Questions tagged [sccm-2012-r2]
The 2012 R2 version of Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), a product by Microsoft that is used to manage the Configuration of multiple Windows, Mac, and Linux-based systems. SCCM 2012 R2 brings support for Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1 and tighter integration with Azure and Windows Intune for mobile device management.
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In what context do SCCM Powershell detection scripts run in?
I have finally had success using PowerShell detection scripts on clients with AllSigned execution policy. (hint: It started working after installing the latest service pack and using Adam Meltzer's ...
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How to get SCCM to recognize return codes from Powershell script completion?
I'm using an SCCM 2012 application deployment to install software. The specific install type is scripted installer as SCCM kept failing for exe validation errors. The script is powershell and ...
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SCCM user state migration - is this user's data gone?
Long story short(ish), we're on the tail-end of our XP to Windows 7 migration project, and finally got some VIP's machine in to be migrated. Since the machine is almost as old as the OS on it, this ...
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What, exactly, is the SCCM client doing when it installs an .msi for a system?
I've been working with a particular .msi (AppleApplicationSupport.msi). I have installed it two different ways which I thought would be equivalent. However the results differ as follows.
PSEXEC -i -...
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SCCM: Zoinks... Mystery Maintenance Windows
What am I trying to do?
We have a few SCCM clients, mostly publicly facing websites running on Windows Server 2008 R2's IIS 7.5, that are monitored by a system called XYmon. We have recently noticed ...
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Splunk UniversalForwarder fails with " DetermineContextForAllProducts failed witht: 0x65b"
I am attempting to deploy the Splunk UniversalForwarder as an SCCM application using an MSI Deployment Type to a small group of testing servers and am encountering an uncharacteristically confusing ...
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SCCM SUP cannot connect with WSUS Server - WSUS Server version 3.0 SP2 or above is not installed
On 6/1, one our Software Update Points lost the ability to connect to its WSUS Server:
WSUS Control Manager failed to monitor WSUS Server "SCCM.ad.contoso.gov". Possible cause: WSUS Server version ...
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SCCM Deploying Win7 Enterprise select language during OSD
I am attempting to implement more automation and less manual click through with our SCCM OSD.
Our currently running Tasksequence works nearly perfect for us, but we still have to manually choose the ...
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Wildcard character in a SCCM task sequence like clause
This should be ridiculously easy to find. I'd like to set up a condition in SCCM for a few task steps based on variables I have defined. What is the correct wildcard character to use in the value here?...
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SCCM 2012 R2 detection method not working
I'm creating an SCCM 2012 R2 application for Office 365. The install works fine (exits with code 0), however the application fails on detection. In testing, I'm trying a registry detection (as per ...
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SCCM Report: Update Compliance per Device in a collection
I'm trying my hand at building a custom SCCM report and could use some help from those who have more experience with the database structure than I do.
What I would like is to list:
Device Collection
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SCCM software deployment - does user need to be logged in, or only on the network?
I have a couple of questions of using SCCM to deploy software for a user on a Windows laptop:
Does user need to be logged in to the target laptop, or is it
sufficient that it is on the corporate ...
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Using Virtual Machines to Test Driver Deployment
In SCCM 2012, we're currently deploying device drivers during OSD via task seuqnces, using the "Auto Apply Drivers"-step. Our company uses workstations and laptops of several different makes and ...
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SCCM App Catalog won't install applications if started as user other than the one logged in
We have been playing around with SCCM's Application Catalog and have come across an interesting quirk. My manager has directed me to implement the catalog so that software that falls somewhere between ...
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What is the purpose of Supersedence in SCCM 2012?
Consider the following scenario:
I have previously deployed the application Foo v1.0 to all of my workstations.
A new version of Foo 2.0 comes out and I need to upgrade everybody.
In this scenario, ...
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Not all updates syncing between WSUS and SCCM 2012
I have a single server with both WSUS and SCCM 2012 R2 installed. I'm pretty sure everything is configured correctly. The only errors I'm seeing in the wsyncmgr.log file when I do a full ...
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How does SCCM 2012 capture an image?
I have set up a task sequence in SCCM to capture an image from an existing machine. The task sequence works fine, but there are a few things I don't understand. When it captures the image, there are ...
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SCCM Collection Query- FullName
I found this page about using usernames to build a sccm collection query.
http://jengeek.blogspot.com/2014/07/creating-sccm-collection-from-list-of.html?m=1
This works great! However, the list I ...
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Does AppEnforce.log really log the context used for installation incorrectly?
I have a deployment type with the following attributes:
Technology: MSI
Installation behavior: Install for system
Logon requirement: Whether or not a user is logged on
Installation program visibility:...
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SCCM PXE Boot failed. No advertisements found
I'm encountering an issue with SCCM PXE deployment for unknown devices.
Here is my current setup:
10.0.0.10/24 - AD, DHCP
10.0.0.15/24 - SCCM 2012 (app catalog webservice point, app catalog website, ...
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During times when a maintenance window overlaps with business hours does SCCM perform operations?
SCCM administrators set maintenance windows for devices. Users set business hours for the same devices. It seems inevitable that maintenance windows and business hours will overlap. During that ...
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Where should SCCM be installed in a small system?
Server 2012 R2 host running all VM servers to support a small IDE
After collating guidance regarding SCEP I've decided to go ahead install SCCM even though I only initially need SCEP. (I figure I'll ...
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.NET 3.5 fails on Server 2016 with error 0x800f081f
I am trying to install .NET 3.5 on a Windows Server 2016, through SCCM 2012, with the source file located on a remote network location, without mounting the ISO locally.
My .NET 3.5 installation ...
