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I can't tell you how delighted I am to see such a well-written best practice series posted. Kudos! Off to implement...
Symantec Software Management 7.1 Best Practices, Part 4
Managed Software Delivery
General Configuration
Software Resource Settings
Advanced Options
Managed Software Delivery
Managed Software Delivery Policies are the intelligent way to deploy and manage software. These policies are versatile, and enable you to make use of the functionality discussed in configuration terms about the Software Components. Unlike Quick Delivery Tasks, Managed Software Delivery policies are Agent-based. The policies and executions are tracked on the Agent side.
General Configuration
Setting up a basic Managed Delivery policy is easy. Most of the configuration is done on the front end when you create the Software Resource. The following walkthrough takes you through the basic setup of a Managed Software Delivery (MSD) Policy.
- In the Symantec Management Console browse under the Manage menu and click Policies.
- In the upper left-hand pane browse down through Software > and select Managed Software Delivery.
- Right-click on the Managed Software Delivery folder and choose New > Managed Software Delivery.
- Name the Policy. As the name is not initially selected it is easy to fail to name it, which may result in confusion as the default name New Managed Software Delivery. Click on the name field to activate it.
- If desired, add a description by clicking on Add description found below the Name field.
- Under the section Policy Rules/Actions, under the Software tab, click the + Add button and select a Software resource.
- In the picker use the Search field to find the applicable or desired Software Resource and click OK. See this screenshot for an example of an added Software Resource:
- In the right-pane you can select what Package and Command line the Policy will use. Be sure to select the correct command line. If an uninstall command-line is selected inadvertently, this policy will not behave as expected.
Note that the above example shows "A detection rule is not defined for the software." This does not mean the Policy will not run any Detection Rule, in fact it will run one. The default detection rule uses the Softwarecache.xml where the Software Discovery data is held. When software is installed, an entry is put into this cache to be reported the next time Inventory runs. If no detection rule is defined it will look for the software using this information in the cache file
- Scroll down and open the Applied to section by clicking on the expand/shrink arrow button.
- Click Apply to v dropdown and choose Computers.
- The Filter interface should be familiar if you walked through the Quick Delivery section concerning creating a Target. Add machines using the same method described on page 32.
- You should now see a row for the Computer List you just created, including a Count column that shows you how many machines are targeted for the Policy.
- Scroll down and open the Schedule section by clicking the arrow button.
- Starting with 7.0 MR4 and 7.1, there are two schedules that can be applied to a Managed Software Delivery Policy. The first schedule is the Compliance check, the second the remediation.
A common request involves having target clients download the package in advance, or even well in advance, of the execution. The download is tied directly to the compliancy check (running of the detection rule). Set the Compliance check well in advance to allow systems time to download the package. This is useful for large packages or servicing WAN sites.
- Under the Compliance section click the Add schedule v Dropdown and select an appropriate Schedule option. The different settings here will be covered later.
- 16. Under the Remediation section, either leave the default set to immediately or set a schedule later than the compliance schedule. Here is a screenshot showing the two schedule options:
- After adding the schedules, browse back to the top and be sure to turn the Policy on by clicking on the On/Off toggle dropdown and selecting On.
- Click Save changes to save and commit the policy.
How do I get the ASAP option to run a Compliance check immediately? This is a common question, especially from those customers who were familiar with the ASAP option found in version 6.x of Software Delivery. In the above screenshot, you'll notice there is a reoccurring schedule and a run once schedule with no repeat. ASAP is achieved by having a Run Once > No repeat schedule where the Start date is in the past. If you want ASAP to work right out of the gate, click Advanced and change the start date to the day prior.
Software Resource Settings
After you've added a Software Resource to a Managed Software Delivery Policy, you have a myriad of options in how the policy interacts with the Software Resource during detection and deployment. This section covers all the settings involved. When selecting a Software Resource in the Rules/Actions list, the right-hand pane presents the settings surrounding the Resource.
Compliance settings
By default the Compliance Settings will automatically choose what Detection Rule was selected during the creation of the Software Resource. You can toggle the detection on or off by checking or removing the check to the box labeled: Perform software compliance check using:. You can also manipulate the detection rule by clicking on the hyper link named after the Detection Rule name. You will see the View Rule dialog, which allows you to edit the Expressions and rules defined.
WARNING: Changing a Detection Rule in this window will result in the Software Resource being updated with the changes. Only make changes that you wish to make to the Software Resource directly. Also note the default detection rule explained under the Managed Delivery Policy walkthrough preceding this section.
Remediation settings
By default the Install Command-line is selected in the Command-line dropdown. If the Resource has more than one command-line, use the selection dropdown to choose the appropriate one. Below the dropdown the Command-line is listed for reference so you can ensure you've selected the right one. The Package dropdown allows you to select a different Package if the Software Resource has more than one Package defined. For most use cases typically only one package is required or specified.
