Powershell Scripting made things lot more easier in Configuration Manager 2012.You can automate console operations by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.For list of Configmgr SP1 cmdlets,refer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj821831(v=sc.10).aspx Manually Refresh of the Distribution Points for a specific package in Configmgr 2012 is not easy as it was in CM07. Started using the Powershell script for simple tasks such as Redistribute,updating,adding Distribution points. Use the below script to refresh failed package on Multiple Distribution Points. import-module F:\sccm\AdminConsole\bin\ConfigurationManager.psd1 $SiteCode = "ESK" $DPserver =GC "C:\Script\Servers.txt" foreach ($Server in $DPserver) { $PackageID = "ESK00001" $distpoints = Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root\SMS\Site_$($SiteCode)" -Query "Select * From SMS_DistributionPoint WHERE…
Author: Eswar Koneti
Quick Post: You have created an Application in Configmgr 2012 and distributed to Distribution Points.Later for reason,you have decided to add/change/Update the files to the package source location. In Configmgr 2007,we do this by right click package, Update the package,which will take the changes to All Distributed Sites. In Configmgr 2012,The option is replaced with deployment Type means ,you can have multiple deployment types (Both Local install and Virtual package) for single application. Go to your application in Configmgr console,Click on the application,Underneath you see the options like summary,deployment types and deployments choose what deployment you made changes, Right click…
Reporting in Configuration Manager 2012 and later, is Replaced with SSRS with more features and little complicated if you have not used to it. In this blog post, we will see how to check the status of the packages with their distribution status. To know the Status of content (Packages) ,you can look at monitoring Node—>Distribution Status—>Content But somehow i did not like view to go every time (I feel it takes much time to load all the packages) to know the distribution status of all applications such as apps, packages, software update packages etc created in configuration manager. I…
Did you ever get into disk Space Issues while copying,Decompressing PCK files in Configuration Manager 2007 ? Packages are failed due to not enough disk space ? couple of options to get out of it are 1) Add Extra Drives or Increase the Disk on the Drive if you are into VM 2) manage with the existing disk by doing some alteration to it like moving the PCK files or Delete them. OR Move to Configuration manager 2012 which no longer use PCK storage and uses Single Instance Storage ,More about why should move from CM07 to CM12 http://eskonr.com/2013/01/why-should-we-move-from-sccm-configmgr-2007-to-2012/ and…
In my earlier post,we saw how to manage work group computers using SCCM Configmgr 2007. http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2029-managing-workgroup-computers-in-sccm-sms-environment/ In this blog post,we are going to see how to manage workgroup/ DMZ computers using SCCM Configmgr 2012. This procedure involves working with lmhost and host files on workgroup computers. For some reason,i find that ,Technet documentation is not very clear on how to manage workgroup computers http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680962.aspx. Technet document just illustrates the overall procedure but not in detail. Before we jump into the details of updating lmhost,other files,lets have a look at workgroup limitations,site assignment,approval etc. There are some limitation while managing the workgroup computers…
In SCCM 2007 ,to initiate machine policy /hardware inventory and other actions on client,we use vb script/wmic/Powershell/Right click Tools and other tools like Client center,collection commander etc.Some organizations do not like to install any of these tools.In that cases,we have only option of using scripts. to achive it The most common Script that is used to trigger policy agent on SCCM 2007 clients remotely is blogged here In Configuration Manager 2012,we have something called fast channel (Client notification) to download Machine Policy. At times,you see some weired issues with sccm clients with respect to hardware inventory and they never get…
In My Previous post,I blogged about SCCM Report list packages that do not use UNC path (i.e package Uses local Drive) and this is not good if you are migrating the packages from SCCM 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012. After you get list of packages that use local drive,you will have to change them to UNC . Note: This script will change the source path from Local drive(D:) to UNC path(\\servername\) for all the list of given packages at one Go. For ex: Current pkg source path: D:\applications\adobe 9.2 Eng ,change to UNC: \\servername\applications\Adobe 9.2 Eng If you have different…
Testing the basic Functions of Newly Build Configuration Manager 2012 primary and Secondary Sites by its SCCM clients to see if they work or not. Have installed Configuration manager client on windows 7,windows 8 and server OS .Created Configmgr 2007 toolkit V2 package,distributed to DP’s and deployed to these machines. Did Machine Policy on the clients,new application shown in Software Center,till now everything is good as expected. When i look at the status of this app from Software Center,it failed.Why ? Download of Content did not happen. Next is to look at DataTransferService.log records all BITS communication OR Package Access…