Re: XP clients do not appear in Collections

From: Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT] (jeffharb_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/01/04


Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 14:49:20 -0800

You may have to enable logging on your server through the Tools - Service
Manager in the admin console.
Also they will not show a site code until installed.

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Thanks,
Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT]
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"perfimage" <perfimage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:A50D7A57-EB38-417D-BECF-E7FB03B15428@microsoft.com...
> Correct.  XP machines were not discovered until I created a collection 
> where
> OS = "*"
>
> Now all machines indicate they are "Assigned" but have not received a site
> code.
>
> No netdisc.log file on the site server.  .ddr file on clients.
>
> All Discovery Methods enabled, Network Logon, User, groups, Heartbeat and
> Network.
>
> these machines went undetected for 3 days until i ran the ADDDisc  tool 
> and
> AD sync tool to kind of force their presence in the Collection.  Later 
> they
> showed up as "Assigned"
>
> This is SMS 2.0...seems odd I do not have any of the log files you are
> mentioning.
>
> Thanks
>
> "Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> So your XP machines are or are not being discovered?
>> Are you only trying to discover or install also.
>> If you look at the clients to they have a file *.ddr?
>> What discovery method did you enable? Network Discover? If so you can 
>> look
>> at the netdisc.log on the server to see why they are not being processed.
>>
>> -- 
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT]
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no 
>> rights.
>>
>> "perfimage" <perfimage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:72470E31-93B3-42A4-8528-905BA3390E8A@microsoft.com...
>> > No, installation methods have NOT been enabled.
>> >
>> > Windows Networking logon Discovery>Logon Settings Modify user logon 
>> > scipts
>> > is checked, and indicates Windows Networking Logon Client Installation 
>> > is
>> > affected, which has modify logon script enabled but not installation.
>> >
>> > Boundaries are proper, so that should not affect anything.
>> >
>> > I cannot find the log files you mention.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I am assuming that you also enabled installation methods?
>> >> Look at the clients on the WN_Remote.log to see any errors on the
>> >> clients.
>> >> Also check you site boundaries to ensure you ahve the IP Subnets 
>> >> listed.
>> >> Check your ccm.log on the site server for possible errors.
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT]
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >>
>> >> "perfimage" <perfimage@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:24862F16-DC4B-424C-94DC-904ED0076A9C@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I recently installed SMS 2.0 in an AD environment and enabled all
>> >> >discovery
>> >> > methods.  Very soon after enabling the discovery methods, my W2k
>> >> > Servers
>> >> > appeared in the "All Systems" collection, as did all AD 
>> >> > users/groups.
>> >> > The
>> >> > Win XP machines did not appear.  After much tweaking and messing 
>> >> > around
>> >> > with
>> >> > AD discovery and sync tools, I managed to get the machines to appear 
>> >> > in
>> >> > the
>> >> > "All Systems" Collection and oddly enough the client has installed 
>> >> > (at
>> >> > least
>> >> > partially) on every one of the machines.  The strange part is, the
>> >> > Admin
>> >> > console indicates ALL machines are Assigned, yet none (except the
>> >> > servers)
>> >> > have any site listed or indicate the client has installed.  I even
>> >> > manually
>> >> > uninstalled the client on a couple machines and upon a restart and
>> >> > login,
>> >> > the
>> >> > client immediately reinstalled.
>> >> >
>> >> > None of the machines indicate any site membership in the System
>> >> > Management
>> >> > Control Panel.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can anyone point me in the right direction to have these machines
>> >> > recognized
>> >> > correctly?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> 


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