Task 17: Discover Computers and Devices

In this task, you use the Computer And Device Management Wizard in System Center Essentials to discover the computers and devices that are joined to the domain. You can expect this task to take less than 30 minutes to complete. Management agents are then automatically installed on the computers and devices. These agents report status information to System Center Essentials and help you to monitor and manage your network.

Important

During Windows EBS installation, the Management Server, Security Server, and Messaging Server are automatically configured to be managed by System Center Essentials. If your domain contains only the servers for Windows EBS, you do not need to run the Computer And Device Management ...

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