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d. Click Next.
7. On the Files page, move the CM Remote Client.msi file and the .pem file to the list on the right, and
click Next.
8. On the Important page, review and summary and click Finish.
VCM saves and adds the command to Windows Remote Commands list.
9. In the Windows Remote Commands data grid, select your VCM Remote installation remote command
and click Run.
10. On the Machines page, select the Windows machines on which you are installing VCM Remote.
11. On the Schedule page, select when to run the installation and click Next.
If you are running the installation command on many Windows machines at one time, schedule the
installation for nonpeak network hours.
12. On the Important page, review the summary to verify the number of target machines and click Finish.
What to do next
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Verify that the installation is finished. To view the status of the Install CM Remote Client job, click
Administration and select Job Manager > History > Instant Collections.
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Connect the remote machine to the network to ensure that VCM completes the installation process. See
"Connect VCM Remote Client Machines to the Network" on page 232
Connect VCM Remote Client Machines to the Network
Connect your remote machine to the VCM-managed network to begin managing the machine. The VCM
Remote client notifies VCM that the remote machine is on the network and it is processed based on VCM
Remote settings and requires no user interaction.
Prerequisites
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Configure the VCM Remote server settings. See "Configure the VCM Remote Settings" on page 222.
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Install the VCM Remote client on target machines. See "Install the VCMī ±Remote Client" on page 225.
Procedure
1. Connect the remote machines to the VCM managed network.
VCM Remote client sends a POST request to the VCM IIS server indicating its presence on the
network. The Collector processes the request, auto-licenses the remote machine, installs or upgrades
the VCM Windows Agent, and determines whether it should submit a collection job for that remote
machine.
What to do next
Review the collected data. See "VCM Remote Collection Results" on page 232.
VCM Remote Collection Results
The VCM Remote client-specific data is limited to administrative details. All other data collected from the
remote machine appears in VCM as Windows machine data. See "Windows Collection Results" on page 98.
The displayed data is only as current as the last time you collected from the remote machines.
Option Description
Administration View administrative details about the VCM Remote client.
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