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Create collection of PC's not in AD?

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Craig Mohr

We are currently syncing our AD and deleting PC's removed from AD. We recently imported data for over 1,400 PC's showing purchase dates so we can track age. We want to start removing all PC's from AD when people are terminated/leave because they end up being orphaned forever (some users own their own machines and take them when they leave) or not being renamed correctly when a new user gets them but we do not want to lose this data. Is there a way to create a collection that machines no longer in AD are moved into rather than deleting them? I don't want to do unscanned machines because we have other use situations for that.

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    Steve Oliver

    From my understanding, anything you want to do with a scanner or tool, would involve interaction with the computer.  So, you'd only be able to report on computers that are still in AD.  You could do a nightly/weekly powershell report of all computer objects in AD, and then make a scanner that queries that report to confirm, "I exist". 

    'Course, that would only accomplish the same as a 'days since last successful scan' collection.

    Unless you could make a SQL report comparing your all computers collection to that report?  I'd be interested if a good way is found.

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    Craig Mohr

    Thanks. I'm not trying to do anything with the devices. Just move the inventory entries into a "not in AD" collection. Moving devices obviously does not require any interaction since you can do it with a "not scanned" device.

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