMS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Release Notes at this link: DOC6052.

Introduction

This DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup version 5 contains point fixes that were not part of the regular ITMS 7.1 SP2 MP1 release, plus the fixes already provided with Rollup version 3 and 4.

Note: For more details on fixes for other Solutions provided by ITMS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v5, please refer to HOWTO81832 “IT Management Suite 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup Version 5 Release Notes”

DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v5 includes a list of fixes for

• Deployment Solution (version included in Rollup v5: 7.1.7860)

Before you install this Rollup

• Due to a recently found issue with the rollup, please manually stop all SBS services prior to applying this rollup.
• We highly recommended that you apply this rollup within a maintenance window when your Symantec Management Platform (SMP) experiences minimal activity.
• After installing the rollup, there may be errors in the log. The number of errors depends on the level of SMP activity. The less activity, the smaller the number of errors.

Important: Do not open the C:\windows\assembly\gac_msil\ folder in Windows Explorer for .dll files that you are trying to install. This could cause the .dll file to disappear..

 

Installation and Upgrade


Deployment Solution Installation
Deployment Plug-in Installation
Deployment Automation folder installation

Installing/Upgrading Deployment Solution

Installation Prerequisite: Deployment Solution 7.1 SP2 MP1

This rollup introduces a new Deployment Solution version: 7.1.7860.

1.             Extract the files contained on this ‘DS7_1_SP2_MP1_Rollup_v5_June10_2013.zip’ onto the Notification Server hard drive.

Important: Do not extract the rollup binaries to the Altiris folder.

2.             Open the DS folder.

3.             Right click Install and select Run as Administrator.

Note: This installation RESTARTS Altiris Services and Web Services.

Information about the rollup version will be placed into the registry (under HKLM>SOFTWARE>ALTIRIS>POINTFIXES).

4.             After extracting the files from the .zip file.copy the DS folder with its content to the Remote Site Server computer.

5.             On the Remote Site Server computer, right click RemoteSiteInstall and select Run as Administrator.

Note: This installation RESTARTS Altiris Services and Web Services.

Information about the rollup version will be placed into the registry of the remote site server (under HKLM>SOFTWARE>ALTIRIS>POINTFIXES).

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Installing/Upgrading the Deployment Plug-in

Note:  Follow the Deployment Plug-in upgrade steps for all upgrade scenarios:  

1.               For 32 bit client computers:  In the Symantec Management Console, go to Settings-> All Settings > Agents/ Plug-ins > Deployment and Migration > Windows(x86) > Deployment Plug-in Upgrade.

2.               For 64-bit client computers:  In the Symantec Management Console, go to Settings-> All Settings > Agents/ Plug-ins > Deployment and Migration > Windows(x64) > Deployment Plug-in Upgrade.

3.               Do a policy rollout to Windows-based clients. The Deployment Agent is upgraded upon policy receipt.  

Note: The Deployment Agent version is 7.1.7860.

Installing/Upgrading the Deployment Automation Folder

Note:  Follow the Deployment Automation folder installation steps for all upgrade scenarios:

1.     On the Notification Server computer, go to “C:\ProgramFile\Altiris\Notification Server\NSCap\bin\Win32\X86\Deployment\Automation\PEInstall_x86”

2.     Delete PEInstall_x86.exe from the ‘PEInstall_x86’ folder.

3.     Delete PEInstall_x64.exe from “C:\ProgramFile\Altiris\Notification Server\NSCap\bin\Win64\X64\Deployment\Automation\ PEInstall_x64”.

4.     Open the Symantec Management Console and go to Settings > Deployment > Create Preboot Configurations.

5.     Select the existing PEInstall Preboot Configurations.

6.     Click Recreate Preboot Environment but do not click Save Changes.

7.     This launches Bootwiz.exe (we can see this in Task Manager on NS machine). It will

recreate PEInstall_x86.exe and PEInstall_x64.exe in the respective folders on the Notification Server computer. The new DLL will be used for this new preboot.

Note: Once automation folders are updated in Notification Server and on all the Package Servers, you can uninstall your current automation folders and reinstall new ones via the Deployment Automation Folder for Windows (x86)\(x64) Install policy.

Rollback /Uninstallation

 To uninstall Deployment Solution provided with this Rollup:

1.     In the Notification Server’s Deployment Solution v5 folder, right click RevertToMP1 and select Run as Administrator. This will uninstall the DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v5 on the Notification Server computer.

Note: This uninstallation RESTARTS Altiris Services and Web Services.

2.     On Remote Site Servers, go to the Deployment Solution v5 folder.

3.     Right click RemoteSiteRevertToMP1 and select Run as Administrator
This will uninstall the DS Rollup V5 on the Remote site server computer.

Note: This uninstallation RESTARTS Altiris Services and Web Services.

To uninstall the updated Deployment Solution Agents provided with this Rollup:

For a 32-bit client computer:

1.     In the Symantec Management Console, go to Settings-> All Settings > Agents/ Plug-ins > Deployment and Migration> Windows(x86).

2.     Enable the Uninstall policy for the Deployment Plug-in.

3.     Schedule the Install policy to get the default Agent versions installed on clients.

For a 64-bit client computer:

1.      In the Symantec Management Console, go to Settings-> All Settings > Agents/ Plug-ins > Deployment and Migration> Windows(x64).

2.      Enable the Uninstall policy for the Deployment plug-in.

3.      Schedule the Install policy to get the default Agent versions installed on clients.

To uninstall the updated Deployment Automation Folder provided with this Rollup:

1.             On the Notification Server computer, go to

C:\ProgramFile\Altiris\Notification Server\NSCap\bin\Win32\X86\Deployment\ Automation\PEInstall_x86

2.             Delete the PEInstall_x86.exe file from the PEInstall_x86 folder.

3.             Delete the PEInstall_x64.exe file from C:\ProgramFile\Altiris\Notification Server\NSCap\bin\Win64\X64\Deployment\Automation\ PEInstall_x64

4.             Open the Symantec Management Console and go to Settings > Deployment > Create Preboot Configurations.

5.             Select the existing PEInstall Preboot Configurations.

6.             Click Recreate Preboot Environment but do not click Save Changes.

7.             This launches Bootwiz.exe (we can see this in Task Manager on NS machine) which will

recreate PEInstall_x86.exe and PEInstall_x64.exe in the respective folders on the Notification Server computer.

8.             Once automation folders are updated in Notification Server and all the Package Server, uninstall your automation folders and reinstall the default automation folder via the Deployment Automation Folder for Windows (x86)\(x64) Install policy:

a.     Go to Settings > All Settings > Agents/ Plug-ins > Deployment and Migration> Windows(x86)/Windows(x64)

Fixed Issues

Fixed Issues in Rollup v5
Fixed Issues in Rollup v4
Fixed Issues in Rollup v3

Fixed Issues in DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v5

The following are the currently reported fixes included on this DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v5. Fixes included in Rollup v3 and v4 are also included in this release. If additional information about an issue is available, you can access it by clicking the Article ID link.
(Note: N/A = Not Available)

Fixed Issues in DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v4

The following are the currently reported fixes included on this DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v4. Fixed issues in Rollup v3 are also included in this release. If additional information about an issue is available, you can access it by clicking the Article ID link.
(Note: N/A = Not Available)

Fixed Issues in DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v3

The following are the currently reported fixes included on this DS 7.1 SP2 MP1 Rollup v3. If additional information about an issue is available, you can access it by clicking the Article ID link.
(Note: N/A = Not Available)