Purpose
This document outlines how to Link Files to a Machine Group. Shavlik Protect provides a dynamic mechanism to keep a machine group current. This is especially useful if your machine list changes from time to time and you want an easy way to update it. If you add machines to, and delete machines from a linked file between scans, any new machines added to the file will be scanned. While any machines removed from the list will not be scanned. When defining a machine group you can link to files containing machine names, domains, IP addresses , and virtual machines. The following table describes how to create each particular link file..
Steps
Step 1
Use a text editor to create a text file using the following instructions for each type of file
Link Machine File | Provide the name of a file containing machine names. One machine name per line with a carriage return at the end. Sample: machine1 machine2 dc mail dbserver |
Link Domain File | Provide the name of a file containing domain names. One domain name per line with a carriage return at the end. Sample: example yourcompany corp redmond dmz |
Link Virtual Machine File | Provide the name of a file containing virtual machines. One virtual machine name per line with a carriage return at the end, or separate each name by a comma. Sample: D:\VMware Images\VM-MAF-FR-XPP\winXPPro.vmx, D:\VMware Images\VM-QA-EN-2KS-4\win2000Serv.vmx Z:\VMware Images\WinXP_EN_gold_2\winXPPro.vmx |
Link IP Address File | Provide the name of a file containing IP addresses. One IP address per line with a carriage return at the end. Note: You cannot combine individual IP addresses and IP ranges in the same file. Sample: 192.168.29.132 10.1.1.10 172.16.1.5 |
Link IP Range File | Provide the name of a file containing IP ranges. IP ranges in the format of x.x.x.x-y.y.y.y are acceptable. One per line with a carriage return at the end. Sample: 192.168.29.1-192.168.29.5 172.16.2.20-172.16.2.99 |
Step 2
Select "Link to file" under to the appropriate Tab for the type of file that you created.
The path to the linked file will show in the Machines List
Save the machine group.
Affected Product(s)
Shavlik Protect 9.x