Duplicate host names (Internal)¶
OctoSAM internal query
Internal queries are advanced queries for analysis of the inner workings of the OctoSAM application. These queries are geared towards administrators with an in-depth knowledge of OctoSAM.
Find machines with same hostname in different domains. This query can be used to analyze mapping problems in situations where the Windows domain cannot be used to identify a machine.
Fields¶
| Name | Type | Visible | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine ID | numeric | false | Internal ID for the Machine entity (Primary Key) |
| Machine Guid | guid | false | A unique ID that can be used to link to this machine object by external applications |
| Machine | string | true | Distinct machine name. Use Column Chooser to show partial values such as Name or Domain of machines |
| Machine Name | string | false | Machine name (computer name) |
| Description | string | false | Description attribute of the directory service or manually entered during offline scan |
| Domain Name | string | false | Windows NETBIOS Domain Name |
| Created | date | true | Date/Time this entity was created |
| Fully Qualified Domain Name | string | true | Fully qualified domain name as seen by the scanner through reverse lookup of the network address |
| Directory Path | string | true | Path to this user or machine object in Active Directoy |
| Bios Serial Number | string | true | BIOS Serial Number as reported by WMI |
| Bios Asset Tag | string | true | A site specific tag that can be stored in the BIOS of the machine |
| Operating System Family | string | true | A short identifier of the operating system family |
| Operating System | string | true | Operating System installed on this machine as reported by OctoSAM scanners |
| Machine Count | numeric | true | Number of Machines with same name |
| Current Date Time | date | false | Date and time the query was run. For reference if you use and save query results. |
Main entities referenced from this query¶
Query information¶
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Query Guid | a9ceb8db-046a-4220-8244-be8df9c726b3 | The internal id of the query. Must be unique |
| SupportsDesktop | true | If true, the query can be started from the OctoSAM Windows GUI |
| SupportsWeb | true | If true, the query can be started from the OctoSAM Web UI |
| LastUpdate | 2025-09-10 17:27:37 | Last change to this document |
| Build | 1.11.6.94 | OctoSAM build that last changed this document |