Customize import from Directory

[Mbrodin]

Hi

Can you add some extra filters to the “Add hosts from Directory”?

We have servers in the “servers” OU´s and workstations in the “Workstations OU”, so it would be great if you can specify an OU to import objects from.

Maybe I want to import all machines that are in OU “servers” and “Physical” but not bother importing all virtual servers from the ComputersServersVirtual OU

We have approx 23 OU´s each with 8 sub-OU+s so filter would be awesome.

Thanks

Mats

[doug]

Hi Mats – I’m a bit confused because already in BP you can specify an OU to import objects from. Also, you the built-in filter enables you to easily select all machines in the ComputersServers OU without selecting any of the machines in ComputersServersVirtual. I’m not sure what more you are asking for. Am I misunderstanding your request? Or perhaps you can experiment more with the “Add hosts from directory” form and then let me know what you experience?

Thanks,

Doug

[Mbrodin]

Hi Doug

My goal is to select an OU, say EUROPE and be able to get all virtual servers from all over Europe, from approx 25 sub country OU´s. Below every country OU there are 5 OU´s containing machines – from laptops to physical servers. If I do a recursive search on “EUROPE” I get ALL machines = 1500, I only want to get the virtual servers from the OU´s called VIRTUAL without clicking on each and every country to get my list.

So If I can do a recursive search in EUROPE and get only items from OU=Servers AND OU=Virtual, that would give me 250 machines instead of 1500.

Hope this explains better!

regards

Mats

[doug]

Thanks for explaining, Mats. I understand now what you mean. We’ll consider this for a future build. Thank you for your suggestion!

In the meantime, probably the best way for you to get all the computers would be to put them into a single security group. Then in the BP ‘Add hosts from directory’ form you can simply highlight that single security group to display all of the desired computers.

-Doug

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