I was contacted by colleague that Configmgr is not showing the updates that were published day ago by SCUP . So i started checking the SCUP configuration (proxy) and the updates status if they are published or not using the date published and also verified SCUP logs. From SCUP perspective,all looks good. Next to look at Configmgr ,in this ,i checked the SUP properties if the published products are selected or not , check the proxy details in site system role properties. Next to look at proxy details that are configured in IE for system account for which ,you…
Author: Eswar Koneti
Beginning with configuration manager version 1702, clients use boundary groups to find a new software update point. You can add individual software update points to different boundary groups to control which site servers, a client can find the content or update scan. More information about boundary groups and its relationship with software update point changes in 1702 and 1706 ,please refer TechNet link https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/servers/deploy/configure/boundary-groups ,it has lot of information than i explain. Few weeks ago ,i was looking at the boundaries and boundary groups that are configured for my environment with fallback information (especially distribution point and software update point).…
Microsoft Azure portal for Intune provide you the information about user sign-in activities (includes usage of managed applications) and Audit Logs (information about users ,group management ,your managed applications and directory activities) through reporting. The information which is tracked ,will help you to determine sign-in status for applications,with MFA(Multi factor authentication),MFA results etc To see the activity of Sign-ins and Audit logs, login to https://portal.azure.com ,click on Intune ,right side you will see Users Click on Users to see activity with Sign-ins and Audit logs ,Click on Sign-Ins On the right side ,you will see list of all users with…
Maintenance windows in SCCM Configmgr enable you to define a time when SCCM operations can be carried out on members of a device collection. These maintenance windows are helpful to ensure that client configuration changes occur during periods that do not affect the productivity of the organization. More information about Maintenance windows refer https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/core/clients/manage/collections/use-maintenance-windows I had requirement to remove all Maintenance windows that are set on list of collections .Removing the Maintenance windows for each collection would be tedious task. Right click on collection ,select maintenance window and delete the Maintenance window. Note:Removing the Maintenance windows allow to install…
I had setup standalone intune (MDM authority to Intune) to manage mobile devices long-time ago ,but after doing some testing on android,windows and iOS devices ,i decided to change MDM authority from Intune to Configuration Manager console (hybrid) . To change the MDM authority from intune to hybrid ,Login login to SCCM console ,go to administration –>cloud services –>Microsoft intune subscription –>Add Microsoft Intune Subscription This process will prompt you to login using Microsoft intune subscription ,configure company contact information,logo etc. After doing all the initial setup , verified logs and confirm that the MDM authority is set to…
If you want to know who executed (number of times ) the Configuration manager reports (or any other SSSRS reports) or if anyone compliant that some of the Configmgr reports are running slow or timed out ,how do you find the such reports and take action ? I receive requests from remote users saying that they have issue while running some of the custom reports but when i run ,they works fine but not for remote users. There could be so many reasons why the report loads slow (network or SQL code issues etc) which am not going to discuss…
I have got my standalone Intune setup with few devices enrolled . In this post, i will go through the reporting feature using using Power BI to connect to Intune to load data and generate reports dynamically. These reports will help us to analyse the users who are enrolling the devices for license purchases ,to see the OS manufactures ,compliance status ,updates etc. Before we proceed further ,first download the Power BI Desktop using link https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/ Power BI Desktop file is about 140MB ,once it is downloaded ,run the setup file with default options. Start the Power BI Click on…
OverJoyed …..I got an email yesterday from the Microsoft MVP Award team saying that ,I have been awarded with Microsoft MVP award in Enterprise Mobility for 2017. I am extremely proud and honored to receive this award. I started blogging (www.eskonr.com) in year 2009 to to share my technical views,tips and tricks that I have seen in my daily work on SMS 2003 /SCCM/Configmgr In 2012 and to keep this as my reference .I have no idea what the award means when I started blogging in the early stages of my career .It was purely on the basis of…