4.3 Managing Network Environments

  1. In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration > Locations.

  2. In the Network Environments panel, perform the following tasks to manage network environments:

    Task

    Steps

    Additional Details

    Edit a network environment

    1. Click the environment name.

    2. Modify the fields as desired.

      If you need help with the options, click the Help button.

    3. Click Apply.

    If you choose to exclude the Closest Server Default Rule for a network environment that does not have any closest server rule configured, then the network environment is considered as a disconnected network environment.

    Delete a network environment

    1. Select the check box in front of the network environment.

    2. Click Delete.

    You cannot delete a network environment that has ZENworks objects associated. To delete a network environment that has ZENworks objects associated, you must first remove the association and then delete the network environment.

    Rename a network environment

    1. Select the check box in front of the location.

    2. Click Rename to display the Rename Network Environment dialog box.

    3. Specify the new name in the Name field, then click OK.

    The name must conform to the ZENworks object naming conventions. For information about the naming conventions, see Naming Objects in ZENworks Control Center in the ZENworks 11 SP4 ZENworks Control Center Reference.

    View the list of locations that include a network environment

    1. Click the number in the Location Reference Count column.

    The Associated Locations dialog box displays all the locations to which this network environment is associated.

    View the list of ZENworks Objects associated to a network environment

    1. Click the number in the Reference Count column.

    The Relationships page displays the ZENworks objects such as policies and bundles that are associated to the network environment. A ZENworks object such as a bundle or policy is associated with a network environment only if it contains a reference to the network environment through system requirement or policy configuration.

    The list displays the following information:

    • Name of the associated policy or bundle.

    • Type of the policy or bundle.

    • Location of the associated policy or bundle.

    Search for a network environment

    1. In the Search option () of the Network Environments panel, type the string to be used to filter the network environments, then press Enter.

    The search string that you specify can contain alphanumeric characters. The Search functionality displays the network environment that has one or more of the following:

    • Name that contains the specified string.

    • Reference Count that matches the exact string that you specify.

    • Location Reference Count that matches the exact string that you specify.

    Clear the Search Result

    1. Click Clear icon. next to the Search option in the Network Environments panel.