Long back,have posted script on how to trigger Machine policy or hardware inventory action on sccm client http://eskonr.com/2011/01/script-to-trigger-sccm-machine-policy-or-hardware-inventory-action-agent-on-sccm-clients/ Here is an updated script which can be run on multiple machines with some changes to the script . You will need to have list of computers into notepad file into the same path where you save the script. on error resume next Dim oFSO, sFile, oFile, sText,Stuff, myFSO, WriteStuff Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set myFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set WriteStuff = myFSO.OpenTextFile("Output.txt", 8, True) sFile = "input.txt" If oFSO.FileExists(sFile) Then Set oFile = oFSO.OpenTextFile(sFile, 1) Do While Not oFile.AtEndOfStream sText = oFile.ReadLine…
Author: Eswar Koneti
The Configuration Manager console has been greatly improved in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, which enhances its usability. In addition to improvements in performance and layout, the console now supports a quicker way to monitor application deployments. However, you might come across a situation where you see a discrepancy between the completion statistics section for an error count of a deployment and the Error tab of the deployment status when you drill into the status of the deployment. In this scenario, you see the following: The count of assets that returned an error state when you review the completion statistics…
OS Deployment and patch management has always been big challenge for many admins around the world. Not just the testing, but also to get the customer image patched made many ConfigMgr admins a lot older . One of the new features in ConfigMgr 2012 allows you to apply updates to an OS image that’s been imported to the ConfigMgr 2012 library. This feature only supports "Component Based Servicing" (CBS) updates, and can be applied to Windows Vista and above. To use this feature, navigate to Software Library -> Overview -> Operating Systems –Operating System Images, select the Image that you…
By default sccm client log files have default size of 250000 bytes in Decimal (3d090 in Hexa Decimal) which is around 245 KB in Decimal which you can see it from your sccm client computer registry Registry path would be HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@GLOBAL on 32 Bit OS HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@GLOBAL on 64 Bit OS If you want to trace previous data about program executions or patch updates from updateddeployment.log or inventory.log or something else from sccm client log files you can increase it to required value. Note: Doing this process will change the size of all sccm client log files not particular log…
Reliable and Flexible OS Deployment—now with support for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RC2 The Solution Accelerators team is pleased to announce Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 RC1 is available for download on Connect now. New Connect members join the MDT 2012 RC1 program now. (Windows Live ID required) Existing Connect members bookmark this link to get the latest project details. New features and enhancements make large-scale desktop and server deployments smoother than ever! Support for Configuration Manager 2012 RC2: This update provides support for Configuration Manager 2012 RC2 releases. MDT 2012 fully leverages the capabilities provided by Configuration Manager…
Thought of sharing nice article on client remediation and Inventory posted by Anil K on TechNet blog. Inventory reports with stale records have been one of the pain areas for Administrators. The poor client health with no auto-remediation and inefficiently configured maintenance tasks are major reasons behind it. Configuration Manager 2012 is going to be the true friend of IT administrators and managers when it comes to address these challenges. Here I'll talk about some key strengths of CM 2012 to improve your reporting accuracy when it comes to inventory reports, deployment status reports and other reports. System Discovery: System…
Via http://eskonr.com/trainings-webcasts/sccm-2007/ Configuration Manager SP1 and R2 Overview (Level 300) Level 300 Deploying and Upgrading to ConfigMgr (Part 1 of 2) Level 300 Deploying and Upgrading to ConfigMgr (Part 2 of 2) Level 300 Deploying Operating Systems with ConfigMgr (Part 1 of 2) Level 300 – With John Baker Deploying Operating Systems with ConfigMgr (Part 2 of 2) Level 300 – With John Baker Deploying Operating Systems with ConfigMgr (Part 1 of 2) Level 300 – With Keith Combs Deploying Operating Systems with ConfigMgr (Part 2 of 2) Level 300 – With Keith Combs Deploying Operating Systems with ConfigMgr 2007…
Via http://eskonr.com/trainings-webcasts/sccm-2007/ What’s coming in ConfigMgr ConfigMgr – Prerequisites Before Installation Using Configuration Manager 2007 to Perform Your Most Common and Critical Desktop Management Tasks Installing SQL Server on a Server other than the ConfigMgr Primary Installing SQL 2005 SP2 Local to the ConfigMgr Primary Server In-Place Upgrade of SMS 2003 SP3 with the ITMU to ConfigMgr Mixed Mode Configuring PKI and Installing ConfigMgr in Native Mode How to Properly Upgrade from ConfigMgr Base to SP1 First Steps After ConfigMgr Installation Deploying and Configuring a Secondary Site How to Deploy the ConfigMgr Client to Target Machines How to Remove the…