Symantec 10551441 Administration Guide - Page 27

Managing Symantec AntiVirus 27 Managing with the Symantec System Center Note: Rebuilding a list of servers on a large network may take a long time. Using the Find Computer feature If you want to quickly find a server without having to expand and browse through the tree, you can use the Find Computer feature. You can search using TCP/IP or IPX addresses, or computer names. The Find Computer feature is also useful if you install a server and then do not see it in the tree view when you expand a server group or server. This may occur for the following reasons: ■ The Symantec System Center may not automatically discover servers on LAN segments separated by routers. ■ Servers may not be visible in the Network Neighborhood. For example, Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) servers or Active Directory may not be replicated across network segments. Servers on segments using only IPX protocol can also be skipped in the discovery process. If you cannot locate some servers on your LAN, you can locate them manually with the Find Computer feature in the Symantec System Center console. Once you use the Find Computer feature to locate a server, you can manage it from the Symantec System Center console. Note: If you don't have IPX installed, you may not see all NetWare computers in the console. While you will be able to find the computers using the Find Computer feature, installing IPX and TCP/IP ensures that the computers will be discovered. Finding computers by searching the local cache Rather than search the entire network for computers, you can restrict the search to those known to be stored in the local cache.