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hmTitle:"Synchronization mode—VMware",
hmDescription:"You can synchronize virtual machines running on VMware vCenter Server.",
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hmBreadCrumbs:"<a href=\"using.html\">Using ESET PROTECT On-Prem<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"working_with_era.html\">ESET PROTECT On-Prem Main Menu<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"admin_ct.html\">Tasks<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"admin_server_tasks.html\">Server Tasks<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"sg_server_tasks_synch.html\">Static Group Synchronization<\/a>",
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hmHeader:"<h1 class=\"p_Heading1\"><span class=\"f_Heading1\">Synchronization mode—VMware<\/span><\/h1>\n\r",
hmBody:"<p class=\"p_Normal\">You can synchronize virtual machines running on VMware vCenter Server.<\/p>\n\r<div style=\"text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"><table class=\"Table_note\" >\n\r<tr class=\"Table_note\">\n\r<td class=\"Table_note\" style=\"width:4px; background-color:#3DAAE1;\"><br \/>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_note\" style=\"width:20px;\"><p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Note\" title=\"Note\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"margin:2px 0 0 0;width:20px;height:20px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/note.svg\"\/><\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_note\"><p class=\"p_Normal\">To run this task successfully, you need to <a href=\"import_a_public_key.html\" class=\"topiclink\">import<\/a> the vCenter CA in your ESET PROTECT Server. You can export it via your web browser.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">For example, to export the certificate using Firefox, click the secure connection icon in the address bar <img alt=\"Secure connection\" title=\"Secure connection\" width=\"137\" height=\"26\" style=\"margin:0;width:137px;height:26px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/secure_connection.png\"\/> and then click <span class=\"f_UI\">Connection secure<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">More information<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">View certificate<\/span> &gt; click the link next to <span class=\"f_UI\">Common Name<\/span> &gt; click the link next to <span class=\"f_UI\">Download<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">To create a new Server Task, click <span class=\"f_UI\">Tasks<\/span> &gt; <span class=\"f_UI\">Add<\/span> &gt; <img alt=\"Add\" title=\"Add\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/add_new_default.png\"\/><span class=\"f_UI\">Server Task<\/span> or select the desired task type from the tree and click <span class=\"f_UI\">Add<\/span> &gt; <img alt=\"Add\" title=\"Add\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" style=\"margin:0;width:16px;height:16px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/add_new_default.png\"\/><span class=\"f_UI\">Server Task<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Basic<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">In the <span class=\"f_UI\">Basic<\/span> section, type basic information about the task, such as a <span class=\"f_UI\">Name and Description (optional)<\/span>. Click <span class=\"f_UI\">Select tags<\/span> to <a href=\"tags.html#assign_tags\" class=\"topiclink\">assign tags<\/a>.<br \/>\n\rIn the <span class=\"f_UI\">Task<\/span> drop-down menu, select the task type you want to create and configure. If you have selected a specific task type before creating a new task, <span class=\"f_UI\">Task<\/span> is pre-selected based on your previous choice. <span class=\"f_UI\">Task<\/span> (see <a href=\"admin_ct.html\" class=\"topiclink\">the list of all Tasks<\/a>) defines the settings and the behavior for the task.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">You can also select from the following task trigger settings:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Run task immediately after finish<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—Select this option to have the task run automatically after you click Finish.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Configure trigger<\/span>—Select this option to enable the <a href=\"admin_st_triggers.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Trigger<\/a> section, where you can configure trigger settings.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 13px;\">To set the trigger later, leave the check boxes deselected.<\/p>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<h3 class=\"p_Heading3\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading3\">Common Settings<\/span><\/h3>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">Click <span class=\"f_UI\">Select<\/span> under <span class=\"f_UI\">Static Group Name<\/span>—by default, the executing user\'s home group will be used for synchronized computers. Alternatively you can create a <span class=\"f_UI\">New Static Group<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Object to synchronize<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—Either <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Computers and Groups<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">, or <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Only<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Computers<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Computer creation collision handling<\/span>—If the synchronization adds computers that are already members of the Static Group, you can select a conflict resolution method:<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 39px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: \'Courier New\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">o<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Skip<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> (synchronized computers will not be added)<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 39px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: \'Courier New\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">o<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Move<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> (new computers will be moved to a subgroup)<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 58px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: \'Courier New\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">o<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Duplicate<\/span> (new computer is created with modified name)<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Computer extinction handling<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—If a computer no longer exists, you can either <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Remove<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> this computer or <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Skip<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> it.