Add Computers

You can use the API to add computers to Deep Security Manager as part of the process of protecting new assets.

Before using the API, consider using the following types of scheduled tasks to automatically discover and add computers:

Discover Computers
Synchronize Cloud Account
Synchronize Directory
Synchronize VMware vCenter

For more information, see Maintain Protection Using Scheduled Tasks or Schedule Deep Security to perform tasks in the Help Center.

Use the following general procedure to add a computer:

Create a Computer object and set the hostname. The hostname is the only required property. The value must be the hostname or IP address that resolves to the computer.

Python

computer = api.Computer()
computer.host_name = hostname

JavaScript

const computer = new api.Computer();
computer.hostName = hostname;

Java

Computer computer = new Computer();
computer.setHostName(hostname);

Configure any other properties as you desire. See the Create a Computer operation in the API Reference for the available properties.

Create a ComputersApi object and use it to create the computer on Deep Security Manager.

Python

computers_api = api.ComputersApi(api.ApiClient(configuration))
new_computer = computers_api.create_computer(computer, api_version)

JavaScript

const computersApi = new api.ComputersApi();
return computersApi.createComputer(computer, apiVersion, { overrides: false });

Java

ComputersApi computersApi = new ComputersApi();
computer = computersApi.createComputer(computer, Boolean.FALSE, apiVersion);

To see the properties that you can configure, see the Create a Computer operation in the API Reference.

You can also use the Deep Security Manager console to create a task that automatically configures computers when they are added. See Automatically perform tasks when a computer is added or changed in the Help Center.

You can use the legacy REST API to enable the relay on a computer that is running an activated agent. The Deep Security Git repository contains scripts that accomplish this task:

For background information, see Distribute security and software updates with relays on the Help Center.

The following example adds a computer to Deep Security Manager.

Python

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# Create the computer object
computer = api.Computer()
computer.host_name = hostname

# Add the computer to Deep Security Manager
computers_api = api.ComputersApi(api.ApiClient(configuration))
new_computer = computers_api.create_computer(computer, api_version)
return new_computer.id

JavaScript

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// Create a Computer object and set the hostname
const computer = new api.Computer();
computer.hostName = hostname;

// Create the computer on Deep Security Manager and resolve the ID
const computersApi = new api.ComputersApi();
computersApi
  .createComputer(computer, apiVersion, { overrides: false })
  .then(returnedComputer => {
    resolve(returnedComputer.ID);
  })

Java

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// Create the computer
Computer computer = new Computer();
computer.setHostName(hostname);

// Add the computer to Deep Security Manager
ComputersApi computersApi = new ComputersApi();
computer = computersApi.createComputer(computer, Boolean.FALSE, apiVersion);

return computer.getID();