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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Remote Execution and Access
The Startup Center uses Remote Execution and Access (RXA) to establish a connection with a remote computer. RXA is an IBM developer toolkit that provides classes and methods to create an application that can establish a connection with a remote computer, log on to a remote computer, run commands and scripts on a remote computer (including installation and uninstallation), and manipulate the remote computer's files and directories.
RXA does not require the remote computer to have a software agent, such as the Tivoli management agent, installed on the remote machine. Instead of relying on a remote agent for communications with a remote computer, RXA provides access to the remote machine by using rsh, rexec, SSH, Windows (Server Message Block/Common Internet File System), and AS/400 host server protocols.
The default connection timeout setting for RXA in the Startup Center is 180000 milliseconds. You can alter this setting by changing the CONNECTION_TIME_OUT setting located here:
- %USERPROFILE%\.STARTUP\workspace\userdata\custom.properties
- ${HOME}/.STARTUP/workspace/userdata/custom.properties
You must restart the Startup Center after you change this setting.
- Windows Targets
Some RXA operations rely on VBScript and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) calls to execute scripts on Windows targets. If the Windows Scripting Host (WSH) or the WMI service is disabled on the target, or if VBScript is otherwise disabled, some WindowsProtocol methods will not work.
- Disable User Account Control to facilitate RXA
You might have to disable the User Account Control to enable RXA to connect to your Windows operating system.
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Tivoli Monitoring Startup Center