Install BES Console Right-Click Options

This task will install additional functionality for the BES Console that will allow you to right-click on a computer in your BES Console and perform common tasks directly on that computer. The new options will appear in the drop-down list when you right-click on a computer in the BES Console.

Windows Remote Management

The following BES Console right-click options will only be available on Windows computer, the options will be grayed-out for non-Windows systems. These options are designed to help perform direct management of computers quickly. You must to be logged into Windows with an NT Authenticated account with permissions to computers for these options to work.

Computer Management Console - Opens the Windows Management Console for the selected computer with access to the Services, Event Log and other common management snap-ins.
Browse Computer - Opens Windows explorer for the selected computer with access to network shares. Also allows you to quickly get to the C$ share from here.
Remote Desktop - Opens a Windows remote desktop connection for the computer. Computers must report in 'True' for the 'Remote Desktop Enabled' property for this option to be used.

BES Console Tools

The following BES Console right-click options are designed to make using the BES Console and diagnosing issues easier.

Trace Route - Opens a command window and runs a trace route to the selected computer.
Ping IP(s) - Opens a command window and runs a ping command for each IP Address on the selected computer.
Copy Hostname - Copies the selected computer(s) hostname into your paste buffer. Press ctrl-v to paste the hostnames into a text editor after selecting the option.
Copy with Column Headings - Copies all data for the selected computer(s) along with the column heading names into your paste buffer. The column heading names are property names like 'Computer Name' and 'OS'.
Open Client Log - Opens the current BES Client log file for the selected computer in a text editor. The option is only available for Windows systems. Requires NT Authentication and access to $ share where the BES Client is installed.

Windows Shell Extensions

The following right-click options will appear in the drop-down list when you right-click a file in Windows Explorer (they do not appear in the BES Console). The options are designed to assist custom authoring of Fixlets in the BES Console.

Copy Sha1 - Computes the Sha1 checksum and Size for the selected file and copies the results into your Windows ClipBoard (paste buffer) as a prefetch action command. Use this feature to quickly generate the download command when distributing custom packages through custom Fixlets.

Note: The installed right-click options will only be available for existing users on a computer. If a new user logs onto the computer, you will need to reinstall the right-click options before they will appear in the BES Console.

Note: BES Consoles version 7.2.1.357 and below have a maximum limit of 10 right-click options. If you add more than this, the additional options will appear but not work. This Task installs at most 8 right-click options.

Note: Right-click options will be immediately available after installation, or uninstall, even if your BES Console is currently open.

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