For those pursuing remote configuration in an Altiris environment, take a look at the article posted at http://juice.altiris.com/article/3866/frequently-asked-questions-about-remote-configuration
Some parts of the article are applicable even outside an Altiris environment
If you are planning to be at the Symantec\Altiris ManageFusion event in Las Vegas this year (April 8-10), be sure to sign up for the vPro labs. On Tuesday afternoon there will be an operations focused lab. On Wednesday afternoon there will be an Enterprise Provisioning using Remote Configuration.
On the enterprise provisioning side, there are mainly three items to keep in mind
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