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Advanced Client Management Point Discovery

in Active Directory or WINS Environments

Start

Yes
Is a management point listed on the Process complete.
General tab in the System Properties list
No or in Windows Management
Instrumentation?

Yes Yes
Is the client joined Is the schema Location Services
to the Active extended and Binds the client to
Directory domain? published in Active the Active Directory
Directory? global catalog and
queries Active
No Directory for both
the assigned
management point
No and site code.

No
Location Services Did the Location
Queries Windows Internet Services query
Naming Service (WINS) for the return a
NLB_<assigned site code>. management point?

Yes
Did the Location Services query
return a management point?
No

Yes
Location Services
Queries WINS for the
management point_<assigned
site code>.

Yes
Did the Location Services query Location Services
return a management point? Assigns the
management point
No
to the client.

SMS administrator Is a management


Waits for the point listed on the
management point No General tab in the
to appear in the next System Properties
scheduled refresh list?
cycle.
Yes

Process stops. SMS administrator


Contacts the PSS
Help Desk.

Process stops.

Process complete.

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