Hi alli would like to ask, if there is a posibility to link a task sequence to another. So the main question is about to configure a individual task sequence for the OS Deployment wich will look like this:Install Operating System->Restart in Windows PE-> partition Disk-> apply OS-> apply windows and network settings-> Setup windows and confimgrAfter this taskes normaly i generate a software sequence for each task sequence with the software packages.for maintenance expenses, i would like to geneare 1 Software task sequence with the software packages and links this to all of my OS Deployment task sequence.So after this i only need to customize 1 Task sequence with new Software packages and that kind of stuff.Thanks in advance for your helpBest RegardsThomas

Hi Thomas,You can't reference to another task sequence from within a task sequence. What you can do though is build a script which can move a machine to another collection with a mandotory task sequence (containingthe funcitonality)advertised to it. You will have the use the R2 functionality to specify credentials for the script to accomplish that.In this way you can chain task sequences, for example build a server and later provide it with the print server functionality.Hope this helps,Regards,Kennethhttp://www.techlog.org | http://www.activewin.com

Hi KennethOk that's a problem for me because we only use SP1 and not R2. i will see if an update will help me in other things so it will be necessary to make, but since now we don't need the r2 features at this time. One question:with "You can't reference to another task sequence from within a task sequence." will be another way, that the changing of the collection membershop of a client?Thanks a lot for your answer.RegardsThomas

Hi Thomas,Could you rephrase your question, i currently don't understand it. Regards,Kennethhttp://www.techlog.org | http://www.activewin.com

Hi KennethYou say, that with R2 i can build a script, wich can move a machine to another collection....What about the "You can't reference to another task sequence from within a task sequence. " you don't explain anything of this. did you mean the script to move the machine to another task sequence.... or is this another way to reference to another task sequence.I also don't understand your answer, that's why i ask:-)So i think it need to be possible to link a task sequence point to another Task Sequence.I hope you understand it.Thanks and Best RegardsThomas

Hello for about 1 week we updated our MP to R2 and SP2. At this moment, the question with linking a Task Sequence to another appears again.Maybe could someone help me out with building a script, to move a computer account, after finishing the OS Task Sequence to another Collection.For you better understanding, i talk about the answer from Kenneth:***What you can do though is build a script which can move a machine to another collection with a mandotory task sequence (containing the funcitonality) advertised to it. You will have the use the R2 functionality to specify credentials for the script to accomplish that.Best Regards and a happy new year.

well you don't even have to script it, you could create a collection which is based upon a query which checks for computers in a specific AD OU , and you can advertise whatever mandatory task sequence to that collection, in your OSD build task sequence you have a step called Apply Network Settings and in there you can specify the Domain to join and underneath, the Domain OU . by specifying a domain ou in this part your server (or computer) will end up showing itself within that collection automagically once discovered, and then the task sequence advertised to that collection (and thus that OU) will be initiated. here's how to do some collection queries against AD you can create querys in your collection properties for example to have a collection showing domain controllers...use the following query select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_SYSTEM where SystemOUName = "domain/Domain Controllers" or for an OU called box select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_SYSTEM where SystemOUName = "domain/box" more info below.. Query for a single organizational unit: select * from SMS_R_System where SystemOUName = "ABC1.ABC.YOURDOMAIN.COM/ OUNAME / OUNAME / OUNAME /WORKSTATIONS/STANDARD" Query for multiple organizational units: select * from SMS_R_System where SystemOUName in ( "ABC1.ABC. YOURDOMAIN.COM/OUNAME/OUNAME/OUNAME/OUNAME/WORKSTATIONS", "XX.XX. YOURDOMAIN.COM/NAME/OUNAME/OUNAME/WORKSTATIONS" ) Query for a single Active Directory Site: select * from SMS_R_System where ADSiteName = "Default-First-Site-Name" Query for a multiple Active Directory Sites: select * from SMS_R_System where ADSiteName in ( "Default-First-Site-Name", "Site-XXX" ) cheers niall My step by step SCCM Guides Follow me on Twitter

you can also do a dynamic collection containing the devices that succeded previous task-sequence. Query for a Succeeded Deployment (the Task Sequence Deployment must be replaced in the 'AdvertisementID' below): select SYS.Name from sms_r_system as sys inner join SMS_ClientAdvertisementStatus as stat on sys.ResourceID=stat.ResourceID WHERE AdvertisementID ='FM120002' and LastStateName = 'Succeeded'