External application tasks are initially created only on the management
server. Additional preparation is required to start external application tasks
using remote instances of IBM® Director Console.
The following prerequisites apply to this procedure:
- One or more external application tasks must be created on the management
server with the External
Application Launch Wizard or by manual configuration. Test the external application task and
ensure that is can be started successfully on the management server.
- An instance of IBM Director Console must
be installed and configured on a separate computer than the server on which IBM Director Server is installed. This
is known as a remote instance of IBM Director Console.
Use the following procedure to configure a remote instance of IBM Director Console to start an external
application task:
- Copy the task icon files from the management server to the remote
management console. For the external application task icons to
appear on the remote instance of IBM Director Console,
the GIF files used to define the icons must be present on the management console
with the same path and file names as on the management server.
- Ensure that the application to be started by the external application
task, as well as any resources required by the application, is present on
the target system. If necessary, install the application
on the target system. The path and file name where the
application is installed on the management console must be the same as on
the management server, as specified in the CMDExt file associated
with the external application task..