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Configure your environment to view the device OS and OS version of managed unprotected devices

For the unprotected devices feature to display the device OS and OS version, you must configure the schema to allow the required attributes to synchronize from the domain controller to the Global Catalog.
  1. On the
    Active Directory
    domain controller, complete the following steps to register Schmmgmt.dll and add the Schema option to the MMC:
    1. On the domain controller, click
      Start > Run
      .
    2. In the search field, type
      regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
      . Click
      OK
      .
    3. When the operation completes, click
      OK
      .
  2. In the MMC, open the
    Active Directory
    schema and do the following:
    1. Click
      Start > Run
      .
    2. In the search field, type
      mmc.exe
      . Click
      OK
      .
    3. On the
      File
      menu, click
      Add/Remove Snap-in
      .
    4. Click
      Active Directory Schema
      .
    5. Click
      Add
      .
    6. Click
      Close
      . Click
      OK
      .
  3. To update the attributes to synchronize to the Global Catalog, do the following:
    1. In the left column of the
      Active Directory
      schema view, click
      Attributes
      .
    2. In the attributes list, search for and click
      operatingSystem
      .
    3. Select the
      Replicate this attribute to the Global Catalog
      checkbox.
    4. Click
      OK
      .
    5. Repeat steps a to d for the following attributes:
      • operatingSystemServicePack
      • operatingSystemVersion