Mailboxing question

cstoneba · December 22, 2015, 1:50pm

I started pushing alot of actions out via the rest API that targets a single computer, but other clients in our environment started getting the action fxf file in their /var/opt/BESClient/opsite174 directory. Since we’re running v9.0.835.0 clients (that allows for mailboxing) shouldn’t mailboxing be in effect and only the targeted client get the fxf files?

strawgate · December 22, 2015, 1:56pm

How are you targetting the computer?

My understanding is you have to use the following for mailbox targeting:

<Target>
    <ComputerID>13863357</ComputerID>
</Target>

cstoneba · December 22, 2015, 2:03pm

I was using ComputerName:

<Target>
<ComputerName>computer1</ComputerName>
</Target>

strawgate · December 22, 2015, 2:27pm

For mailbox to work you have to use the computer ID. I think the issue is multiple computers can have the same name so to mailbox you have to provide the ID.

You can use the rest api to translate the name into an ID before you send your mailbox action

cstoneba · December 22, 2015, 2:48pm

thanks for the help.

jgstew · December 22, 2015, 3:42pm

That is also my understanding. Must use the computer ID.