Few days ago,I had an issue while reading log files using Configmgr CMTrace tool.I tried opening the .log file to read the content but it failed to display the content and instead,it keep prompting me error message ‘The file either does not exist or could not be accessed.Do you want to continue anyway’. for other users who logged into the same computer,it works good. So I suspect,this could be user profile issue ? but I cannot recreate profile for this issue. It may requires some troubleshooting on this part. Below is what I get message after opening the log…
Author: Eswar Koneti
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There are many blog post online ,that discuss about Configuration manager client cache ,how it works, also many questions about content cleanup from ccmcache folder,cache size is increasing beyond the Cachesize limit etc. when you install Configuration manager client,by default it choose the cache location as %windir%\ccmcache with default size 5GB unless you explicitly specify.you can read the post about Client Cache from my previous blog here. How to change the configuration manager client cache size using script http://eskonr.com/2013/07/script-to-change-sccm-configmgr-change-client-cache-size/ Recently ,I was monitoring the patch compliance results at my customer and found that ,many of the clients have failed…
While Creating SSRS reports for configuration manager ,I use lot of expressions through the report definition. These expressions (formula filed) are used frequently in reports to control content and report appearance. Expressions are written in Microsoft Visual Basic, and can use built-in functions, custom code, report and group variables, and user-defined variables. Expressions begin with an equal sign (=) syntax. These expressions can be used in reports to present data like calculate values for parameters, queries, filters, report item properties, group and sort definitions, text box properties, bookmarks, document maps, dynamic page header and footer content etc. SQL Expressions Optimizes…
There are instances (you might want to get list of required patches by server ,so can download and install in DMZ who do not have internet or for patch compliance checking for specific computer and many) , where you might be searching for list patches of required by specific computer/computers and generally ,we look at default reports if there is any report which can give me the required information. If you look at default reports,there is no exact report give you the list of patches required by specific computer with targeted,required,when was it released and other information. You can…
Microsoft is bringing exciting features into Configuration manager product and making things more and more easy in all aspects to manage the infrastructure.Last month (September 2015) ,Microsoft has introduced new features into Configuration manager (expecting it would be called 2016 )technical preview 3 (Version 1509 ) called ‘Updates and servicing (this replaces the need to install separate service packs, cumulative updates, or Extensions for Microsoft Intune)’ and New look /update for Software Center (Apps that are published to users will be available in software center as well). On October 14th 2015 ,Microsoft released another update for Configuration manager Technical…
Few days ago ,I was working on request to get the software update compliance (compliant /Non-Compliant) for list of clients (Desktops or servers) from collection for specific month.I have posted lot of Configmgr 2012 SSRS reports on my blog http://eskonr.com/tag/sccm-patch-reports/about software update compliant but this is something different compared to other reports. Due to the monthly patching activity,sometimes you may get request to know the the patch compliance status for specific month on specific collection .If you are creating new Software update group every month,then you don’t have to look at this report as there are default and customs reports…
MBAM is Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring Tool Enables administrators to automate the process of encrypting volumes on client computers across the enterprise.BitLocker offers protection against data theft or data exposure for computers that are lost or stolen. BitLocker encrypts all data that is stored on the Windows operating system and drives and configured data drives. MBAM 2.5 SP1 has the following features: Enables administrators to automate the process of encrypting volumes on client computers across the enterprise. Enables security officers to quickly determine the compliance state of individual computers or even of the enterprise itself. Provides centralized reporting…
Rolled out new Symantec endpoint Protection (SEP) Version to clients across all the sites. After few days ,report (All application deployment –Basic) says ,around 100+ computers still running on old version which did not upgraded to deployed version.Out of these 100+ clients,some of them already have deployed version if I check via resource explorer (also check from DB with v_add_remove_programs).So ,it assume that,reports having some problem (Table that it retrieve the info from). Since ,the reports are giving inaccurate results,I feel ,It would be good to have these failed clients into one collection to perform certain actions (I know there…