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Chapter 2: Installing and Setting Up eXpress

Install Prerequisite Software to Notification Server

1Start the Altiris eXpress Notification Server Install Helper (AeXNSInstallHelper.exe), read the information on the screen, and click Next.

2When the Computer Prerequisites screen appears:

•If you do not want to install Notification Server on the computer, click No, and then Next.

•If you want to install Notification Server on the computer, click Yes, and then Next.

The Software Prerequisites Wizard checks the computer to make sure it has the needed prerequisite software installed (such as Windows 2000/XP Internet Information Services (IIS), and SQL 7 or 2000, or MSDE).

•If the required software is installed, click Finish. Go to “Install Notification Server ” on page 18.

•If the required software is NOT installed, the Wizard goes to the next step.

3If the computer requires additional software to run Notification Server, a screen similar to the following appears:

Note In this example, Windows 2000/XP Internet Information Services (also known as IIS) and a SQL database were not on the computer.

Review the information and click Next.

4If the Download and Install Microsoft Database Engine screen appears, do the following:

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Contents

Page Page Page Page Page What you see Page Page Chapter 1: Helpdesk Solution - Satellite Architecture Scenario Customize with Ease Features Benefits Server Worker Console End User Console Chapter 2: Hardware Processor RAM File System Disk space Page not recommended Page Page To Install a Satellite Helpdesk Configure Helpdesk Command Chapter 3: The following consoles are used in Helpdesk Solution Administrator Console Worker Consoles User Consoles See Also Worker Queues Level Level 2 Desktop Human Resources Asset Management Deployment-SW Delivery Supervisor workers preferences Page Chapter 4: AeXNS_Helpdesk Alert Manager Console to start the Web Administration Console Altiris eXpress.NET Configuration Wizard To configure the Helpdesk Configuration Wizard Page Page Add/Remove Programs Windows Control Panel Configure Regional Option Page Chapter 5: Notification Server Web Administration Console Cost Analysis Helpdesk Activity High Priority Anonymous access Basic authentication Integrated Windows Authentication Worker console My Helpdesk NT User User console Anonymous Guest console Page web.config default.aspx <helpdesk.net <console.configuration <credential workerMode=”worker”|”winUser”|”guest”|”user” •“worker” •“winUser” •“guest” save user Admin and Worker consoles User\web.config Page Chapter 6: Page Server Access Client Access •Altiris eXpress Helpdesk consoles - http://<server name>/aexhd Helpdesk Admin console Helpdesk Worker console Default Page Description Item and Count Work Items Recent Notification Server Web Reports Page To Open a New Work Item Description Page To View or Edit Work Items See also To Attach a File to a Work Item Page To Link a Work Item To Send E-MailMessages To View Contact Properties Page phone number Auto-Associatingan Item’s Asset Using the Contact To Find a Contact To Select a Contact To View Asset Properties location Auto-Associatingan Item’s Contact Using the Asset To Find an Asset To Select an Asset Page Page Page Full-text(FREETEXT and CONTAINS) Searches Manual Configuration Syntax Wildcard Searches To List Queries To Create a New Query To Modify a Query Search String Examples Datetime Examples Uint Examples Field Name Acceptable values (and comments) Page $current_worker_id$ $prompt_number(“<prompt>”)$ $prompt_string(“<prompt>”)$ $prompt_lookup(“<prompt>”, “<lookup query name>”)$ $prompt_datetime(“<prompt>”)$ $prompt_date(“<prompt>”)$ Are you sure you want to delete the following items Page Page Page To Add a Contact Page To Use the Assets Home Page To View Assets To Add a New Asset Page To Use the Recents Page To Use My Helpdesk Console My Helpdesk toolbar description To Add a New Work Item To Edit My Info To Logoff My Helpdesk My Helpdesk Console •Click, “click here to create a new account” Work item request- Guest console To create a custom URL Pocket PC Navigation Chapter 7: Page Common tasks Admin Admin report Work items Page Page Page Add Move Copy Delete Page Page Page Page Page Page To List Routing Rules To Route Work Items to a Specific Worker or Queue To Change the Process Order of Route rules To Edit a Routing Rule To Create a New Routing Rule Page To Delete a Routing Rule Default Rules field operator evaluation conditions value New rule screen Page Undo Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Web Admin for SMS Page Page Option 1: This database was last configured by Alert Manager Option 2: This database was last configured by a previous version of Helpdesk Option 3: This database is not a Helpdesk database Option 4: Helpdesk will create this database Option 5: This database is correctly configured Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 8: