Computers

Discovery > Domains > Domain Watch > Policies > Computers tab

The Computers tab sets Discovery policies by individual computer.

For more information see:

• Configuring Computer Policies
• Setting Discovery Policies for Computers

Setting Policies by OU/Container

You can set policies for computers and contacts by OU/Container using the OU/Containers tab. Policies set by individual computer on the Computer tab have precedence over computer policies set on the OU/Container tab.

Note: The OU/Containers tab and Groups tab only display if the Directory Services feature set is enabled. Policies for contacts are configured using the OU/Containers tab.

Included and Excluded

Once a probe is installed, Discovery is configured by setting selected domain folders and items to included or excluded. Discovery policies provide IT automation—such as installing agents or creating users—only for included folders and items. Discovery only harvests detailed information for included folders and items, minimizing the amount of data required to maintain synchronization with the domain.

Header Fields

• Policy Status

- Original - Discovery policies have not yet been configured.

- Modified - Discovery policies have been configured but not yet applied. After clicking the Apply Changes button, this icon remains unchanged until the harvest has been completed.

- Applied - Discovery policies have been applied.

• Last Full Sync - Date/time of last full synchronization for this domain.
• Last Incremental Sync - Date/time of last incremental synchronization of all outstanding changes for this domain.

Actions

• Configure Computer Policy - Sets the Discovery computer policy for included computers in an OU/container.
  • Computer Policy - Include or Do Not Include
  • Computer Machine Group Override - Specifies the machine group to assign when an agent is installed. Use Default specifies the default machine group for the organization associated with the domain using the Probe Deployment tab.
• Apply Changes - Applies Discovery policy changes pending on all Policies tabs.

Column Headings

• Type

- Domain

- Container

- Organizational Unit

• Container/Org Unit - The canonical name of a container or organizational unit in the Active Directory domain. A 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.
• Computer Name - The canonical name of the computer in an Active Directory domain.
• Included - If checked, this machine can be installed with an agent using Discovery.
• Machine Group Override - Specifies the machine group to assign when an agent is installed. Use Default specifies the default machine group for the organization associated with the domain using the Probe Deployment tab.