Deploying the Windows controller

You can use the Deploy IBM® BigFix® Remote Control Controller for Windows task to install the controller software onto a Windows® computer.

About this task

Note: To start a remote control session from the IBM BigFix console, deploy the controller to the same computer as the console is installed on. However, 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 to start a session. The menu item is not visible to other users.
To start this task, complete the following steps:

Procedure

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

    Deploying controller for windows description
  4. In the Take Action pane on the Target tab, select the relevant option for determining which targets to deploy the controller on.
  5. Click OK and enter your Private Key Password.

Results

The summary screen shows the progress of the task.