Integrating with Altiris Deployment Solution

This section describes the requirements and method for integrating the Linux Scripting Toolkit into your existing Altiris Deployment Solution console.

Procedure

To integrate the Linux Scripting Toolkit into the Altiris Deployment Solution console, follow these steps:

  1. To suppress prompts or user settings before installing the Scripting Toolkit into the Altiris Deployment Solution console, open the altiris_sgtklinux.ini file and modify the appropriate values, which are described in the table below.
    Value Description
    Section: [altiris_SGTKLinux Build Settings]
    TK_Build_SuppressPrompts Suppresses interactive prompts that pause the process so that user settings can be read after they are displayed. Valid values are:
    • Yes
    • No
    Note: Interactive prompts regarding required removal of jobs during upgrade or reinstallation scenarios are always displayed.
    TK_Build_DisplayBuildSettings Displays the user settings before installing the Toolkit into Altiris Deployment Solution. Valid values are:
    • Yes
    • No
  2. Open a command window and change the current directory to the directory containing the altiris_sgtklinux.cmd file. The default file location is C:\Program Files\Altiris\eXpress\Deployment Server\sgdeploy\sgtklinux\altiris\altiris_sgtklinux.cmd.
  3. Enter the altiris_sgtklinux.cmd command. This command processes the Toolkit settings in the altiris_sgtklinux.ini file. Depending upon the server setup, this process can take between 5 and 15 minutes.
  4. When the altiris_sgtklinux.cmd command completes, restart the server and all Altiris services to complete the integration.

Results

After the Toolkit is installed, a new folder with the product name, version, and build ID is displayed under the Jobs frame in the Altiris Deployment Solution console. For example: IBM Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition 9.6