Pre-Stage Computer resource record in SMS

Specifying the Computer name and MAC address provides a more accurate means of ensuring that the intended computer will assume the pre-staged SMS resource record.

The MAC address is optional, however, it increases the chance that the original physical computer will assume the new SMS Resource record.

Once the pre-staged record has been created, advertisements can be assigned to the record.
The advantage of this is that when the computer is built, it assumes the record and automatically receives the pre-configured advertisements.

See KB 307026 for list of elements checked during SMS client installation
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307026

SMSResGen.dll is the SMS Resource Generator Object, which is included with the Active Directory/SMS Synchronization Tools. This tool is available from the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/smserver

VBScript Code for pre-staging a computer resource record in SMS

Const ADDPPROP_NONE = &H0
Const ADDPROP_GUID = &H2
Const ADDPROP_KEY = &H8
Const ADDPROP_NAME = &H44
'get the current GUID, if available
sComputer="TEST-WS1"
Set DDR=CreateObject("SMSResGen.SMSResGen.1")
DDR.DDRNew "System", "PrestageAgent", ""
' DDR.DDRAddString "SMS Unique Identifier", GUID, 64, ADDPROP_NAME
DDR.DDRAddString "Name", sComputer, 64, ADDPROP_NAMEDDR.DDRAddString "Netbios Name", sComputer, 64, ADDPROP_KEY
Dim IPAddress(3), IPSubnet(3), MACAddress(3)
IPAddress(0)=""
IPSubnet(0)=""
MACAddress(0)="00:0C:29:96:53:F2"
DDR.DDRAddStringArray "IP Addresses", Array(IPAddress(0),IPAddress(1)), 64, ADDPROP_ARRAY
DDR.DDRAddStringArray "MAC Addresses", Array(MACAddress(0),MACAddress(1)), 64, ADDPROP_ARRAY
DDR.DDRAddStringArray "IP Subnets", Array(IPSubnet(0),IPSubnet(1)), 64, ADDPROP_ARRAY
DDR.DDRWrite sComputer & ".DDR"
DDR.DDRSendtoSMS
Set FSO=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'FSO.GetFile(sComputer & ".DDR").Delete