9.4 Enabling Dynamic Renaming of Devices During Registration
The Device Dynamic Rename setting lets you enable devices to be renamed, if necessary, whenever they refresh their registration information. A device might need to be renamed for the following reasons:
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The naming template’s settings have changed. For example, the name template is now using both the Hostname and GUID variables rather than only the Hostname.
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A different naming template is now being applied to the device. For example, a folder naming template is now being applied rather than the Management Zone naming template.
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The device variable being used for the name changed. For example, the device’s hostname is being used for the name, and the device’s actual hostname changed.
Because a device’s GUID and not its name is used to establish relationships with other ZENworks objects (folders, groups, and so forth), renaming the device does not affect anything other than the name that is displayed in ZENworks Control Center.
By default, the Device Dynamic Rename setting is disabled. You can enable the setting at the Management Zone, in which case all devices inherit the setting, or you can enable it on a device folder, in which case only the devices in the folder inherit the setting.
9.4.1 Enabling the Setting at the Management Zone
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In ZENworks Control Center, click the tab.
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In the Management Zone Settings panel, click , then click to display the Registration page.
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In the Device Dynamic Rename panel, click .
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Click to save the changes.
9.4.2 Enabling the Setting for a Device Folder
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In ZENworks Control Center, click the tab.
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Browse to find the device folder for which you want to change the setting, then click to display the folder’s details.
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Click the tab.
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In the Settings panel, click , then click to display the Device Dynamic Rename page.
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Click to activate the Device Dynamic Rename panel.
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In the Device Dynamic Rename panel, click .
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Click to save the changes.