Testing the zenwsimport DNS Record

  1. Switch to your ZENworks workstation.

  2. Click the Start menu > Run.

  3. In the Run menu's Open field, type CMD > click OK.

  4. In the command prompt window, enter ipconfig /renew.

    This step is intended to flush the DNS cache on your Windows 2000 Professional workstation.

  5. In the command prompt window, enter PING zenwsimport.

  6. Inspect the ping results to ensure a successful ping test.


    Screen shot of the ping test results.

    If your ping is not successful, troubleshoot DNS and DHCP to find the error. For more information, see Troubleshooting Tips .

By deploying the zenwsimport DNS record, you have enabled all workstations served by this DNS server to use ZENworks Automatic Workstation Import.