Installing the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac with a Manual Pull

If SSH is not available, or if you want to install the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac on remote the computers that have limited network access, or the target computers are behind a firewall, you can pull the Symantec Management Agent to each computer. You, or anybody else with administrator rights, can log on to each computer, access Symantec Management Platform through a URL, and download the install bootstrap program that performs the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac installation.
The URL of the
Download Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac
page is shown on the
Symantec Management Agent Install
page, under
Download Page URL for UNIX, Linux and Mac
. You can view the page, but you cannot change this setting.
This task is a step in the process for installing the Symantec Management Agent manually.
To preview the Download Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac page
  1. In the Symantec Management Console, on the
    Actions
    menu, click
    Agents/Plug-ins > Push Symantec Management Agent
    .
  2. On the
    Symantec Management Agent Install
    page, on the
    Install Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac
    tab, under
    Download Page URL for UNIX, Linux and Mac users
    , in the
    Select platform
    drop-down list, click the appropriate platform, and then click
    View page
    .
  1. To pull the Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac to a remote computer
  2. Log on to the remote computer as an administrator.
  3. On the remote computer, open a Web browser , and then go to the following URL:
    http://
    SMPName
    /Altiris/UnixAgent/AltirisUnixAgentDownload.aspx?ID=
    Platform
    where
    SMPName
    is the name of your Symantec Management Platform computer and
    Platform
    is the appropriate platform.
  4. Follow the instructions that are displayed on the
    Download Symantec Management Agent for UNIX, Linux and Mac
    page for downloading and running the install bootstrap program on the remote computer.