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1. 19 AIDA64 Business Contents 4 10 cet use adda Sete shige tomes 19 5 Command line examples 20 6 _ _ _ _ _ 3 3 _ _ _ _ lt _ lt _ _ 21 7 23 AIDA64 Business Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION AIDA64 Business is an IT asset management and remote monitoring tool for Windows With the application you can collect a very detailed hardware and software inventory from Windows client computers on your company network and monitor changes in both hardware and software It allows you to monitor and manage your Windows PCs remotely and it also offers hardware diagnostics and benchmarking functionality It is not necessary to install AIDA64 Business on each client separately as the application can be run from a central shared folder If you want to evaluate the product you will need a free test license which can be requested here A detailed description of the functions AIDA64 Business offers is available in the AIDA64 Business User Manual downloadable from our website MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Operating systems e Windows 95 98 Me e Windows Vista e Windows 8 1 e Windows 2000 e Windows Server 2008 e Windows Server 2012 e Windows XP e Windows 7 e Windows Server 2012 R2 e Windows PE e Windows Server2. E address this option can be used to create a report and send it in e mail When no address is specified the report is sent to the To address configured in Preferences Report E mail Reports are automatically compressed if this option is enabled in Preferences Report Example AIDA64 E admin company com CSV AUDIT SILENT SAFE SUBJ lt subject gt this option can be used with E to specify the subject of the e mail to be sent In the subject we can use control strings Example AIDA64 admin company com SUBJ Report CSV AUDIT SILENT SAFE FTPUPLOAD reportfile this option can be used to create report and upload it to FTP server When no file name is specified the report will use the file name configured in Preferences Report Report File Reports are automatically compressed if this option is enabled in Preferences Report The FTP connection has to be configured in Preferences Report FTP Example AIDA64 FTPUPLOAD HOSTNAME CSV AUDIT SILENT SAFE REMOTE REPORT RMTREPORT reportfile this option can be used to create report files of remote computers and save them to files When no file name is specified the report will be saved to the file configured in Preferences Report Report File It is recommended to specify the file name with a full path name in the command line Reports are automatically compressed if this option is enabled in Preferences Report
3. XML reports will be created in XML Extensible Markup Language format XML reports can be processed by 3rd party solutions but they cannot be used AIDA64 Audit Manager and Change Manager CSV reports will be created in CSV Comma Separated Values format CSV reports can be used in AIDA64 Audit Manager and Change Manager or can be processed by any other 3rd party solutions The default column separator character for CSV reports comma cannot be changed MIF reports will be created in MIF format MIF reports can be used for MS SMS integration MIF reports always include the same static information block regardless of the specified report profile ANI reports will be created in INI format INI reports can be used by scripting languages but they cannot be used in AIDA64 Audit Manager and Change Manager DATABASE reports will be inserted to a SQL database SQL connection parameters can be configured in Preferences Database AIDA64 Business Command line options REMOTE CONNECTION ACCEPT This option enables incoming connections ACCEPTBG Using this option AIDA64 will be launched the background and wait for incoming remote connections The user on the client machine cannot use or close AIDA64 ACCEPTMIN Using this option AIDA64 will be launched in the background and wait for incoming remote connections The user on the client can use and close AIDA64 LANGUAGE LANGxx where
4. a folder containing CSV report files to a SQL database REPORT PROFILE ALL the reports created will include all pages from the page menu SUM the reports created will include only the Computer Summary HW the reports created will include only the pages listing hardware related information ISW the reports created will include only the pages listing software related information BENCH the reports created will include the benchmark pages only AUDIT the reports created will include only the pages required by AIDA64 Audit Manager to compile a network audit and show audit statistics CUSTOM Server AIDA64 profile rpf this option loads a customized report profile REPORT FORMAT TEXT reports will be created in plain text format Plain text reports are usually not suitable for network audits HTML reports will be created in HTML HyperText Markup Language format HTML report layout can be customized in Preferences Report Report Look Although HTML reports are ideal if we want to print reports they cannot be used in AIDA64 Audit Manager and Change Manager MHTML reports will be created in MHTML format with HTML images MHTML reports are basically HTML reports with small icons included MHTML report layout can be customized in Preferences Report Report Look Although MHTML reports are ideal if we want to print reports they cannot be used in AIDA64 Audit Manager and Change Manager
