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 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
Before upgrading SCCM 2012 to for example 2012 R2 we should test the upgrade on a copy of the database. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8b6ff5c8-3c84-49fb-8bc7-930bed865de5#BKMK_TestSiteDBUpgrade The documentation states: Make a copy of the site database, and then restore that copy to an instance of SQL Server that uses the same edition as your site
I have been writing about this before: http://larslohmann.blogspot.dk/2013/05/cscript-error-can-find-script-engine.html Apparently not only vbscript is affected by this but also PowerShell. Get-WmiObject : Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {xxx} failed due to the following error: 80070005. The script works outside the task sequence also with alternate credentials and
I often need to use a PowerShell script in a task Sequence, so in order to do that without any problems I use the following command line: Powershell.exe -noprofile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file .Script.ps1 PowerShell.exe Command-Line The Windows PowerShell Profile
Cumulative Update 1 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938441 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at the version changes, this time for R2. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 CU1, you will be able to identify the update
You might find yourself in a situation where Folder redirection on Windows 8.1 does not apply anymore. If the redirected folder is not already on the share it is not created. Apparently, there is no errors in the event log, but event ID 1012 might be there: Folder Redirection configuration
You might see this error when deploying a captured image in the step Apply Operating System: When taking a closer look at SMSTS.log we will see these error’s: Unable to find a Windows system root at C: Failed to find the system root for the applied OS. This might be
Cumulative Update 4 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2922875 So once again it’s time to take a closer look at the version changes. After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CU4, you will be able to identify the update as shown here. First
This is an old and classical error, when trying to capture a Windows Image from SCCM 2012. Your build and capture task sequence is returning the error 0x00000004 when running the step Prepare OS (sysprep). If we take a closer look at the SMSTS.log we can see that the computer
Now that we have access to the Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Toolkit http://larslohmann.blogspot.dk/2013/12/configuration-manager-toolkit-for.html, lets try to move Distribution point data from one drive to another. In order to do this we need ContentLibraryTransfer.exe ContentLibraryTransfer.exe -SourceDrive <current drive letter> -TargetDrive <new drive letter> When you install the toolkit the file will
You might see this error for example when you install applications in a task sequence when the computer is not domain joined (in a workgroup). We can see here that the error arise when installing the first application: Taking a closer look at SMSTS.log shows MP list missing in WMI,
Microsoft has now released the Configuration Manager Toolkit for System center 2012 R2, one I have been looking forward to. The Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit contains fifteen downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36213
Update 05-03-2015 http://larslohmann.blogspot.dk/2015/03/system-center-endpoint-protection.html Original Post: Microsoft has released an update for the System Center Endpoint protection clients. This updates is available for SCCM 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection Clients, SCCM 2012 SP1 Endpoint Protection Clients and Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Clients. KB2907566 The update includes this file: The installation is pretty
last time I took a look at the Unknown computer object created when a task sequence fail http://larslohmann.blogspot.com/2013/11/unknown-computers-and-required-task.html. But in some situations this object is not created, let try to remove the network while WINPE is downloading: It will off course fail and if you try to PXE boot again
When deploying a Required Task Sequence to unknown Computers in SCCM 2012, you might be unable to PXE boot the computer again if the installation fails for some reason. So lets take a closer look at the documentation: If the computer fails to install the operating system image or the
Microsoft has released and update for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 (SCCM) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2905002 In order to identify if the update has been installed we can use these methods: First let us take a look at the console, after the update the console reports version 5.0.7958.1000 which is the same
Last week I had a remote SCCM distribution point with PXE where the WDS service could not start. The event log showed this error: All other Distribution points with PXE support was working as expected. The reason behind the error showed out to be a missing Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
Cumulative Update 3 for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 has been released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2882125 After upgrading to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CU3, you will be able to identify the update as shown here. First let us take a look at the console, after the update the console reports
Microsoft has released an update for the System Center Endpoint protection client. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2865173/en-us?sd=rss&spid=1060 This updates actually includes two updates, apparently both has to be installed but I haven’t been able to find this in any documentation. To update the existing clients you can use Automatic Client Upgrade found under Site
One way to set a environment system variable during a MDT or SCCM Task Sequence is to use the SETX command. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755104(v=ws.10).aspx This command SETX LLVAR TEST /M will set the variable LLVAR to the value TEST If we take a closer look at the System variables after this step,
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