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You may have seen our previous post on how to set the local computer description during SCCM OSD (Operating System Deployment). Now, with the help of a script and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), we can take that local computer description and use it as the Active Directory (AD) computer description.
Required Script
To achieve this, you’ll need the following script:
strModel = GetModelInfo
strLocalDescription = GetLocalDescription
strDescription = strLocalDescription & ” – ” & strModel
UpdateAD
Function GetModelInfo
strComputer = “.”
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2”)
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery(“Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem”)
For Each objItem in colItems
GetModelInfo = objItem.Model
Next
End Function
Function GetLocalDescription
strComputer = “.”
Set objWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!” & strComputer & “\root\cimv2”)
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery(“Select Description from Win32_OperatingSystem”)
For Each objItem in colItems
GetLocalDescription = objItem.Description
Next
End Function
Sub UpdateAD
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject(“ADSystemInfo”)
On Error Resume Next
Set objComputer = GetObject(“LDAP://” & objSysInfo.ComputerName)
objComputer.Description = strDescription
objComputer.SetInfo
End Sub
Implementation Steps
Setting the Local Computer Description: Ensure that you have already set the local computer description step in your task sequence.
Running the Script: This Active Directory computer description step must go directly after the local computer description step. Ensure that MDT integration is enabled; otherwise, this process won’t work.
Saving the Script: Copy the script above into a text editor and save the file as setaddescription.vbs. Place the file into your MDT Scripts folder and update your MDT deployment within your Configuration Manager Console.
Creating the Task Sequence Step: Create a new step using the “Run Command Line” option. In the Command line area, enter the following:
cscript.exe "%DEPLOYROOT%Scripts\setaddescription.vbs"Account Permissions: Ensure that you use a domain account with access to update Active Directory computer descriptions in the “Run this step as the following account” section on the step.
This process will now take your local computer description and copy it to the machine’s Active Directory computer description.
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can we also use this script to just pass the description you want and not look at the local computer description?
ex: cscript script.vbs “JoBlo Dell 1234”
Thanks
Completely untested but you could change the script here:
strDescription = strLocalDescription & ” – ” & strModel
to
strDescription = “WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT”
can we also use this script to just pass the description you want and not look at the local computer description?
ex: cscript script.vbs “JoBlo Dell 1234”
Thanks
Completely untested but you could change the script here:
strDescription = strLocalDescription & ” – ” & strModel
to
strDescription = “WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT”
Hi ,Could you please tell me how to get this done without having MDT integrated ?
You would have to use a VBS script if you are not using MDT.
Hi ,Could you please tell me how to get this done without having MDT integrated ?
You would have to use a VBS script if you are not using MDT.