Issue:
How to configure the WithSecure client host ID in a machine creation service (MCS) environment.
For instance for a Citrix Golden Image / Master Image
Resolution:
First you need to know which behavior you are aiming for.
Here are the most common once:
Clients are created recurring every day from the Golden Image / Master Image and should retain their F-Secure host ID known to the Policy Manager
- Boot into your master image
- Open a command prompt (cmd.exe / ps.exe) as administrator
- Change the working directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\F-Secure\Server Security\Business Suite\
- Run the following tool with these options:
.\resetuid.exe resetuid wins - Save the state of the master image (no more reboot at this stage, otherwise the process until step 4 has to be repeated)
- When deploying a new machine from this master image, the deployed machine will render the F-Secure host ID based on the DN-hostname (WINS)
Clients are created recurring and should always be considered as a new host to the Policy Manager
- Boot into your master image
- Open a command prompt (cmd.exe / ps.exe) as administrator
- Change the working directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\F-Secure\Server Security\Business Suite\
- Run the following tool with these options:
.\resetuid.exe resetuid randomguid - Save the state of the master image (no more reboot at this stage, otherwise the process until step 4 has to be repeated)
- When deploying a new machine from this master image, the deployed machine will render the F-Secure host ID based on a random GUID string
One functionality that might help here are the import rules, explained in this help guide.
Article no: 000021528