Re: Changing client name
From: Eric Holtz [MSFT] (eholtz_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/18/04
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Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:18:02 -0800
There is a possibility of duplicate records if AD Discovery picks up the
name change before the heartbeat from the client is sent. Other than that
the name change should happen transparently.
-- ------------------------------------------ This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. SMS 2003 Technical FAQ: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/techfaq/default.mspx "JP" <JP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:92DB9778-55C1-404E-BF31-3D653248A126@microsoft.com... > Kerwin, > > I'm a little confused on how SMS deals with a workstation rename. On 8/18 > you posted that there would be two records and the old record would > eventually age out of the database... > > > > The old system record will eventually age out and will be automatically > deleted. > > When the new one starts to report its DDR, it will show up as installed. > > "ttnet" <ttnet@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:BAF062F7-63D0-4A87-95CA-009075DE555C@microsoft.com... >> What are the proper steps to renaming a workstation in AD with an >> existing >> sms advanced client and having sms reflect the change? We rename the >> workstation and sms shows the new workstation name and the old >> workstation >> name for days. AD removes the old workstation name and shows the new >> workstation name correctly. In sms, the old workstation name shows as > being >> installed and being assigned, the new workstation name shows as being >> assigned and not installed, but never installs the client. Please help. > > > "Kerwin Medina [MSFT]" wrote: > >> SMS keeps track of the client GUID. The machine will still report the >> same >> GUID, so the same system record will be updated. >> >> "JP" <JP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:72E8D341-4F8E-43FF-A7E4-826F902DFF41@microsoft.com... >> > Jeff, >> > >> > Doesn't SMS keep the old client name in the database and create a >> > record >> > with the new name? >> > >> > JP >> > >> > "Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT]" wrote: >> > >> >> No special considerations SMS handles this without issues. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff Harbaugh [MSFT] >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> >> rights. >> >> >> >> "Aaron" <ajewell@purdue.edu> wrote in message >> >> news:eiaV%23fBzEHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> >> > In SMS2003 sp1, how is a machine name change handled. For instance, >> >> > I >> >> > have >> >> > a client named 'xyz' which is an sms adv client. I now move this >> >> > machine >> >> > to >> >> > another office & rename it to 'abc'. Can sms handle this or are >> >> > there >> >> > special considerations I need to be aware of? >> >> > trying to anticipate problems... >> >> > -thanks in advance >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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