SCCM 2012 Replication – What is replicated in each type From where to where

 

There are TWO types of replication can happen

1) Database Replication
2) File-Based Replication

Database Replication Includes Global Data & Site Data

Global data that replicates by using database replication.

Site data that replicates by using database replication.

Note:- Apart from above two there is local data this is just to specific to the local site.

Global data includes below : these are flow from CAS to below the Hierarchy

Alert rules

Client discovery

Collections rules and count

Configuration Items metadata

Deployments

Operating system images (boot images and driver packages)

Package metadata

Program metadata

Site control file

Site security objects (security roles and security scopes)

Software updates metadata

System Resource List (site system servers)

 

Site Data Replication: These are from Client to reporting/assigned Site

Alert messages

Asset Intelligence client access license (CAL) tracking data

Client Health data

Client Health history

Collection membership results

Component and Site Status Summarizers

Hardware inventory

Software distribution status details

Software inventory and metering

Software updates site data

Status messages

Status summary data

File-Based Replication: 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.

File content that replicates by using file-based replication.

File based Data	To the Destination
Package files used by deployments	Sent to primary and secondary sites.
Data from secondary sites	Sent to the primary site (parent) of the secondary site.
Fallback status point state messages	Forwarded to the assigned site when only a single fallback status point is in use.
Discovery data records	Forwarded to the assigned site when not processed at the site where they are generated.

To get ride of IIS Webdav issue

Most of the time some or other application extension would be blocked because of IIS Webdav Settings issue, to stop filtering in IIS Webdav we can change the

setting at the site level, i.e., open inetmgr/ IIS Console and chose the server name and in the right side we need to choose the “WebDav Authoring Rules” and in actions you will see “WebDAV  settings” click on the  button and you need to configure you Request filtering Behavior as below.

 

 

Okey, we may read in the blogs as we need to change in the applicationHost.config file.. if we do above settings it must be appear in the file… okey if you want to see the file how it looks like ……..

<requestFiltering>

                <fileExtensions allowUnlisted="true" applyToWebDAV="false">

                    <add fileExtension=".asa" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".asax" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ascx" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".master" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".skin" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".browser" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".sitemap" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".config" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".cs" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".csproj" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".vb" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".vbproj" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".webinfo" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".licx" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".resx" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".resources" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".mdb" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".vjsproj" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".java" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".jsl" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ldb" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".dsdgm" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ssdgm" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".lsad" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ssmap" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".cd" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".dsprototype" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".lsaprototype" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".sdm" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".sdmDocument" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".mdf" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ldf" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ad" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".dd" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".ldd" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".sd" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".adprototype" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".lddprototype" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".exclude" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".refresh" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".compiled" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".msgx" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".vsdisco" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".exe" allowed="true" />

                    <add fileExtension=".vbs" allowed="true" />

                </fileExtensions>

                <verbs allowUnlisted="true" applyToWebDAV="false" />

                <hiddenSegments applyToWebDAV="false">

                    <add segment="web.config" />

                    <add segment="bin" />

                    <add segment="App_code" />

                    <add segment="App_GlobalResources" />

                    <add segment="App_LocalResources" />

                    <add segment="App_WebReferences" />

                    <add segment="App_Data" />

                    <add segment="App_Browsers" />

                </hiddenSegments>

            </requestFiltering>

SCCM + MDT Driver Management - Good Info To Read

Below are the options that i could see to automate the Drivers for different models...


For DELL

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/w/wiki/client-deployment.aspx
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/dell-business-client-operating-system-deployment.aspx

FOR IBM Lenovo

http://scug.be/blogs/sccm/archive/2011/01/18/configmgr-2007-osd-using-lenovo-update-retriever-to-install-all-your-drivers-without-importing-them-in-the-configmgr-driver-catalog.aspx

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkVantage-Technologies/Use-THIN-INSTALLER-silently-to-install-updates/td-p/218895
Official Lenovo Deployment Guide Download Page http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=UM006719
http://blog.itminutes.net/?p=266


For Hp 

http://h20331.www2.hp.com/Hpsub/cache/509658-0-0-225-121.html

and other steps to manage the Drivers like we do it in MDT...

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/cnackers/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-driver-management-good-info-to-read.aspx

Take a read:
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-2007-driver-management-the-novel-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-2007-driver-management-the-novel-part-2.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-2007-driver-management-the-novel-part-3.aspx
http://www.deployvista.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/132/language/en-US/Default.aspx

-Enjoy

What you will do in a SCCM POC?

