Installation guide

Procedure
1. Click Administration.
2. Select Machines Manager > Discovery Rules.
3. Click Add to create a discovery rule.
4. On the Discovery Rules page, type a name and description and click Next.
5. On the Discovery Method page, select By Active Directory and click Next.
6. On the AD Domain page, specify the AD Domain, select Discover machines only from the selected
domain, and click Next.
7. On the Discovery Filters page, select Discover all machines in <domain_name> Domain.
8. (Optional) Create a filter to discover Windows machines based on a limited criteria and click Next.
9. On the Important page, click Yes and click Finish.
To avoid exceeding your license count, do not select License and Install Agent on Discovered
Machines.
10. On the toolbar, click Jobs to track current discovery job status.
What to do next
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Verify that jobs have finished running. Click Administration and select Job Manager > History >
Other Jobs > Past 24 Hours.
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Verify that the Windows machines are available. Click Administration and select Machines Manager >
Available Machines.
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License the Windows machines in your environment. See "License Windows Machines" on page 74.
License Windows Machines
To manage Windows machines, you must license them in VCM.
The number of discovered Windows, UNIX, or Linux machines might exceed the number of your
available licenses. If that happens, the number available goes negative and appears in red to indicate that
you do not have enough licenses.
You can license more servers or workstations than your license key allows. Any license key counts that
exceed the number of licenses provided by your license key are recorded and maintained for future
auditing purposes.
Prerequisites
Verify that the Windows machines you license are listed with a machine type of workstation or server in
the Available Machines node. If the discovered or added type is not workstation or server, VCM cannot
license the machines.
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