Microsoft® System Center 2012 Unleashed

Configuring Discovery Methods

The Active Directory System Discovery option is the most common method used to find potential systems to manage. The main advantage to the AD System Discovery option is its efficiency in a well-maintained domain. Ensure that computer accounts that are no longer used have been disabled or removed from the Active Directory domain.

Note

Discovery of systems, groups, and users can be configured on each primary site in the SCCM 2012 hierarchy. However, discovery information is shared with all sites in the hierarchy. Rather than have duplicate discoveries, the best practice is to designate a single primary site in the hierarchy to do the discovery.

To enable the Active Directory System Discovery method, do the following: ...