Full Server list

[Guest]

I have seen some posts here on the topic of obtaining full list of servers on a domain but I wanted to repost and see if anyone cameup with some inventive way to obtain full list. I have an environment that contains NT 4.0 servers, Win2K and Win03 servers, Computer Browser is turned on by default but it obviously can go down onece in a while, in addition NT 4.0 workstations and servers are listed with similar descriptions. Question is what custom query, tool I could use to get might most accurate list, this has proven somewhat difficult since my naming conventions have changed over the years and there is always something missing from each view or list

[kstanush]

Re: Full Server list

I assume that you have tried the Computers (Detailed) AD query, but in case you have not:

- Expand your AD domain in Hyena's left window.
- Right click on the Computers object, select Tabular Views->Computers (Detailed).

The resulting directory listing should contain most of the data in AD that pertains to computer role. If you believe that there might be other useful fields in AD in your environment, select one of the computer's in Hyena's left window, right click, select Listing Views->Computer Attributes (All). See if there are any other AD attributes that contain information that you need and note the attribute name. Then, click on the first toolbar button, then select AD Queries to modify the query.

Check back with us if you have questions on this part.

As for just getting servers, its just a matter of filtering the output. Use the Green Filter button on the toolbar.

Another approach that might return a vast amount of information on your computers is to use WMI. For that option, select a range of computers from Hyena's right window, right click, select WMI, Execute Query, then select the Win32_OperatingSystem class WMI query.

The downside of using WMI is that the computers must be operational. The upside is that you can get an unlimited amount of information relatively quickly.

Let us know if any of these options work for you.

[Guest]

Re: Full Server list

I'd like to know why some of my domain servers do not appear in the Servers view under the single domain we have. Under what circumstances would a domain server not appear in the Servers view? How can I ensure that all domain servers appear in the server view? The servers do appear in the Computers view, however, with a regular computer icon and not a server icon.

[kstanush]

Re: Full Server list

The Server list is obtained from the Windows browse list, which can have a lot of problems in some environments. In general, we provide the Server list because this was a feature since v1.0 of Hyena, but its not very useful in an AD environment and can be inaccurate.

The best way to get a list of servers is to create an OU just for the servers and move the computer objects into that OU. Then, just view the contents of the OU.

Another way is to create a naming convention or an description in some AD field and add that to a query to scan the entire AD for all computers, then filter for what you want to see.

Microsoft has never implemented any way to just view 'servers' in AD or Windows for that matter.