Sometime I have problem with packages not downloading and in smsts.log I get this error. Download() failed, 80072ee2. The only way I have found to fix this when it happen are to use the variables SMSTSDownloadRetryCount = 5 SMSTSDownloadRetryDelay = 15 Set the at the top in your Task Sequence
You might see this error when trying to publish a Secunia update to WSUS: Failed to publish package Code -2146233079 Publishing operation failed because the console and remote server versions do not match This error can also be seen if you are using SCUP. The problem is that the server
Once again I have found my self in a situation where a customer had problems with a task Sequence stopping, so now it’s time to do a post about this well known situation You might see your Task Sequence stopping with the following error in smsts.log: Failed to set log
Microsoft has release Update Rollup 4 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2992024. Let’s take a look on how we identify the versions installed. First the administrative console, you can see the current version by selecting about in the console: After the RU4 update for the console has
Citrix has released a new version of Citrix Receiver for Windows, new version reported is 4.1.200.13 Download installation file : https://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/windows/receiver-for-windows-41.html Changes is this version: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138197 And finally documentation: http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/receiver-windows-40/receiver-windows-40-wrapper.html This update includes all updates from 4.1 Cumulative Update 1: (4.1.100) http://larslohmann.blogspot.dk/2014/09/citrix-receiver-for-windows-41.html
Update 14-11-2014 Build 9879 is available, the update procedure is the same as last time, you just need to change your update pace to fast: This time there the enterprise version is also available as a ISO file, in order to download this go here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-technical-preview-for-enterprise?i=1 Original post Microsoft has
In Windows 2012 R2 we have a very nice feature in the Group policy Management Console were we are able to run GPUpdate on all computers in a OU. On a OU holding for example RDS or Citrix servers this is very useful. But there is just one problem, users
When creating subscription on a report in SCCM 2012 R2, you might not see the email option in Report delivered by: Start Reporting Services Configuration Manager: Connect to your SQL server and Report Server Instance: Enter the from address (sender) you want to use (this might be changed if you,
You might see this error when running a OSD Task Sequence in SCCM 2012 R2: Task Sequence: has failed with the error code (0x80070070). For more information, contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator. If we take a closer look at smsts.log you might see error messages like this:
Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2994331 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at how to determine the installation status of this cumulative update, this time for CU3. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU3, you
In some test situations I need a fast way to have a SMTP host relay mail using a Gmail account. this is for example the case if I don’t have access to an internal SMTP host. First install the Feature SMTP Server: Start the Internet information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager:
When you try to install Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on Windows server 2012 R2 you might get the error The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. The operation cannot be completed, because the server that you specified requires a restart. Restarting the server does
Citrix has released Cumulative Update 1 for Windows Receiver, new version reported is 4.1.100.12 To see changes and download installation file : http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX140265
Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 OSDAdapter0EnableWINS Set this to True to use WINS for name resolution. Task Sequence example: OSDAdapter0EnableWINS=True OSDAdapter0WINSServerList Comma-delimited list of WINS server IP addresses. This property is ignored unless EnableWINS is set to True. Result in Windows: Task Sequence example: OSDAdapter0WINSServerList=10.10.10.1,10.10.10.2 OSDAdapter0TcpipNetbiosOptions
Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 OSDAdapter0DNSServerList Comma-delimited list of DNS servers for the adapter. Result in Windows: Task Sequence example: OSDAdapter0DNSServerList=10.10.10.1,10.10.10.2 OSDAdapter0DNSDomain Domain Name System (DNS) domain for the adapter. Result in Windows: Task Sequence example: OSDAdapter0DNSDomain=gt.local OSDAdapter0EnableFullDNSRegistration Set to True to register the IP address
Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 OSDAdapter0EnableDHCP Set this to True to enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for the adapter (obtain an IP address automatically). Setting it to False will disable DHCP (Use the following IP address). Result in Windows: Task Sequence example: OSDAdapter0EnableDHCP=False OSDAdapter0IPAddressList Comma-delimited
Links: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 This is the first post were I will take a closer look at the variables available to set network card settings in a task sequence. The variables are available both in MDT and in plain SCCM OSD, they can be set
when running a scheduled task you might get the error 0x41301 This error simply means that the task is still running, this might indicate that there is a problem with the task and that it never ends, or that you must be a bit more patience.
When loading the WINPE boot image with PXE from your distribution point, you might be able to speed up the boot time by increasing the TFTP block size. In my test scenario the boot time was one minute faster after the change, and this is often a part of the
When running a silent installation of Microsoft .Net framework 4.5.2 in a SCCM 2012 R2 task sequence you might see the installation fail when using the application model. The following is my silent installation command line “NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe” /q /norestart and in my test scenario this is done on a Windows
You might want to start a scheduled SCCM 2012 site backup job manually. off course the Site Maintenance task Backup Site Server must be enabled and a valid backup path must be selected (UNC or local drive). To start the scheduled backup job outside the scheduled time start services.msc
When you have task sequences that uses MDT 2012 boot images they will no longer work after upgrading SCCM to 2012 R2. The boot image will boot as expected but the task sequence ends unexpectedly at Setup Windows and ConfigMgr. In the SMSTS.log you might see the error: Failed to
Cumulative Update 2 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2970177 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at the version changes, this time for CU2. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU2, you will be able to identify the update
when running a scheduled task you might get the error 0x8007010B This error simply means that the “Start In” folder is incorrect. Change the incorrect folder in start in: Please note that quotation marks are NOT valid characters, they are valid in the “Program/script” field. And the result should
Looks like we now have a updated version of ADMT with support for Windows 2012 R2, the version number has not changed. At the same time there is a new version of the Password Export Server. At this point in time I have only been able to find the updated
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