Deselecting PCs from SMS 2.0 pool 1

[opssup]

How do you make sure machines are not included in SMS pool even though they sit within subnets that are included. Does this make sense?

 

[ceigl]

not really sure what you mean...

 

[opssup]

OK my fault .. bit new to this. We are just about to roll out SMS in a single site to three subnets. Within one of these subnets I have 3 machines that we do not want SMS to be installed upon. As we have enabled automatic installation I via logon on and network discovery I wondered if there was somewhere where I can add machine names or IP addresses that are ignored by SMS and left out.

Hope this makes it a little clearer!

 

[tbrennans]

There are two ways, one dont include that subnet in a boundary, and secondly On the SMS 2003 Site Server, open the registry editor.


Locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_DISCOVERY_DATA_MANAGER\ExcludeServers


Under the ExcludeServers subkey, enter each computer name you want to exclude, each on a separate line.


Close the registry editor

 

[tbrennans]

woops I was thinking 2003


just put in a 0 byte file called MS with no extention on the win root

 

[tbrennans]

That would be on the client so c:\winnt\ms

and if it has a client run 20clicln.bat /scrub then delete it off the all systems directory in the admin console and your good to go.

 

[opssup]

Ok so I've but a o byte file in thanks a lot. Out of interest why does this work!

 

[tbrennans]

because sms wants to put a folder called MS in the windows/winnt dir and if there is a 0 byte file called ms it can't cause it already exists

Tim B