Supersede settings
The two checkboxes listed here allow greater control of how updates and newer versions are handled in regards to the Policy. The logic to allow automatic updates or to avoid applying a lower version than what's already installed avoids any issues stemming from the wrong versions being applied.
- Automatically upgrade software that has been superseded by this software - Any software detected that this software supersedes will initiate the update.
- Do not install if a newer version of this software is already installed - This uses any Software Resources marked as superseding the selected Resource.
Note that the options will be grayed out if no Supersede associations are found for the selected Software Resource.
Advanced options
At the bottom of the Remediation settings section Advanced options are offered. While these are similar to those Advanced Options covered earlier for Quick Delivery Tasks, there are key differences. This section covers the different options and how they affect the Policy. First I'll details the options, and then provide a walk-through for some of the more popular options.
Download Options
By default the Altiris Agent will download files to the following location: install_path\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\SoftwareManagement\Software Delivery\. Each package is placed inside a folder matching the GUID of the Package and a subsequent Cache folder. At times an administrator may want to put the package in a non-default location. Change the Destination download location radial to Location on destination computer. The path will be local relative to the target systems.
The Download using: options present a unique situation. In versions 6.x the defaults found here were also found under the Altiris Agent Configuration Policies. This is no longer the case. The settings for Downloading in the Altiris Agent Configurations and the options here are exclusive. While it does add to confusion, it allows you to configure more options than previously. There are two primary use cases for manipulating the options here:
- Control limited bandwidth between the Package source and target clients, particularly in WAN environments or poor VPN connections.
- Have the execution occur locally directly from the Package Server instead of downloading it first.
The two checkboxes can be checked, giving the appearance that the two settings can be used together. Since they are mutually exclusive concerning downloading or running remotely, you should only use one at a time.
The option: Delete package from client computer can be used to control how long the source files are available. For most Managed Software Delivery Policies the default is 7 days. You may need to increase this, or deselect the option altogether when considering how long the source files should stay for the circumstance.
The nature of installations may suggest you'll only need the files for the Installation. Check the option to delete the package to clean these up, especially if hard drive space is at a premium. One type of exception is for those applications that install via an MSI and where the Source files may be needed in the future for a Repair, Component addition, etc.
The Run As options provides options for what user context will be used for the installation.
The default option on a Managed Software Delivery Policy was changed to be the Symantec Management Agent credentials. The policy will use the Agent credentials to elevate the execution from a logged on user that will allow this configuration to work even for users that do not have install rights. Note that we execute in a separate session so any rights elevation will not be usable by the logged on user. We have seen occasional rights issue despite the elevation, so unless there is a reason to target the logged on user, it is advised to only use this when the installation requires the user's own session.
Generally the Symantec Management Agent credentials are sufficient for an install. Since the package is downloaded, all necessary rights exist on the local system. Some exceptions to this are detailed here:
- The install accesses network resources or location during the install. This does not include the ability of the application to contact network resources after the installation.
- The source files for the install will be executed from a remote location, such as a UNC or the option to execute from the Package Server is selected.
- The application must be run under the User's context that will launch the application for use.
For the first two use-cases, Specific user should be used, one that has rights to the resources or network locations to be used during the execution. For the last one the execution must be set to Current logged-on user.
For applications that only work when installed under the user's own context, use the configuration Current user credentials and it will elevate the install session for that user to allow the install to proceed. Occasionally we've seen issues with this, so test before deployment.
User run conditions allow greater control over how and when the policy executes. The following options are available:
- Task can run: - This option allows an administrator to control in what state the system is in for execution regarding user log on. Scenarios include:
- Only when user is logged on - This is the only option if you selected Current logged-on user under the Run As section, though if you selected another Run As you can still specify this to ensure someone is logged on when the execution occurs. This is important if your installation requires some sort of user interaction when it executes.
- Whether or not the user is logged on - This option is used to allow the install no matter what user state the system is running under. This one will allow the policy to execute the soonest.
- Only when no user is logged on - This allows an administrator to restrict resource intensive installs to run when no user is actively using the system.
Option C can cause difficulties depending on how users manage the power state of their computers. For example if they log on quick enough after booting up the computer the execution may miss the small window of opportunity. Also if users don't typically log out, but shut down their systems at the end of the day, this can also delay the remediation.
- Repeat this task for each logged on user - if the installation you are running requires to run under the user's profile to apply correctly, this option is very useful to ensure it runs for every user who uses the system.
- Allow user to interact with installation software - To put it simply, this pipes the execution to the User's desktop, running in interactive mode. You can also select how the execution shows, from the following list:
- Normal
- Hidden
- Maximized
- Minimized
- Prompt user before running - This setting allows the user to defer the execution. This helps mitigate any work the user is conducting when the installation begins to happen. Users can save their work before the installation to avoid any potential data loss.
