tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88388635690026505532024-03-15T18:09:58.620-07:00SCCM 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger723125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-47935751666406612412013-03-10T20:53:00.000-07:002013-03-11T04:51:52.013-07:00PowerShell script to check WDS Service status against of List of
servers.Below is a PowerShell script, this will list WDS Service status against of List of servers.<br /><br />Below is a powershell script will list WDS Service status againest of List of servers.<br /><br />$InPutComputersList = get-content "c:\MyScripts\list.txt"<br />$OutPutFile = "c:\MyScripts\WDS_ServiceStatus.csv"<br />$NotReachble = "c:\MyScripts\NonPingSystems.csv"<br />$listResult = @()<br />foreach($ForEverComputerIntheTextFilelinebyLine in $InPutComputersList) {<br />if (test-path \$ForEverComputerIntheTextFilelinebyLine\c$\windows\write.exe)<br /> {<br />$objService = Get-Service WDSServer -ComputerName $ForEverComputerIntheTextFilelinebyLine | select machinename, status, name, displayname <br /> <br />$objResult = New-Object PSObject -Property @{<br /> ComputerName = $ForEverComputerIntheTextFilelinebyLine<br /> ServiceStatus = $objService.Status<br /> ServiceDisplayName = $objService.DisplayName<br /> ServiceName = $objService.Name<br /> <br /> }<br /> $listResult += $objResult<br /> }<br /> Else <br /> {<br /> Write-Output "$ForEverComputerIntheTextFilelinebyLine,NotReachable" | out-file $NotReachble -append <br /> }<br />}<br />$listResult| Export-Csv -Path $OutPutFile<br /> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-57847125642929176582013-03-08T23:23:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.019-07:00SCCM 2012 Replication – What is replicated in each type From where to where<p> </p> <p>There are TWO types of replication can happen</p> <p>1) Database Replication<br>2) File-Based Replication <p><strong>Database Replication </strong>Includes Global Data & Site Data</p> <li>Global data that replicates by using database replication. <li>Site data that replicates by using database replication. <p>Note:- Apart from above two there is local data this is just to specific to the local site. </p> <p><strong>Global data includes below </strong>: these are flow from CAS to below the Hierarchy</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="388">Alert rules</td></tr> <tr> <td>Client discovery</td></tr> <tr> <td>Collections rules and count</td></tr> <tr> <td>Configuration Items metadata</td></tr> <tr> <td>Deployments</td></tr> <tr> <td>Operating system images (boot images and driver packages)</td></tr> <tr> <td>Package metadata</td></tr> <tr> <td>Program metadata</td></tr> <tr> <td>Site control file</td></tr> <tr> <td>Site security objects (security roles and security scopes)</td></tr> <tr> <td>Software updates metadata</td></tr> <tr> <td>System Resource List (site system servers)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p> <p><strong>Site Data Replication: These are from Client to reporting/assigned Site</strong></p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="420"> <p>Alert messages</p></td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Asset Intelligence client access license (CAL) tracking data</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Client Health data</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Client Health history</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Collection membership results</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Component and Site Status Summarizers</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Hardware inventory</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Software distribution status details</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Software inventory and metering</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Software updates site data</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Status messages</td></tr> <tr> <td width="420">Status summary data </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><strong>File-Based Replication:</strong> Earlier products there was only one type of Replication and this is file type. Now with SCCM 2012 this was limited two below types, Mainly used for Software packages and software updates. </p> <p>File content that replicates by using file-based replication.</p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 610pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="546" border="0"> <colgroup> <col style="width: 176pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 8594" width="235"> <col style="width: 434pt; mso-width-source: userset; mso-width-alt: 21138" width="578"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height: 15pt; width: 176pt" height="20" width="210"><strong>File based Data</strong></td> <td class="xl65" style="border-left: medium none; width: 434pt" width="334"><strong>To the Destination</strong></td></tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; height: 15pt" height="20" width="210">Package files used by deployments</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none" width="334">Sent to primary and secondary sites.</td></tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; height: 15pt" height="20" width="210">Data from secondary sites</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none" width="334">Sent to the primary site (parent) of the secondary site.