Integrating IBM Endpoint Manager for software deployment
You can configure Control Desk so that deployable software is provisioned directly to a user's computer by IBM Endpoint Manager when users order the offerings.
- Deployable software overview
To automate software provisioning and manage software licensing, you can integrate Control Desk with IBM Endpoint Manager. - Checklist for IBM Endpoint Manager integration
This checklist is a high-level road map of tasks you need to complete to integrate IBM® Control Desk with IBM Endpoint Manager to provide deployable software offerings. - Importing deployed asset data into IBM Control Desk with Integration Composer for IBM Endpoint Manager integrations
Use Integration Composer to import deployed asset data that is collected by IBM Endpoint Manager into IBM Control Desk. - Setting up the Jython library
Extract the jython.jar file that ships with IBM Control Desk to a directory on your application server and provide the path as a global value for the pmsc.iem.jythonlib system property. - Connecting IBM Control Desk to IBM Endpoint Manager
To integrate IBM Control Desk with IBM Endpoint Manager, configure a connection to the IBM Endpoint Manager server in the End Points application. - Creating and publishing software offerings
In the Software Catalog application in IBM Control Desk, create and publish offerings for software that you want to deploy for your users. - License deployment offerings
IBM Control Desk provides service offerings that you can use to deploy licensed software packages to one or more assets. - Deallocating licenses for decomissioned assets
IBM Control Desk includes an automated script that de-allocates software licenses when assets are decommissioned. - Troubleshooting the IBM Endpoint Manager integration for software deployment
The following information can help you troubleshoot the IBM Endpoint Manager integration for software deployment.
Parent topic: Integrating with other products