> Hi, > We have close to 350 desktops running with Windows NT 4.0 SP6 in our > Windows NT 4.0 domain . We are planning to upgrade (clean install) all of > them with Windows XP. We currently use animal, flower and bird names to > name the desktops. But, we have some difficulties going ahead with this > approach. Since we are reinstalling all the desktops in the domain, we are > planning to use service tags as the machine names. > > All the machines we use are from DELL. In future, we might have some > COMPAQ desktops as well. We also use SMS in our environment. We use > unattended PXE based automated installation method to install the > desktops. > > Question is, do you folks see any issues in using service tags as > the machine names? One major advantage that we gain here is that the > machine name is unique at any given time. We can read this from the BIOS > and assign to the system (using a script). > > I will be very happy to hear from all of you on the industry best > practice (at least widely followed) used in assigning machine names, in a > typical Windows network. > > Thanks, > Masthanaiah Ch. > ADP Wilco International Systems.
This message is confidential and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail message are the author's own and may not reflect the views and opinions of ADP Wilco. ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
