Novell Documentation: ZENworks 6.5 - Setting Up Automatic Workstation Import

Setting Up Automatic Workstation Import

The following steps assume that you selected the Import or Import/Removal option as part of Automatic Workstation Import installation.

Set up a DNS name for Automatic Workstation Import to use.

This can be either a DNS entry or an entry in a local hosts file. An example of a DNS name is www.novell.com.

The following is an example of the text you would add in a hosts file for Automatic Workstation Import:
```
   151.155.155.55 zenwsimport
```
In this example, the TCP/IP address is for the server where you are running the Automatic Workstation Import service. "zenwsimport" is not the name of a server, but a DNS name that resolves to this TCP/IP address. In other words, zenwsimport is a label to identify the server as the one running the Automatic Workstation Import service.

For Windows 98, the hosts file location should be:
```
Win98_drive:\	Win98_directory\hosts
```
IMPORTANT: The default host file in Windows is named hosts.sam. Do not use the .sam extension with your host filename. Rename hosts.sam to hosts, or make a copy and rename the copy. Remember that by default, Windows 98 hides filename extensions that are of a known type. Therefore, make sure filename extensions are being displayed so that you can correctly rename the hosts.sam file to hosts.

For Windows NT/2000, the hosts file's location should be:
```
WinNT-2K_drive:\WinNT-2K_directory\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
```
Note that hosts as shown above is a filename, not a folder name.
To verify the DNS name or TCP/IP address: at the workstation command prompt, enter

ping zenwsimport
Update each workstation that you want to import with the latest Novell Client or Desktop Management Agent.

This is required to place Workstation Manager on the workstations.

When the Workstation Manager is installed on the workstation, the scheduler portion of Workstation Manager should begin working and workstation registration occurs automatically at Scheduler service startup (98/NT/2000/XP) or User login (98/NT/2000/XP).
To verify that Automatic Workstation Import is running on a NetWare server, press Ctrl+Esc and look for a ZENworks Workstation Import screen.

or

To verify that Automatic Workstation Import is running on a Windows NT/2000 server, check services for:
```
   ZENworks Workstation Import
```
If Automatic Workstation Import is not running, restart the server.