Variable and tokens used in Deployment Solution

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• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

This article documents the tokens and variables used in Deployment Solution and automation

Environment

DS 8.x

Resolution

System Tokens

An Altiris system token is a type of variable that can be replaced with unique data from the Deployment database. Each computer being managed can have its own unique value for each token. For example, the %COMPNAME% token stores the NetBios computer name while the %DOMAIN% token stores the Microsoft Domain or Workgroup a computer belongs to.

Depending on the individual computer, there may not be a value stored in the Deployment database for every possible token. The names for the Altiris system tokens are case sensitive and must have a percent sign at the beginning and end of the token name. The following table list the currently available system tokens:

These are variable tokens that can be inserted in scripts or answer files to extract information from the Deployment Database: 

Token	Description
%ASSETTAG%	Asset tag from SMBIOS.
%BWIPADDR%	The IP address of the client computer connected to the Deployment Server. This token only works with Bootworks. It is deprecated and it is recommended that you use the token %AGENTIPADDR% instead.
%CALLINGJOBNAME%	The name of the job that called this job or the name of this job if not called by another job.
%COMPNAME%	Actual computer name used by the OS.
%CONTACT%	Contact name defined in the properties.
%DATE%	Date string in the form of mm/dd/yyyy.
%DEPT%	Department description defined in the Location properties.
%DOMAIN%	MS Workgroup or domain name.
%DOMAINOU%	Domain organization units. For example: example.com/<Parent OU>/<OU>
%DSSERVER%	The NetBios name of the computer where the Deployment Server is installed.
%EMAIL%	Email from the Location properties.
%ID%	Unique Computer ID Generated by Deployment Server.
%IPNAME%	Full DNS name of the computer.
%JOBNAME%	The name of the current job.
%JOBUSER%	The name of the user logged in to the Deployment console.
%LDAPDOMAINOU%	The LDAP format for AD domains. For example: dc=example.com, dc=com, OU=<Parent OU>, OU=<OU>
%MAILSTOP%	Mail stop from the Location properties.
%MANUF%	Computer manufacturer from SMBIOS.
%NAME%	Complete computer name as displayed in the console.
%NETBIOSDOMAIN%	The NetBios name for the Microsoft Domain.
%NICyIPADDR%	IP Address for NIC y (y = 1-8). For example: the first NIC would be %NIC1IPADDR% I , second %NIC2IPADDR% ...
%NICyIPDNSx%	DNS entry x for NIC y. For example: the second NIC fourth DNS entry would be %NIC2IPDNS4%.
%NICyIPGATEWAY%	Default gateway for NIC y (y = 1-8). For example: the first NIC would be %NIC1IPGATEWAY%, second %   NIC2IPGATEWAY% ...
%NICyIPHOST%	IP HOst for NIC y (y = 1-8). For example, the first NIC would be %NIC1IPHOST%; the second would be %NIC2IPHOST%.
%NICyIPNETMASK%	Netmask for NIC y. For example: the first NIC would be %NIC1IPNETMASK%, second %NIC2IPNETMASK% ...
%NICyIPWINSx%	WINS entry x for NIC y. For example: the third NIC first WINS entry would be %NIC3IPDNS1%.
%NICyMACADDR%	MAC for NIC y (y = 1-8). For example: the first NIC would be %NIC1MACADDR%, second%NIC2MACADDR% ...
%NODEFULL%	Complete computer name.
%NODENAME%	First 8 characters of actual computer name.
%NWCONTEXT%	NetWare context name.
%NWSERVER%	NetWare preferred server.
%NWTREE%	NetWare preferred tree.
%OS%	Specific operating system (Win98, Win2K, WinXP).
%OSTYPE%	Operating system type (Win9x, WinNT, Linux).
%PHONE%	Phone defined in the Location properties.
%PROCDESC%	Description of the processor.
%PROCSPEED%	Processor speed.
%PROCCOUNT%	The number of processors installed (not the number of processor slots).
%PROD_LIC%	Product License Key.
%RAMTOTAL%	Total Random Access Memory.
%SERIALNUM%	Serial number from SMBIOS.
%SITE%	Site description defined in the Location properties.
%TIME%	Time string in the form of hour:minutes.
%USER_NAME%	User name.
%UUID%	The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the computer, if supported by hardware.