Deployment Solution

Recently, we have had to replace our 2003 site servers with 2008 R2 site servers to upgrade to winpe 4.  When the 2008 server was built, it was using DHCP and then we used the static IP from the old server once the old server was decommissioned.  Once we changed the IP I chnaged the IP listed in the C:\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\Deployment\Task Handler\SBS\initialPXEConfigPath.txt file.  Every so often something is changing the IP addresses in this file back to the original IP the server had.  I need to know what is writing to this file.  Is there a HowTo or whatever, for changing the IP address of a site server?

Altiris 7.1.  The site server does show in the console with the correct IP address.

Change Altiris Site Server IP Address

http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/ds-71-pxe-issue

After the Static IP has been configured:

1. Stop all four NetBoot Services
2. Change IP address in C:\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\Deployment\Task Handler\SBS\initialPXEConfigPath.txt file
3. Delete contents of C:\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\Deployment\Task Handler\SBS\SBSStore
4. Delete contents of C:\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Client Policies
5. Change IP Address from Old to New in “sbs_serverlist” SQL Table
6. Start all four NetBoot Services
7. Update Altiris Agent
8. Check initialPXEConfigPath.txt file for correct IP address.  Make sure the agent has received a change after you requested one at step 7.

SQL:

select * from sbs_ServerList       (lists everything in the table)

Then Run:

Update sbs_ServerList

SET IPAddress='198.162.129.18'

WHERE Guid='69EC137D-7146-45E5-8F72-35460BF2584F'

(Swapping the desired IP and the correct GUID)