With the release of DS eXpress Tools (DeT), DS users can now continue to use DS 6.9 with confidence knowing it will continue to be supplemented with new and innovative features. This all happens courtesy of DeT which is an add-on product that implements new features for DS using the existing DS database, agent, and job engine along with a new but familiar DS-like console.
DS 6.9 continues to be the premire version of the industry's preferred deployment and endpoint management tool. In fact, here's a link to Symantec's own list of the reasons why everyone loves DS 6.9:
For those who value the features of DS 6.9 and desire to keep it in their IT managment portfolio, DeT is the only upgrade path for new features and innovations. Here are the features that are currently available in DeT with more to come:
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- DeT contains a convenient DS-like console where client machines can be viewed and DS jobs can be launched by drag and drop.
- DeT provides an updated and modern Windows-based user interface as a "facelift" for DS.
- Preliminary power-conservation jobs are built into the console in preparation for future green IT initiatives.
- The console inscludes the ability to create a job is controlled by DS role and scope based security.
- The DeT console can alternately connect to any DS 6.9 server that has the DeT server installed.
- Computer groups can be created from inventory or status reports on multiple DS servers.
Duplicates DS Console Functionality
- Add, rename, and delete computer groups
- Search for computers by name etc.
- Rename and delete computers
- Add, rename, and delete job folders
- Rename and delete jobs
- Right click menu with rename, delete, power control, and remote control options
- Status-differentiating computer icons
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- DS administrators can easily affiliate multiple DS servers with one another.
- DeT provides all the benefits of a consolidated, homogenous cross-server DS environment
- Data can be pulled from multiple DS servers simultaneously into a single consolidated report.
- Easy configuration of which DS server(s) to include in reports
- Quick switch between multiple DS server console views
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- User-definable custom inventory reports showing client machine data mined from the DS database including thin installed software, clients, subnets, and all hardware metrics
- Lower the Total Cost of Ownership by better identifying and utilizing machines already owned
- Consolidated, homogenous cross-server reports from multiple DS servers / databases
- Easy configuration of which DS server(s) to include in a report
- Report filters are available for various parameters
- Filter selectors are pre-populated based on client machine characteristicsso no guessing is involved
- Chosing the data to display is easily done with check boxes
- Subnet information can be displayed or used in a filter
- Create DS groups directly from report results with one click
- One-click creation of DS groups allows integration of hardware/software inventory with remediation steps
- Ability to save user-defined filter sets for later / repeated use
- Pre-defined reports for Windows 7 readiness, near Windows 7 readiness to facilitate Windows 7 migration projects
- Pre-defined thin client information including license compliance
- Printable reports
- Brandable reports with company name and logo
- Reports exportable to Excel, PDF, and various other popular formats
- Configurable default report columns
- Ability to clear the report separate from filters
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- Monitor job execution by user, machine, group, and timeframe
- Show number of jobs pending with job detail
- Show number of jobs completed in a timeframe with job detail
- Show listing of machines a particular job has run on
- Show jobs run by user job detail
- Show jobs run on a particular machine in a particular timeframe with job detail
- Flexible filters: Find out which jobs were run against which computers, when they were run, and by whom
- Find out the completion status of any job - did it successfuly complete, fail, or is it still in progress?
- Job status reports are available directly from managed computer database maintained by DS
- Get integrated report results from multiple DS servers
- Auto date ranges sunch as today, this month, etc.
- Memorized filter sets that honor auto date ranges
- Configurable default report columns
- Ability to clear report separate from filters
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- DeT provides a monitoring mechanism whereby e-mail messages can be sent to a specified address to allow the progress of a DS job to be passively monitored.
- When launching jobs, users can enable monitoring using pre-set parameters or set custom parameters for that specific job.
- E-mail is sent to the specified recipient when the job completes; alternatively, a configurable number of e-mail messages are send at pre-set intervals to allow tracking of job failures or other outcomes.
- Receive job status email alerts on job completion and status.
- Impacted computers are identified.
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- Built-in DeTRemote that supports XP, Vista and Windows 7
- Support for multiple simultaneous remote control screens
- DeTRemote can be dynamic "run once" or always installed
- Built-in Windows Remote Desktop
- Add your own remote control tool, such as PC Anywhere, DameWare, Radmin, or others
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- Full support for DS role and scope security allows you to deploy DeT with confidence knowing that all assigned rights and roles will be honored.
- Integrates with active directory groups, just like DS.
- Fully honors all rights and roles configured within DS for either DS users or Active Directory users
- Extended scopes for DeT specific functionality
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Innovative Architecture
- Innovative mesh architecture for managing multiple DS servers simultaneously
- DeT makes use of existing Altiris DS agent and the data already gathered
- The DeT server can be installed independent of the DS server
- The DeT Windows service is now run with a specific account and password
- Each DeT installation keeps track of the location of other DS/DeT servers
- Includes flexible license management
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- DeT is straightforward and easy to install, thus eliminating setup hassles that can come with other tools.
- DeT can be installed on a differnt machine from the DS server thus allowing for evaluation and testing without be installing on a production server.
- DeT Server and DeT Console can be installed separately or together on the same machine; multiple DeT Consoles can be installed wherever desired
- Integrated installation wizard
- Modular licensing - pay only for the features needed
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