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Group extinction handling<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—If a group no longer exists, you can either <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Remove<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> this group or <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Skip<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> it.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_UI\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Synchonization mode<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">VMware<\/span><\/p>\n\r<h3 class=\"p_Heading3\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading3\">Server connection settings<\/span><\/h3>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Server<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—Type in the DNS or IP address of the VMware vCenter Server. The address must be exactly the same as the value <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">CN<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> of the imported vCenter CA. You can find this value in the column <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Subject<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> of the <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">More<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> &gt; <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Certification Authorities<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> window.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Login<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—Type in the login credentials for the VMware vCenter Server.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Password<\/span>—Type in the password used to log onto your VMware vCenter Server.<\/p>\n\r<h3 class=\"p_Heading3\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading3\">Synchronization settings<\/span><\/h3>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Structure view<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—Select the type of structure view, either <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Folders<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> or <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Resource pool<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_NormalList\" style=\"text-indent: 0; page-break-inside: avoid; page-break-after: avoid; padding-left: 13px; margin-left: 19px;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Structure path<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\">—Click <\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Browse and navigate to the<\/span><span class=\"f_NormalList\"> folder you want to synchronize. If the field is left empty, the entire structure will be synchronized.<\/span><\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\" style=\"text-indent: 0; padding-left: 32px; margin-left: 0;\"><span class=\"f_NormalList\" style=\"font-family: Arial,\'Lucida Sans Unicode\',\'Lucida Grande\',\'Lucida Sans\';display:inline-block;width:13px;margin-left:-13px\">&#8226;<\/span><span class=\"f_UI\">Computer view<\/span>—Select whether to display computers by <span class=\"f_UI\">Name<\/span>, <span class=\"f_UI\">Host Name<\/span> or <span class=\"f_UI\">IP Address following synchronization<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<div style=\"text-align: left; text-indent: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0; margin: 0 0 10px 0;\"><table class=\"Table_important\" >\n\r<tr class=\"Table_important\">\n\r<td class=\"Table_important\" style=\"width:4px; background-color:#E9A514;\"><br \/>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_important\" style=\"width:20px;\"><p class=\"p_Normal\"><img alt=\"Important\" title=\"Important\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" style=\"margin:2px 0 0 0;width:20px;height:20px;border:none\" src=\".\/images\/important.svg\"\/><\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<td class=\"Table_important\"><p class=\"p_Normal\">If you get the error: <span class=\"f_CodeHighlighted\">Server not found in Kerberos database<\/span> after clicking <span class=\"f_UI\">Browse<\/span>, use the server\'s AD FQDN instead of the IP address.<\/p>\n\r<\/td>\n\r<\/tr>\n\r<\/table>\n\r<\/div>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Trigger<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">The <span class=\"f_UI\"><a href=\"admin_st_triggers.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Trigger<\/a><\/span> section contains information about the trigger(s) which would run a task. Each <span class=\"f_UI\">Server Task<\/span> can have up to one trigger. Each trigger can run only one <span class=\"f_UI\">Server Task<\/span>. If <span class=\"f_UI\">Configure trigger<\/span> is not selected in the <span class=\"f_UI\">Basic<\/span> section, a trigger is not created. A task can be created without trigger. Such a task can be run afterward manually or a trigger can be added later.<\/p>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Advanced Settings—Throttling<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">By setting <a href=\"admin_st_throttling.html\" class=\"topiclink\">Throttling<\/a>, you can set advanced rules for the created trigger. Setting throttling is optional.<\/p>\n\r<h2 class=\"p_Heading2\" style=\"page-break-after: avoid;\"><span class=\"f_Heading2\">Summary<\/span><\/h2>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">All configured options are displayed here. Review the settings and click <span class=\"f_UI\">Finish<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r<p class=\"p_Normal\">You can see the <a href=\"admin_ct_executions_progress.html\" class=\"topiclink\">progress indicator bar<\/a>, <a href=\"admin_ct_executions_status_icon.html\" class=\"topiclink\">status icon<\/a> and <a href=\"admin_ct_executions_drill_down.html\" class=\"topiclink\">details<\/a> for each created task in <span class=\"f_UI\">Tasks<\/span>.<\/p>\n\r"
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