Computer Import File - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Computer Import File

Deployment Solution
Use the following format to import new computers from a text file. You can easily create
a computer import file by entering data in the provided Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
(
ImportComputers55.xls
A semicolon as the first character denotes comment lines.
Quotes around fields are optional.
Leaving the job name blank does not assign the computer to any job.
Leaving the start time blank makes an entry in the job for the computer, but does
not schedule it for a specific time.
Only the Name field is required.
Quotes around fields are optional.
You can populate your computer database using the format provided below. The Import
Computers text file can be imported into Deployment Solution using the File > New
Computer > Import or File > Import/Export > Import Computers.
Tips for creating a new computers import file
When using Boolean references, do not use quote marks. These fields are marked
with a B: 1=On/True and 0=Off/False.
For some fields, this input format supports multiple IP Addresses, delimited by a ";"
(semicolon) within the field. These fields are marked with a "(;)".
Example: the gateway field could read, 30.11.11.2, for a single IP address
or, 30.11.11.2;30.11.11.3;30.11.11.4, to support three IP addresses.
All fields (up to and including "site") must be present in the file, but all data except
for "Name" is optional.
To use optional fields for multiple network adapters, the preceding fields are
required. Example: to use Nic3 fields, all fields for Nic2 are required.
For Deployment Server to read the import text correctly, ensure there is a final hard
return at the end of the file.
Format for the New Computers text file
Outlined below is the field order for the database input. Fields marked "(ignored)" are
not used by version 5.5 and later, but are included to support previous versions.
;Name,MAC Address 1,Serial Number,Asset Tag,Computer Name,Domain(B),Domain/
Workgroup Name,Domain Controller Name(ignored),DHCP(B),IP
Address(;),Netmask(;),Gateway(;),Preferred DNS(;),Alternate DNS,Alternate 2
DNS,Preferred WINS,Alternate WINS,Hostname,Domain Suffix,Use Preferred
Tree(B),Preferred Server,Preferred Tree,Netware User,NDS Context,Run
Scripts(B),User,Organization,Key,Password Never Expires(B)(ignored),Cannot Change
Password(B)(ignored),Must Change Password(B)(ignored),Username(ignored),Full
Name(ignored),Groups(ignored),Password(ignored),Contact,Department,Email,Mailstop
,Phone,Site,Computer Group,Job,Job Start Time,NIC2 MAC Address,DHCP(B),IP
Address(;),Netmask(;),Gateway(;),DNS(;),WINS(;),Domain Suffix,NIC3 MAC
Address,DHCP(B),IP Address(;),Netmask(;),Gateway(;),DNS(;),WINS(;),Domain
Suffix,NIC4 MAC Address,DHCP(B),IP
Address(;),Netmask(;),Gateway(;),DNS(;),WINS(;),Domain Suffix,NIC5 MAC
Address,DHCP(B),IP Address(;),Netmask(;),Gateway(;),DNS(;),WINS(;),Domain
) located in the Samples folder of the Deployment Share.
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