What you want to cover in SCCM POC??????

read here http://blogs.technet.com/b/smsandmom/archive/2007/10/30/system-center-configuration-manager-sccm-2007-poc-installation-guidelines.aspx

How to Setup complete Asset Intelligent :SAM

Your first step would be Enable AI Role

Make sure you have enabled H/W & S/w Agent & Software metering Agent. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161880.aspx

For CAL Tracking Make Sure you Enable Audit logon Success. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431373.aspx

   And

Client Access License (CAL) data collection must be enabled in the Configuration.mof the file can be found in SCCM installed directory\Inboxes\clifiles.src\hinv
Enable AI Classes http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694072.aspx
CALCollectionType : To be set to 3 (if you want to collect the User/Device based CAL)

CALCollectionFrequencyDays: The default value is 7 days, but a value between 0 and 90 days can be specified.

CALSupportedWindowsVersions: you will have as default “5.0,5.2,6.0." add “5.0,5.2,6.0,6.1." for Windwos 2008r2.

1) You need to contact your TAM to get the MVLS License File (as per Ms Documentation you can download from Ms Licensing site and can import the file, in my experience this was never worked for me at least). Once you get the Excel file, you need to save as XML Spreadsheet and then import in to SCCM Console.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431362.aspx

And you can see the reports for MVLS based inventory License report “License 14A – Microsoft Volume Licensing Reconciliation Report”

2) For Third Party Licenses you need to create a sample File in the below format and save as .csv file, make sure that you need to have single worksheet/book.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc872793.aspx

For reporting you need to look for License 15A – Third Party Software Reconciliation Report .

3) CAL Tracking Limitations a: At this time, Configuration Manager 2007 tracks CALs only for Windows Server and Exchange Server

If you are more interested in Software Asset/ License tracking then you must visit the Microsoft.com/SAM

For more Products CAL Supporting you can use a free tool from MS http://www.microsoft.com/sam/en/us/map.aspx

a good Explanation on Ste to Site Communication

from Steve Rachui's blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2010/07/16/understanding-site-to-site-communication-in-sms-sccm.aspx

Wake ON LAN – End to End Configuration at Client Site

Dependencies External to Configuration Manager 2007

Dependency	More Information
Network cards must support the standard Magic Packet format.	All network cards that have the Windows Logo certificate support this Magic Packet format.
Computers must be configured for wake-up packets on the network card and in the computer BIOS.	Refer to your hardware vendor's documentation for information about how to configure this and the wake-up capabilities of the computer.
If you are using Wake On LAN with subnet-directed broadcast, all routers between the site server and target computers must allow IP directed broadcasts, and support IPv4.	Typically, routers are configured to not allow subnet-directed broadcast. Subnet-directed broadcasts are not supported with IPv6.

Configuration Manager 2007 Dependencies

Dependency	More Information
Hardware inventory must be enabled, and completed an inventory schedule.	About Collecting Hardware Inventory How to Configure Hardware Inventory for a Site
The Configuration Manager site must be a primary site.	You can configure child primary sites for Wake On LAN, but not secondary sites. Clients in secondary sites will be sent wake-up packets from their assigned primary site.
Client computers must be running the Configuration Manager 2007 client.	Clients running Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 do not support Wake On LAN.

It’s biggest challenge that to configure the BIOS settings for all the Desktops when you have different models. I have put my finding here for TOP three Manufactures such as DELL , HP and IBM/Lenovo.

 

The Pre-Requirement at client end includes below two key configurations to be done at each client end.

1) enable Wake-On-Lan in BIOS

2) Configure Power capabilities on Network card Properties from device Manager

 

Okey coming to the first challenge enable Wake-On-Lan in BIOS on three manufactures

1) Dell – dell has DCCM (Dell Client Configuration Utility - Powered by Symantec) and other Management Software it has

2) Lenovo:- I have created a WMI based VBSCRIPT that will Enable WOL BIOS Settings.

