Create a text file of groups and systems

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Create a text file of the NetBIOS names for your network systems that you want to import into a group. You can import a flat list of systems, or organize the systems into groups.

Define the groups and their systems by typing the group and system names in a text file. Then import that information into ePO - On-prem.

For large networks, use network utilities, such as the NETDOM.EXE utility available with the Microsoft Windows Resource Kit, to generate text files with complete lists of the systems on your network. Once you have the text file, edit it manually to create groups of systems, and import the whole structure into the System Tree.

Regardless of how you generate the text file, you must use the correct syntax before importing it.

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  1. List each system on its own line. To organize systems into groups, type the group name followed by a backslash (\), then list the system belonging to that group, each on a separate line.

    GroupA\system1
    GroupA\system2
    GroupA\GroupB\system3
    GroupC\GroupD
  2. Verify the names of groups and systems, and the syntax of the text file, then save the text file to a temporary folder on your server.