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      IGEL (VMware) Remote DX Installation

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        Article Summary

        The following sections describe how to deploy Remote DX on your IGEL based on these different scenarios:

        • IGEL machine that is online and can access the internet.
        • IGEL machine that is offline and cannot access the internet.

        For details on the feature, see Remote DX - Client Device Metrics.

        Here's a video to guide you:

        IGEL online

        When deploying onto IGEL machines that can access the internet, you download the cuRemoteDXhorizon.zip file from here:

        cuRemoteDXhorizon.zip

        To start the deployment process:

        1. Open the UMS on your machine.

        2. Click System.
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        3. Hover over Import.
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        4. Click Import Profiles.
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        5. Select the zip you downloaded for Horizon and click Open.
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        6. Click OK to finish the import process.
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        7. Wait until the process is over and then click OK . Warning: Do not close the window until the process completes .
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        8. Click the machine name where you want to install Remote DX monitoring.
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        9. Click the Plus 4403214659857Capture2.PNG to assign an object to the machine.

        10. Expand the Profiles list.
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        11. In the Select assignable objects dialog, select the uploaded profile and add it to the Selected objects list. Click OK.
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        12. In the Update time dialog, select Now and click OK.
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        13. Click Yes to apply the changes.
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        IGEL offline

        When deploying onto IGEL machines that are not connected to the internet, you must download both the zip file used for the IGEL online deployment plus the file for IGEL offline deployment.
        To deploy:

        1. Perform all the steps #s 1 to 14 as described in the IGEL online deployment including downloading the zip file.

        2. Download the plugin for IGEL Offline from here: https://downloads.controlup.com/RemoteDX/vmware/igel/libcuepux.so.

        3. Right-click Files and click New File.
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        4. Add a new file by clicking 4403222765841Capture.PNG next to the Local file line.
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        5. Add the VMware .so plugin file that you downloaded in step 2.
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        6. Copy and paste the name of the file after the /wfs/ on the Devices file location line.
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        7. Set the Access Rights of the Others to Read and Execute. Click Ok.
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        8. Under Devices, click the name of the machine where you want to install Remote DX monitoring.
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        9. Click the Plus 4403222794897Capture2.PNG to assign an object to the machine and e xpand the File list.
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        10. In the Select assignable objects dialog, add the .so file to the list of Selected objects. Click OK.

        11. In the Update time dialog, select Now and click OK.

        12. Click Yes to apply the changes.

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