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Software Library Configuration

Travis Love Technical Service Engineer

Software Library Definition• The Software Library is a secure directory that is the centralized

repository of the definitive, authorized versions of the software that your organization manages. A package that is sourced from the Software Library is referred to as a managed package. To let the Symantec Management Platform products access the Software Library, configure its location by using Software Management Framework

• Software Management Framework is installed with the Symantec Management Platform when the Symantec Management Agent is deployed

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Configuring the Software Library

• A location must be specified to use as the software library, existing locations can be used but creating a new one is recommended

• Create a new folder for the Library and name it clearly: Software, SWLIB, and Software_Library are common. Shorter path names are recommended if packages will have several subdirectories within them (256 character limit for the entire path)

• Once the folder is made you will need to share it to the appropriate users in your environment. Domain Admins are required for the Agent, but this folder should be shared with anyone that may be making changes in the Software Catalog

• Note the share path to input into the SMP

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Configuring the Software Library

To configure the Software Library• In the Symantec Management Console, select Settings >

Notification Server > Software Library Configuration• On the Software Library Configuration page, type the full UNC

path to the shared directory that represents the Software Library. Example: \\computer_name\swlibrary

• Click Validate to verify that the path is valid• (Optional) Change the timeout value, this should be increased if

dealing with packages that include large files• To save the configuration settings, click Save changes

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