The following instructions show you how to configure a new remote desktop session using one of the sample launch definitions that Operations Sentinel provides. This example uses Remote Desktop Connection as the remote desktop, but the instructions can be applied to most of the sample remote desktop launch definitions available to you. Keep in mind, there are many ways to configure remote desktop sessions; this is only one possible way.
To configure Remote Desktop Connection for a monitored Windows system
Select the External Applications node. The display pane shows the launch definitions Operations Sentinel provides and any your site has created. All sample launch definitions Operations Sentinel supplies that apply to remote desktops begin with "SPO.RemoteDesktop." and are followed by the type of remote desktop.
Select SPO.RemoteDesktop.MSRemoteDesktopConnection and click Copy on the File menu.
Select the External Application node and click Paste on the File menu.
A new launch definition is added to the display pane called Copy of SPO.RemoteDesktop.MSRemoteDesktopConnection.
In the details pane
Rename the launch definition in the Name property. It is recommended that you choose a name that easily identifies the external application that is launched and that does not begin with SPO.
Set the Main Menu Application property to True so that the external application is included in the Applications menu of Operations Sentinel Console.
Specify the Object Filter property to include the specific Windows systems you want to launch the remote desktop for. Or you can be more general and specify the Object Filter to allow the launch definition to apply to all Windows systems.
Test the launch definition before you save it. Once it is saved, it is available to all users.
Save your changes. You can now access a remote desktop to the selected Windows systems from the Applications menu of Operations Sentinel Console.
Instead of starting with the sample launch definitions provide by Operations Sentinel, you can create your own.