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Install the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch interface

To install the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch Interface, proceed with the following steps.

  1. Create a Windows Service by running the following command from the folder …/Apis/DirectoryWatch: 

    ITPDirWatch -install <server> <user> <password>

    This table provides a description of the parameters used in the installation command.

    Name Description
    <server> The name of the Communications Manager Core installation where the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch Client must submit its requests to.
    <user> The account under which the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch client must be run.
    <password> The password for the <user> account.
    If <user> and <password> are omitted, the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch Client interface is configured to run under the Local System account. If the Communications Manager Core configuration is stored on a network drive, the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch Client must be configured to run as a user profile with a network privileges.

  2. The Communications Manager Core Directory Watch Client service is installed under the name "Aia CCM Core<server> Directory Watch Client" and configured to automatically start after a reboot.

    The Directory Watch Client service only starts if a valid ITPDirWatch.ini configuration file is present in the ITPWORK\Config folder. See Configure the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch interface for more details on how to configure the Communications Manager Directory Watch interface.

  3. After a valid ITPDirWatch.ini file is created, start the Communications Manager Core Directory Watch Client service from the Windows Service Manager or reboot the server.