Setting Up the Site Structure

To perform a detailed configuration, please select Show special options in the first wizard dialog.

Naming the Organization

The organization (ORG) is always the topmost object in the site structure. To create the organization you simply need to specify its name. You can change the name later if you wish.

Creating a Region (recommended)

Regions allow you to represent subordinate (child) levels of your enterprise. Regions can be nested. Recommendation: Create a region. To do this you must simply specify the name of the region.

To create several (nested) regions, list the regions from "bottom" to "top" (X.500 notation) and separate the names with a dot. Then, the first site will be created below the "bottom" region.

You want to create two regions below the ORG as follows. The name of the first site is Stuttgart:

Please enter Germany.Subsidiaries in the Region name text box to create the structure displayed above.

Creating a Site

You must specify the following information to create the first site:

  1. Name of the site
  2. Network operating system that is being used in the site
  3. If you are using the Domain Name System (DNS) in your network: Name of the DNS Domain in which the servers are defined

    The characteristic which provides the basis for assigning workstations to this site (site definition, for example):

    • IP adress
    • IP name
    • NetBIOS name
    • Resource domain

  4. The value range for the chosen characteristic.

Please find further details in the online documentation. (in the DSMC’s menu bar or on the DSM DVD: NetInstall\ docs\d\DSM.chm)

Specifying a Name for the Site

Enter the name. You can change the name later.

Directory Service

Select the applicable value from the list.

Migration of Legacy Clients

Please choose whether you want to manage old NetInstall 5.8 or enteo 6.2 clients in your new DSM environment. If you do, you cannot use the advanced password encryption procedures on the DSM clients that are new in DSM 2015.1.
If you are not using old clients any more, the new encryption is activated.

  • Contact the Support for more information on changing the encryption method later.