</td></tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; height: 15pt" height="20" width="210">Fallback status point state messages</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none" width="334">Forwarded to the assigned site when only a single fallback status point is in use.</td></tr> <tr style="height: 15pt" height="20"> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; height: 15pt" height="20" width="210">Discovery data records</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top: medium none; border-left: medium none" width="334">Forwarded to the assigned site when not processed at the site where they are generated.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p></li> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-75300349830058345492013-03-08T19:16:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.029-07:00SCCM 2012 Client Push – Pre Requirement (HotFix)<p> </p> <p>The hotfix described in <a href="http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=240048">KB2552033</a> must be installed on site servers that run Windows Server 2008 R2 when client push installation is enabled.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-32947040568485728522013-03-02T03:06:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.994-07:00For package pre-stage in 2012On dp take the check box as pre stage<br /><br />From package right click create "prestage content file" to create the package <br />This will create the .pkgx file.<br />Get the file extractcontent.exe from bin/x64<br /><br />Run the below command <br /><br />extractcontent.exe /p:e:\path of .pkgx files /s<br /><br />These two steps will distribute the package as pre-stage method <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-13920430889944302702013-03-01T07:08:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.981-07:00Setupwpf.exe /scriptConfigmgrautosave.ini<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-65495574196630159142013-03-01T02:57:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.022-07:00Script to check the drive space in the server against the threshold value and triggers an alert<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;">Script to check Disk Space <br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">#Purpose: Script to check the drive space in the server against the threshold value and triggers an alert<br />#powershell script for disk space monitoring </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">$computer = get-content -path .\list.txt #get-content env:computername; #Get the server name<br />$percentWarning = 50; # Store the percentage warning threshold<br />$disks = Get-WmiObject -ComputerName $computer -Class Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DriveType = 3";<br />$mailbody = "The following drive(s) have less than $percentWarning% free sapce in Server,Please cleanup: $computer`n`n";<br />$mailbody+="Drive`t`tTotalspace(GB)`t`t`Freespace(GB)`n ________________________________________________________________________ `n";<br />$drivedata="";<br />$emailsubject="$computer - Low Disk Space Alert!";</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"># Code to send email to the File Server Owners<br />function SendEmail([string]$msg)<br />{<br /> $SMTPClient = new-object System.Net.Mail.smtpClient;<br /> $SMTPClient.host = "smtp.Domain.com"<br /> $MailMessage = new-object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage;<br /> $MailMessage.Subject = $emailsubject;<br /> $MailMessage.Body = $msg;<br /> $MailMessage.From = "</span><a href="mailto:SCOMN_No_Reply@Domain.com"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">SCOMN_No_Reply@Domain.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">";<br /> $MailMessage.To.add("</span><a href="mailto:ToJhon@Domain.com"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">ToJhon@Domain.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">");<br /> $SMTPClient.Send($MailMessage);<br />}</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">#The following block performs the core functionality<br />foreach($disk in $disks) <br />{ <br /> $deviceID = $disk.DeviceID; <br /> [float]$size = $disk.Size; <br /> [float]$freespace = $disk.FreeSpace; <br /> $percentFree = [Math]::Round(($freespace / $size) * 100, 2); <br /> $sizeGB = [Math]::Round($size / 1073741824, 2); <br /> $freeSpaceGB = [Math]::Round($freespace / 1073741824, 2); <br /> if($percentFree -lt $percentWarning) <br /> { <br /> $drivedata += "$deviceID`t`t $sizeGB`t`t`t$freeSpaceGB`n";<br /> } <br />}<br />#Email to be sent only if any drive has free space less than threshold value <br />if($drivedata.length -gt 0)<br />{<br /> $msg=$mailbody+$drivedata;<br /> SendEmail($msg);<br />}</span></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Source:- <a href="http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2012/11/drive-space-monitoring-using-powershell.html">http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2012/11/drive-space-monitoring-using-powershell.html</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-3332395085916873282013-02-17T19:33:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.995-07:00Migrate reports from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span itemprop="description">sync SSRS report between two report servers:</span></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">The built-in migration wizard in ConfigMgr 2012 can migrate most objects but not reports. In ConfigMgr 2012 classical ASP reports (as we know them from earlier versions) are no longer supported.