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Hello,
The best way to approach this is by creating a way for users to write down a list of commands then providing a way of executing them from the mobile device. This way everyone will have the commands they need at their fingertips.
You can't have a pre-written list of commands because there are a lot of users that have a lot of custom needs, you can't please every single one of them.
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When I attempted to create a plugin for Windows Server Backup I got stuck at their API. They expose two types of APIs: function calls that only exposes the job list, without the any status nor history of backup logs. The other type of API is the PowerShell addin for WSB, which does not return backup history, only job list in a very weird way and a list of backed up files.
In other words Microsoft has made it almost impossible to make other applications work with WSB.
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Are you still experiencing these problems?
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Hello aerohard,
You are right, I did not include computer name nor the group name however I will add this in the upcoming version. In the mean time you can look on what computer the notification fired by looking at the notification list from computer details.
Hi Paul, when send the notificacion, "antivirus is now disabled", don't send the machine and the group, and I don`t kwon what machine it has the problem, unless one goes for one looking.
Hello shivamkhushali,
I have not tested the new version of Windows Defender. Apparently it's using new status codes which are not included in my plugin. I will repair this in the new version.
We had issues on WIndows 8 RTM, which runs "Windows Defender" , which is the rebranded version of MSE.
I received the alert as Windows Defender (so thats good it figured out that that was the AV)
It shows as Status Unknown 397568
Just for your knowledge.
Hello oliver.chalk,
I am pleased you like my plugin. The current API does not provide a way to add custom tabs on the notifications view, however the ability to enable and disable notifications from your mobile client will be possible on the next version.
Almost instantly updated status on website!
Using avast! free on windows 7 enterprise 64bit
Be good to add a tab to notifications and have the ability to set up notifications (if possible with plugins)!
Thanks,
Ollie
Thank you all for your replies.
Paul.
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Hello Jochanan,
The answer is quite simple. If the server is offline you will not receive any notifications and you will not be able to monitor and control your computers or cloud instances. The agent installed on the end computers will remain functional however you will be in a 'blackout' until your server will be reachable again.
If you think that this will happen often and will be a problem for your business you can always consider purchasing a VPS, dedicated server or a cloud instance to host your enterprise server. There may be down times with the specified solutions too however they have highly trained technicians that will quickly investigate and fix the problem taking you back online in no time!
Another solutions would be to use backup internet connections (Using a firewall or a smart router you can set one or more backup connections that will be used in case the first line is down).
For server problems you can fix this by keeping them into a virtualization environment with fault tolerance using VMware vCenter or Citrix XEN Server. -
Hello Robert,
Try changing your email address to a different server that you know works good (GMail, Outlook, Live, Yahoo, ...) and see if you are getting the emails then. If you start receiving emails you need to contact your post master to see if they are filtering out emails by mistake.
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If what you need is one centralised place to see all event logs from all of your computers then what you ask is complicated.
It can be done using event log forwarding so that all 'slave' computers forward their events (that match your pattern) to one 'master' central computer where you can use PC Monitor to monitor it's Event Log.
This can be done if the computers are in a LAN or a VPN.
I have never seen an implementation of event forwarding via WAN before so its not a recommend aproach.
Here are some links that should explain more:
http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/centralized-auditing-here-free.html
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748890.aspx
This can be inserted into mobile pcmonitor to automatically query other computers's events and merge their result into one gigantic list, however its really bandwidth consuming, and not sure if its a good aproach. Maybe some Mobile PC Monitor Staff might answer this with a more apropiate way so don't lose hope on this 'feature'.
I am not aware of any 'tools' that collect and centralise windows event logs via WAN.
Hope it helps,
Paul.
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I heard a rumor that plugins will be updatable but I'm not sure if this is confirmed or even true.
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This would mean that Mobile PC Monitor would have to store your data onto their servers, something that is against their current policy.
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True, POTS allows you to specify predefined PS commands. However implementing predefined terminal commands is not a bad idea too.
