Discovering client computers on the network
Before you can manage the backups of client computers on the network, you must first discover the client computers. You can discover computers in an Active Directory domain and select specific computers or an entire Active Directory domain. Or, you can discover computers in a network domain and select specific computers or an entire network domain.
After you discover the computers, you can install the Symantec Management Agent on them.
The amount of time that is required to discover computers varies depending on the number of computers that are involved.
To discover client computers on the network
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Do one of the following:| To discover client computers by importing them from Active Directory | Do the following\: || | - On the Home tab, in the Getting Started Web Part, click Active Directory Import . || | - On the Microsoft Active Directory Import page, in the Resource Import Rules table, select the rule to import computer resources. || | - On the Resource Import Rules toolbar, click the run import rule icon to run the rule. || To discover client computers in a domain | Do the following\: || | - On the Home tab, in the Getting Started Web Part, click Domain Discovery . || | - On the Domain Membership/WINS Import page, select a domain to search. || | - Click Discover Now . |