Creating a LAN Area Object

A LAN Area object allows you to manage policies for a group of servers. For more information about its purpose, see Do You Need a LAN Area Object?.

  1. Launch NWAdmin.

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  2. Choose the container you want the LAN Area object created in.

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  3. Right-click and choose Create.

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  4. Choose the LAN Area object icon and click OK.

    If the LAN Area object class is missing from the list, the schema has not been updated. Make sure you have installed the WAN Traffic Manager snap-in and run Tools > Add Wanman Schema.

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  5. Click OK.

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  6. Specify the name of the LAN Area object and, optionally, check one of the two check boxes.

    Check Define Additional Properties if you want to set properties for the LAN Area object you are creating (you can change these properties after you have created the object).

    Check Create Another LAN Area if you want to create another group.

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  7. Click Create.

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  8. Continue with one of the topics below:

    Adding Servers to a LAN Area Object

    Applying WAN Policies

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