After image deploy; computer name depends on the option selected in Deploy Image task for “Sysprep Configuration”; where:

1. If the client where image is being deployed was already a managed client in NS than existing hostname name will be used
2. If the client where image is being deployed is new than hostname would be same as shown in  Preboot environment “minint-x.x.x"
3. If customer answer files is selected than name would be as given in the answer file

Thanks.

Once the image is deployed and post sysprep is completed, Altiris Agent guid will be generated for client machine automatically.

It should take only default 15 min to get the new GUID. Which can be done manually also from SMAgent Settings > Configuration Change update.

As was the case with XP and sysprep, 7.1 customers expect a solution where existing and new hardware can be imaged, and resolve the name automatically that they have configured in the computer Bios Asset TAG. and not just based on Inventory data, or staff having to visit each workstation to enter this

Do you have a solution for this senario

If Bios Asset TAG means hardware serial number than computer name with these Serial Number can be done. This requires:

1. DS 7.1.2316

2. Deploy Image task

3. Apply System Configuration task with token %serialnumber% in computer name to run on all deployed computers

But this needs to be taken care that Serial Number should not return as blank or with special characters or spaces.

The Bios section is 'named'   ' Asset Tag'   (not serial Number)

as was with DS 6.9 most client would change this field to mirrow the computers actual Client assigned Asset  No

syprep would then have the Token - %AssetTag%-  added within the computer name field

is the token %Assettag% still a valid Token within 7.1