Deploying the Windows® CLI tools

You can use the Deploy Remote Control CLI Tools for Windows task to install the CLI tools onto a Windows® computer. Use the CLI tools to start a session from the command line. You can also use the tools to run commands on the remote target.

About this task

To initiate this task, complete the following steps:
Note:
  1. The CLI tools are also installed when you install the target software. Therefore, use the Deploy Remote Control CLI Tools for Windows Fixlet to deploy the CLI tools only on computers that do not have the target software installed.
  2. To deploy this task, you need the URL for an Remote Control server that you have access to.

Procedure

  1. Click Deployment > Windows in the navigation tree.
  2. Click Deploy Remote Control CLI Tools for Windows.
  3. In the Task pane, review the description and follow the instructions in the Actions box to start the task.

    Description of what the Deploying CLI Tools for windows does.
  4. Enter the URL of the Remote Control server and click OK.
  5. In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to deploy the CLI tools on.
  6. Click OK.

Results

The summary screen shows the progress of the task.

The two CLI utilities are installed in the \Program Files\BigFix\Remote Control\Target directory on the targets that you selected when you ran the deployment task.

wrc.exe
Use this tool to start a remote control session with a target.
wrcmdpcr.exe
Use this tool to run a command on a target. The output from the command is displayed on the computer that you ran the command from.

For more information about how to use the command line tools, see the BigFix® Remote Control Controller User's Guide.