Server Admin 10.4 Help

Showing Computers in Managed Network Views

You can show a computer in a network view if it has a computer record in the directory where the network view resides. The computer record may already exist, or you can define a new one.

  1. Open Workgroup Manager, and click Network.
  2. Click the small globe above the Network Views list to choose the network directory in which the view resides.
  3. Click the lock to authenticate as a domain administrator for the directory.
  4. In the Network Views list, select the view you want to work with, and make sure the Layout pane is selected.
  5. To add a computer for which a computer record already exists in the current directory, go to step 6.

    To create a new computer record, go to step 7.

    To browse for a computer that may or may not have a computer record already, go to step 8.

  6. To use an existing computer record, click the Add (+) button and select Show Computers. Drag a computer from the drawer that appears into the Layout pane.
  7. To create a new computer record, click the Add (+) button and choose New Computer.

    In the dialog box that appears, enter information into two fields.

    In the Name field, type the name you want to use to identify the computer when it's displayed in the view.

    In the URLs field, type one or more URLs by which the computer can be reached.

  8. You can click the Browse button to browse for and identify a computer to add. The server initiates a URL-based search, which looks for services with the standard file service types (AFP, SMB/CIFS, FTP, and NFS). You are able to browse through all the computers you would normally see under /Network. Select a computer from the list.

    If the computer you select already has a computer record, a warning appears and the computer isn't added to the view. To add the computer, use step 6.

    If the computer you select doesn't have a computer record, one is created and the computer is added to the view.

  9. Click Save.

A computer record may already exist because:

  • The computer is managed using computer list preferences.
  • The computer is already associated with another managed network view.
  • The computer has been designated to use another managed network view in the directory.
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