Author: Eswar Koneti

What are the site maintenance task and where are they in ConfigMgr 2012 and how do I configure them ? System Center 2012 Configuration Manager sites and hierarchies require regular maintenance and monitoring to provide services effectively and continuously. Regular maintenance ensures that the hardware, software, and the Configuration Manager database continue to function properly and efficiently. Each Configuration Manager site supports maintenance tasks that help to maintain the operational efficiency of the Configuration Manager database. Several maintenance tasks are enabled by default at each site, and all tasks support independent schedules. Maintenance tasks are configured individually for each site…

After fixing SQL server Issue with the required patches , I have got installed configMgr 2012 RC2 on my lab after fixing the issue with SQL server 2008 R2 SP1 with CU4. This Guide assumes that you have Domain Controller with DNS,DHCP(Optional) and Member server with server 2008 R2 Operating system. Please go through the TechNet guide to more about configuration Manager 2012 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682140.aspx I will not go through the configuration of IIS,BITS etc which are needed as prerequisites for configmgr 2012 .for all these configurations, please take a look at windows-noob.com for step by step http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4045-sccm-2012-guides/ start the installation of…

Configuration Manager uses site system roles to support management operations at each site. When you install a Configuration Manager site, some site system roles are automatically installed and assigned to the server on which Configuration Manager Setup has run successfully. One of these site system roles is the site server, which you cannot transfer to another server or remove without uninstalling the site. You can use other servers to run additional site system roles or to transfer some site system roles from the site server by installing and configuring Configuration Manager site system servers. Each site system role supports different…

Here is a download for deploying a complete ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 (which was release recently http://eskonr.com/2012/01/configmgr-2012-rc2-released/)  infrastructure in either Hyper-V or VMware: One Domain Controller and one ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 member server – Including pre-requisites like .Net Framework, SQL 2008 R2 SP1 CU4 and IIS - all fully automated. Once configured, the total build time for the full ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 lab environment is about 1.5 hours (on my laptop). Download the Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 (137 kb). Full post, Please Read Via http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Blog/tabid/62/EntryId/49/The-Hydration-Kit-for-ConfigMgr-2012-RC2-is-available-for-download.aspx Additional Resources Getting Started with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Introduction to Software Updates…

While Ago I have posted a solution on how to fix WMI(Windows Management Instrumentation) issues using simple batch script that stops WMI service and recompile all MOF files etc. http://eskonr.com/2009/03/how-to-troubleshoot-the-systems-which-has-wmi-issues-rebuild-wmi-repository/ While working with new windows 7 migration project, we had lot of computers with wmi issue but how to identify which has wmi and fix it automatically. There could be various reasons if configmgr client is not reporting to site server but wmi issue one of major problem .if wmi issue occur, nothing can be performed on configmgr client. No policies, no inventory information nothing will be received or sent…

 Usually when applications are installed,they wont repot to site server with installed software and its details why because the value that should report to site server is not picked by sms agent by default and you should edit SMS_DEF.MOF file which you find it from your site server installed drive,inbox folder,clifiles,hinv . Below is the group to make TRUE from FALSE to get the requirement information. You dont have to compile this mof file on clients as they get it by its next policy cycle. Monitor the MOF Changes from site server logs (dataldr.log)   SMS_Report     (FALSE),   SMS_Group_Name ("Installed Software"),  …

SELECT b.Netbios_Name0, b.User_Name0, CASE WHEN a.FileVersion LIKE '11.%' THEN 'Office 2003' WHEN a.FileVersion LIKE '12.%' THEN 'Office 2007' WHEN a.FileVersion LIKE '14.%' THEN 'Office 2010' ELSE 'Udda Version' END AS 'Office Version', a.FileName, a.FileVersion, a.FilePath FROM v_GS_SoftwareFile a JOIN v_R_System b ON a.ResourceID = b.ResourceID JOIN v_RA_System_SystemOUName c ON a.ResourceID = c.ResourceID WHERE FileName = 'outlook.exe' AND ( c.System_OU_Name0 LIKE  'groupinfra.com/Corporate/Landlord SE/SE/Computers%' OR c.System_OU_Name0 LIKE  'groupinfra.com/Corporate/Landlord SE/DK/Computers%' OR c.System_OU_Name0 LIKE  'groupinfra.com/Corporate/Landlord SE/FI/Computers%' OR c.System_OU_Name0 LIKE  'groupinfra.com/Corporate/Landlord SE/NO/Computers%' ) GROUP BY b.Netbios_Name0, b.User_Name0, a.FileName, a.FileVersion, a.FilePath ORDER BY b.Netbios_Name0

SELECT    COUNT(distinct ResourceID) as [Count],    IP_Subnets0 as Subnet FROM    dbo.v_RA_System_IPSubnets WHERE    IP_Subnets0 NOT IN (SELECT IPSubnet FROM dbo.v_SiteRoamingBoundary_IPSubnet) GROUP BY    IP_Subnets0 ORDER BY    IP_Subnets0