Configuring the Default Settings for Managed Software Delivery
Configuration settings control the behavior of new Managed Software Delivery policies. Rather than configuring these settings individually for each policy, you can configure the default settings that apply to all new Managed Software Delivery policies. Then you can change the settings for a specific policy only when needed.
The default settings speed up the creation of Managed Software Delivery policies and promote consistency among them.
You can override the default settings for Managed Software Delivery as follows:
- When you create a Managed Software Delivery policy manually
- When you edit an existing Managed Software Delivery policy
Changing the default settings does not change the settings in the Managed Software Delivery policies that were created earlier.
Software Management Solution settings control the behavior of the software-related policies and tasks. The default settings let administrators create policies and tasks without having to enter the details that they are not familiar with. Instead, a more experienced administrator can configure the default settings that apply to all the new policies and tasks that are created. When necessary, the administrator who runs the specific policies and tasks can change the settings.
Policy or task | Source of default settings |
|---|---|
Managed Software Delivery | All new managed software delivery policies inherit the default settings that are defined on the Managed Delivery Settings page. You can override the default settings for specific Managed Software Delivery policies.Changing the default managed software delivery settings does not affect the execution of the managed software delivery policies that were created earlier. |
Package Delivery Quick Delivery Source Path Update Software Virtualization Windows Installer Repair | Some of the task settings are predefined. Other settings for these tasks are obtained from the Task Management settings or the Symantec Management Agent settings. You can override the settings for specific tasks. |
- To configure default settings for Managed Software Delivery
- In the Symantec Management Console, on theSettingsmenu, clickAll Settings.
- In the left pane, expandSoftware, and then clickManaged Delivery Settings.
- On theManaged Delivery Settingspage, configure the settings on the following tabs:ScheduleLets you define the schedule on which a Managed Software Delivery policy runs.DownloadLets you define how a Managed Software Delivery policy’s downloads are handled.RunLets you define how a Managed Software Delivery policy runs on the client computer.
- ClickSave changes.