5. Scanner Network Alerting i A Alert Methods Alert Triggers Hardware Monitoring Sikeres FTP kapcsol d s 11 By clicking the Test button we check if our settings work as expected AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on computers outside the domain 3 2 2 2 Running AIDA64 To make AIDA64 send reports automatically to the FTP server we need to use the FTPUPLOAD file name command line option We can run the command as a scheduled task so that the software generates a report each time the user logs in or just once a day Open Task Scheduler then locate Actions Create task On the Trigger tab click New and create a new trigger Begin the task At log Settings Any user 0 Specific user ABSEIRA oliver mesztrics Advanced settings Delay task for 15 minutes Repeat task every 1 hour for a duration of 1 day C Stop all running tasks at end of repetition duration Stop task if it runs longer than 30 minutes Activate 29 11 2013 09 44 32 Expire 29 11 2014 09 44 32 Enabled In the Program Script field on the New action tab we need to browse to the AIDA64 executable found in the local drive and add the required command line options For example C AlIDA64Business aida64 exe FTPUPLOAD DATE_ HOSTNAME CSV AUDIT You must specify what action this
6. When more than one computer is to be interrogated it is imperative to use at least one special file control string in the file name to avoid the reports overwriting each other This option must be used with the RMTHOSTS option explained below On the remote computers one AIDA64 instance has to be running in the background and accepting incoming connections automatically using either ACCEPT or ACCEPTBG command line options Example AIDA64 RMTREPORT c remotereports SHOSTNAME RMTHOSTS 2 CSV AUDIT RMTHOSTS this option can be used to specify the list of remote computers of which RMTREPORT creates reports This option can be used in two different ways RMTHOSTS lt 11 612 gt The names of remote computers are separated by commas Do not use spaces between the computer names Example AIDA64 RMTREPORT c remotereports HOS TNAME RMTHOSTS 2 CSV AUDIT RMTHOSTS lt listfile gt The names of remote computers are located in an existing text file in which each computers name has to be listed in a separate line Example AIDA64 RMTREPORT c remotereports SHOSTNAME RMTHOSTS c aida64 remotepclist txt CSV AUDIT AIDA64 Business Command line options REPORT CONVERSION CSV2HTM input file output file This option converts a CSV report file to a HTML report file CSV2SQL folder This option inserts the contents
7. to the shared storage in the folder the name of which contains the date and computer name Solution Since client computers have write only permissions they cannot first read and then write to the existing folder After the second attempt the saving process will terminate with an error message This problem can be resolved if we give modify permissions for the shared folder to the clients 7 Issue Share folder permissions work as required but users can see the content of the shared folders Solution Instead of Server Share aidareports use Server Share aidareports and the other AIDA64 folders as the folder name for the shared folders This way the AIDA64 Business folders will be hidden shared network folders 8 Issue If run the Windows XP specific batch file that adds the firewall exception on Windows Vista later receive a warning message Solution Even though netsh firewall is an outdated command newer Windows versions including Windows 8 provide backward compatibility and can run the command without problems The message is only to notify the user that there are more up to date solutions available 21 AIDA64 Business Hints and tips 9 Issue After we have finished installation and configuration the group policy is not refreshed on some client machines Solution By default group policy is updated every 90 minutes with a random offset of 0 to 30 minutes You can either wait for the client computers
8. we can import them into a database 3 2 1 DATABASE First we should configure the database we want to use on the local network After checking that the settings work as expected we have to open the appropriate port on the hardware firewall This is port 3306 for MySQL Search 1 Database H Provider MySQL Layout Data source 8 Server i B Report File Server port 3306 Default Report Look Database aida64 Driver MySQL ODBC 5 2 Unicode Driver I E mail User aida64 Password gi Summary ans Custom Variables V Use MySQL optimization requires MySQL 3 22 5 or later Y Content Filtering 8 Custom Components ES Asset Profile gt Remote Features Custom Programs File Scanner Network Alerting Alert Methods AY Alert Triggers Hardware Monitoring OK 1 Cancel Apply AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on computers outside the domain 3 2 2 FTP After setting up the FTP server we need to create a user It is the directory of this user for example D FTP Reports into which AIDA64 will upload the reports We need to grant Write and Subdirs permissions to the user 27719 LI Create List aoe nS i Adirectory alias will also appear at the specified location Aliases must contain th
