Product(s):	APM Implementation and Performance Management
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Problem:

The initialization process is performed on the remote computer to confirm the path to the synchronization server, download essential data to APM Remote, and identify the remote computer with its counterpart in APM.

While initializing the APM Remote Client, the Select Computer dialog appears as shown below where the computer has to be selected manually;

How to make this mobile computer selection automatic using the name of the computer on which the initialization is being performed?

Solution:

The automatic selection of mobile computer while initializing the remote client can accomplished by adding few commands to the Initialize this APM Remote Computer (remote) shortcut command line in the Ivara Remote Packager while creating a remote package.

Here are the steps to follow;

1. Open IvaraRemotePackager.exe and choose the appropriate server instance, click next.
2. Click on the box in front of Shortcuts as shown below;

            

3. Make sure to add the commands “-h” to the Initialize this APM Remote Computer (remote) shortcut command line as shown below;

            

4. Once this is done along with all the necessary settings, package the remote client.

 If you wish to change the computer name that the software matches to the mobile computer you can override it by adding "-cn:%COMPUTERNAME%" where %COMPUTERNAME% can be prefixed or postfixed with a static value, or overridden altogether, this is optional and will use the windows machine name if not specified.  This value is set for all remote computers on install, so you cannot use a static value, it must use a variable that is defined on the target Remote computer.

After installing the new package, initialization process will automatically take the mobile computer name as per the computer name (windows machine name) where it is being performed.

See Also:

• Service Request: 7001222637