A Windows VBScript to download NetBackup patch kits.
Hi, hopefully some will find this script useful. It can be used to download NetBackup patch kits.Before using, please be sure to read both sections of notes, near the top of the script (just after the...
View ArticleSQLtoVBS.VBS -An incy script to convert a T-SQL to VBScript string
Today's download is one I use a lot. It's a script which converts a text file containing raw T-SQL to a format more readily consumed by programming code. I do a lot of task automation that embeds...
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Patch Clean-up - Remove Unused Packages
Some patches which come from patch management are updated on a regular bases. For example MSRT-001. MSRT-001 can be updated every month. A revised EXE is in that case downloaded and placed in the same...
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VMware Instant Recovery Java Console GUI
Please Note: This is not an “official” download and as such is not a Symantec supported tool. Use at your own risk.I would like to share and make available a home made solution developed by Symantec...
View Article{CWoC} PatchAutomation and ZeroDayPatch builds for 7.6
As the 7.6 release is nearing I tought I would update the Patch Automation toolkit, just to make sure the features would be available to users as soon as the release hits SolutionSam.com.So today I am...
View Article{CWoC} PatchExclusion: a companion tool to ZeroDayPatch and PatchAutomation
PatchExclusion is a companion tool for ZeroDayPatch and PatchAutomation.It is designed to help Altiris Administrator verify the content of the exclusion table, to add, remove entries or to clear the...
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Windows Update VBScript (v1.2)
IntroductionA few years ago, I posted to Symantec Connect our vbscript which triggers an audited Windows Update at the close of our computer build...
View Article{CWoC} TestPackageInfo - a tool to view package server and package codebases
Table of contentIntroductionCommand line helpSamplesConclusionReferencesIntroductionIn order for a computer to download a package it needs to connect to the SMP GetPackageInfo.aspx interface, and to...
View ArticleNotification of Exchange Archive Task Reports
Hi All,Exchange Mailbox Archive Task Report is a really great feature to understand the archiving status. But, the bad part of this feature is no notifications and you must check every server...
View ArticleOpsCenter common custom reports
Here I will be posting custom reports, that were created by me or other forum members. All correction, improvements and optimizations to the code below are highly appreciated. If you have some useful...
View ArticlePerformance Improvements For Workflow and Servicedesk
Recently, it was discovered that Workflow (and by association Servicedesk) has a SQL view that, in its original form, when accessed, takes unnecessary time to complete. The view in question is the...
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Adding a localised Asset PrintView to your SMP console
Table of contentIntroductionPresenting the AssetPrintView pageInstalling the filesCreating the right click actionUsing the right click actionConclusionReferencesIntroductionAsset Management Solution...
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Symantec Out of Band Discovery Tool for 7.5, version 1.1
Upon request from Intel, we've added properties to our Out of Band Discovery Tool. The screenshot below illustrates what properties were added to the tool:Symantec Out-of-Band Discovery Utility v1.1OOB...
View ArticleExample NetBackup bpstart_notify script to take an OpsCenter Server database...
Hi,Please ensure that you read the entire script header before attempting to use this script.Also, it is highly recommended that anyone attempting to make use of this script first reads the sections of...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2014 digest powershell script.
Backup Exec 2014 digest powershell script. Cutting down notification clutterI was tired of getting close to 100 backup status reports each day, so I wrote a quick digest script and disabled...
View ArticleWindows script to collect NetBackup client details in to a CSV file...
Hoping that this might prove useful for some.It's a Windows DOS/batch script which will query all NetBackup clients and retrieve basic details such as version, and installation path, and OS type, etc.....
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Agent Health Status and Summary Reports for ITMS 7.6
It looks like there are no overall summary and status reports for the agent health status on ITMS 7.6. I was also unable to find anything here on Connect. I've gone ahead and created two reports for...
View ArticleAn example Windows backup_exit_notify script...
Hi - hopefully some will find this useful.It's an attempt at a tidier, and more readable backup_exit_notify script, and thus hopefully also more easily maintained.FYI - NetBackup enmbedded 'scripts'...
View ArticleWindows script for NetBackup to run nbdeployutil and two reports...
Hope this helps others. Please read the notes at the top of the script before using - as it needs to reside in path which does not have spaces at any point in the folder path specification. The script...
View Article{CWoC} Pinger - a tool to check if inactive computers are really inactive
I often like to quote Mark Twain "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.".This is true for many areas of life, and just as true with IT...
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