Discovering Computers; Installing The Altiris Agent - Symantec ALTIRIS OUT OF BAND MANAGEMENT COMPONENT 7.0 SP3 - IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE V1.0 Implementation Manual

Discovering computers

Installing the Altiris Agent

Discovery lets you find the hostnames of the computers where you can install the
Altiris Agent. You can discover computers on the network using a domain or a
workgroup search.
For more information on resource discovery, see the Symantec Management
Platform Help.
See "Preparing target computers for management"
To discover computers
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Actions menu, click Discover
> Import Domain Membership/WINS.
2 In the Add Domain box, type the domain name, and then click the Add symbol.
3 Check Domain Membership, and then click Discover Now.
4 As the discovery process finishes, click View discovery reports to view the
list of discovered computers.
The Altiris Agent is the software that establishes communication between
Notification Server and the computers in your network. Computers with the Altiris
Agent installed on them are called managed computers. Notification Server then
interacts with the Altiris Agent to monitor and manage each computer from the
Symantec Management Console.
You must install the Altiris Agent on the computers that you want to manage with
Out of Band Management Component.
For more information on the Altiris Agent, see the Symantec Management Platform
Help.
See "Preparing target computers for management"
To install the Altiris Agent
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Actions menu, click
Agents/Plug-ins > Push Altiris Agent.
2
On the Altiris Agent Installation page, install the Altiris Agent to computers
in your environment.
For more information on how to install the Altiris Agent, see the Symantec
Management Platform Help (Press F1 or click Help > Context in the Symantec
Management Console).
Preparing target computers for management
Preparing target computers for management
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