This screenshot shows a typical configuration of this tab:
Results-based actions
Outside of the actual execution of the Software Resource, these settings allow how the Symantec Management Agent and Plug-ins interact with the task.
- Upon success: This allows the Task to execute a Log off or reboot of the system after a successful completion.
It is highly recommended to allow the Symantec Management Agent to initiate a reboot. This allows the Agent to properly handle all Agent processes so nothing is lost on the reboot. For example the progress of the Managed Software Delivery may be lost if the installer executes the reboot (stored in the file AeXSWDPolicy.xml). In the command-line suppress the reboot and select the Upon success option to initiated the reboot.
- Allow user to defer action up to: Use this option to allow the user to save and make any other preparations for the reboot. This is highly recommended when configuring a reboot to minimize user disruption.
- Force running applications to close - If an open application prevents the shutdown, this option will forcibly end the application to conduct the reboot. Use with caution.
- Terminate after: This option is a fail-safe to prevent hung or sluggish installs from locking up the Altiris Agent Policy queue. Generally putting in a value that is safely beyond the expected execution time, but not too long to paralyze the Agent, should be used.
- Upon failure: The following selections are available:
- Abort - This will stop the MSD from continuing. If you've configured more than one resource or task in the MSD, any subsequent items will not be run.
- Continue - this will instruct the MSD to continue on to subsequent items in the MSD.
- Restart - This will retry the remediation execution. Max retries should be set to an appropriate number.
The following process uses common settings to configure the Advanced options of a Managed Software Delivery Policy.
- Select the Managed Software Delivery Policy to configure, or if you are still in the creation process, click the Advanced options button under the selected Software Resource.
- Under the Download Options tab, under the Delete package from client computer settings, check the box labeled: If unused for:.
- From the drop down select an appropriate length of time. For this example I set 7 days.
This setting only comes into effect when the Managed Software Delivery Policy no longer applies to the targeted system. This means under normal circumstances the package will not be deleted. If you use a dynamic filter, or you disable the policy, then the setting will apply to the Package.
- Click the Run tab.
- Change the option to Symantec Management Agent credentials.
- Leave the option checked: Allow user interaction. Since you can suppress visually the execution via the command line or by the setting of how it starts (choosing hidden), this option can remain checked. In few occasions we've found user-based installs to work using this option checked.
- Check the option Prompt user before running.
- Check the option Allow user to defer up to a total of.
- Input an appropriate length of time, such as 30 minutes or 1 hour.
- Click the Results-based actions tab.
- Change the Terminate after: setting to 5 hours (in 7.1 this is the default).
- Change the option Upon Failure to Abort. See this screenshot for an example:
- Click OK to save the changes.
- If newly creating a Managed Policy, Click OK to create it. If editing an existing Managed Policy, click Save changes to apply the new settings.
Return to Part 3
Coming Soon: Part 5
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Thanks again Joel. I must ask for:
When you use default: NOT "run from the server", the download is done using the "application credential" or the one "Agent Connectivity Credential " specified in Global NS agent settings "authentication TAB".
That's clear.
The command will launch using the "local system" = Symantec Agent credential (if installed as default): Is it correct ?
We notice on XP the option "Allow user to interact" was working any time, but with Windows 7, only if logged on user is with local admin elevated rigths.
BUT when using above "Run From the server" + "Agent Credential": which credential is used to open the UNC and launch the "command line" ?
"application credential" for a net use "no drive letter",
runas "local system" the <server UNC path>\<commande line>
And which "context path" is setup ? I guess it is:
C:\program files\altiris\altiris agent\software\SoftwareManagement\
Is it?
So if you get error message in agent logs:
Unable to map network drive for account '<application credential>' to <server UNC path>
Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed.
And the script run popup:
Can not find script file "C:\program files\altiris\altiris agent\software\SoftwareManagement\MyScript.vbs".
That is because the same "server" already got a "net use" from another user... As message told. Hum: Does Win7 not able to allow the computer, multiple user session to map same UNC each using own credential ? Should we not able to let "application credential" map a drive, and "current logged user" mapping also this drive ??? I should see my colleague MS expert for that.
I see also in the "command line" type allow to specify if installer is a :
- MSI: but I must specify the command line: 'MSIEXEC /I MyPackage.msi /qb!'
- BAT or CMD: I do not need to specify cmd /c "batch..bat", I can only 'batch.bat" if installation file type set to "Windows Batch Installation File" ?
- VBS: Do I need to specify 'wscript "MyScript.vbs"', or can I only 'MyScript.vbs' if set type to "Windows Script Installation File ?
If my batch or VBS is running a MSI, should I keep "MSI software Installation File" type ? But in this case, I will have to specify "wscript or cmd /c" in command line...