' Use at your own risk

'Start Vbscript

'On Error Resume Next

strComputer = "HSCINHYDLT00012"

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\WMI")
   Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Lenovo_SetBiosSetting")

For Each objItem in colItems
'ObjItem.SetBiosSetting "WakeOnLAN,Disabled"
'ObjItem.SetBiosSetting "WakeOnLAN,Disable"
ObjItem.SetBiosSetting "WakeOnLAN,Enable"
ObjItem.SetBiosSetting "WakeOnLAN,Enabled"
Next

‘end vbscript

3) HP : BiosConfigUtility.EXE a tool from HP

need to show the configuration file to enable the settings

English
S5 Wake on LAN
    *Enable
    Disable

 

Save above fourlines in a text file as CONFIG.TXT.

execute the below COMMAND LINE.

BiosConfigUtility.exe /SetConfig:CONFIG.TXT

and above all can be advertise as software distribution package by creating manufacture based collections.

 

Now the Next key gole is to Configure Power capabilities on Network card Properties from device Manager.

to do this below script can be usefull** test and use with your own risk

‘vbscript start

 

Option Explicit

Dim colNetworkAdapters
Dim objNetworkAdapter

Dim strDevInstanceName
Dim strNetworkAdapterID

'Query for all of the Win32_NetworkAdapters that are wired Ethernet (AdapterTypeId=0 corresponds to Ethernet 802.3)
Set colNetworkAdapters = GetObject("WinMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//./root/Cimv2")_
.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_NetworkAdapter WHERE AdapterTypeId=0")

WScript.Echo "Enabling WoL for the following adapters:"

For Each objNetworkAdapter In colNetworkAdapters
            WScript.Echo "  " & objNetworkAdapter.Name & " [" & objNetworkAdapter.MACAddress & "]"

            strNetworkAdapterID = UCase(objNetworkAdapter.PNPDeviceID)

            'Query for all of the MSPower_DeviceWakeEnable classes
            Dim colPowerWakeEnables
            Dim objPowerWakeEnable

            Set colPowerWakeEnables = GetObject("WinMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//./root/wmi")_
            .ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM MSPower_DeviceWakeEnable")
            'Compare the PNP Device ID from the network adapter against the MSPower_DeviceEnabled instances
            For Each objPowerWakeEnable In colPowerWakeEnables
                        'We have to compare the leftmost part as MSPower_DeviceEnabled.InstanceName contains an instance suffix
                        strDevInstanceName = UCase(Left(objPowerWakeEnable.InstanceName, Len(strNetworkAdapterID)))
                        'Match found, enable WOL
                        If StrComp(strDevInstanceName, strNetworkAdapterID)=0 Then
                                    objPowerWakeEnable.Enable = True
                                    objPowerWakeEnable.Put_           'Required to write the value back to the object
                        End     If
            Next
            'Query for all of the MSNdis_DeviceWakeOnMagicPacketOnly classes
            Dim colMagicPacketOnlys
            Dim objMagicPacketOnly
            Set colMagicPacketOnlys = GetObject("WinMgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}//./root/wmi")_
            .ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM MSNdis_DeviceWakeOnMagicPacketOnly")
            'Compare the PNP Device ID from the network adapter against the MSNdis_DeviceWakeOnMagicPacketOnly instances
            For Each objMagicPacketOnly In colMagicPacketOnlys
                        'We have to compare the leftmost part as MSNdis_DeviceWakeOnMagicPacketOnly.InstanceName contains an instance suffix
                        strDevInstanceName = UCase(Left(objMagicPacketOnly.InstanceName, Len(strNetworkAdapterID)))
                        'Match found, enable WOL for Magic Packets only
                        If StrComp(strDevInstanceName, strNetworkAdapterID)=0 Then
                                    objMagicPacketOnly.EnableWakeOnMagicPacketOnly = True  'Set to false if you wish to wake on magic packets AND wake patterns
                                    objMagicPacketOnly.Put_             'Required to write the value back to the object
                        End     If
            Next
Next

 

‘vbscript end

What kind of Data Will be flow between the Sites

 

Child sites send the following information to their direct parent sites:

1. Discovery information
2. Inventory information
3. Site control information
4. Status messages

The Data collected from a child site to a parent site are listed here:

1. Discovery data records (DDRs)
2. Inventory data
3. License balancing data
4. Site control files
5. Status messages

The Data passed from a parent site to its associated child sites are listed here

1. Advertisements
2. Collections
3. Package definitions
4. Site control files
5. Software metering data

Distribution Points and mystery of it’s folders

When a DP Role Enabled we can see at least four folders.

