Recommended Windows Agent Settings for Mobile Computers

Parameter

Registry Key

Recommended Setting

Listen mode

ListenMode

Set to Program runs in listen mode

Action Interval

ListenTime

To avoid regular polling to the CCM server in offline mode, set this value to none (push only).

Use as mobile computer?

MobileClient

Set to Yes.

If vendor files are not available

PrecheckScript

Set to Report error before package execution to report the missing vendor files and not start the job execution.

Search locations

SearchLoc

Set this parameter to the desired option that will enable the mobile computer to access the vendor files offline, including:

• Local floppy

• Hard disk

• CD drives

• Local servers from parameter for UNC path or local path to depot.

UNC path or local path to depot

LocalServer

Enter the path to the local hard drive on the managed computer.

Use distributed depot

NoDepotOnConfigSrv

Set to Yes if you want the Windows Agent to only search the the alternative Vendor File Depot sources defined in the UNC path or local path to depot parameter.

Set to No if you want the Windows Agent to search the CCM Package Depot on the CCM Configuration Server. if it has not found the packages in the alternative Vendor File Depot sources defined in the UNC path or local path to depot parameter.

Search priority

SearchPrior

Set this parameter for the search order that compliments the setting you chose for the Search locations parameter.

Initial time between connection attempts

ConnectStartTime

Set this value to 20 seconds or greater. The 10-second default value for this parameter may not give a mobile computer enough time to connect to the server.