I do not play enough often all those, I will try taking time for :)
There are often multiple ways for doing the same thing, and from time to time, some combinations results strange :)
~Pascal @ Kotte.net~ Do you speak French? Et utilisez Altiris: venez nous rejoindre sur le GUASF
Hi Pascal,
This is defintely some invovled questions. If you can open a Support request my team can put the details together for you. If I knew it all off the top I'd provide the answers, but this will take some investigation.
Joel Smith
Symantec Services Group (SSE)
Sr. Principal Support Engineer
Hi Joel, Yes I will escalate and create a Symantec case for that. The customer complain about the fact previous policies was working before, and are faulting now, after the MP1. So we need to investigate and report this customer. I will proceed to(my)might (CESTime). Best regards.
~Pascal @ Kotte.net~ Do you speak French? Et utilisez Altiris: venez nous rejoindre sur le GUASF
Hi Joel, can you handle the Case # 420-136-919 please ? I was providing all customer contact. In the error above we are facing a more critical problem. Those script was working "before" MP1 install.
And we can workaround this issue, changing the "application credential" to a "domain admin account"... The customer confirms they do not add GPO/change rights, so the MP1 install seems the cause of this issue.
This workaround is not a "best practice", We do not like using a "domain admin" to push on XML files all client computers, all the same a little bit crypted.
We also wonder if MP1 really cause, and what Symantec change into agent processing to get this issue.
We defintively need Symantec escalation for this investigation, as we don't know Symantec code :) Thanks,
~Pascal @ Kotte.net~ Do you speak French? Et utilisez Altiris: venez nous rejoindre sur le GUASF
To correct myself, we have to keep "cmd /c MyBacth.cmd", or "wscript MyScript.vbs" in the command line, I was not remember Altiris do that for us auto. That's why I was thinking not necessary in the command line, but it seems to be required. Sorry the mistake.
~Pascal @ Kotte.net~ Do you speak French? Et utilisez Altiris: venez nous rejoindre sur le GUASF
Hi Joel
You mention the option 'Terminate After' should be set to an appropriate value to avoid hogging the policy queue. Could you elaborate on the Policy Queue and any logic the client uses behind this? I believe im having an issue at the moment related to this - for example in this scenario:
App 1 - Adobe CS6
App 2 - Matlab 2012b
App 3 - Flash runtimes
By default, I set the terminate after to around 55 minutes for large apps, and 15 for apps which pretty much install in under 10 seconds. I noticed in each policy, several apps may be 'in progress' for the execution of their main command line - but of course only one is actually installing at any one time. Im starting to see some smaller apps time out as I think this 'queuing' might be starting their install timer before its actually installing. For the above example, all three apps would eventually be 'In Progress' for their installer, while in this case only Adobe CS6 is running. This is because all policies would have downloaded their software resources and made all compliancy checks before the first app would have finished installing. It usually is ok for the first two with their timer set at 55 minutes as both would manage to complete within 55 minutes, but for the if the flash installer set at 15 minutes would run last in this queue, im starting to see 'Task Stopped' as the 15 minute time frame would have passed long ago.
Is there any logic in how the client chooses to start multiple MSD policies sent to a client - or is it alphabetical order? size order?. I believed NS6 in addition to its 'Priority' setting ran packages that were smaller in size first.
I regularly deploy to lab environments - this occurs mainly after image refreshes where the client would need to download and install a heap of applications at once. This issue is usally fixed with remediation schedules set up, but if an install timer begins while it is queued then that would seem like a bit of a bug.
Ideally we would love to see larger MSDs run last, but I cant find any setting or documentation on how the client manages the policy queue for multiple MSDs.
- Tonos
Hi Tonos,
Policies should not run at the same time (the remediation action). The timeouts are for the execution only. The detection checks and downloads are separate, unless you've added a Quick Delivery task? It is recommended to add the software direction and let the policy mechanisms handle the queuing. Can you let me know how he policy is setup?
If his requires investigation I recommend calling in a support case.
Joel Smith
Symantec Services Group (SSE)
Sr. Principal Support Engineer
Hi Joel
Thanks for the response. Are there recommended limits for the amount of MSD policies sent to any given client? We're testing a software loadout, so we've piled quite a few MSD's on to the one computer. The client seems to be choking a lot, and eventually the UI doesnt respond (but you can still see installers running in the background). When the UI is working, it is in a constant state of refresh and pretty much unusable till some of the work is complete - way way slower than the NS6 client was. Ive also seen anecdotal evidence that running software resources directly from the server (for large packages) will choke the client much more than downloading and running locally.
Policies are set to run a command line within a packaged software resource (mostly MSI), and there are the odd packages with dependancy and/or update tasks. Each resource has its own detection rule set. In the advanced options, a custom - but common to all clients local destination is set. We found the default path could cause 'pathname too long' errors in some installs. The default local cache file path is huge!! Most policies are set to use default management settings to download - but several packages >5GB are set to run from the server.