9. we should activate the settings using the force command and then use gpresult to check if all clients received the GPO The information gpresult displays can be saved to a file gpresult X C report xml For detailed information use gpresult V and for other available options use gpresult 2 3 2 SCHEDULED TASK We can easily activate AIDA64 Business in our system even if the server on our network does not have Group Policy but a domain environment is available which can be provided by a Linux domain controller as well In this case we will need a centralized shared storage file server NAS where we need to add a share for AIDA64 Next we need to configure all clients to run AIDA64 on startup either to create reports or to enable remote connections 2 3 21 Windows XP Registry In Windows XP we need to add a registry entry which we can easily do using a REG file that we have to run on the client It has to include the following Windows Registry Editor Version 5 00 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Windows CurrentVersion Run AIDA64Startup Server share aida64 start bat In the start bat file we can specify the desired functions report creation remote connection with command line switches For combined report creation remote connection functions the start bat has to include the following script echo off rem Run AIDA64 to create reports a
10. 2008 R2 e Windows Server 2003 e Windows 8 Processor Intel Pentium or newer Memory 32 MB or more or 128 MB or more for running the benchmarks Available hard drive space 40 MB AIDA64 is completely vendor independent and is compatible with all PCs running 32 bit and 64 bit Microsoft Windows operating systems As far as the available functions are concerned it is irrelevant if we run AIDA64 a server or client operating system ENTERING THE REGISTRATION KEY When launching AIDA64 Business for the first time we must enter the product key which was provided in the product registration email after purchase The software can be activated without an internet connection During the validity of the license the software can be used with full functionality and the user is entitled to free updates and support Moreover AIDA64 automatically searches for and activates the latest updates AIDA64 Business Introduction PREPARATIONS FOR EVALUATING AIDA64 To test the software we suggest you perform the following steps 1 Request a free 30 day test license 2 Download the AIDA64 Business ZIP package from the link provided in the email 3 Unzip the package to a shared folder to which all the clients have access 4 Choose the format in which you would like to store the reports collected from the networked computers 4 1 separate files i e Server Share AIDA64 reports DAT E SHOSTNAME 4 1 1 Simple text file txt 4 1 2 HTML file 4 1 3
11. 64 Dx AIDAG4 AIDA64 Business Setup guide 1 1 30 07 2014 AIDA64 product family is developed by FinalWire Ltd Copyright 1995 2014 FinalWire Kft This document was created by ABSEIRA All rights reserved Copyright 2010 2014 ABSEIRA Kft The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners AIDA64 Business Contents 1 __323 _ _ lt 2 2 lt _ _ _3 333 _ 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 Minimum system requirements 3 1 2 Entering the si sescsscvecsesuescadewtanedewduen anvwshantne syed bantu eadevdawetunduen ene 3 1 3 V M 4 2 Using AIDAG4 sncccccccccceccccs cece ccscsececasecececnsccececeseceeccesccececasecececesccececsseceoccnscceeeessececeevsce 5 2 1 Copying AIDA64 to a network 5 5 2 1 1 Using Windows Server and Active Directory 5 2 1 2 Using a Linux server 4 5 2 2 6 2 3 Running AIDAS ON the clini sossa 6 2 3 1 Creating a logon SCMPt 6 2 3 2 Scheduled taS 7 2 4
12. Adding exceptions to Windows 8 2 4 1 In domain environment USING 8 2 4 2 On each computer DY 9 3 Using AIDA64 on computers outside the domain 10 3 1 10 3 2 Making 10 3 2 1 10 3 2 2 11 3 2 3 14 4 Command line options s sisien 15 4 1 15 4 2 16 4 3 Report CONVEFSION I IV 17 4 4 L 17 4 5 FROPOME 17 4 6 18 4 7 18 4 8 18 4 9
13. C5V250L Server Share aida64reports Creating reports to an FTP server in silent mode FTPUPLOAD HOSTNAME CSV AUDIT SILENT Creating reports and sending them by email in silent mode E SUBJ AIDA64_E mail_riport HTML AUDIT SILENT Creating remote reports of computers listed in a predefined text file adding them to a database excluding pages related to software licenses RMTREPORT AUDIT DATABASE RMTHOSTS Server Share lista txt NOLICENSE Running AIDA64 with English UI to create SQL reports with remote access in safe and silent mode using an INI file R AUDIT DATABASE LANGen ACCEPT SAFE SILENT INIFILE Server Share inifile ini 20 AIDA64 Business Hints and tips 6 HINTS AND TIPS 1 Issue Many users complain about significantly longer boot times after activating AIDA64 Solution AIDA64 Business starts as a scheduled task in Windows Vista or newer Windows editions We can set a 10 second delay after system startup so the user can start using their systems and AIDA64 will activate later in the background We can also set a delay in a domain environment We can also delay the start of the report creation process with the DELAY command line switch 2 Issue Reports are not generated or to the annoyance of users a UAC User Account Control notification pops up every time the system starts Solution II reports are not generated or AIDA64 hangs up while saving reports or asks for elevated privileges c
