OSD Rebuilds and policy with changing machine names/

I am using SCCM 2012 SP1 and I wanted to handle the situation where I need to keep rebuilding a small
group of machines where the machine name is is promptNed for via a HTA.
The nature of oursituation means that they could put in different names.
I am not sure yet the names will match a pattern so for the example we will assume they don't.
After the machine is built I want to be able to rebuilt the machine with the same OSD task sequence.
(As available not mandatory).
Now from how I understand things if my target machine is based on Name then I could run into trobuble
and the best solution is to base it on a range of MAC (Ethernet) Addresses obosolite = false.
My objective here is to always have the machines match the collection and be able to get the
task sequence deployent when ever it is requried.
Questions:
Are my assumptions correct will this approach always work? Is this the right way to handle this?
I am curious what others have tried?
In general if I have a fully built machine recieved policy and populated a collection targed once
again by a specific name - so lets say MachineA. Now lets say I take the machine off the domain.
Rename it then join the domain again as the MachineB.
Can I assume in this synario the machine will drop out of the collection because the name changed?
Thanks,
Ward

Hi,
Thanks for the responses I was actually refering to SMS_R_System.Name = 'XXX'
However, great comments about the direct memebersip.
In regards to Active Directory membership. If I already have a computer object
in AD called 'MachineA' and then it is rebuilt with the same name it will
match up with the existing 'MachineA' record? So be in the same place, same
AD membership etc?
Also I thought though something special seems to happen with a collection
based on director memebership with a OSD task sequence and u can only build it
once? Am i mistaken here?
Thanks,
Ward

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