Netbios naming <informational only>

[JC]

Scenario:
Setting up an XPE Client for mass deployment. Prepare the runtime image,
sysprep/fbreseal, and then clone or deploy to X number of targets using
remote boot. is there a way/ and how is it done to generate specific unique
netbios names for the clients? I Have seen a scripting process in previous
versions of windows in a NT Domain, but this one I am curious about... I am
sure this one would be easy for you

Thanks,

 

[KM]

JC,

Check our System Cloning Tool component.
If you have the cloning phase it will generate unique SID and device name.

 

[Bob Floyd]

Yes but this is not a specific name. It is randomly generated. There
are no tools included with XPe to give you control over this function.

Bob

 

[KM]

Bob,

A specific name you don't have to generate. You just set it (in System Identification section of PC (HAL) component).
However, if you are talking about a particular pattern used to generate unique names after cloning. Then no, there is no such tools
in TD.

But I don't think it would be helpful to include such tools. Different customers have different requirements for the device name
depending on the device usage.
For instance, I talked to a customer who wanted to assign the machine name per floor on which device was going to be located.

In any case, it is always doable to come up with a simple (depends on the algorithm used to assign the names) script that generates
and changes the names.