In ConfigMgr 2007, we now have several different types of packages, which can make it difficult to find a specific package which is referenced by a task sequence. Here are a couple of tips to help resolve package references: If you select your task sequence in the Admin UI and select the "References" tab on the preview pane you will get a list of all packages that the task sequence references (including the type and version fields which can be used to find them). You can use the "Packages referenced by a specific task sequence" report to get the…
Author: Eswar Koneti
Enabling the .Net framework feature in windows 7 can be done using manually but if you want to do this on all clients ,how do you manage it ? Script Based using OCsetup ? or enabling this feature in Image ? or PowerShell script ? I go with DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management)tool to enable this feature. Download and install WAIK to get DISM tool http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=10333 Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool used to service Windows® images offline before deployment. You can use it to install, uninstall, configure, and update Windows features, packages, drivers, and…
Trying to install the required Prerequisites files for Configuration Manager 2012 all are done except SQL sever SP1 with CU4. SQL server 2008 R2 has got installed but later SP1(QLServer2008R2SP1-KB2528583-x64-ENU) failed with Error “Managed SQL server FixSQLRegistryKey stopped working” Trying to fix this by looking at registry/setup log file but I couldn’t. The Fix is to Uninstall Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
There are cases where computer might needs to be deleted from SCCM Database when the OS up gradation happens(new name applied to host machines) and old name should be removed else it will automatically be removed as per the site maintenance settings. Here is VB script that remove computer from SCCM Database based asking for machine name. Note :I would love to test this on Lab before taking this to production. You would be prompted for SCCM Site server name(where SQL server installed) and site code for the Site server. ON ERROR RESUME NEXT strServer=InputBox("Enter Site Server Nmae",,"win-cm2k7") strSiteCode=InputBox("Enter…
Are you running all the way(running HTA setup or setup.exe) to see if your server is met with all the prerequisite files before running configuration manager 2012. You can use prereqchk.exe from your SMSSETUP\BIN\X64 Folder. Command to execute for Prerequisites checker. Drive_Letter:\SMSSETUP\BIN\X64\prereqchk.exe /adminUI
Central administration site: The central administration site coordinates intersite data replication across the hierarchy by using Configuration Manager database replication. it has the following differences from a central site in Configuration Manager 2007: Does not process client data. Does not accept client assignments. Does not support all site system roles. Participates in database replication Primary site : Manages clients in well-connected networks. Primary sites in Configuration Manager 2012 have the following differences from primary sites in Configuration Manager 2007: Additional primary sites allow the hierarchy to support more clients. Cannot be tiered below other primary sites. No longer used as…
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If you are working with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM 2007),you know what the post means here. Have been getting lot of requests per day/week to create AD security groups for new applications to deploy applications . Here is the VB Script that fullfil your requirememnt but test it in the lab before taking into production. Create a Excel file with piping all AD security group names .Change the Excel file,OU name etc from the script. Replace the Quotes(single and Double) as they are fancy from the post when you copy the code to vbs file. ON ERROR…