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Organizing the System Tree
Creating and populating groups
Tasks
Creating a text file of groups and systems
Importing systems and groups from a text file
Creating a text file of groups and systems
Use this task to create a text file of the NetBIOS names for your network systems that you want
to import into a group. You can import a flat list of systems, or organize the systems into groups,
then add the specified systems to them. You can create the text file by hand. In large networks,
use other network administration tools to generate a text file list of systems on your network.
Define the groups and their systems by typing the group and system names in a text file. Then
import that information into ePolicy Orchestrator. You must have network utilities, such as the
NETDOM.EXE utility available with the Microsoft Windows Resource Kit, to generate complete
text files containing complete lists of the systems on your network. Once you have the text file,
edit it manually to create groups of systems, and import the entire structure into the System
Tree.
Regardless of how you generate the text file, you must use the correct syntax before importing
it.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 List each system separately on its own line. To organize systems into groups, type the
group name followed by a backslash (\), then list the systems belonging to that group
beneath it, each on a separate line.
GroupA\system1
GroupA\system2
GroupA\GroupB\system3
GroupC\GroupD
2 Verify the names of groups and systems, and the syntax of the text file, then save the text
file to a temporary folder on your server.
Importing systems and groups from a text file
Use this task to import systems or groups of systems into the System Tree from a text file you
have created and saved.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree, then click System Tree Actions and select
New Systems. The New Systems page appears.
2 Select Import systems from a text file into the selected group, but do not push
agents.
3 Select whether the import file contains:
• Systems and System Tree Structure
• Systems only (as a flat list)
4 Click Browse, then select the text file.
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