14. MHTML file 4 1 4 XML file 4 1 5 CSV file which can be imported subsequently to a database 4 1 6 MIF file 4 1 7 INI file 4 2 database 4 2 1 Borland InterBase Firebird MSDASQL 4 2 2 MS Access 97 MS Jet OLEDB 4 0 4 2 3 MS Access 2000 XP 2003 MS Jet OLEDB 4 0 4 2 4 5 SQL Server SQLOLEDB 4 2 5 MySQL MSDASQL 4 2 6 0DBC MSDASQL any database with an ODBC driver 4 2 7 MSDAORA 4 2 8 PostgreSQL MSDASQL 4 2 9 Sybase SybaseASEOLEDBProvider 5 Select the way you want to run AIDA64 Business on the network 5 1 Ina domain environment using a logon script recommended 5 2 In a domain environment as a scheduled task when Group Policy service is not available on the domain controller 5 3 On a portable computer connecting from outside the company network AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on a network 2 Usinc AIDA64 ON A NETWORK The simplest way to deploy AIDA64 Business on a computer network is to use a domain controller In this case running AIDA64 Business has to be included in the logon script for each client so that as they log on to the domain AIDA64 Business will start automatically COPYING AIDA64 TO A NETWORK SHARE 2 1 1 USING WINDOWS SERVER AND ACTIVE DIRECTORY First create a shared folder on the network which all clients access with Read permissions as well as exclusively Read amp Execute NTFS permissions For example name this folder Server share Of course we can also us
15. dress AABBCCDDEEFF MACADDR Inserts primary network adapter MAC address separated by hyphens AA BB CC DD EE FF UUIDMAC Inserts DMI System UUID When this is not available it inserts MAC address 00000000 00000000 0000AABB CCDDEEFF MONTH Inserts current month MM DATE Inserts current date YYYY MM DD TIME Inserts current time HH MM SS The default environment variables of Windows can also be used these are listed in AIDA64 on the Config Environment page II we want to use these we need to enclose them in percent signs for example LOGONSERVER AIDA64 Business Command line examples 5 COMMAND LINE EXAMPLES Creating a CSV report in safe mode with a 30 second delay R Server Share aida64reports DATE HOSTNAME CSV AUDIT SAFE DELAY 30 Creating SQL reports using a custom profile in safe mode R DATABASE CUSTOM Server Share custom rpf SAFE Running AIDA64 in silent mode with remote access ACCEPT SILENT Running AIDA64 in the background to create CSV reports with remote access and in safe mode ACCEPTMIN R Server Share aida64reports DATE HOSTNAME CSV AUDIT SAFE Running AIDA64 in the background to create SQL reports with remote access and in safe mode ACCEPTMIN R DATABASE AUDIT SAFE Running AIDA64 in the background to create SQL reports with remote access Users are not allowed to close the program ACCEPTBG R DATABASE AUDIT Importing CSV files to a SQL database
16. e full local path Separate multiple aliases for one directory with the pipe character 1 V using aliases please avoid cyclic directory structures it will only confuse FTP clients JI We have to open the port we use in this case port 21 the hardware firewall as well as on the local firewall if required so that our portable computers can connect to the FTP server from outside the network 3 2 2 1 FTP settings in 64 To configure FTP we need to navigate to File Preferences Report FTP We have to type our public IP address the Server field specify the FTP port we use then provide the user name and password of the user we have created for the purpose We should create a new folder within the Home directory for example CSV files and add that as the FTP folder here If required we can use passive mode Searc h Language a Server 89 132 73 10 General li Layout FIP port Defaut Stability anasa 4 57 Report _ Report File Password Report Look 22 16 Schedule FTP folder CSV files Use Passive Mode LGD Remarks E mail fi Database gli Summary 647 Custom Variables Content Filtering Custom Components Logged on 5E Asset Profile 145 Remote Features LC Custom Programs gt File
17. e on each client But the process can be easily automated by running the BAT script file below which will add the required exceptions to Windows firewall netsh firewall add allowedprogram Server share aida64 aida64 exe aida64 exe enable netsh firewall add allowedprogram Server share aida64 aida_rcs dll aida 5 411 enable netsh firewall add allowedprogram SRVR2012 share aida64 aida64 exe aida64 exe enable 11 commands AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on computers outside the domain AIDA64 ON COMPUTERS OUTSIDE THE DOMAIN We can use AIDA64 to create reports of corporate computers even if they are not connected to the local network for example when they are used outside of the company for presentations INSTALLATION It is enough to create a folder called AIDA64 and unzip the ZIP file downloaded from our official website When this is done we need to apply the following settings to enable report creation MAKING REPORTS OPTIONS We have three available options e Just like on computers on the local network we can configure a database to be used on laptops too The machines will connect to the database through the internet e We can use FTP server to which we can instantly upload our reports saved to file and then import them into a database if needed e We can send the report files in e mail With a script we can automatically download the e mail attachments to a selected folder or
