Frequently asked questions

The target software is installed on a target, but why is there is no menu option to start a remote control session when you right-click the computer in the IBM® BigFix® console?
To start a remote control session by using this method, make sure that the following conditions are met.
- The controller component is also installed on the system that the IBM BigFix console is installed on.
- For the menu item to be visible, the Remote Control Installation and Security Options analysis must be active for the selected computer and reporting that the IBM BigFix Remote Control target is active.
- When the controller is deployed, only the current user who is logged on to the computer that you are deploying to has the rights to see the menu item; it is not visible to other users. The following registry key can also be created:
  Key name: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BigFix\Enterprise Console\Settings\ComputerListContextMenuExtensions\TivoliRC
  
  With the following values:
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ComputerApplicabilityRelevance = value of results (current computer, property 1
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 of fixlet 4 of bes site whose (name of it starts with "Remote Control")) 
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= "True"
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MaxComputerSetSize = 1 
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MenuDisplayName= &IBM BigFix Remote Control
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ShellCommandRelevance = "%22C:\Program Files\IBM\Tivoli\Remote Control
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\Controller\jre\bin\javaw.exe%22 -jar %22C:\Program Files\IBM\Tivoli
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\Remote Control\Controller\TRCConsole.jar%22 --host " & ip address
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of current computer as string
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I have deployed the target software in peer-to-peer mode. I now want the target to register with my IBM BigFix Remote Control server. How can I get it to connect to the server?
Use the IBM BigFix Remote Control Target wizard to create a configuration task and specify the server URL of the required server. Run the task on the selected target to reconfigure it so that it can contact the server. For more information about creating the tasks, see Creating IBM BigFix Remote Control target configuration tasks.
Where can I find more information about using IBM BigFix Remote Control?
Information about installing, using, and administering IBM BigFix Remote Control can be found in the IBM BigFix Remote Control documentation in IBM Knowledge Center.
Extra IBM BigFix Remote Control function is available when you have the IBM BigFix Remote Control server component installed; where can I obtain the server component from?
You can create a server installation task by using the IBM BigFix Remote Control Server Installer Wizard to create an IBM BigFix Remote Control server configuration. For more information about creating a server task, see Creating IBM BigFix Remote Control server installation tasks.

You can also install a server that points to an already installed WebSphere Application Server instance that uses an already installed DB2®, MS SQL, or Oracle database. For more information about installing the server, see the IBM BigFix Remote Control Installation Guide and the section that displays, Installing the server.
How can I determine which type of server installation would be suit my environment?
For guidelines to consider when you plan your installation, see the IBM BigFix Remote Control Installation Guide.