On average, I terminate any install after 30 minutes, with some larger installs set to 55 minutes. This would fit running each MSD policy in a sequence, but I cant work out the sequence if any between policies - and if it is affecting install times.
We have 3 schdules set for each policy. One set at 00:00 to trigger immediate installs once the client has received updated configurations. This is not repeated
Another for remediation - to check at computer startup
And another set to use a time window - all day, to check each hour during the window for compliancy. This was set to pick up any 'Stopped Tasks' timing out (repeated daily) - the issue from my previous post. The thought was the client would eventually right itself.
My test machine currently receives about 40+ policies - which the client service appears to internally handle - but the UI constantly seems to be updating - after sub tasks complete im guessing. In the end, the UI just gives up. In the task history, I notice there are a heap of tasks 'in progress' at once from multiple MSD policies and I cant see anywhere to manage MSD policy queueing. They seem to all just go for it like a bull at a gate, running their tasks in the correct order within the policy, but seemingly synchronously with other MSD policies. The client handles under 10 policies much better, but we had software loadouts using NS6 with this many and the client handled it no worries. Overall we have seen the NS7 client a LOT slower than the NS6, especially the UI when either a configuration update is occurring, or tasks within a MSD policy complete/fail and the client updates itself to move on to the next task. On top of all this im seeing random detection tasks fail (immediately) -but succeeding on the very next run.
We currently manage a fleet of about 8000 PC's, with just under half being student computing labs. The labs currently run on NS6 still and we're hoping to upgrade to NS7 to be in line with our staff machines. It just seems that the NS7 client is struggling for some reason. And our labs have a much heavier software loadout than staff machines.
Having said all this, our server seems to be performing fine with load you would expect to see.
It probably will need a support ticket, but id love to know the logic the NS client uses when processing multiple MSD policies on a single client with multiple software resources within them. Are there limits? How does the client decide what MSD policy to run next etc. Can I just set the client to run MSD polcies... one at a time.
I'd like to see some response to this. I'm seeing issues with our managed delivery policies for new machine deployment. After imaging the base OS, it joins the domain and the console then gets 20-30 polices for software installs. It seems like they all just run at the same time. There doesn't seem to be any way to prevent multiple remediations running at the same time. So with Office, Java, Reader, Flash, etc all running together, the install time takes much longer than normally expected.
Hi Guys
Thanks for the followup, Joel.
An update to our situation. We were experiencing the issue decribed here: (We went for option 2)
Our database blew out in size and overall performance degraded to a point where compliancy checks were timing out and the entire Altiris infrastructure was grinding to a halt. It seems that compliancy checks do do immediate communications with the database - I thought these would be handled locally then sent off afterwards. Resolving the issue in the above tech note shrunk the size of the DB enourmously. In addition to this, the TempDB on our database server was also filling up when we hit certain config pages to actually fix the database issue. We were stuck on this for quite a while! We ended up modifing the database directly (not recommended) to get around this issue.
However over time, it has stabilised. We have over 600 active managed software delivery policies. These have been modified so that the remediation frequency is 6 hours instead of one hour which has helped.
We still have issue with the TempDB filling up drivespace on the SQL server from time to time. Our admins allocated 20G on this drive, and we frequently use this up. A dedicated SQL server is in the works.

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Here they admit that standards will be lowered:FTA: If we do decide that a particular standard is so high that women couldn't make it, the burden is now on the service to come back and explain to the Secretary why is it that high, does it really have to be that high, Dempsey said.
If I was the mother or wife of someone going into harm´s way I would be livid. I am the father but luckily my son is back in one piece.
The result will be fewer women in the military. But then again there goal is to destroy the military.
agree with poster #2. The perfumed princes of the pentagon and their fellow lambs just don´t have to stones to dissent. They are just concerned about how many stars they can wear on their shoulders. This is a damned obscenity
Another d***less wonder.
There is no such thing as "gender neutral" in human nature. The liberal Democrats will want to see big results from this policy change to sooth the very liberal advocacy groups who have been pushing for this. In order to reach that level of desired result they are going to have to lower the physical fitness standard for females there is no way around that.If females really could keep up with men physically you would see women playing baseball in the major leagues, basketball in the NBA, football in the NFL, and hockey in the NHL. The reason that women are not in those professional sports leagues is that their physical fitness would break down pretty quickly. It will be the same during sustained infantry type combat operations. If they would keep the standards up I would say give the woman a chance to show what they can do, but that´s not the way it works with the liberal Democrats.Very few women want to go in the infantry. for the women who do, this will give them the chance to punch their ticket to qualify for higher rank. That´s really what all this is all about.
With the current crop of so called leaders that are at the top in the military, there is no way that our country can defend itself. Everyone will be having to explain themselves lest they might insult the enemy.
