System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard

To start managing objects, you must first decide which computers and network devices you want to manage. The Computer and Device Management Wizard queries Microsoft Active Directory for all desktop and server computers and network devices in your environment. The wizard then displays a list of the discovered objects and allows you to choose which of those you want to manage.

The wizard prepares those objects for management by populating the database with information about those objects, and by installing management agents as appropriate. To install the agent on computers, Essentials 2007 uses the Microsoft System Center Essentials Monitoring Agent software package, which is based on a Windows Installer application and is configured to handle the installation of the agent on the computers that you chose to manage.

The wizard prompts for the following information:

• Criteria for searching for objects in your organization. These criteria include items such as server computers, client computers, network devices, and more specific queries.

• The specific objects you want to monitor.

• Configure Agent installation options.

• How to configure managed computers.

The wizard does the following:

• Discovers objects in your environment based on your criteria

• Builds the list of objects to manage based on your selection

• Installs the agent on computers you tagged as agent-managed

How to Start the Computer and Device Management Wizard

After System Center Essentials Setup is complete, the first time that you open the console on the Management Server links to several required configuration tasks are displayed, allowing you to complete all of the required initial configuration.

To Start the Computer and Device Management Wizard from the Getting Started Screen

1. After Setup is complete, open the Essentials 2007 console.

2. In any Overview pane, click Configure computers and devices to manage.

To Start the Computer and Device Management Wizard from Device Management

1. In the Essentials 2007 console, click Computers.

2. In the navigation pane, and click Add new computers and devices.

See Also

Concepts

System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Administrator Account Page
System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Agent Management Task Status
System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Automatic or Advanced Page
System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Discovery Method Page
System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Discovery Progress Page
System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Introduction Page
System Center Essentials 2007 Computer and Device Management Wizard: Select Objects to Manage Page