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Generates count consecutive numbers starting with start.

For example, the pattern {1,5} generates the names 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Similarly, the pattern {8,5}

generates the names 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Make sure that the value of count is big enough. If the number of target machines exceeds count,

deployment to the remaining machines will fail.

You can use two or more of these wildcards. See examples later in this section.

In the wildcards, the value of start must be 0 or greater. The value of count must be 1 or greater.

You can use the wildcards alone or accompany them with text, as in the following examples.

Examples

Machine{1}

This pattern generates the names Machine1, Machine2, …, MachineN, where N is the number of

target machines.

Name{1,3}

This pattern generates the names Name1, Name2, and Name3.

{1,3}{1,4}

This pattern generates the names 11, 12, 13, 14; 21, 22, 23, 24; 31, 32, 33, and 34

{1,9}{0,10}

This pattern generates 90 names: 10, 11, 12, …, 19; 20, 21, 22, …, 29; …; 90, 91, 92, …, 99

Machine{2,3}{5,4}

This pattern generates the names Machine25, Machine26, Machine27, Machine28, Machine35,

Machine36, Machine37, Machine38, Machine45, Machine46, Machine47, Machine48

Name{0}{0,10}

This pattern generates the names Name00, Name01, …, Name09, Name10, Name11, Name12, …,

Name100, Name101, and so on. Each machine will have a unique name.

Considerations when using name patterns

Patterns are most effective when you need to easily create different names for the target machines,

no matter which machine gets which name. If you need to specify a particular name for a particular

machine, you may want to use an individual deployment setting (p. 130) for that machine instead.

There is no order in which the names from the pattern are assigned to the machines. The same

machine may be assigned a different name the next time you perform deployment.

TCP/IP properties

This setting determines the network settings for the target machines, such as the Internet Protocol

(IP) addresses.

The preset is: The network settings of the master system

You have the options to:

 Use the network settings of the master system.

 Set up the target machines to obtain IP addresses automatically from a DHCP server.