SCCM Client installation Troubleshooting steps Check list

Seen Lot of questions/help in many forums on the SCCM client issues like client is not reported in SCCM console ,site code unsuccessful, Client is installed but Console shows NO and other problems. Thought of preparing  basic check list that will help configmgr guys to start troubleshooting the issue and fix the problem. Here is the…

If clients are having trouble downloading and installing updates from your SUS or WSUS server, should check a familiar place—the registry. Go to the problematic client PC and follow these steps: 1.     Select Run on the Start menu. 2.     In the Run dialog box, type regedit, then click OK. 3.     In the registry, navigate to…

Is the client getting the advertisement policy? 1.      Check the ccmexec.log for the advertisementID. 2.      If the advertisementID is not in the ccmexec.log, check the ccmexec.log for errors communicating with the Management Point. 3.      If the ccmexec.log shows errors communicating with the MP, follow basic connectivity tests such as pinging the MP by IP address,…

Below are the basic log files (more understandable way) that are helpful in troubleshooting the client issues if there are any application instllation failure/inventory and other issues.This information has been compiled from Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 867490 A list of windows update error codes can be found here. CAS.log ."CAS" means "Content Access Service". In this Log…