ImportMachineEntry Method in Class SMS_Site

The ImportMachineEntry Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class method in Configuration Manager that imports computer information.

The following syntax is simplified from Managed Object Format (MOF) code and defines the method.

Syntax

uint32 ImportMachineEntry
{
    [IN]    String NetbiosName
    [IN]    String SMBIOSGUID
    [IN]    String MACAddress
    [IN]    Boolean OverwriteExistingRecord
    [IN]    String FQDN
    [IN]    String AdminPassword
    [IN]    Boolean AddToCollection
    [IN]    SMS_CollectionRule CollectionRule
    [IN]    String CollectionId
    [IN]    String WTGUniqueKey
    [OUT]   Boolean MachineExists
    [OUT]   UInt32 ResourceID
    [OUT]   String SMSUniqueIdentifier
};

Parameters

NetbiosName Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("0"), in]

The NetBIOS name for the computer.

SMBIOSGUID Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("1"), in]

The GUID for the system management BIOS (SMBIOS).

MACAddress Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("2"), in]

The media access controller (MAC) address. The MAC address must be for a network adapter that has a driver in Windows PE. The MAC address must be in colon format. For example, 00:00:00:00:00:00. Other formats prevent the client from receiving policy.

OverwriteExistingRecord Data type: Boolean

Qualifiers: [id("3"), in]

true to overwrite the existing record.

FQDN Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("4"), in, optional]

Fully qualified domain name of this computer.

AdminPassword Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("7"), in, optional]

The changed password of the MEBx password that can occur during out of band provisioning.

AddToCollection Data type: Boolean

Qualifiers: [id("8"), in, optional]

true to add the computer to a collection.

CollectionRule Data type: SMS_CollectionRule

Qualifiers: [id("9"), in, optional]

Adds the collection rule to a specified collection. The default value is NULL.

CollectionId Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("10"), in, optional]

The collection identifier for the collection that the computer is added to. The default value is empty.

WTGUniqueKey Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("11"), in, optional]

For a Windows To Go deployment, this is the USB unique key that is used to identify the client, instead of the SMBIOS and MAC address.

MachineExists Data type: Boolean

Qualifiers: [id("12"), out]

true if the computer exists.

ResourceID Data type: UInt32

Qualifiers: [id("13"), out]

Resource identifier for the computer.

SMSUniqueIdentifier Data type: String

Qualifiers: [id("14"), out]

Unique identifier of Configuration Manager.

Remarks

Requirements

Runtime Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Runtime Requirements.

Development Requirements

For more information, see Configuration Manager Server Development Requirements.