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JP1 Version 12 JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Administration Guide


1.5.2 General procedure for operating a server located at a remote site

You (administrator) can operate a server located at a remote site (different floor or location) by remote controlling the server from your computer. This saves you the effort of visiting or travelling to the location where the server is installed every time you need to work on the server or perform a data maintenance task.

This subsection shows an example of how you can operate a server located at a remote site. In this example, you reconfigure the operation system environment settings of the server by remote control.

1. Connect to the server.

Connect to the server installed in the remote site from your computer.

2. Reconfigure the server.

Transfer the environment settings files of the server to your computer, and then make changes to the configuration.

Then transfer the reconfigured environment settings files to a test server to check the operation. If the environment settings files work correctly, then transfer and apply them to the actual server.

Even in an environment where a file cannot be edited on the server, this procedure saves you the effort of carrying data back and forth between the server and your computer.

The environment settings of the server are reconfigured by remote control.

Organization of this subsection

(1) General procedure for connecting to a server located at a remote site

To make changes to the environment settings files of the server, you need to first connect to the server and then transfer the environment settings files to your computer.

If you frequently connect to the server to perform routine operations, you can register the server in a connection list so that you can directly connect to the server from a controller. In this way, you do not have to search for the server in an operation view and then establish connection to the server each time.

To connect to the server:

1. Start the controller.

Start the controller directly from the Start menu.

Tip

To connect to a computer, you need to have a controller installed on your computer. If no controller is installed on your computer, you can install a controller while establishing a connection to a computer from an operation view.

2. Register the connection destination server in a connection list.

Display a connection list from the controller, and then register the connection destination server in the connection list.

3. Connect to the server.

Select the connection destination server from the connection list. If an authentication view appears, enter authentication information. When authentication is successful, you can connect to the server.

Tip

To specify whether to display an authentication view, use the agent configuration. By default, an authentication view is displayed. We recommend that you configure the authentication view to be displayed when an attempt is made to connect to a server to prevent users other than administrators from connecting to a server. Whether an authentication view is displayed when an attempt is made to connect to an agentless computer depends on the remote control function configured in the connection destination computer.

A connection to the server is established, and remote control is started.

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(2) General procedure for reconfiguring the environment settings of a server located at a remote site

After connecting to the server, reconfigure the environment settings of the server.

You can also edit the environment settings files directly on the server. If this is not possible, or if you can edit the environment settings files more efficiently by using a tool available on your computer, first transfer the files located on the server to your computer. After editing the environment settings files, transfer them back to the server and apply them to the server.

Tip

For example, if environment settings consist of complex CSV files and software that can be used for efficient CSV file editing is installed on your computer, editing the environment settings files on your computer is more convenient.

To reconfigure the environment settings of a server by remote control:

1. Transfer the environment settings files to your computer.

Transfer the environment settings files located on the server to your computer to edit the environment settings files on your computer.

2. Edit the environment settings files.

Edit the environment settings files on your computer.

3. Transfer the environment settings files to a test server.

After editing the environment settings files on your computer, transfer them to a test server.

4. Transfer the environment settings files to the actual server.

If an operation test performed on the test server reveals no problem, transfer the environment settings files to the actual sever and apply them to the server.

The environment settings of the server are updated. You can reconfigure the environment settings of the server without travelling to the server room.