How can I easily prompt for a computer name in Configuration Manager 2012

[readyyy]

I had the same issue as moustafafafa when the computer was joined to a workgroup, that's what he probably did. When using the task sequence to join the computer into a domain it works!

[Rocket Man]

Hi Guys...Dani3l

 

I never new you could do variables to add a computer name (cool)......but this is what I use in SCCM 2012 and it works just as it should (Dani3l this works for me)....you can leave it attached to your TS at all times and during OSD time when SCCM database knows the computer name it will bypass this step and it will hold on to it's old name, if it does not know the computer name(out of the box or Unknown) it will prompt you to enter one in....pretty cool..

 

Dim sNewComputerName, oTaskSequence, sTSMachineName, bPromptName

Set oTaskSequence = CreateObject ("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment")

' Get the name the computer is set to receive and truncate to first 6 letters

sTSMachineName = lcase(oTaskSequence("_SMSTSMachineName"))

If left(sTSMachineName,6) = "minint" Then

bPromptName = True

ElseIf sTSMachineName = "minwinpc" Then

bPromptName = True

Else

bPromptName = False

End If

' Note: The wscript.echo commands are logged in SMSTS.log for troubleshooting. They are not displayed to the end user.

If bPromptName = True Then

wscript.echo "Detected that the computer name is scheduled to receive a random value. Prompting user to input a standard name."

sNewComputerName = InputBox ("Please enter a standard computer name to continue.", "Computer Name", , 30,30)

oTaskSequence("OSDComputerName") = UCase(sNewComputerName)

wscript.echo "Set Task Sequence variable OSDComputerName to: " & sNewComputerName

Else

wscript.echo "Computer set to receive a standard name, continuing as is."

End If

 

 

 

 

 

Rocket Man

[reddet]

Worked like a charm. Brilliant! Thank you!

[Matt Hinson]

experiencing the same issue as moustafafafa and I find it utterly annoying...

I was thinking something went wrong with my sccm install but apparently not. I'm going to google around a bit to check what can be done.

 

This is a byproduct of leveraging unknown computer support. During the TS process, SCCM has to create an object for any "Unknown" computers so that the SCCM database can "recognize" it and thus service it in the TS. If during the TS, the TS fails, SCCM does not remove the "orphaned' Unknown computer object. It has to be manually deleted.

 

http://blogs.technet.com/b/inside_osd/archive/2012/05/02/managing-unprovisioned-computers-in-system-center-2012-configuration-manager.aspx

[opdsccm]

Hello:

 

I was trying to accomplish this by right clicking on the 'All Unknown Computers' collection, but the properties for this collection are all greyed out and won't let me make any modification. Please help! Thanks!

[Rocket Man]

What version are you running?

[opdsccm]

SCCM 2012 sp1 (beta). Thanks Rocket Man!!

[Rocket Man]

Does not work in beta!!

 

It should be sorted in RTM SP1....

 

For now you could use the script that I posted previous...this does work in all versions!

[opdsccm]

Thank you so much Rocket Man! I will use the script for now. Appreciate it!!

[a4r0]

is there a way to Add a description which then gets added in to AD once the OSD is completed. ?