July 2024 Archive
Basic Dialog to Manually Name OSD Task Sequence Device
- July 29, 2024
- 3 minutes
- inspiration, tech
Many years ago I wrote about the way I automatically generate the OSDComputerName value for most devices in my fleet. Much of that process remains as it did back then, but I've never written about how I handle the one-offs (such as my testing VMs or other nonstandard hardware).
Manually Pointing Windows Activation At Alternate KMS Host
If you work with a lot of disparate dev and test devices across different domains, tenants, etc., you might run into the sort of Windows activation issue I encounter. In particular, when I'm doing dev/test work using physical hardware in my lab space (for things like OSD or OSDCloud), these machines wind up managed by my dev/test tenants/environments, and thus not pointing at our production KMS server for Windows activation.
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Past Speaking Engagements
I was a speaker at MMS Flamingo Edition, October 20-23, 2024!
I was a speaker at TCSMUG OSD Day, July 31, 2024!
I was a speaker at NWSCUG, July 19, 2024!
I was a speaker at MMSMOA, May 5-9, 2024!
I was a speaker at BrainStorm K20 Wisconsin Dells, March 10-12, 2024!
I was a speaker at MMS Miami Beach, October 29-November 1, 2023
