Introduction

You can use the software installation and maintenance feature of IntelliMirror ™ to centrally manage software installation, repairs, updates, and removal throughout your organization. You can use the software installation and maintenance feature to create a managed software environment in which the following conditions exist:

• Users have access to the applications that they need to do their jobs, no matter which computer they are using.

• Computers have the applications (such as virus protection software) that they need without a visit from a technical support person.

• Applications are updated, maintained, and removed according to rules that you define.

To take advantage of the software installation and maintenance feature, you need to be running Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, with Active Directory and Group Policy on a server, and Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional on your client computers.

Note

Use Remote OS Installation for the initial operating system installation; use software installation for operating system upgrades. For information about Remote OS Installation, see "Remote OS Installation" in this book.

Table 23.1 lists the three software installation and maintenance features provided with Windows 2000 Server.

Table   23.1 Software Installation and Maintenance Features