+36We recently upgraded from JSS 8.x (which uses MAC Address as primary identifier) to 9.x (which uses UUID).
Is it possible for a computer that last checked in when we were on JSS 8.x to be reimaged under JSS 9.x, and show up as a duplicate?
We have not seen any issue, but the question came up and we wanted to see if someone here has the answer before we open a ticket.
TIA,
Don
Best answer by donmontalvo
Hi @guzmanhm, yes thanks for the reminder...JAMF's response:
Hey Don: Thank you for reaching. This question actually comes up often after a machine comes back from repair. Once the client is re-inventoried you will receive a duplicate record.
+36Hi @guzmanhm, yes thanks for the reminder...JAMF's response:
Hey Don: Thank you for reaching. This question actually comes up often after a machine comes back from repair. Once the client is re-inventoried you will receive a duplicate record.
+4Interesting the few machines that I'm seeing have not been into repair do you think there could be a different issue?
+36Anything that changes the UDID...not sure how that value is determined.
A feature request might be to flag any duplicate Serial Numbers and prompt to remediate?
Here is the Feature Request that JAMF implemented to get away from MAC Addresses:
Don't use MAC address as primary identifier
https://jamfnation.jamfsoftware.com/featureRequest.html?id=366
Don
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