<br /><strong>Migrate the classical reports to SQL Reporting Services in SCCM 2007</strong><br />Below is a walk thru of how you migrate your existing classical reports to SQL reporting Services in SCCM 2007. Notice that you will still be able to run all classical reports after the migration.</div><br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;">On you SCCM 2007 site server install either SCCM 2007 R2 or SCCM 2007 R3, both will add SQL Reporting Services support for SCCM 2007. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">In the <strong>ConfigMgr.</strong> console, navigate to <strong>Site Database, Site Management, A01 </strong>(where A01 is the sitecode), <strong>Site Systems</strong>. Right click the Site system server that will become a Reporting Services Point and click <strong>New Roles</strong>. Select Reporting Services Point and finish the wizard using the default values. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">In the <strong>ConfigMgr.</strong> console, navigate to <strong>Site Database, Computer Management, Reporting, Reporting Services</strong>, and expand the node. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">Right-click <strong>SCCM1 </strong>(where SCCM1 is the name of your server), and then click <strong>Properties</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Data Source Settings</strong> tab, specify <strong>SCCM1 </strong>as the database server and <strong>SMS_A01</strong>as the database name (where SMS_A01 is the name of your SCCM 2007 database. Click<strong>Test.</strong><li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Data Source Authentication</strong> tab, select <strong>Windows integrated security</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">Click <strong>OK</strong>. </li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ol><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Copy reports to SQL Reporting Services</strong><br /><br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Right-click <strong>SCCM1</strong>, and select <strong>Copy Reports to Reporting Services</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Data Source Settings</strong> page, accept the default settings, and click <strong>Next</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Data Source Authentication page,</strong> accept the default settings, and click <strong>Next</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Select Reports page</strong>, accept the default settings, and click <strong>Next</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Security page</strong>, accept the default settings, and click <strong>Next</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Summary page, </strong>click <strong>Next</strong>. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">On the <strong>Progress</strong> page - once all of the reports have copied - click <strong>Next</strong> and then click<strong>Close.</strong> </li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ol><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Migrate the SCCM 2007 reports to SCCM 2012</strong><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">You can’t use the built-in migration tools to migrate reports from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012. This leaves you with two choices; 1) Download each RDL file one by one from SCCM 2007 and upload them to SCCM 2012 or 2) Use one of the free community tools that can download multiple folders at the time. In my last project I used this </span><a href="https://em01.spready.com/link.php?M=863317&N=11789&L=7557&F=H" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">tool</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> – ReportSync - to assist me.</span><br /><br /><ol style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Launch ReportSync <li style="margin-left: 15px;">In Source server type in the name of the SCCM 2007 Report server in form of <a href="https://em01.spready.com/link.php?M=863317&N=11789&L=7560&F=H" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://CM01/ReportServer</a>. Provide credentials and click <strong>Load</strong><li style="margin-left: 15px;">In Destination server type in the name of the SCCM 2012 Report server in form of <a href="https://em01.spready.com/link.php?M=863317&N=11789&L=7559&F=H" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://CM02/ReportServer</a>. Provide credentials and click <strong>Load</strong><br /><img alt="ka021301.jpg" height="560" src="https://em01.spready.com/admin/temp/newsletters/9709/ka021301.jpg" style="min-height: 560px; width: 493px;" title="ka021301.jpg" width="493" /><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Select the folders or individual reports you want to migrate and click <strong>Sync</strong><br /><img alt="ka021302.jpg" height="763" src="https://em01.spready.com/admin/temp/newsletters/9709/ka021302.jpg" style="min-height: 382px; width: 493px;" title="ka021302.jpg" width="985" /><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Once the process is finished click <strong>OK</strong> and your reports are now ready in SCCM 2012. <li style="margin-left: 15px;">This tool keeps the old Data source which will generate an error the first time you run the report.