Computers

NAVIGATION  Discovery > Domains > Computers

The Computers page lists machine ID / group ID / organization ID accounts created using applied Discovery computer policies, for all domains monitored by Discovery probes.

Newly created machine ID accounts initially display as "empty" machine ID template accounts—identified with a check-in icon—meaning there is no corresponding agent for this machine ID account.

Changes made to included computers update their corresponding VSA machine ID accounts at the next synchronization.

For more information see:

• How Agents are Installed Using Discovery
• How Machine ID Accounts are Created in Discovery
• How Machine Moves in Domains are Reflected in Discovery

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Actions

• Deploy Agent - If an agent has not yet been deployed for a created machine ID account, you can manually deploy the agent using this page.
• Synchronize Machines - If an agent already exists on a managed machine in a different machine group, then Discovery creates an "empty" machine ID template account—identified with a check-in icon—and no agent ever checks in. The new machine ID template account displays a machine.ID / group ID / organization ID based on the computer's canonical name in the Active Directory domain. You can merge these duplicate accounts. The existing, active agent account adopts the name of the new machine ID template account, then the new machine ID template account is deleted. No data is lost by the merge and the machine ID account now matches its location in the domain hierarchy.
• Refresh - Refreshes the page.

Column Headings

• Machine.Group ID - A unique machine ID / group ID / organization ID name for a machine in the VSA.
• Domain - The name of the Active Directory domain.
• Duplicate Exists - If checked, a duplicate VSA machine ID account exists for this domain computer.
• Duplicate Machine.Group ID - The name of a duplicate machine.group ID for this same machine.
• Agent Deployed - If checked, an agent has been deployed on this computer.
• Install Package - The agent install package selected for this computer's domain. The agent install package for a domain is specified using the Agent Deployment page.
• OS - The operating system of the computer.
• Auto Portal - A domain user is automatically assigned to be the Portal Access user of domain machine if Auto Portal is enabled for both the domain user and domain computer.
• Canonical Name - A canonical name provides the complete hierarchy of OUs/containers used to locate folders and items—such as computers, contacts or groups—in a domain, similar in format to the full path name of a file in a disk directory.
• Agent Deploy Date - The date/time an agent deployment was attempted.
• Deploy Status - The status of the agent deployment. Review error messages using this column.

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The lower panel displays detailed information about a row selected in the upper panel.

VSA Agent Settings

• Machine ID - A unique machine ID / group ID / organization ID name for a machine in the VSA.
• Agent Deployment Package - The agent install package selected for this computer's domain.

Status

• Operating System - The operating system of the computer.
• Last Reboot - The last date/time the computer was rebooted.
• Created in AD - The date/time the computer was added to the Active Directory domain.
• Last Modified in AD - The date/time the computer record in the Active Directory domain was last modified.
• Last Logged-on User ID - The user ID of the last logon to the computer.
• Last Logged-on User Name - The user name of the last logon to the computer.

Directory Server Details

Describes detailed information about the computer in the domain.

• Computer Name - The name of the computer.
• Domain Name - The name of the Active Directory domain.
• Canonical Name - A canonical name provides the complete hierarchy of OUs/containers used to locate folders and items—such as computers, contacts or groups—in a domain, similar in format to the full path name of a file in a disk directory.
• Distinguished Name - A distinguished name provides the same information as a canonical name, formatted as a series of attributes, sequenced in reverse order from the canonical name. CN = Common name or container. OU = Organization unit. DC = Domain component.
• DNS Host Name - The fully qualified domain name of the computer.
• DC Type - Domain Server or Domain Member.
• Site - The name of a geographical location, comprising one or more subnets. A local area network.
• Description - A one line description of the computer.
• Location - The site/subnet of the computer. Used to locate nearby printers and other resources.
• Primary Group - A user or computer is associated with a primary group for POSIX compliance, based on UNIX. For Active Directory domain computers, the default primary group is Domain Computers.