The following SQL query can be used to query the list of collections that doesn't have any deployments. you can review the number of collections with no deployments and you can further extend the query to exclude certain folders where you use these exception collections for troubleshooting or other purpose. select Col.Name, col.CollectionID, case when…
ConfigMgr (SCCM) 2012 site Maintenance Tasks

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…
Installation of ConfigMgr(SCCM) 2012 RC2

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…

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…

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…
How to Fix WMI issues automatically

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…
ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 released

System center configuration Manager 2012 RC2 is released and avilable to download now. It will be available from the System Center Eval Center: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh505660.aspx  I have tried it downloading but i can see other components along with System center configmgr 2012 with all the links avilable to download. if you are looking for only System…
Blog Review For 2011

To kick off the new year, I’d like to share with you data on my blog’s activity in 2011. You may start scrolling! Crunchy numbers : In 2011, there were 33 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 144 posts. The busiest day of the year was December 21st . The most popular post…