Introduction: Maintenance windows in Configmgr help to ensure that client configuration changes occur during periods that do not affect the productivity of the organization. Following Operations can be performed during the Maintenance window: Software update deployments Compliance settings deployment and evaluation Operating system deployments Task sequence deployments More about MW https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh508762.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396 Problem: So ,If you want to know the client maintenance window for next few days (20 days or recently occurred in the last 20 days ) ,you have no built in report and for that, you must go with custom report to find out the clients that are undergoing…
Author: Eswar Koneti
Microsoft released first update 1701 for SCCM Configmgr Technical Branch in the new year 2017 with some new features and improvements to the existing features that are reported through user voice . These technical preview updates will help you to test in lab environment and report feedback to Microsoft before they make into current Branch (Production Version). You can install this version to update and add new capabilities to your Configuration Manager technical preview site. To see these preview updates in your Configmgr console,you must have the base version of SCCM Configmgr Technical preview 1610 (not applicable to current branch).These…
Introduction: I started blogging in year 2009 on www.eskonr.wordpress.com which was free from wordpress, but later I decided to move it to my own domain called www.eskonr.com in year 2010. Since then every year the number of views on my blog is getting increased twice and thrice compared to its previous year with increase in number of interesting posts on SCCM/Configmgr and its connected objects. As we entered into new year 2017,I was noticing the statistics of my blog for previous years and overall views until today. I stumbled across seeing the total count of views on my blog that…
Introduction: Few months ago ,we had an issue with one of the deployment (it was software updates) that was deployed to collection with override service window due to emergency patch to be installed on the clients. Deployment went fine and results were positive .All good ,but after few days ,some clients were added to the above deployed collection and you know what, as soon the clients are added to the collection ,they had new policy now and try to perform scan against the deployed software updates to check if they are already installed or not ,if not installed ,they try…
Introduction: One of my blog reader asked question about ‘There is report in your blog to find out packages that has no advertisements created,but is there similar report to find applications with no deployments created’. I found this question is valid and is needed if you want to perform maintenance tasks like cleanup packages,applications,collections etc .Performing regular maintenance is important to ensure correct site operations. There are several default site maintenance tasks available that maintain the health of your site database but when it comes to clean up unused collections,packages,applications etc,you have to find way to do it. There…
A week after the release of SCCM Configmgr current branch 1610 ,Microsoft released another update but that is for Configmgr technical preview with build version 1611 as part as part of ongoing commitment to quality and innovation. These technical preview updates will help to test in lab environment and report feedback to Microsoft before they made into current Branch (production version).To see these preview updates in your Configmgr console,you must have the base version of SCCM Configmgr Technical preview 1610 (not applicable to current branch).These Technical Preview updates are intended for use in a lab environment. For more information about…
Recently I had a requirement to create a PowerShell script to read text file/CSV for list of clients (servers mainly) and check if they appear in SCCM if so delete them ,track the information into log file for reference. There could be various reasons why do you want to delete computer record from SCCM and for that, you can either delete the record directly from the console or use scripting to do it for you. One of of the reason for me to create this script is ,to help the team to delete the server records from SCCM after they…
Microsoft released Update 1610 for SCCM Configmgr current branch (CB) that is available as an in-console update for previously installed sites that run version 1511, 1602, or 1606 which includes some great new features and product enhancements. This update (1610) includes lots of new features and enhancements in Windows 10 and Office 365 management, application management, end user experience, client management and also includes new functionality for customers using Configuration Manager in hybrid mode with Microsoft Intune. changes and new capabilities introduced in version 1610 of Configuration Manager current branch are: In-console monitoring of update installation status Exclude clients from…