Setting Up Automatic Workstation Import and Removal to Run on the Servers

The steps in the following sections assume that you selected the Import, Removal, or Import/Removal option as part of Automatic Workstation Import installation. For further information, see "Installing the ZENworks Desktop Management Server" in the Novell ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Installation Guide.

The most important item to remember when deploying Automatic Workstation Import is to use DNS for TCP/IP addresses so that DNS names can be found automatically. This is preferable to setting up and maintaining HOSTS files on every workstation.

For information about setting up a HOSTS file on a local workstation, see Setting Up a HOSTS File on a Local Workstation.

To set up Automatic Workstation Import, do the following for each import service server:

1. 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.

2. To verify the DNS name or TCP/IP address, type the following at the workstation command prompt:

   ping zenwsimport