18. e the server name instead of the IP Object D Share Group or user names address of the server If we want to store the reports in the share folder we also need to set Modify permission on this folder but we can also create separate shared folders for the reports In the 82 Abseira users ABSEIRA Abseira users share folder create an aida64 subfolder and copy the contents of the ZIP package downloaded from the AIDA64 website in this subfolder Note If we share the share folder appending a sign to its name e g share it will be a hidden share Leam about access control and permissions 2 1 2 USING A LINUX SERVER AND SAMBA 4 In this case Linux acts as the domain controller We can download AIDA64 Business directly to our Linux server or to any of our clients from where we can copy it to the server using SSH Create a folder for AIDA64 then decompress the AIDA64 files into this folder Then we need to open smb conf which is found in the Samba installation directory and add the following lines to it share path srv share read only yes After saving the modified file we have to restart Samba 4 We will use a Windows client already logged in on the domain to modify permissions On the Windows client we need to open an empt
19. ecurity features Option Description Ejusage AIDA64 R reportfile E address SUBJ lt subject gt FTPUPLOAD reportfile 1 RMTREPORT reportfile RMTHOSTS lt host1 host2 gt RMTREPORT reportfile RMTHOSTS lt listfile gt CSV2HTM lt infile gt lt outfile gt CSV2SQL lt folder gt ALL SUM HW SW BENCH AUDIT CUSTOM lt profile gt TEXT HTML MHTML XML CSV MIF INI DATABASE ACCEPT ACCEPTBG 1 LANGxx SAFE NTAZIPFIX SILENT SHOWED SHOWP SHOWPCANCEL SHOWS INIFILE lt inifile gt DELAY lt seconds gt IDLE NOLICENSE eS please read below 1 Only one of the following options can be used a single command line R FTPUPLOAD RMTREPORT Mixing of these options with each other could lead to unexpected issues 2 Only one of the following options can be used in a single command line RMTREPORT ACCEPT ACCEPTBG ACCEPTMIN Mixing of these options with each other could lead to unexpected issues sieele eet FANN SEAL SONAL Precautions Only of the following options be used a single command line R FTPUPLOAD RMTREPORT Using more of these options simultaneously could cause unexpected issues Only one of the following options can be used in a single comma
20. heck if users have the appropriate read or write permissions for the AIDA64 files and folders stored on the central storage If permissions seem all right and you still experience issues delete the aida64e exe manifest file from the AIDA64 Business folder Issue On some clients AIDA64 hangs up while creating reports Solution Using the SAFE command line option we can disable critical low level tests low level SMBus and sensor monitoring which should resolve the issue in most cases If the problem still persists use the SAFEST option to also prevent kernel drivers from loading 4 Issue Clients fail to save the reports to the specified location Solution We need to double check the write permissions Special characters such as space accented letters used in the folder names are also known to have occasionally caused issues Rename the folders ensuring that not even the full path names contain a folder name with spaces 5 Issue When the system starts AIDA64 launches normally from the AIDA64 bat file on the clients but the black command line window remains open and needs to be closed manually Solution Use the built in Start exe application launcher utility in Windows Add start to the beginning of the command line so that the window closes automatically immediately after entering the command on faster PCs this will be almost unnoticeable 6 Issue We create more reports per day but only the first is saved
21. hedule Once a month FTP 1 00 Remarks Store last run date in p E mail Registry Machine HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Software H O Registry Current User HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software gi Summary Custom Variables O CATAG SHOSTNAME sys 7 Content Filtering O CATAG SUSERNAME SHOSTNAME sys gt _ Custom file Asset Profile 2 48 Remote Features server share folder SHOSTNAME tag LC Custom Programs p J File Scanner 4 Network Alerting Alert Methods L Alert Triggers Hardware Monitoring The reports created this way can be automatically imported into a database if needed Note When running AIDA64 with such parameters we cannot use ACCEPT 13 AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on computers outside the domain 3 2 3 E MAIL If we choose to send the reports in e mail we need to run AIDA64 using the command line option E When no address is specified in the command line the report is sent to the To address provided on the e mail settings page which is available in Preferences E mail Reports are automatically compressed if compression is enabled in Preferences Report II we use this option on several computers creating a dedicated e mail account is recommended Search SMTP Display name eneral Layout E mail address administrator abseira com Server smtp gmai
