Importing Devices

If you choose to use ZENworks Control Center to install the Adaptive Agent to devices, you must first identify the devices within your Management Zone. To do this, you have two options: 1) you can import them from a comma-separated values (CSV) file, or 2) you can use the ZENworks discovery technology to search for devices on your network and display them in ZENworks Control Center.

This section explains how to import devices from a CSV file. If you want to know more about using discovery technology, see Discovering Network Devices.

When you import information from a CSV file, you map the CSV fields to fields in ZENworks Control Center. At a minimum, the CSV file must contain the DNS name or IP address for each device you want to import.

To import devices from a CSV file:

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click the Deployment tab.

  2. In the Deployment Activities list in the left navigation panel, click Import Deployable Devices to launch the Import Devices from CSV File Wizard. Complete the wizard using information from the following table to fill in the fields.

    Wizard Page and Field

    Details

    Select File to Import page

    CSV File

    Browse for and select the CSV file that contains the devices you want to import. At a minimum, the CSV vile must contain the DNS name or IP address for each device you want to import.

    Configure Import

    Map the columns in the CSV file to the device fields in ZENworks Control Center. At a minimum, you must map the CSV file’s DNS name or IP address to the ZENworks Control Center’s DNS Name field or IP Address field.

    To create the information mappings:

    1. Click Add to display the Specify Import Columns dialog box.

    2. Fill in the following fields:

      Field: Select the device field you want to map to a column in the CSV file.

      Column: Specify the number of the column to map to the selected field.

    3. Click OK to create the information mapping and add it to the list.

    4. To verify that the field is mapped to the correct column, click Verify.

    5. Repeat the above steps to create and verify additional information mappings.

    When you finish the wizard, the devices are added to the list in the Deployable Devices panel. You can use the panel to monitor the status of the task.

For more information about importing devices from a CSV file, see the ZENworks 10 Configuration Management Discovery and Deployment Reference.

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