Symantec Backup Exec

To configure a Group Policy Object to deploy the software

1. From the Active Directory snap-in that manages users and groups, click Properties, and create a new Group Policy Object or edit an existing one.

   Refer to your Microsoft Windows documentation for information on creating a Group Policy Object.

2. Under Computer Configuration, expand Software Settings.

3. Right-click Software Installation, click New, and then click Package.

4. On the File Open dialog box, browse to the software distribution point by using the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) name, for example, \\server name\share name, select the package file, and then click Open.

5. Select the package file Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems.msi, and then click Open.

6. When prompted, apply the Advanced Option.

7. After Active Directory checks the msi package, on the General Properties tab, make sure the correct versions of the options are being installed.

8. On the Deployment tab, set up the configuration for your environment.

   Make sure the option Make this 32-bit x86 application available to WIN64 machines is not selected.

   If you want the Remote Agent to be uninstalled if the computer is removed from the Organization Unit, select the option Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management.

9. On the Modifications tab, click Add, browse to the share, and select the transform that you created.

10. Select Open, and make any other changes that are necessary, and then click OK.

11. Close all of the dialog boxes.

    When a computer in the Organizational Unit that you specified is started, the transform is processed and the options that you specified are installed.

12. View the installation log that is created on the destination computers to verify the installation of the Remote Agent and/or the AOFO.