How do I run PuTTY sessions directly from the Active Console?

Setup a command with the following XML configuration:

<command name="putty">
    <targets>
        <target>/geneos/gateway/directory/probe/managedEntity</target>
    </targets>
    <userCommand>
        <type>script</type>
        <runLocation>client</runLocation>
        <args>
            <arg>
                <static>C:\Users\Desktop\putty.exe -ssh </static>
            </arg>
            <arg>
                <xpath>ancestor::probe/parameters/@HostName</xpath>
            </arg>
        </args>
        <enablePassword>true</enablePassword>
    </userCommand>
</command>

Ensure that the full path is included in the Args --> static field 

• Syntax: full_path\putty.exe -ssh
• Example: C:\Users\User\Desktop\putty.exe -ssh

Having a Managed Entity as the target of the command, the xpath (Args --> xpath) to be used get the current NetProbe host name should be: ancestor::probe/parameters/@HostName (this can be seen in the Gateway Technical Reference Guide, Section 31.5).

You need to tick the 'Concatenate' box alongside those lines that you don't wish to have spaces between as leaving it unticked will insert a space between each element whereas a tick will cause it to be appended directly to the element above. Thus, all those starting with a backslash should be concatenated.

If you wish to use a username as part of the command, you can do this by researching this article.