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Hi Florian,
I am not sure why gpupdate or ipconfig /renew aren't working for you. I just tried it on a machine and it seems to be working for me.
Sending command...Microsoft Windows [Versione 6.1.7601]
Copyright © 2009 Microsoft Corporation. Tutti i diritti riservati.
C:\Windows\system32>gpupdate
Aggiornamento criteri in corso...
Aggiornamento dei criteri utente completato.
Aggiornamento dei criteri computer completato.
C:\Windows\system32>
I'm sure that the Mobile PC Monitor team are aware of the problem with starting applications via terminal, however there's no saying when it will be fixed. It seems you already got the fastest way to start an application.
Also if you know some programming basics you can try implementing an cloud api based application that will list some applications you need to open and start them for you on demand. It shouldn't take you more than five minutes!
Here is an awesome tutorial on how to get started with the Cloud API Step by Step!
Good Luck
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I use the terminal to diagnose file changes, execute batch processes that collect, archive and move some recorded sessions, disconnect a locked Remote Desktop session, and many more. You are looking only at the limitation right now, try thinking a bit for uses and I'm sure you'll come up with something. Basically anything batch, vbs script, console applications will work.
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It is not recommended to get notified on each Error event because you will end up getting a lot of them one after another, only filling up your notification box. Why not fill the keyword box with some keywords that interest you.
Hint: bluescreen, crash, dump, disk, controller, raid, array
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Well you can just set the LogMeIn service's startup type to: Manual, have PC Monitor manage the service and just start and stop the service via the mobile application, why would you use scripts when everything is already covered by Mobile PC Monitor?
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Truly the real potential of cloud API integration can be easily overlooked. Plugins are mainly targeting every Mobile PC Monitor user while the Cloud API is more for people who want to integrate into their existing solutions, and in three out of four cases the solution is not public and free.
I am glad you found C# easy to work with, it was designed to work with the developer, not with the machine!
Remember to post your cloud integrations to the forms too so we can all see possible uses for it
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Congrats on finishing your cloud instance. Does the cloud api meet your requirements? I implemented the cloud api once in a lightswitch enterprise application and it runned smoothly.
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Have you considered LogMeIn? They offer free remote control.
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"Even if you store a MD5 encoded password, the hash itself will become your account password and it will be stored as clear text in your cloud instance."
-Marius
I had this idea once too. I've quoted the answer.
Paul.
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Hello everyone,
I actually had this problem too. PC Monitor for work and home at the same time. I ended up using an iPad for work and iPhone for home, this way I have separate devices and I receive notifications from both accounts.
I think that this technique is used to prevent people from flooding Mobile PC Monitor's servers by creating a lot of accounts and spamming notifications.
This isn't really that bad. If you really want to have notifications from multiple accounts just buy an Enterprise Server.
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I used the following keywords: bluescreen,crash,dump,controller,raid,disk
But it was designed to cover a lot more scenarios.
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- Go to start -> run
- Type: taskschd.msc
- On the right hand side of the screen click on the 'Create Task' text link
- Write a task name
- Go to actions and click on Add -> then you can browse for a binary file or even a batch script if you wish. You can even set a parameter if you need.
- Press Ok to save you task.
- Open Mobile PC Monitor Manager and check your Scheduled task to monitor (to be able to start and stop if from your mobile device)
- Go to start -> run
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It is possible to be done via a plugin. I will see what I can do
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If you want your processes to start as your username you need to make scheduled tasks and set them to run by manual request only. Then you will need to set PC Monitor to control the specific tasks (you can do this remotely via Dashboard) and you can fire up application in no time
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Yes. You will need to set up a port forward from your router. Go to http://portforward.com/ to see instructions for your router.
Grouping and Menu's (can't quite fathom!)
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Hello,
I've created an example based on your code to see how creating dinamic pages can be done by using a List's index. On more complex plugins you can see that I've used a number to contain multiple ids that fit my needs (check my StoreGrid plugin).
If you have any questions please let me know!
Good Luck
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Paul.
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