<br /><img alt="ka021303.jpg" height="288" src="https://em01.spready.com/admin/temp/newsletters/9709/ka021303.jpg" style="min-height: 156px; width: 493px;" title="ka021303.jpg" width="911" /><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Open the report properties (by clicking on the report link) <li style="margin-left: 15px;">Select Data Sources, click <strong>Browse</strong> and select the shared SCCM 2012 data source. The data source is found in Home\ConfigMgr_Sitecode. The data source is the object with long GUID. Select the data source click <strong>OK</strong> and <strong>Apply</strong>.<br /><li style="margin-left: 15px;">Run the report and verify that it works. There is no guarantee the all SCCM 2007 reports work out of the box in SCCM 2012.<br /><img alt="ka021305.jpg" height="207" src="https://em01.spready.com/admin/temp/newsletters/9709/ka021305.jpg" style="min-height: 172px; width: 493px;" title="ka021305.jpg" width="595" /><li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ol><br /><br />Download link : http://code.google.com/p/reportsync/downloads/list<br /><br />All credits goes to <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Kent.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-21819131505980356482013-02-17T00:09:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.989-07:00SCCM 2012 Replication Data<p>From SCCM 2012 site to site replication is moved to SQL replication, Where as in SCCM 2007 it was file based.</p> <p>Below chart explains the What kind of Data type will be replicated between sites with Replication Types.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nyyqS7erSIg/USCRR464jtI/AAAAAAAAA58/ImbZs4AB0GE/s1600-h/image%25255B5%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-RLmhyqZDIKs/USCRSwe5CjI/AAAAAAAAA6E/KARZlSCrIjg/image_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="681" height="350"></a> </p> <p>What is there in Global Data & Site Data ?</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zgOIitfUdhQ/USCRT97zVoI/AAAAAAAAA6M/GYU7Mh3L8cI/s1600-h/image%25255B12%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tdyWCKSNUho/USCRU9z_nTI/AAAAAAAAA6U/hCINWNheijM/image_thumb%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="700" height="460"></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-16466509990877346022013-02-16T23:24:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.984-07:00When do we need a CAS (Central Administration) 2012 Site<ul> <li>If you have more than one Primary Site in a single hierarchy</li> <li>For Central Reports and administration for your primary sites management.</li></ul> <p>Question:- Can i install CAS on existing SCCM 2007 Server?</p> <blockquote> <p>No it is recommended to install on new (hardware) box</p></blockquote> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-61085157693402699692013-02-16T22:54:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.020-07:00When do we need a local Distribution Point? In SCCM 2012?<p> </p> <p>Below are the three key points to consider a local distribution Point’s</p> <ul> <li>BITS not enough to control the WAN traffic <li>Multicast for Operating System Deployment <li>To stream APP-V Applications</li></ul> <p>Ok.. Now when we do not need a local Distribution points in SCCM 2012?</p> <p>Below are the key considerations…</p> <ul> <li>Clients are well managed with-in BITIS provided control for WAN traffic <li>If BranchCache deployed(below points are pre-requirements for BranchCache) <ul> <li>DP’s on 2008 R2 <li>Vista Sp2 with KB960568 and above OS’s(windows7 & 8)</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Note:- Distribution Point role can be enabled on Client OS or Server OS.<br>Note:- Branch Distrubution Point Role is removed in SCCM 2012.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-1439616611378684882013-02-16T22:44:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.982-07:00When do we need a Secondary Site – SCCM 2012<blockquote> <p> </p> <p>Below are the three key considerations to setup a secondary site.</p> <ul> <li>To manage Upward-flowing WAN traffic</li> <li>Tiered content Routing for deep network topologies</li> <li>No local administrators<br></li></ul></blockquote> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-9815406500155107602013-02-16T22:40:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.041-07:00When do I need SCCM 2012 Primary Site?<p>To Manage Clients/Devices<br>Add More Primary sites for</p> <ul> <li>To scale more than 100,000 Clients</li> <li>Reduce impact of primary site failures in case of DR(Disaster recovery)</li> <li>Local Point of Connectivity for Administration & Political Reasons</li> <li>Content Regulations</li></ul> <p>Ok….. When you do not need a primary site compared with SCCM 20007 ?