I say do it- do it now, before we get into something really big and really ansty. I have been in combat, some of the worst in modern warfare and was fortunate enough to be among the few survivors. Let me be the first to say, there is a reason the women are not playing NFL football. There is a reason women are not out there on the pro hard ball fields. and there is a very good reason women should never be brought onto the full scale battle field. Before folks get to shouting "Sexist" at me, they had better take in a huge dose of reality- leave their idiotic Angelina Jolie movies behind in the kiddies in childhood locker. The real world is full of horror and tough stuff. Putting women in the Chosen Reservoir, on Guadalcanal, or in the swampland battlefield of Vietnam will do a whole lot to get Americans killed in wholesale lots! AS in Desert Storm warm up in the navy- on the carriers, in two week of the run-up, the women on board began reporting to sick call claiming pregnant – doing all they could to get out of it when everyone though Saddam had ship killer missiles and lots of them. Very quickly, critical sections were left undermanned as the gals were taken off ship. I know how the mind reels when you get orders to go to a combat zone and you have a combat MOS! This Panetta thinking is nothing but liberal fantasy BS!
"Oh, my non-balls! They got my non-balls!Corpse-man! Corpse-man!!"Thank GOD I grew up in the era that I did. You poor kids.
To Dimocrats the military is just another jobs program. Real ground combat is messy and expensive, and will be avoided at all costs. So in their minds, the ´Gender Neutral´ Military has no downside. This is where the real world will come crashing in.
Don´t forget to make room for the transgendered, too. In any stage, thereof.
But what Panetta forgets is that not everyone is entitled to get someone killed because they just aren´t up to the job that is required especially one that involves combat in the military. It ain´t just about shooting a gun.
Somewhere, Pat Schroeder is doing her little ´squinty smile´ at this. Barf.Somewhere else, General George Patton is either weeping or cursing a blue streak. Probably both."Gender neutral" ? WTH is that ?!
There are several agendas and lots of confusion on this topic. There is nothing new in the idea - the Soviets, among others, were there long ago. So was Plato in the Republic. It is the logical extension of radical egalitarianism, which ultimately fades into totalitarianism. It is an interesting and perhaps fatal internal contradiction of democracy that it results in the abolition of the individual. Everybody is equal, nobody is different, difference is forbidden. Ridiculous scenarios ensue.But there is an even deeper, if unacknowledged issue. Does America want to become the kind of society that sends its women -wives, daughters, mothers- to do its fighting for it? What are the implications of such a policy? More is involved than the ability to do the job and the inevitable consequences of putting young men and women together in close quarters. Have people really thought through the notion of gender neutrality?Ironic, indeed, that the males of the Sixties skedaddled in large numbers when their country called them - and now the same crowd is all in favor of putting women on the front lines.
So when do women start registering for the draft?The administration is good at handing out goodies, lousy at carrying out its duties.
The formerly required physical standards have already been changed & the bar has been lowered throughout law enforcement in order to accommodate unrealistic social experimentation, and now the military is being forced to do the same, which presents an even more ominous threat to the security of the entire country? This will not work out well.
Enlistments have been at an all-time low since Obama became President.Proof now that the dems have a war on women!
Hmmm - - I wonder how many "gender-neutral? men will become pregnant in the combat zone?By the way, Leon - - "gender" is a grammatical term. What you really meant to say is "sex neutral" - - isn´t it?Yeah - - that´s what I thought.
These people have truly lost their minds! Any woman who wants to be on the front lines against the Islamists has lost hers too.I wonder how many men will lose their lives trying to protect their female counterparts because of this idiotic policy. I am sooooo tired of this administration, the feminists and the liberal/progressives. They all disgust me.And I´m a woman.
They´ll love taking a dump in a foxhole.
The obamanation is doing everything possible to ruin this country.
I am woman and believe in all kinds of "equality" and people who have the skills to have an opportunity to prove it. But not on this point. But lower standards to accommodate a privilege group has no place in our domestic and national defense.I understand the argument regarding the rank system and the ways to fast track to advancement, but not at the cost of our soldier´s lives and our defense.Any one who believes in gender neutrality is utterly ignorant of human nature.
Every day, the Islamists´ day is made by the USA. They can not believe their luck.
Obama is systematically weakening our military.He is turning it into the USPS for jobs.Obama sent Amb. Stevens to Benghazi to be sodomized and murdered.Why should women be any different?He truly is The Lord of the flies.
How many gang rapes by enemy combatants and women who didn´t know they were pregnant coming home in body bags will it take before this insanity ends?
A soldier is entitled to honor among his leaders.That´s the only entitlement in the military.
Nex t high priority exercise and budget allocation will be implementing wheel chair ramps to all combat zones so absolutely nobody is left out. After making all accomodations and access points comply with ADA, a special task force will design battl filed accommodations for the blind.Why have any priority other than "fairness" however it might be defined.