 

1.SMSPKG ==>.PCK & *.DLX *.DLT.x
2.SMSPKGX$ ==> Packages Folders & Source
3.SMSPKGSIG ==> Contains .Tar files
4.SMSSIG$  Contains .Tar files

Move or delete SMSPKGSIG folder: -

SCCM2007 creates a folder "SMSPKGSIG" on the drive where the SCCM ProgramFiles are installed.
To move the folder to another drive, you have to do the following steps:

• Stop all SCCM related services (or at least SMS_EXECUTIVE, SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER, SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER)
• Edit the registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\Components\SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER\Signature Manager\SignatureRepository = <NewDrive>:\SMSPKGSIG
• Move the folder SMSPKGSIG to the new drive
• Start the SCCM services (SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER, SMS_SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER, SMS_EXECUTIVE, SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER)

Note: Do not move the "SMSSIG$" folder, this procedure is only for the "SMSPKGSIG" folder...
Caution: This is not an official/supported procedure... implementation at your own risk .

How can I move the SMSPKG folder? If smspkg folder fileld with low disk space?

- under Site Settings, Component Configuration, Software Distribution, "Location of stored packages", change it to (in your case) E:\

- Update a package (which doesn't have a .pkg in c:\smspkg already). If I didn't miss any steps, you should get an smspkg on E:\, and it'll store any new compressed files there from now on.

- When you are comfortable doing so, delete the c:\smspkg folder & files.

Monitor Site Status, component status, sms_distribution_manager for any errors, etc.

What Happens if Package Source version not changing? Targeted stays at “1”, Installed goes to “0”, and Retrying probably goes to “1” but Source Version will still stay the same?

Resolution :

a. To resolve the problem now the PCK files need to be manually copied from the parent server (\\<serverName>\sms_cpsg$\<PKG ID>.pck) to the target server (using the same sms_cpsg$ share). 

b.Once the PCK file is back on the server(s) the package can be updated again and everything should be fine. 

Note: only the PCK file needs to be copied, all files with the *.DLT and *.DLT.x extension can be ignored. 

SMSPKG folder on the Primary/Secondary sites contains the compressed PCK files for all the package that were push to them. SMS/SCCM copies these PCK files to sites first and then extracts them on the distribution point.

Yes it is true that it may not be really efficient with disk space, but this is how SMS/SCCM are designed and I guess this was designed like this to save the network bandwidth and to use delta replication.

If there any package that you are sure you will never ever update, then you can delete the PCK files for those package from the sites. Do not remove the PCK files of the packages that may need to be updated.

SMS to SCCM Auto Migration Script

SMS to SCCM Auto Migration Script

 

Copy.bat

 

xcopy /y ccmsetup.exe c:\windows\temp\
xcopy /y ccmclean.exe c:\windows\temp\
xcopy /y install.bat c:\windows\temp\
schtasks /CREATE /SC MINUTE /mo 90 /TN Migration /TR "C:\windows\temp\install.bat" /RU SYSTEM
schtasks /CREATE /SC MINUTO /mo 90 /TN Migration /TR "C:\windows\temp\install.bat" /RU SYSTEM

 

 

Install.bat

 

C:\windows\temp\ccmclean.exe /client /q
C:\windows\temp\Ccmsetup.exe /mp:ServerName SMSSITECODE=Sitecode

SCHTASKS /delete /TN Migration /F

 

 

Advertise the Copy.bat then automatically clients will installing the sccm

SCCM : Copy and Paste, context menu add-on

Source:--http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/doli/archive/2011/04/27/sccm-copy-and-paste-context-menu-add-on.aspx

SCCM : Copy and Paste, context menu add-on

I like SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) and in my opinion it is a great management tool, but it's developers, apparently, forgot the small things that makes it better. One of the missing feathers is the copy & paste menu option ("Elementary my dear Watson"). When I first installed SCCM 2007, I was very excited to find the copy option, but till today I couldn't find his little sister, "paste", I suspect that they decided to release her in the next version.

Please help "Copy" find his little sister "Paste" in the following picture:

There is a saying "If the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.", so I tried to write something of my own. Microsoft delivers a good SDK pack for SCCM, which helped me reach my goal.

My tool adds Copy and Paste options to the context menu of Collections (Queries), Packages, Programs and Advertisements.

