Reset Computer Dialog Box

Resets computers and allows all drive and software actions of the computer to be executed again.

The security setting and network boot properties defined for the computers remain unchanged. The computers also remain members of any computer groups to which they were assigned.

You can choose to repeat all of the drive and installation actions that were previously defined for the computers, or you can reset the computers without having any of these actions performed.

Checkboxes

Checkbox

Action

Force unlock if locked by another CCM instance

If checked, forcibly unlocks a computer if it is locked by another CCM Command Center instance. Use this options to unlock computers in emergency situations.

Reassign current software and hardware jobs

If Checked: re-executes the current jobs assigned to the computer. If you are resetting a Cooperative Mode computer so it becomes a Consistent Mode computer, check this box.

WARNING: If a computer has the NTFS file system, do not check this box.

If unchecked, the computer is reset, but none of its previous jobs are executed. The computer remains listed in the Command Center with no partitioning, hardware, or software packages assigned to it.

This computer should not be repartitioned by CCM.  Instead....

Enabled if Reassign current software and hardware jobs is checked.

If checked, the Fdisk utility (or another external partitioning tool), will be started on the computer, and the Fdisk checkbox in the Computer Properties dialog box will be set.

Buttons

Button

Action

OK

Accepts the changes and resets the computer.

Cancel

Cancels the actions and closes the dialog box.

Help

Opens this help file.