The military is now thoroughly politicized. You cannot get rank without passing the PC tests. They will dumb down the tests, just like they did for firemen and policemen. But the politicizing has far more ominous threats, because top officers are now being pressured into thinking about firing on US citizens.
Obama and his liberal crew are micro managers when it comes to implementing liberal social policies in the military and elsewhere. In that respect the admirals and generals that Obama has put on the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been relegated to being nothing more then yes men when it comes to liberal policies like this.
Has Panetta ever served? The Sec. of Defense and, most importantly, the Prezdent, should be required to have served. It gives a better perspective.
According to Wikipedia, Panetta served two years as a Lieutenant in Army Intelligence.


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Variation for P2. Instead of traversing right from the belay, head up and take the crack just left of the belay. Pop out of the chimney and make a few blank face moves. Head up to the slightly overhanging, right facing corner and jam through it to the summit.
Question: does P2 of this route end with the East Slab crack? From the belay chair, I traversed 10 ft right and the logical finish was to jump into the East Slab crack (luckily, right where the fun climbing begins!) I looked around for another crack, but all I saw were small seams which looked pretty incipient, i.e. wouldn't take pro well. However, it seems like you could go almost anywhere, just banking on if you can get gear or not; any suggestions? P1 of East of Sun/Cozyhang is a full on one-move wonder---but definitely tricky and 7ish. Good route!
Hey Scott, I think I ended up doing the same finish as you, didn't know that that was the East Slab crack though as this was my first time on the Dome. No matter what it was a blast!! I ended up going up and over the roof almost directly below the tree with the massive flake and a good right foot. You are correct where it looks like it all goes on the face, I think there was a smaller crack to the left that the actual route follows but who knows, it looked a bit shorter with a longer runout. Does anyone know where the correct P2 of this climb goes?
For those who may still be wondering I believe p2 goes as follows. From the first belay find a hand traverse crack and follow that a few feet north. Then head up the friction face(about 10 ft left of the east fact crack) with some nice finger pockets until you come to a narrow left rising ramp. Traverse left along the ramp about half way then head up the face on some smallist holds (5.7) until you gain the bigger ledge. Find the obvious crack through the overhang about 15 ft west of the East face (aka Disappearing Crack) roof and jam up the somewhat intimidating looking crack (5.7). From then head straight up to the top. Of course, variations are possible but i believe this is the standard route. Fun climb with some nice variety.
I liked p2 quite a bit. Got in a few pieces of pro towards the start, plugged in a number 1 cam (I believe) at the left sloping ramp, and then scrambled up the slab to the top of the East Slab route. I didn't feel that slab climbing was 5.7, certainly it wasn't as hard as the crux on the first pitch. Rather than go up the fun flake at the top of the East Slab, I went up the crack to the [left]. Fun! Don't know what it was rated in Rossiter, but I've heard it was 5.7, and I'd guess it's around that level. Excellent pro and a fun problem.
Did this one on Sunday and thought that it was really good! The first pitch was easy to figure out and the description of P1 above is great. P2 was a bit more ambigious. I followed Gary's recommended line and I though it was fantastic and not too runout. I was able to place a #2 and a #1 in the horizontal crack (at my feet) before going on to the face. Also, the crack at the end is awesome, don't take the easy way out and head over to the finish for disappearing crack, you'll miss some great climbing. I would recommend being solid at the grade as you'll have to do some hunting to find your way to the top, but you can always wimp out and do the disappearing crack finish. :)
In re-reading my p2 description above, it should read follow the hand traverse a few feet east instead of north. This traverse is found a few feet below the belay. Fun climb! A number 4 cam is also comforting for the final 5.7 crack/roof thing.
Wow, lots of fun! If you belay from the base of the right-traversing handcrack that starts P2 and extend from the anchor, you can coach your second through the P1 crux. P2 climbs the handcrack up and right a short ways, then straight up a funky uneven crack until it ends (#8 Powercam fits here). Climb slab with pockets to the left angling crack (small cam fits here) then up more slab with smaller pockets. This pitch is completely distinct from East Slab. I've drawn the line (more or less) on a copy of Gary Schmidt's picture, showing its relation to East Slab.
I totally got off route the first time I tried this and went up the chimney instead. No pro in that but way easy. Tried again with the guidebook and found the line to be directly to the left of the crack on the East Slab. I've even placed gear on this route when doing some wandering leading the East Slab. The gear looks (and is) sparse, but there's placements in all the right places. Bring a red #1 Camalot for the hole you find halfway up. The crack at the first belay station ate one of my stoppers, rapped down, jumped on it, and it wouldn't budge. All in all, this is the easiest 5.7 on the Dome but very fun, on route or lost.