</p> <ul> <li>Decentralized administration</li> <li>Logical data segmentation</li> <li>Client settings</li> <li>Language Settings</li> <li>Content routing for deep hierarchies </li></ul> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-35992266048740056882013-02-16T18:22:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.004-07:00What is Empower Users in SCCM 2012<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--MNf9rAMrwU/USA-9kznytI/AAAAAAAAA5k/iYK1_l5LC7w/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ivlX0ZYoH5s/USA--XxXRaI/AAAAAAAAA5s/FPUvQRt0Kzc/image_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="604" height="353"></a></p> <p>Enabling any device from any where</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-77064327256081008772013-02-16T06:57:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.031-07:00Changes from SCCM 2012 to SCCM 2012 SP1<p><br>Below are the changes from SCCM 2012 to SCCM 2012 SP1</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-58LPpAP4k9M/UR-ei5rIxLI/AAAAAAAAA5M/VfqHMCWSf9M/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png"><img title="image" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline" border="0" alt="image" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ap5W45pK24k/UR-ejvgAJxI/AAAAAAAAA5U/UxVai4ZEAE0/image_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="530" height="314"></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-6850194522247194782013-02-14T18:45:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.025-07:00What is Windows To Go?Windows To Go is a feature in Windows 8 Enterprise that allows Windows 8 Enterprise to boot and run from mass storage devices such as USB flash drives and external hard disk drives.It is a fully manageable corporate Windows 8 environment. Using Group Policy, Windows Store can be enabled for a Windows To Go workspace (limited to one PC) and Store apps can be used on that workspace.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-34558386163385451232013-02-14T18:38:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.998-07:00Is windows 8 supported for sccm ?Yes from sccm 2012 sp1. The bad news is windows xp no more supported.<br /><br />Read this related to windows 8 support .... Into <br /><br />One of the most significant changes is support for Windows 8 for Configuration Manager clients. Configuration Manager SP1 supports Windows 8 in the following ways:<br /><br />You can install the Configuration Manager client on Windows 8 computers and deploy Windows 8 to new computers or to upgrade previous client operating versions. Configuration Manager also supports Windows To Go.<br /><br />You can configure user data and profiles configuration items for folder redirection, offline files, and roaming profiles.<br /><br />You can configure new deployment types for Windows 8 applications, which support stand-alone applications (.appx files) and links to the Windows Store.<br /><br />Configuration Manager supports Windows 8 features, such as metered Internet connections and Always On Always Connected.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-53454981492024043772013-02-14T18:31:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.016-07:00What is not changed in sccm 2012 when compared with sccm 2007 ?Wake on LAN<br /><br />Windows Embedded devices<br /><br />The Active Directory schema extensions for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager are unchanged from those used by Configuration Manager 2007. If you extended the schema for Configuration Manager 2007, you do not need to extend the schema again for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-44261875396706004332013-02-14T18:27:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.009-07:00What is Application management in sccm ?Provides a set of tools and resources that can help you create, manage, deploy, and monitor applications in the enterprise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-34802026922687376992013-02-14T18:21:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:51.999-07:00Why you want sccm ?You can perform all below with help of sccm:<br /><br />Deploy operating systems, software applications, and software updates.<br /><br />Monitor and remediate computers for compliance settings.<br /><br />Monitor hardware and software inventory.<br /><br />Remotely administer computers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-89727203148033327972012-12-30T19:22:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.039-07:00High level Task Sequence Steps for Windwos Xp to 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> These are the some high level steps in the Task Sequence.<br /><br /><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">use USMT=>request store=>run additional commands like taking backup of some applications..may be Lotus notes</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">capture user state/scan state </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">release state store</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">disable bitlocker if activated</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">set Migration Flag to Migrated</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Start System in PE</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Partition Disk</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">activate/Enable AHCI</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Enable or Set BIOS password </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Enable TMP for Bitlocker pre-requirement</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Restart Computer </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Activate