LANDesk® Management
Suite consists of tools you can use to help manage your
Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and UNIX devices. Use these tools to
distribute software packages, monitor software usage, deploy OS
images and migrate profiles, remote control devices, detect and
remediate security risks, and complete many other management
tasks.
In this chapter, you'll learn more about Management Suite 9, including:
What you can do with Management Suite 9
Where to go for more information
What you can do with Management Suite 9
With Management
Suite 9, you can:
Use the LANDesk® Management Suite
console to configure and manage your network. See Using the console.
Manage inventories, track inventory changes, create
forms to gather custom data from devices, and view detailed
reports. See Managing inventory and
Reports.
Create and manage queries on inventory data and LDAP
directories. See Database queries.
Diagnose and troubleshoot problems on remote devices
from the console. You can remote control, reboot, execute files,
and transfer files to devices. See Remote control.
Quickly distribute software to all of your network
users. See Software distribution.
Use a Web-based console to access key Management Suite features from
anywhere you have a browser. See About the Web console.
Create application policies based on core database
queries. Devices targeted by policies automatically receive
application sets. See Policy-based management.
Use the Patch and Compliance tool to download the
latest security content (definitions and patches) and create
security scans, compliance scans, and remediation tasks. You can
configure security scanner behavior and end-user interactive
options with customized settings, and even create your own custom
security definitions to scan devices for specific potentially
threatening conditions. See Patch and
Compliance.
Protect your
managed devices from other harmful security risks with a
wide-ranging set of security tools, including LANDesk Antivirus,
the Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS), Firewall, Device
Control, Security Activity, 802.1X NAC support, and more. See
Introduction to LANDesk
Security Suite 9.
Where to go for more information
The LANDesk User Community at http://community.landesk.com has user forums and best
known methods for using many Management Suite features. Also,
the community Web site is your main resource for Management Suite
installation and deployment information, such as:
System requirements for running Management Suite
Installing Management Suite
Activating the core server
Upgrading from previous versions of Management Suite