User manual SYMANTEC ALTIRIS WORKFLOW 7.0 INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE V1.0

[. . . ] AltirisTM Workflow from Symantec Installation and Configuration Guide Version 7. 0 Workflow 7. 0 Installation and Configuration Guide Legal Notice Copyright © 2009 Symantec Corporation. Symantec, the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U. S. This Symantec product may contain third party software for which Symantec is required to provide attribution to the third party ("Third Party Programs"). Some of the Third Party Programs are available under open source or free software licenses. [. . . ] You can install the pieces of Workflow 7. 0 in a number of different configurations based on organizational need. For example, you can reduce the processing load by installing background processing on a different server than your primary Workflow server. Refer to the following list for some common installation configurations: Testing configuration Testing configurations commonly install all the pieces of Workflow 7. 0 on a single server. Alternately, you can install Workflow Server and Process Manager on virtual machines to simulate a muliple-server configuration for testing purposes. Designer configuration Designer configuration commonly install only Workflow Server and Workflow Designer on a development computer. The task tray application on the development computer is configured with the Workflow Server and Process Manager server used for production publishing. Separate background processing configuration A separate background processing configuration installs background processing on a different server than the primary Workflow server to reduce processing load. See "Installing with separate background processing" on page 24. 24 Installing Workflow 7. 0 Possible installation configurations Installing with separate background processing You can install the background processing for Workflow 7. 0 on a different server than your primary Workflow server. Background processing refers to timeouts and escalations in your workflow processes. Table 2-1 Step Step 1 Installing with separate background processing Description Install Workflow Server, Designer, Client Tools, Process Manager Database, Process Manager Portal, and Process Manager Portal Core on the primary Workflow server. The primary server is the central location where you publish your processes. The primary server may also be the primary Process Manager server, depending on your configuration. Install Workflow 7. 0 normally on your primary server, using the following settings: Action Install Workflow 7. 0 on the primary server Deselect Background Processing. Use all default settings, including SQL persistence with a Process Manager database connection setting. Step 2 Install background processing on Install only Workflow Server and background processing on the the secondary server secondary Workflow server. Install Workflow 7. 0 normally on your secondary server, using the following settings: Select only Background Processing and Workflow Server. Select Show Advanced Settings During Installation. For persistence settings, select Based on SQL server database and Custom Settings for the database connection. For the custom database connection string, use the following: Data Source=(Name of primary server);Initial Catalog=Ensemble;User ID=sa;Password=Your password;Pooling=true;Connection Timeout=300; Step 3 Connect the primary and secondary servers Edit the task tray settings on the primary and secondary servers to connect them. See "Adding connection settings between the primary and secondary servers" on page 25. Installing Workflow 7. 0 Possible installation configurations 25 Table 2-1 Step Step 4 Installing with separate background processing (continued) Description Create and publish a test project to test the separate background processing. See "Testing a separate background processing configuration" on page 26. Action Test the configuration Adding connection settings between the primary and secondary servers After you have installed Workflow 7. 0 in a separate background processing configuration, edit the task tray settings on the primary server (main Workflow server) and the secondary server (background processing server). To add connection settings 1 On the primary server, add the secondary server to the task tray connection settings. On the primary server, double-click the task tray application. Configure the settings for your secondary server, and then click OK. 2 On the secondary server, add the primary server to the task tray connection settings. On the secondary server, double-click the task tray application. Configure the settings for your primary server, select LogicBase_ProcessManager for the server role, and then click OK. 3 Click the Default Server drop-down list and click the primary server. [. . . ] For reference, the migration package on your 7. 0 server is in C: > Program Files > Symantec Installation Manager > MigrationPackage. 5 On your 6. 5 server, run the Symantec_Migration_Package executable file. You should see the following dialog box when it is finished: 6 Click Ok. Installing Workflow 7. 0 Configuring Workflow 7. 0 37 7 Complete the Notification Server upgrade wizard. When you see the Exporter Configuration dialog box, on the left, uncheck all the solutions except for Workflow Solution, and then click Next. If Workflow 7. 0 does not appear in the list, abort migration. 8 Click Next even if you see the message, Fails to meet baseline requirements. [. . . ]