How To Create Host Searches

Steps

1. In the left-hand navigation menu, click Host Setup.

   The HTML user interface displays the Host Setup page.

2. In the Host Setup page, click Host Searches.

   The HTML user interface displays the Host Searches page. By default, this page lists all the unhidden Host Searches. To include the hidden Host Searches click the checkbox in the upper right hand corner of the page.

3. In the top row of the Host Searches table, enter:

   • a name for the new host search

   • a brief description of the host search

4. Click create.

   The HTML user interface displays the Host Searches Details page. This page will display the name and description you entered on the Host Searches page.

5. Use the controls on this page to define your host search.

   • Use the pull-down menu in the attribute column to select an attribute to be added to the search. This menu will list any attributes you have defined as part of host types, as well as the following standard attributes:

     • host name

     • description

     • host type

     • ip address

     • parent

     • os

     • os version

     Once you have selected an attribute, use the pull-down menu in the comparison column to select either equals or contains.

     In the value column of the table, enter a string that the attribute should equal or contain.

     In the action column of the table, click add to add this attribute-comparison-value criterion to the search.

     You can add as many of these criteria as you like.

   • Use the check boxes labeled physical and virtual to indicate whether the search should look only for physical hosts, only for virtual hosts, or for both.

   • Use the check boxes in the bottom row of the search criteria table to indicate whether the search should be limited to hosts running a specific provisioning software application: the Master Server, a Local Distributor, or a Remote Agent.

   • To view the list of hosts that match the criteria you have defined so far, click refresh list.

6. When you have defined your host search, click save.

   The HTML user interface saves the host search and displays the Host Searches page, which now lists the host search.