22. l com gt 457 Report 4 5 E mail SMTP port 587 Default Database V Use SMTP authentication 388 Summary 98 Custom Variables User _ ___ M Y Content Filtering Password 8 Custom Components SS Asset Profile 4145 Remote Features Remote Control Security 1 Custom Programs 4 File Scanner File Scanner Filter File Properties 4A Network Alerting Alert Methods Ay Alert Triggers gt Hardware Monitoring OK Cancel Apply were For example we can run AIDA64 with the following command aida64 exe E administrator company com CSV AUDIT SILENT SAFE In this case AIDA64 will instantly send the generated report to the specified e mail address This is how the e mail message the software sends looks like AIDA64 lt oliver mesztrics abseira com gt 10 07 2014 10 17 10 Critical system status detected User Name oliver mesztrics Computer Name IRODA101 Logon Domain ABSEIRA IP Address 192 168 1 102 Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Professional SP Test By clicking the download button we can save the reports into a folder of our choice from where they can be imported automatically into a database AIDA64 Business Command line options 4 COMMAND LINE OPTIONS AIDA64 Business offers several command line options with which we can customize network audit automated report creation remote connections and some s
23. log box select Add a Script and add the full network path for aida64 exe Server share aida64 aida64 exe as well as the Script Parameters you want to use for example R DATABASE AUDIT ACCEPT SAFE SILENT This ensures that AIDA64 will run automatically and start creating reports on the client machines when they log on to the network It will also wait for incoming remote connections and can send alerts in real time We can set how often we want AIDA64 to create reports in File Preferences Report Schedule We can also choose if we want to create AUDIT report which contains all pages required for a network audit or a completely customized report using the CUSTOM lt profile path gt option Using the command line option DELAY lt gt we can delay the start of the report creation process Important We have to make sure not to create two or more scripts containing aida64 exe otherwise only the first one will be executed as only aida64 exe can reside in the memory If we want to run AIDA64 with different parameters on certain PCs we need to create a new GPO which we can link to another OU or we can grant another group access to it AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on a network 2 3 1 1 Running AIDA64 instantly If we want to propagate the modifications immediately to all client computers
24. lowing content Server share aida64 aida64 exe R DATABASE AUDIT ACCEPT SAFE SILENT This way we will not have to modify the scheduled task even if we decide to change some of the options instead it will be enough to edit the shared batch file only We have to browse to the BAT file and then select the following action On the Conditions and Settings page we need to set the options in such a way that ensures that AIDA64 Business will run on clients at all times If we have more portable computers we can perform the configuration faster if we apply the above settings automatically using a script ADDING EXCEPTIONS TO WINDOWS FIREWALL If we want to use the remote access functions of AIDA64 Business we need to ensure that we allow the software to communicate through the local firewalls In practice two Windows Firewall popups asking for permission to pass through the firewall will appear on the client computers when AIDA64 launches for the first time which may confuse non professional users For security reasons most users will probably choose Do not allow which will block the remote access functions of AIDA64 Accordingly it is not recommended to let users make the choice here if they have the rights to perform such operations at all Educating users about this firewall settings can be difficult and costly and we would also like to avoid visiting each client computer one by one so the most practical solution is to set up o
25. narios as the dialog box lets the user enter special comments about his her issue This option must be used with the E command line option SHOWP Using this option the report creation progress can be tracked on screen but no user intervention is allowed can be used with the options R E or FTPUPLOAD SHOWPCANCEL Using this option the report creation progress be tracked and user intervention is allowed can be used with the options R E or FTPUPLOAD SHOWS Using this option the startup process of AIDA64 can be tracked on screen NOICONS AIDA64 will not display icons on its user interface This option can be used to save network bandwidth INIFILE lt Server AIDA64 aida64 ini gt This option can be used to tell AIDA64 where to load the settings from DELAY seconds This option can be used to delay the startup of AIDA64 so that other programs can load faster ADLE This option sets AIDA64 application process to idle lowest priority NOLICENSE This option can be used to disable and hide all software license related information including the Software Licenses page VARIABLES With variables we can use dynamic path and file names in command line switches HOSTNAME Inserts host name USERNAME Inserts current user name DOMAIN Inserts current logon domain IPADDR Inserts primary network adapter IP address aaa bbb ccc ddd MACADDQ Inserts primary network adapter MAC ad