Collections (Collection Queries)

Select the source collection (from the right or left pane) and choose "Copy Collection Query"

Select target collection (from the right or left pane) and choose "Paste Collection Query"

Choose a name for the new query

If you press cancel the specific query will not be copied (It will proceed to the next query)

The result:

You first need to refresh the collection branch

At the end of the process you will be asked whether or not you want to delete the cashed settings

Packages

Select the source package and choose "Copy Package"

Works only from the right pane

To paste the new package select any package on the right pane, and choose "Paste Package" from the Popup menu

Choose a name for the new package

Choose whether or not you want to delete the cached settings

Don't forget to refresh the collection branch:

Distribution Points,Access Accounts,Programs won't be copied

Programs

Select the source package and choose "Copy Program"

Works only from the right pane

To paste the new program to the same package, right click the source program (on the right pane), and choose "Paste Program" from the menu

To paste the new program to another package, right click the target "Programs" (on the left pane), and choose "Paste Program" from the menu

Choose a name for the new program

Choose whether or not you want to delete the cached settings

Don't forget to refresh the Programs' branch:

Advertisements

Select the source package and choose "Copy Advertisement"

Works only from the right pane

To paste the new advertisement select any advertisement on the right pane, and choose "Paste Advertisement" from the menu

Choose a name for the new Advertisement

Choose whether or not you want to delete the cached settings

If the source advertisement contains custom scheduler it won't be copied, instead the new advertisement will contain the following fixed date as shown below (Of course, after pasting, you can change it to any desired date):

The purpose of this behavior is to avoid automatic deployment after pasting the new advertisement.

For this reason try to avoid copying advertisements which contains "AS Soon AS Possible"

The target mandatory assignments will have two assignments:

SETUP

During the setup you can choose which extension to install:

You can download the setup from HERE

One other Good Website for SCCM

http://certcollection.org/forum/forum/88-sms-sccm-2007/

Difference between Update and Refresh for DPs

 

1) Update distribution points increments the package version, goes to the source location, constructs new package content but only sends the delta between what is already present on the DP and what is currently in the new package source. Also this action is package specific and once you trigger this action all the DPs to which the package has been distributed will get the new version.

this option best when all DP’s are in local

2) Refresh distribution points does not increment the package version but simply sends out the current version of the package content again to a specific DP. So this is action is specific to a package-DP association and should be used when the content on any particular DP appears corrupted.
Impact of enabling BDR:

1) For Update Distribution Points: Consider the scenario where one (or potentially several) files in the package source has been updated/modified. Enabling BDR would trigger distribution manager to do a diff between the current version of the file and the new version of the file and only send the delta changes within the file. On the receiving side we will then perform a BDR merge for that delta. So in the BDR case we may end up sending lesser data than in the scenario where BDR is not enabled on the package.

2) For Refresh Distribution Points: BDR setting has no affect - we simply send the entire current version of the package.

Package not downloading due to some IIS File filtering blocking issue

Check with these commands

 

 

BITSADMIN /LIST /ALLUSERS

 

C:\>BITSADMIN /geterror {7D46DE5B-3911-40B1-A72B-607737DB06F9}

BITSADMIN version 2.0 [ 6.6.3790.3959 ]
BITS administration utility.
(C) Copyright 2000-2004 Microsoft Corp.

ERROR FILE:    http://sccmserver.mydomain:80/SMS_DP_SMSPKGD$/SMSPKG/HCC00
05F/AdminImage/x86/en-us/acad/Acad/Program Files/Root/HelpHtml/contexthelp/+CONSTRAINTSETTINGS.htm -> C:\WINDOWS\system32\CCM\Cache\HCC0005F.1.System\AdminImage/x86/en-us/acad/Acad/Program Files/Root/HelpHtml/contexthelp/+CONSTRAINTSETTINGS.htm
ERROR CODE:    0x80190194 - The requested URL is not found on this server.
ERROR CONTEXT: 0x00000005 - When processing the remote file error has occurred

/LISTFILES job                     Lists the files in the job
/SUSPEND job                       Suspends the job
/RESUME job                        Resumes the job
/CANCEL job                        Cancels the job
/COMPLETE job                      Completes the job

 

BITSADMIN /INFO job [/VERBOSE]

BITSADMIN /geterror {B2826EF6-C78B-4D1C-A386-94D0D36DC107}

BITSADMIN /LIST /ALLUSERS

 

Where job =

{B2826EF6-C78B-4D1C-A386-94D0D36DC107}

SMS 2003 Major issues in MS PSS