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Host Installation

 RmHostId {078A9A01-6931-42A3-9371-EA00F1DC7D99} *

This example enumerates the machines on the network, and deletes the HostID of any

installations that match the specified ID.

 RmHostId {078A9A01-6931-42A3-9371-EA00F1DC7D99} MACHINE04

This example connects to the one machine named “Machine04”, and deletes the HostID

on that machine if and only if it matches the specified ID.

 RmHostId * MACHINE04

This example connects to the one machine “Machine04”, and deletes the HostID

unconditionally, because “*” was specified as the HostID pattern.

 RmHostId GUIDS.TXT *

This example enumerates the machines on the network, and deletes the HostID of any

installations that match any of the IDs specified in the GUIDS.TXT file.

 Example GUIDS.TXT file:

 {078A9A01-6931-42A3-9371-EA00F1DC7D99}

 {078A9A02-6931-42A3-9371-EA00F1DC7D99}

Requirements for RmHostID

The the Master user must be logged in as Administrator, or otherwise have access

permissions to the ADMIN$ share on the Host machines.

The Host machines must allow remote access to the Service Control Manager and to the

Registry. Typically, this means that Microsoft File & Printer Sharing is enabled and that

these services are not blocked by a firewall.

Enumerating machines on the network with “*” can take some time; this utility uses the

same algorithm and APIs to enumerate the network as the Deployment Tool.

Host GUIDs can be obtained by copying from:

 the Host Control Panel Gateways tab

 the Gateway Administrator Host Properties General tab

 the registry on an affected machine in HKCR\Proxy.Host\HostID\GUID

Change station name with macros

Host station name macros are now supported. The Host station name can include strings

in the form %MACRO%, and these macros are substituted at runtime for the correct

values. This complements the $MACRO$ feature in PHSETUP, which provides a one-

time substitution at PHSETUP runtime.

This feature may be useful when creating a Host image for deployment, either using the

Deployment Tool or via imaging of the entire disk. The macro names supported are:

Macro

Description

%NAME%

Host computer machine name

%USER%

Logged in user at the Host machine

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