Use the Actions menu in Distributed System Manager to manage the Shared Variable Engine, refresh the workspace, and handle NI security sessions.

The Actions menu contains items for starting and stopping the Shared Variable Engine, refreshing your workspace, and logging into a system.

  • Start Local Shared Variable Engine —Restarts the Shared Variable Engine.
    Note You must use an alternate method to start the Shared Variable Engine on Windows 7/Vista.
  • Stop Local Shared Variable Engine —Shuts down the Shared Variable Engine.
    Note You must use an alternate method to stop the Shared Variable Engine on Windows 7/Vista.
  • Register Computer —Displays the Register Computer dialog box, which you can use to register remote computers.
  • Alias Manager —Displays the Alias Manager dialog box, which you can use to configure aliases for local computers and IP addresses.
    • (DSC Module) The Shared Variable Engine uses aliases when running custom I/O servers that refer to other variables in the system.
  • Log In —Displays the NI Security Login dialog box.
  • Log Out —Logs out of the session configured in the NI Security Login dialog box.
  • Configure Security —Displays the NI ACL Configuration dialog box, which you can use to update security settings.
  • Add System to My Systems —Displays the Add Systems to My Systems dialog box that allows you to add a system to My Systems on the system tree.