Administrator Guide

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ALM CLI tool
You can use the ALM CLI tool to add or remove application configuration nodes from ALM configuration file
ApplicationLaunchConfig.xml. This tool is available at the installation path of the ALM application. By default, the
tool is available at %systemdrive%\Program Files\ALM.
Configuration of nodes using ALM
You can use the following options and parameters to configure application nodes in ApplicationLaunchConfig.xml:
Table 3. Options to configure nodes
Option Description
Add -Application Option to add an application node.
Remove -Application Option to delete an application node.
Table 4. Parameters to configure nodes
Parameter Values
Name:<name of the application> [Application name]
Path:<path of the application> [Application path]
Arguments:< specify the configuration information when
the application is launched>
[Argument]
Event:<event to execute the command>
USER_LOGOFF
SVC_STARTUP
ON_SHUTDOWN
USER_LOGIN
Examples to configure nodes using xDCM
Table 5. Examples to configure nodes using xDCM
Scenario Command
Adding an application node that is used by
ClientServiceEngine service to run the TestApp.exe file
with an argument -t when you log off from the system.
ALM.exe -Add -Application -Name:ExampleApp
-Path:C:\Windows\System32\TestApp.exe -
Arguments:"-t" -Event: USER_LOGOFF
Deleting an application node from ExampleApp application.
ALM.exe -Remove -Application -Name:
ExampleApp
NOTE:
You must provide unique names to add a new application entry to the ApplicationLaunchConfig.xml using
ALM.exe.
Only three execution event values USER_LOGOFF, SVC_STARTUP, and ON_SHUTDOWN, are supported in the ALM
application. You can add only one of these values to each event.
xData Cleanup Manager
xData Cleanup Manager (xDCM) version 1.0 prevents extraneous information from being stored on the local disk. xDCM can be
used to automatically clean up directories used to temporarily cache the information. A clean up is triggered on either service
startup, user logoff, or system shutdown.
Additional administrator utility and settings information
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