Primary Lookup Key And Virtual Connect
Article: 189
Applies to: Release 3.80 or greater
In previous releases, to determine if a computer existed in the database:
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The PXE Server used the MAC Address retrieved by the PXE bootstrap code.
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The Deployment Engine used the user-defined Primary Lookup Key, either MAC Address,
Serial Number, UUID, or Asset Tag. The latter three fields are retrieved by the agent from SMBIOS.
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In 3.80, Altiris has made the following improvements:
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The PXE bootstrap code now retrieves all four fields.
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The PXE Server uses the same matching algorithm as the Deployment Engine.
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The Primary Lookup Key can now be a combination of the four fields, e.g. Serial Number + MAC Address.
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For RDP customers, MAC Address must be one of the Primary Lookup Key fields for the following reasons:
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Integrity servers don't have SMBIOS.
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In newer ProLiant servers the SMBIOS has been located higher in memory where the 16-bit PXE bootstrap code can't access it.
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When using Virtual Connect virtual MAC Address identifiers, blade rip-and-replace functionality will not work.
Virtual identifiers are designed to enable server movement as opposed to in-place server replacement.
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