Update Computer

Article
10/24/2013

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator

You can use the Update Computer activity in a runbook to update the properties of a computer in the Microsoft Active Directory.

This activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data. Additional published data is generated based on the class that you select when you define the activity.

The following tables list the required and optional properties and published data for this activity.

Required properties for Update Computer activity

Element	Description	Valid Values
Distinguished Name	Distinguished name that uniquely identifies the computer account	String

Optional properties for Update Computer activity

Element	Description	Valid Values
Description	Description for the computer	String
Display Name	Display name of the computer	String
DNS Host Name	Name of the computer as registered in DNS	String
Location	Computer's location	String

Published data for Update Computer activity

Name	Description	Value Type
Description	Description for the computer	String
Display Name	Display name of the computer	String
Distinguished Name	Distinguished name that uniquely identifies the computer account	String
DNS Host Name	Name of the computer as registered in DNS	String
Location	Computer's location	String

Update Computer

Required properties for Update Computer activity

Optional properties for Update Computer activity

Published data for Update Computer activity

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