Age old question..what changed?

Daniel Ratliff

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
Behalf Of Murray, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 3:24 PM
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Subject: [mssms] RE: OSD - WMI query for computer name not working as expected

The OSDComputerName value is correct, it's just not getting set in WMI at this 
point during imaging, which is what I use to query the computer name (Select * 
from Win32_ComputerSystem Where Name Like 'SSC250P%'). But there's no "LIKE" 
option when using a TS variable. What's weird, we didn't have this issue before.

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Ratliff
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 11:31 AM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] RE: OSD - WMI query for computer name not working as expected

The OSDComputerName gets put down during the Setup Windows and ConfigMgr step. 
You could easily add a run command line before your step to set another 
variable based off what you need as the computername. Basically gather the 
OSDComputerName variable, see if it matches your conditions, and set another 
variable to something you can query with the condition.

http://www.potentengineer.com/using-powershell-to-set-osd-task-sequence-variables/

Daniel Ratliff

From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Murray, Mike
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 1:12 PM
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [mssms] OSD - WMI query for computer name not working as expected

We have a domain join step that evaluates conditions based on an HTA the tech 
fills out before imaging begins. Depending on these conditions, the computer 
joins the domain and is placed in the appropriate OU. There are 3 main 
conditions we evaluate:

OSDRole - TS variable, can be lab, staff, etc.
OSDBusinessArea - Another TS variable, based on department

These evaluate fine in our conditions when joining the domain. But the other 
condition does a WMI query for the computer name. Unfortunately, at this point 
in the imaging process, the computer name in WMI is MININT-XXXXXXX, so it 
evaluates as FALSE.

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Do we need to move this step down further in our TS? I don't know how else to 
evaluate the computer name (OSDComputerName is available, but there is no 
"LIKE" statement).

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Any help appreciated!


Best Regards,

Mike Murray
Desktop Management Coordinator - IT Support Services
California State University, Chico
530.898.4357
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>



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