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Sending Commands from Event Manager

Symptom:

How can I send commands from Event Manager to hosts that are managed by CA Automation Point?

Solution:

1. From the Configuration Manager main window, choose Expert Interface, Automation, Events Interface, CA NSM Event Manager.
2. Select the Monitor host command requests from CA NSM event.
3. Check Enable Monitoring.
4. Add the CA NSM host for which you want CA Automation Point to monitor host session command requests.
5. Select the host by using the Include button to move it from the Available Hosts list to the Selected Hosts list.
6. Click Host Access Security and then specify a valid login user ID and password for the remote CA NSM host.
7. Save your changes.
8. Restart CA Automation Point.
9. On the CA NSM host, define an Event Manager message action to issue the command request to CA Automation Point.