Setting manual machine name during depolyment

we have it set up so it take the serial number of the machine but want a prompt box to enter our own name during the setup process

Under modify configuration/microsoft networking you can set the token name with %name% or %serialnum%

can any of these be set for a prompt?? or any ideas

Thanks

Phil

 I don't think there can be a prompt--at least not that I know of. You might be able to use Initial Deployment to pre-populate a list of computers to choose from. I've always wanted to do stuff with the Initial Deployment features in DS but haven't had time.

The way I would do this is create Pre-Defined computers.
1. Launch the console.
2. Computer panel do a right click and select New Computer
3. At the New computer dialog click add
4. Fill the computer name, serial number, and Computer name and this should that what u want right?
5. one more step. On the console select Tool then Options. Global -> Change the Primary lookup to Serial Number and Mac Address.

So create a deploy image job and assigend to the pre-defined computer(s) make sure the Do Not boot to production is check on the image job. Then the client boots up and based on the serial number it will do the imaging job and do the post configuration according the pre-defined computer settings.

Hope this is what you wanted.

nelson

 great info, thx Nelo!

If the the thin client is allready in the console using the old computer name you will need to delete the computer and then follow the steps from NELO.  But you could create a script that runs  on the client that asks for a machine name and the next line on the script renames the machine.  But automatic naming based on serial number is less headache in the long :)