So this is great, now we can reimage without dealing with deleting computers in SCCM first.
But there is still a problem. When I reimage a computer now, and change the name of it. Both entries appear in AD and SCCM. What I would like to happen is the name changes the existing object, and doesn’t create a new object. Maybe I can add a couple steps to my TS that deletes the old computer name/object before it starts imaging? Just throwing ideas out there. I’m currently testing this out also. If I leave the computer name the same, what happens when you reimage. Thanks again for everyones help! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Whitcher Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 9:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: Re-imaging computers without deleting sccm object I know it's one of those things that people will argue about until the end of time, but I'm in the "Never deploy anything to the 'All Systems' collection" camp. ESPECIALLY an OSD task sequence... On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:38 AM, Ryan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Think of it this way, if you deploy it correctly to All Systems then no one can accidentally deploy it there! You can't deploy a task sequence twice to the same collection. Just make sure you have the song Danger Zone playing in the background when you make the deployment. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 2:26 AM, Andreas Hammarskjöld <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: If you are on 2012, deply to a collection of your liking, ”All systems” being mentioned and could be safe/unsafe. Just make sure nobody has right to change the PXE/USB/MEDIA flag to “Clients”, and use “Available” rather than “Required”. My 2 swedish kroners! //A From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of ccollins9 Sent: den 1 april 2015 23:49 To: mssms Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: Re-imaging computers without deleting sccm object "You can't change a deployment from available to required without doing some very unsupported things in the database. Can it be done in SCCM 2007? If so, maybe a deployment to All Systems is just what you need to get that upgrade started!" Yes, you're right, I was thinking SCCM 2007 and the idea of it used to terrify me haha. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Ryan <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: You can't change a deployment from available to required without doing some very unsupported things in the database. Can it be done in SCCM 2007? If so, maybe a deployment to All Systems is just what you need to get that upgrade started! On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 6:45 AM, ccollins9 <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: "Advertise the task sequence to All Systems, boot media/pxe only. That’s how we’re doing it in the 2012 system we’re setting up now, seems to work like a charm." I wouldn't ever recommend anyone do this unless you have reallllllly tight control (permissions) over SCCM and ALL the techs working it know it well. All it takes is someone setting that advertisement to "required" and then all the computers in your domain will be re-imaged. Granted there is a safety net there with PXE/Boot Media option, but if a computer reboots and has PXE enabled, wouldn't it boot to PXE and begin the image installation? My recommendation is to give the lower level technicians access to delete machines in certain collections. SCCM is designed to be used by everyone from end-user to the highest tiers of support. You can lock many things down with permissions. We package the SCCM console and push it to all our techs in the IT department. They have the console, but can only do what they have permissions for. Another method and maybe a safer one if the above scares you---SCCM 2012 supports PowerShell commands. Create a service account with permissions to delete objects using the Remove-CMDevice command and script it. On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Jessie Twaddle <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: The unknown systems works great for unknown systems, but what do you do when SCCM already knows about the computer and the staff who deploy the images have no access to SCCM? Rather then have them contact Sccm admin every time they need to reimage, I just use wds to deploy the base image. It would be great to use SCCM always. If anyone has an automated way around this issue, please let me know. Jessie On Apr 1, 2015 4:33 AM, "Trond Karstensen" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I always advertise to «all systems» pxe & media only, and to all unknown computers. And password protect the TS. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Jeff Gilbert Sent: tirsdag 31. mars 2015 22.29 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [mssms] RE: Re-imaging computers without deleting sccm object Available to all unknown systems is the ticket: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn818437.aspx From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Juelich, Adam Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 4:23 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [mssms] RE: Re-imaging computers without deleting sccm object Rule of thumb is to never deploy anything to 'All Systems.' Unless you're into extreme sports or something.... ----------------------------------------------- Adam Juelich Pulaski Community School District<http://www.pulaskischools.org> Client Management Specialist 920-822-6075<tel:920-822-6075> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Rob Glodt <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Advertise the task sequence to All Systems, boot media/pxe only. That’s how we’re doing it in the 2012 system we’re setting up now, seems to work like a charm. Rob Glodt From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Chris Carbone Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 1:15 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [mssms] Re-imaging computers without deleting sccm object We currently need to delete the computer out of SCCM each time we want to image a computer. Is there a way where we can image a computer without doing this? 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