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Workflow 7.0 Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 About Workflow 7.0 and installation ................................ 9
About Workflow 7.0 ....................................................................... 9
Prerequisites for Workflow 7.0 ....................................................... 11
Operating system compatibility ...................................................... 12
Where to get more information about Symantec Workflow 7.0 ............. 12
About installing Workflow 7.0 ........................................................ 13
Installing Workflow for the first time ........................................ 14
Upgrading from Workflow 6.5 .................................................. 15
Chapter 2 Installing Workflow 7.0 ...................................................... 21
Installing Workflow Solution through Symantec Installation
Manager ............................................................................... 21
Downloading the Workflow installer through the Symantec
Management Console ............................................................. 22
Possible installation configurations ................................................. 23
Installing with separate background processing ........................... 24
Installing Workflow Server ............................................................ 27
Installing Workflow Designer ......................................................... 29
Installing Process Manager ............................................................ 31
Configuring Workflow 7.0 .............................................................. 34
Migrating links from Notification Server 6.5 to Symantec
Management Platform 7.0 ................................................. 35
Licensing Workflow Server, Workflow Designer, and Process
Manager ......................................................................... 37
Technical Support ............................................................................................... 4
Index .................................................................................................................... 41
Contents

Contents8

About Workflow 7.0 and
installation
This chapter includes the following topics:
■About Workflow 7.0
■Prerequisites for Workflow 7.0
■Operating system compatibility
■Where to get more information about Symantec Workflow 7.0
■About installing Workflow 7.0
About Workflow 7.0
Symantec Workflow 7.0 provides the Workflow 7.0 capability of advanced logic
and workflow to Symantec Management Console and the Symantec solutions.
For more information on Workflow 7.0, see the Workflow 7.0 User's Guide.
See “Where to get more information about Symantec Workflow 7.0”on page 12.
Workflow 7.0 is not a single piece of software. It has five main pieces—Workflow
Solution, Workflow Designer, Workflow Server, client tools, and Process Manager.
The following table describes each piece:
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Table 1-1 Pieces of Workflow 7.0
DescriptionSoftware piece
Workflow Solution is the piece of Workflow 7.0 that is
installed as an integrated solution on the Symantec
Management Platform and is accessible through the
Symantec Management Console. It facilitates licensing and
reports with the platform. It also integrates Workflow
Designer and Workflow Server with Symantec Management
Platform. This integration lets Workflow interact with other
solutions, such as creating tasks that other solutions can
use. The solution piece also lets you distribute components
through the Symantec Management Console.
Workflow Solution
Workflow Designer is the tool used to design processes. It
contains components that you can arrange into processes
and then publish to a Workflow Server. It should be installed
on computers other than the Symantec Management
Platform host. Installation of Workflow Designer is not
required. Workflow Designer is dependent on Workflow
Server to be able to publish workflows.
For more information about Workflow Designer, see the
Workflow 7.0 User's Guide.
Workflow Designer
Workflow Server runs and manages published workflow
projects. It should be installed on any computer to which
you want to publish: a designated server or your local
computer. It is installed automatically when you install
Workflow 7.0. Typically, you should designate a server as
the production Workflow server and install Workflow Server
on that server so there is a central location for all
production-ready workflows.
For more information, see the Workflow Solution User's
Guide.
Workflow Server
Process Manager is a Web portal used to manage published
processes that include human interaction. It should be
installed on a central Process Manager server. Installation
of Process Manager is not required. For a development and
testing environment, install Process Manager on a design
computer. For a production environment, install it on a
central server.
For more information, see the Workflow 7.0 User's Guide.
Process Manager
About Workflow 7.0 and installation
About Workflow 7.0
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