Choose Computers – DBC

This page allows you to select a method for choosing the SQL Server computers you would like to include.

Choose Computers from a list

Selecting the first option will enable the Computer List page in the wizard. This option will only be enabled if at least 1 computer has been inventoried. If no inventory has been performed, then this option will be disabled. Click Next to go to the Computer List page.

Import Computers from a file

Selecting the second option allows you to choose a file containing a list of computer host names, NetBIOS names, or fully qualified domain names (FQDNs). Only one file can be selected each time you run the wizard. If you want to import another file, you will need to run the wizard again.

Important: When you click Next, the wizard will parse the imported file and provide a notification of the total number of records imported. If this number is different from the number of records in the file, some computer names may be in an invalid format or the total number of records exceeds the maximum of 3,000 records. If the number is zero, the file format is incorrect or there are not any validly formatted records in the file.

Accepted File Format

The imported file must be a text file without a header row. Each record should be on a new line with no delimiting text. There should be only one column per line. Use Microsoft® Office Excel® to format the text and save it as type “Text (MS-DOS) (*.txt)” The text file, when opened in a text editor, should appear in the following format:

ComputerName1

ComputerName2

ComputerName3

ComputerName4

 

Accepted Record Format

The following examples show acceptable computer names for each record in the file:

·         Host name: ComputerName

·         NetBIOS Name: ComputerName

·         FQDN: ComputerName.companyname.com

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