Adding a List of Inclusions or Exclusions to the Network Discovery Process.

The network discovery process is a great feature in Altiris, but you can only input ranges to include or exclude one at a time. The console does not have an option to allow you to enter a list of ranges.

To get around this, right-click on the Network Discovery Policy and choose export. Save the XML file to your hard drive and open it with a text editor or an XML editor. Find the include IP or exclude IP range and just add additional ranges.

<include ip="1.1.1.1" endMask="1.1.1.255" type="range" /> 
<exclude ip="1.2.1.1" endMask="1.2.1.255" type="range" />

Just be sure to keep the same formatting and also to keep the includes and excludes in their appropriate sections.

After you add all your new inclusions or exclusions right-click on the folder that has your Network Discovery Policies and choose Import. Select the XML file you saved and edited and you now have all your entries.

This is a great time-saver when entering multiple entries.