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  • 1.  Images From Vendor Not SysPrepped (Is This A Problem for Agent?)

    Posted Jan 15, 2014 04:16 PM
    Hello, We have about 200 machines that were imaged and setup by an outside vendor. We discovered that these machines were not SysPrepped. People are currently using these machines and it would be a disaster for us to have to reimage them. We are planning push the Altiris agent to all 200 machines. Could this present a problem with duplicate GUIDs and give us a problem managing the machines? We are running SMP 7.1 SP2 Thanks for any guidance.


  • 2.  RE: Images From Vendor Not SysPrepped (Is This A Problem for Agent?)

    Posted Jan 15, 2014 04:31 PM

    Without an Agent, they have no GUIDs, so there is no problem managing those computers.



  • 3.  RE: Images From Vendor Not SysPrepped (Is This A Problem for Agent?)

    Posted Jan 15, 2014 04:35 PM

    We are planning to push the agent to each of these machines.  We are concerned that they will all generate the same GUID and become unmanagable.

    Will this occur?



  • 4.  RE: Images From Vendor Not SysPrepped (Is This A Problem for Agent?)
    Best Answer

    Posted Jan 22, 2014 10:05 AM

    They don't receive a GUID until they get the agent. The GUID is randomly generated based upon several factors, and I believe one of those factors is the computer name.



  • 5.  RE: Images From Vendor Not SysPrepped (Is This A Problem for Agent?)

    Posted Jan 22, 2014 02:18 PM

    Dsmith thanks for the help with this.  Things are working properly.