How to assign a client ? (a really basic question)

[daniellange]

Hello

How to assign my clients ? I have set my Site boundaries and Discovery Methods.

I have set my site bounderies to : AD = "MyActiveDirectory" and my Discovery methods to Active Directory System Discovery = "MyActiveDirectory"

What more do I need to assign my clients to my sms 2003 site?

 

[Mich]

In the SMS admin console, go to Client Installation Methods under Site Hierarchy. Right-click and select properties. On the Advanced Client tab, what are your installation properties?

 

[tbrennans]

Be aware with NT machines (if you have any) that if you use ONLY AD discovery your NT machines will be seen in ad, but wont install a client unless you create a separate collection with them, Right-click the collection you created, select All Tasks, and then select Install Client.
Follow the instructions in the Client Push Installation Wizard to install the SMS client software.

 

[ebaybee]

I have a sillier question..i have been able to configure my sms 2003 system (2003 active directory) to discover all clients utilizing the auto feature and all nodes are discovered and assigned the appropriate site...but when checking the collections i have no installed clients...i don't get it...assigned but no client..i am not able to distribute applications based on this criteria..anyone have a clue

 

[ebaybee]

For the sake of being a little more clear...I have installed sms 2003 on a 2003 domain controller which is operating at domain functional level 2003....i have a few nodes (not many) but all seem to have been discovered and assigned to my site (site=my site)..when verifying that the clients have been assigned to (my site) on all workstations the system management on each node identifies the correct info...the only node that does not identify these nodes as part of the site if the site running the main console..in otherwords..my clients assume they are running correctly with no missing info..but when i check collections i do not have a single client installed in my environment..i have spent a lot of time on this and am missing good time with the wife...any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...i have researched several articles and have read multiple threads...i would hate to open an incident with microsoft if it is an oversite on my part...thanks ahead...cheers..

 

[Mich]

Just so I understand, when viewing a collection through SMS Admin console under 'Assigned' you see 'Yes', but under 'Client' you see 'No'. On top of that you have verified on the client side that the client is indeed installed.

If this is the case first do a manual update of your collection. Right-click the collection -> All Tasks -> Update Collection Membership. Should that not work check your logs. On the server side check the ccm.log in the sms\logs folder. Then check ccmsetup.log and client.msi.log on the client in system32\ccmsetup. See if any errors jump out at you there.

Generally speaking, the client install is pretty testy. There is normally a flag or check mark somewhere that will fix the problem.

-If it ain't broke, break it and make it better.

 

[MisterNiceGuy]

I don't see where in your described situation you actually installed the SMS advanced client onto your computers. Being assigned to your site only means that the clients IP address is within your site boundaries. You still have to initiate a client installation through some means, there are many options available to get that part done(logon script,intellimirror msi install,manually,sms console). The easiest is to right click your collection and click the "Install Client" button. Of course prior to doing this, you need to configure a client installation account in the "Client Push Installation" properties and give that account administrative access to the computers in your domain.

 

[ebaybee]

Thank you gentlemen for your responses. I don't want to take away from Mich's original question so I may need to post a separate thread after verifying a few of the suggestions provided. Just to note I have pushed out the client install successfully/removed it and pushed it out again. All times the install appears to be successful since within the applet in control panel under systems management I can verify all site info. This information includes the site name, management points, guid info, mac address,logged on user..all info on all workstations appear to be correct...the only thing that is not correct is that on the admin console no site is associated to the clients that were discovered..they are just that discovered and nothing else...i am going to check the logs..pretty new to sms but may have something to contribute in other threads...i have been in the business for over 15 years...so with your responses i owe someone big for helping me get through this...

 

[ebaybee]

Just to clarify that was Daniellange that posted the original question..my apologies