How to Launch the DSM Explorer in context?

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation

Issue/Introduction

The administrator, who is responsible for multiple DSM Managers, wants a way to launch the DSM Explorer in context for each of these.

 

 

 

Environment

Client Automation 14.x

Resolution

The DSM Explorer can be launched from the command line with the following syntax

dsmgui.exe [user:user1] [authority:winnt://domain] [password:secret] [manager:server.abc.com]

Examples

Example 1: Connect to SERVER.abc.com using logged on users credentials

dsmgui.exe manager:server.abc.com

Example 2: Connect to SERVER.abc.com using local user "user1" and password "password"

dsmgui.exe user:user1 authority:winnt://domain password:password manager:server.abc.com

Example 3: Connect to SERVER.abc.com using local user "user1" and require the user is prompted for password

dsmgui.exe user:user1 authority:winnt://domain manager:server.abc.com

Example 4: Connect to SERVER.abc.com using Domain user "ldapuser1" and require the user is prompted for password

dsmgui.exe user:ldapuser1 authority:ldap://domain.com manager:server.abc.com

 

Additional Information

• Users must have a defined Client Automation security profile to gain access to DSM Explorer.
• To use the LDAP authority this must first be configured within the Client Automation Control Panel as an integrated directory.
• It is essential that the version of DSM Explorer match the version of the Manager, It is not supported to mix versions of remote explorer and DSM Manager and can have severe consequences to performance if tried.