TPM</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">restart Computer</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Remove Bios Password</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Apply OS</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">windows Settings</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Network Settings</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Apply Drivers(use WQL or Thin Installer or <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">HP SoftPaq or Dynamic Drivers Apply with CAB File packages</span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Setup SCCM Client</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Fix any issues related to SCCM Client like run auto discovery of site code</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">BIOS version check and update</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">restart</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">install Few Runtime app’s like Adobe Flash/Shockwave/or any softwares</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> install other apps like fonts/AV/Adobe/VPNClient/Customise Settings like Branding/look and feel</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Set USMT Store options with /config:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">config.xml file</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Request state Store</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Restore user store</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">run any custom configs like Lotus Notes</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">releases state Store</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> Enable Bitlocker encryption/Prepare Bitlocker Partition(c:\windows\system32\bdeHDcfg.exe -target default –quiet)</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Install any updates</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">è</span></span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Final Restart.</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-52647829736047230592012-12-27T23:35:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.015-07:00WAIK Renamed to Windows ADK<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><strong>Windows Automated Installation Kit</strong> (Windows AIK or WAIK) is a collection of tools <br />It has renamed to "Windows ADK" New name from Windows 8.<br /> <br /><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824947.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824947.aspx</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-44715770091481698242012-12-18T23:18:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.011-07:00PXE-E53: No boot filename receivedPXE-E53: No boot filename received<br /><br />everythink ok.. when checked<br /> - Both the Boot Images are sent to WDS<br /><br />Found one red Event in the application Events with event ID 258<br /><br />executed below command to resolve the issue..<br /><br />wdsutil /initialize-server /REMINST:"E:\remoteinstall"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-50178315176664189422012-12-17T03:01:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.014-07:00PXE boot issue : DHCP.......................We might get the error when trying to boot the client pxe boot as dhcp.......... Lot of dots with no dhcp ip to the pxe client...<br /><br />Solution would be check the wds windows deployment service status or give a try to restart the service Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-71115391148358380392012-12-17T02:48:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.026-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838863569002650553.post-91165571316402014062012-12-13T22:28:00.000-08:002013-03-11T04:51:52.040-07:00Disable services on list of servers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below script will be useful for disabling the services <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />'create a file called <span style="font-family: Courier New;">list.Txt </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Set InputFile = fso.OpenTextFile("list.Txt")</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream)</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">sComputer = InputFile.ReadLine</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">aTargetSvcs= Array("WDSServer")</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">'For list of services use below...</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">'arrTargetSvcs = Array("service1", "service2", "service3")<br /><br /><br />Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!\\" _<br /> & sComputer & "\root\cimv2")<br />Set cServices = oWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Service")<br /><br />For Each oService In cServices<br /> For Each sTargetSvc In aTargetSvcs<br /> If LCase(oService.Name) = LCase(sTargetSvc) Then<br /> <br /> If oService.State <> "Stopped" Then<br /> oService.StopService() <br /> End If</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> If oService.StartMode <> "Disabled" Then <br /> oService.ChangeStartMode("Disabled")<br /> End If </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> End If <br /> Next<br />Next<br />loop<br />MsgBox "Done"</span><br /><br /> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0