26. nd enable remote connection start Server share aida64 aida64 exe ACCEPTBG R CSV AUDIT SAFE Now AIDA64 has been added to the list of startup programs AIDA64 launched from the central storage will read the settings from the default 4 file for each client computer 2 3 2 2 Windows Vista and newer Using Windows Vista and newer Windows operating systems we do not need to add an autorun entry in the registry instead we have to create a scheduled task for AIDA64 to run when the computer starts This has many advantages for instance it is not necessary to run AIDA64 at the very beginning of the startup process we can use a few seconds of delay and we can define various criteria for running the program We can create a scheduled task in several ways AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on a network Manually we add new scheduled task from the Start Control Panel All Control Panel ltems Administrative Tools Task Scheduler In the menu in the left column select the Task Scheduler entry and then click Create Task Give the task a name such as Start AIDA64 when the system starts then on the Startup tab click New Here select Login as the trigger event then Every user and set a 10 second delay so that launching AIDA64 will not add time to the startup process On the Actions tab click the New button and select Start program Next we need to create an aida64 bat file on the shared storage with the fol
27. nd line RMTREPORT ACCEPT ACCEPTBG ACCEPTMIN Using more of these options simultaneously could cause unexpected issues Only one of the following options can be used in a single command line ALL SUM HW SW BENCH AUDIT CUSTOM Using more of these options simultaneously could cause unexpected issues Only one of the following options can be used a single command line TEXT HTML MHTML XML CSV MIF DATABASE Using more of these options simultaneously could cause unexpected issues From Version 2 20 it is possible to use Report and Remote Connection options simultaneously in a single command line In such cases the report creation process will be launched first and after it is finished AIDA64 stays in the background waiting for incoming remote connections REPORT R reportfile this option can be used to create a report and save it to file When no file name is specified the report will be written to the file specified in Preferences Report Report File It is recommended to specify a full path name for the report file in the command line For a network audit we should use UNC paths in folder names instead of using a mapped network drive Reports are automatically compressed if this option is enabled in Preferences Report In the report file names we can use control strings Example AIDA64 R server share folder BHOSTNAME CSV AUDIT SILENT SAFE AIDA64 Business Command line options
28. ss user manual in the section Preferences Database Object D Share AIDAG4reports If we decide to store the reports collected at scheduled times from a client computers in individual files rather than in a database we Administrator admin local should create a folder to which all clients have access with Write NTFS permission only Should clients also have inherited Read and execute permissions we have to revoke these Running on the clients AIDA64 Business will be able to copy the reports here Permissions for Abseira users The folder can be Server share aida64reports Mody Read amp execute If we later decide to manage the reports a database rather than _ in individual files we can easily import our CSV report files into the Write AIDA64 Database manager To do this we need to go to File Database Manager Operations Insert Report Files to Database Files and select the saved CSV report files we want to add to the database then click Open RUNNING AIDAG4 ON THE CLIENTS 2 3 1 CREATING A LOGON SCRIPT Run the group policy management on the domain controller navigate to the Group Policy Object group where you need to add a new GPO it for example AIDA64 Right click a this entry choose Edit then navigate to User Configuration Policies Windows settings then in the Logon Properties SEE eat dia
29. task will perform Action Start a program Settings Program script C AIDA64Business aida64 exe Add arguments optional 105 CSV AUDIT Start in optional AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on computers outside the domain Finally check the Run with highest privileges checkbox General Triggers Actions Conditions Settings Name AIDA64 FTP Report Location Author ABSEIRA oliver mesztrics Description Security options When running the task use the following user account ABSEIRA Users Change User or Group Run only when user is logged Run whether user is logged on or not _ Do not store password The task will only have access to local computer resources Run with highest privileges LI Hidden Configure for Windows 8 After we have created the new task a report will be created each time the computer starts In order to avoid creating a large and unnecessary number of reports we have to configure scheduling in AIDA64 We have to make sure that the recur settings in Task Scheduler are in line with our AIDA64 settings Search Schedule Language Command line options are limited to make report General pig Layout O Anytime 90 Stability Once a day 4 457 Report O Once a week Report File Report Look Once a fortnight _ Sc
