The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a free tool for automating Windows and Windows Server operating system deployment, leveraging the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10. Microsoft released new build version 8443 for Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with some quality updates. This build update requires Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10, version 1607, which you can download from Microsoft Hardware Dev Center(adksetup.exe file version 10.1.14393.0). You can download MDT build version 8443 from Microsoft Download Center. Summary of the significant changes in this build of MDT: Supported configuration updates Support for the Windows ADK for…
Author: Eswar Koneti
Setting up new SCCM Configmgr Current Branch 1606 in production environment .As part of it ,have created source folder (repository for content store) and placed couple of packages/applications for testing . while trying to distribute the packages, all failed with same error code. The source directory \\servername\sources$\Applications\Microsoft\SCUPCert doesn't exist or the SMS service cannot access it, Win32 last error = 5 Win32 last error = 5 translates to access denied .I made sure ,SCCM site Server account, user account /group had full access to the source folder location but missed to add System account. To see if the system account…
Have seen couple of times on SCCM Configmgr forums asking for ‘How to get applications /deployment types that has allow clients to use fallback source location for content ’ is checked or not. Allow fallback source location for content: This feature is designed to allow client to gain access (fallback) to content that is not available on a Distribution Point (DP) that is located in their Boundary Group. If this feature is not implemented correctly, it can lead to unexpected results and high network utilization over remote WAN links. For more information about fallback source location and distribution point,…
Colleague of mine has received request to check why did the SCCM client (server OS) rebooted during office hours and more details about the reboot (who initiated etc.). I started looking at this request to find out whether the client was rebooted due to windows patching or any applications pushed by SCCM. During my troubleshooting ,I went through several client logs ,event viewer,SQL Query,PowerShell script etc . In this blog post, I will try to list down the steps that went through to identify who rebooted the SCCM Client (server OS). 1. First and foremost that anyone would look…
Microsoft released SCCM Configmgr Technical Preview branch update 1610 (YYMM) for October 2016 with some new client features. This Technical Preview 1610 is available as both an in-console update for the Configuration Manager Technical Preview, and as a new baseline version that is available from the TechNet Evaluation Center website. If you are planning to build new lab ,you can now use this preview update as new installation and carry your testing. This month previous update contains the following new features: Improvements to the notification experience for high-impact task sequence and required application deployments – Task sequence deployments that have…
Since few months ,Microsoft publishing some great guides (deep dive) on SCCM Configmgr understanding and troubleshooting process ,tips and tricks that will help Configmgr administrators in solving issues. It is really hard to find these useful links through search engines when needed for reference and to send it internally for the team to go through . I have tracked all the useful links in my OneNote and I have decided to let it go out for public incase for reference. This blog post will be updating now and then ,when there is new content available. 1. Understanding and Troubleshooting…
Few days back ,I was helping friend of mine ,who had some issues with SCCM Client and he was unable to launch Software Center .When he try to open Software Center application,it immediately pop-up with error code as shown below . SCNotification has stopped working . The procedure entry point HttpsisHostHstsEnabled could not be located in the dynamic link library WININET.dll I tried launching event viewer ,MMC etc but unable to open any of them and all giving same error code as No storage available to perform this operation. I tried uninstalling SCCM Client, remove SMS certificates ,delete smscfg.ini…
Other day ,I have got a request to install/update VMware tools (32bit and 64bit) on servers that are running on VMware platform to latest version (as per the vsphere server version or what requester needs). VMware Tools is a suite of utilities that enhances the performance of the virtual machines guest operating system and improves management of the virtual machine. Without VMware Tools installed in your guest operating system, guest performance lacks important functionalities. To deploy VMware tools ,you can either use Legacy method called package or Application deployment method .If you go with package ,you will loose the control…