We did this in 1 long pitch (awesome!). Using longer slings on P1, I never felt any rope drag. Have your communication dialed as you most likely will not hear each other after the leader tops out. Medium nuts and hexes and small/medium cams work well on this one.
I second Matt's comment. This is an excellent route done in one (nearly full) rope length pitch with a 60 meter rope. Also, the finish is the first major crack left of the East Slab Finish. The gear is good enough in the slabby sections to prevent serious falls. I placed a pink tri-cam in one of the huecos and a tiny bd nut in the horizontal (slightly inclined) crack midway up the "second" pitch.
P2 is described in the Rossiter guidebook as a short traverse east, a couple of moves up a left-slanting ramp, and then "tiny holds" on the face straight up to the exit roof. Climbed the route on 3/21 with S. Costello. They are indeed small holds (mostly lichenous pockets and slopers) and there is no protection for a good 20-25 feet. It didn't look like anyone had gone that way in some time. The climbing on the East Slab crack a few feet away is better protected and, IMHO, a lot more fun. However...the exit roof (not the East Slab flake exit) should not be missed. It involves a slightly wild move before groping for a big ole jug and is the highlight of the route.
Hmm. I ended up climbing directly to the right of the roof and into a squeeze chimney. Was pretty fun. Strongly recommend using long slings for this route as rope drag is a pain otherwise.
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Lunch with the Logo had all the makings of a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of those who were in attendance. More than a few onlookers appeared in awe, jaws seemingly dropped to the floor below with regularity, to be in the presence of someone such as Jerry West.
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SLAM: Talk about The Harold Pump Foundation and your role. How did you get involved?
Jerry West: I have known Dana and David for a while now. They have been fun people in my life and people I have good time with. They will always be friends. Both know so many people and their charity work is something that is obviously important to me. They do many good things in this community, and to honor their father, that's something special in my book. Anytime you can help and give back, it's a must as far as I'm concerned. I think a fundraiser like this is really going to help some less fortunate people out there. It's very gratifying and worthwhile to be here and be a part of the The Harold Pump Foundation event, especially given my history in Los Angeles.
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SLAM: Sticking with the whole Lakers theme, you mentioned some things about spending time with Wilt Chamberlain earlier. What was that like?
JW: He was unique. A character. A great player. But there was more to Wilt than just basketball. He was a friend. Someone I have very fond memories of. I remember one time we where in Kansas City. He invited me up to his room for dinner, and as you know, they have good Bar-B-Q food in that city. There was Wilt, sitting with a big lab of ribs. Quite a few big slabs of ribs. More than enough for a few people. He had coleslaw and potato salad too, just about everything you could imagine. He asked if I was hungry and wanted to join him. I told him, No thank you—that I already ate. Well, he proceeded to eat everything in sight. I had never seen anything like it. I proceeded to think about how Wilt was going to be able to play in our upcoming game after that meal. He went out and scored more than 20 points and had more than 20 rebounds. Again, he was unique.
SLAM: Real quick, who do you think is one of the best all-time players and why?
JW: I'd have to say Michael Jordan is right up there. He was skilled. He made things look so effortless. When he was on top of his game, no one was better. I have seen a lot of great players come and go during my days, but Michael Jordan was in a class of his own. He truly was.
SLAM: Fast forward to the future, if you will. In terms of the lockout, any ideas on what happens next?
JW: Things are going to be different this year, crammed together. There won't be a normal training camp or free-agency period because of the circumstances and the agreement that is now in place. You're going to see a lot of activity here in the next few days. Teams are going to start building their respective teams. It's going to be a busy year for the executives in the front office, that's for sure.
SLAM: How about a prediction—How do you think things will play out?
JW: There will be some nights where the schedule catches up to teams. But I think the veteran groups will have an advantage and the Lakers are going to have a great year. Out here in the West, there's plenty of competition, so it's going to be interesting. I think you'll see the same teams there in the end, similar to last season. Should be a great season, everyone is excited about it.
SLAM: What was your goal when you sat down to write your book?
JW: I felt like I needed to share my story. The hope was that it would help someone out there. I have had many people respond with letters and emails. I have had some tremendous support, more so than I ever thought. It has been overwhelming at times, the positive feedback I have received has been amazing. Many people faced similar challenges that I encountered growing up. It is amazing to think about the number of individuals out there who have lived through some of the same things that I dealt with in the past. I think the book made a lasting impact on me as well as others.
SLAM: Mr. West, it has been a pleasure. Thank you for the time.
JW: You're welcome. I hope I was helpful in some way.
SLAM: More than you'll ever know, sir. Given your legacy, both on and off the court, I think the entire basketball community would agree.
JW: I think of myself as a regular guy, really no different from anyone else. I've had some different experiences, yes. But at at the end of the day, it's important to give back and I'm more than happy to do so. That's why I'm here today supporting The Harold Pump Foundation.


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