30. to get updated automatically or run the gpupdate force command to force instant group policy refresh The force option ignores processing optimizations and reapplies all policy settings Another option is to modify the update rate from 0 to 64 800 minutes 45 days in Group Policy You can do this by running gpedit msc then search for Computer Configuration Administrative Templates System Group Policy and double click Group Policy refresh interval for computers to specify a custom update rate And there is a third option if we create a Group Policy before even just a day before deployment using the force command this will update the group policy automatically on every computer when they start This way it is enough to log out and then log in again to run AIDA64 After a while we can delete this GPO 22 AIDA64 Business Contact 7 CONTACT ABSEIRA Kit I 0 II Erzs bet t r 2 1051 Budapest Hungary Registration number 01 09 947083 VAT identification number 22971074 2 41 E mail info abseira com Business hours from Monday to Friday between 8 00 and 16 00 CET ABSEIRA Lid is the international distributor of the AIDA64 product family v 1 0 First edition 1 1 New examples added to the section Command line examples 23
31. ur server so that it deploys the proper firewall settings on every computer in the domain as they log on 2 4 1 IN A DOMAIN ENVIRONMENT USING GPO We need to configure our server in such a way that all computers in the domain receive the necessary firewall settings Define program exceptions _ Value _ 192 168 1 250 Share aida64 aida64 exe enabled aida64 exe On the server in the quick menu of an existing GPO or 1s2168 1 250 Share eide64 side di enabled aide rcs dl we can also create a new one click Edit Computer Configuration Policies Administrative Templates Network Network Connections Windows firewall Domain profile and search for Windows Firewall Define inbound program exceptions then click Enabled Click Show add the following two paths and finally link the GPO to the organization unit in which our computers are grouped Server Share aida64 aida64 exe enabled aida64 exe Server Share aida64 aida_rcs dl1 enabled aida_rcs dl1l This solution works only on Windows SP2 or later AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on a network 2 4 2 EACH COMPUTER ON Y ONI If we have configured each client manually to run AIDA64 as a final step we need to allow the software to pass through the firewall Manually we can do this by clicking allow on the two popup notifications that Windows firewall displays when the program is launched for the first tim
32. xx should be replaced with a 2 letter language code The following languages are currently supported AA Arabic e AL Albanian e Bulgarian BS Bosnian e BY Belarusian e Catalan CN Chinese Simplified CZ Czech DE German DK Danish EN English ES Spanish FI Finnish FR French HR Croatian HU Hungarian ID Indonesian IT Italian JP Japanese KR Korean LT Lithuanian LV Latvian MK Macedonian NL Dutch NO Norwegian PL Polish PT Portuguese RO Romanian RU Russian SE Swedish SI Slovenian SK Slovak SR Serbian TR Turkish TW Chinese Traditional UA Ukrainian TROUBLESHOOTING SAFE This option activates safe mode in which low level PCI SMBus and sensor scanning are disabled For network audits it is recommended to use this option to make sure AIDA64 does not cause system stability issues SAFEST This option activates the safest mode in which kernel drivers are not loaded either NT4ZIPFIX Using this option an lomega Zip drive related issue be avoided on Windows NT 4 0 systems 18 AIDA64 Business Command line options MISCELLANEOUS SILENT This option can be used to hide the AIDA64 icon on the System Tray also known as Notification Area and the bubble notifications SHOWED Using this option displays a dialog box before the report is sent in e mail This can be useful in help desk sce
33. y mmc console then in the File menu click Add or remove snap ins There we have to select Shared folders and Another computer in which field we have to type the name of our Linux server not the IP address Finally under the View heading select Shares Then we need to open Shares and grant Read and execute NTFS permissions to all clients in our newly created share called share We should apply the settings If we receive an error message when clicking OK in the properties window we may as well exit clicking the Cancel button as the settings on the security tab have already been applied Note If we share the share folder appending sign to its name e g share it will be a hidden share AIDA64 Business Using AIDA64 on a network STORING REPORTS We can choose to store reports in individual files or in a database If we want to automatically manage the generated reports in a database we need to select one of the 9 supported database formats from File Preferences Database in the AIDA64 Business running from central storage and provide the location of the corresponding data source If we use a different database not found in the Provider drop down list but with an ODBC driver at our disposal it is possible to use that database too It is recommended to regularly backup the database Database specific options and settings are discussed in detail in the AIDA64 Busine
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