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Visual Studio 2015 Deployment via SCCM 2012 R2
I'm looking to create a deployment for Visual Studio 2015 using SCCM 2012 R2. I'm an experienced SCCM Admin, so I'm pretty good on that territory, but I'm running in to a snag with Visual Studio ...
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SCCM Software Center - set "Auto install outside of business hours"
I've managed to use a Baseline Configuration to set business hours for my clients via remediation.
I'd like to do the same/similar for "Automatically install or uninstall required software and ...
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SCCM Remote Control: Can you have multiple connection to same host?
Is it possible via the remote control feature of SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 to have more than one connection to a client? I.e. If two or three support staff want to remote into the same client at the same time ...
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SCCM2012 R2 Software Deployment stuck at "Waiting for Content"
I created a package for Adobe CC and I was able to distribute it to my main DP successfully. I then deployed the package to a device collection. All the machines come back as In Progress with a ...
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Why is SCCM 2012 R2 is pushing client to devices without being configured to do so?
As far as I know there are only three ways to install the SCCM client on devices:
1) Client push settings within SCCM
2) Group Policy
3) Standalone installation
After enabling GPO to allow auto-...
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SCCM PowerShell - Run Invoke-CMWmiQuery against a specific device collection?
I have the following WQL query:
select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client ...
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SCCM deployment status success despite failure
I have a package that points to a Powershell script which runs the installation steps. The script fails and returns 1; however, SCCM shows the deployment was successful.
How do I get SCCM to ...
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SCCM / WSUS - "Percent Compliant" in All Software Updates
In SCCM 2012 R2 (1511), in Software Library, Software Updates, All Software Updates.
If I search and add Criteria for just Windows Server 2012 R2, and Critical patches, The "Percent Compliant" is ...
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SCCM Update Storage - Large and duplicated?
Can anyone help me understand why my Update Group Storage is so large? I have enabled dedupe on the volume as a quick fix. Why are my updates making copies every time my update group runs? ...
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How do Application revisions propagate from an SCCM site server to a client?
When I make a change to an Application in the management console, I see that this revision number is incremented:
If I click on "Content Status", I can see a "Source Version" but no "Revision" for ...
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Do SCCM 2012 R2 Maintenance Windows Inherit?
Does anyone know if Maintenance Windows Inherit in SCCM 2012 R2?
Lets say I create a Device Collection called Monday Updates that has a Maintenance Window of 2100 to 0400 Monday morning.
If I then ...
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SCCM 2012 R2 Software Updates are delayed
I want to deploy Updates to my clients through SCCM 2012 R2. Every thing is nice but the problem is that when a new computer is joined to my network SCCM will discovery it and install the agent ...
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SCCM Update Restart Notification Configuration
My line manager wants us to push out the 1903 feature upgrade to computers, but he wants them to have a notification about the restart which looks as below and allows the user to delay the restart. He ...
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No mobile devices in Intune - Testing a few users from Hybrid SCCM to Intune Standalone
I'm testing at the moment with a few users to migratie from Hybrid SCCM to Intune Standalone. I followed this steps:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/mdm/deploy-use/migrate-hybridmdm-to-intunesa
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SCCM Software Update Installation Issue
I've deployed a group of Windows updates to a collection which has no maintenance window and it's works correcty and all devices are comliant excep one who do not getting the updates and showing "...
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how to generate sccm reports using power-shell ? "installed software on a specific computer"
In Sccm, normally I generate a report for a pc for "installed software on a specific computer" using gui in the following manner.
then enter pc name and by clicking view report.
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SCCM- pause all active deploymetns
I got the request to pause all active deployments. There would be around 200+ applications are active at the moment.
How can i pause all the active deployments.
I don't want to do it manually one ...
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SCCM 2012 Windows Monthly Updates
I have got production environment. I patches monthly windows updates and scheduled updates via SCCM 2012. Updates installed successfully at scheduled time. But some users attempted to manually ...
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SCCM 2012 R2 App In Task Sequence Reports Failure Despite Successful Install
Application is installed during an Offline media (USB) OSD task sequence by running a PowerShell script. PowerShell.exe process started at 1:44:45 PM and returned with exit code 0 at 1:45:24 PM. The ...
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In Deployment Monitoring Tool, why do I receive the message "DT cannot be empty" when clicking on a specific deployment?
When clicking on the top deployment in the screenshot below, the message "DT cannot be empty" is displayed and the Deployment Monitoring Tool closes. Clicking on other deployments shows the expected ...
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SCCM 2012 | Collection does not list the member added Directly
In the Morning in SCCM 2012, I observed HourGlass on the collection after adding members for almost 3 hours. The collection was not updating. I removed the members and deleted the collection.
I have ...
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PXE boot installation issues with SCCM 2012 R2
I have taken a machine, named it IMG-2 and placed it on the domain. The machine was discovered in SCCM. I then added it to a collection and deployed a task sequence to it. However, when I then try to ...
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Can not PXE Boot through SCCM
I have created a fresh installation of SCCM 2012 R2 on Windows Server 2012. I created a task sequence for an OS deployment on a single machine. When I go to PXE boot the machine I get the following ...
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SCCM2012 app install reports success but content doesn't arrive
I'm trying to deploy a custom background into %windir%\system32\oobe\info\background\backgroundDefault.jpg and have created bat, ps1 files in both Applications and Packages to try and deliver the file,...
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Unable to create application in SCCM 2012
I am very new to SCCM and unfortunately the systems admin does not really know anything about it either. I am trying to add a new application and I receive the following error:
Error: The SMS ...
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Why is Windows 8.1 Update and its prerequisites considered "not required" by SCCM?
I have a fresh (<2 months old) installation of a standalone SCCM 2012R2 server. I have installed the software update point and WSUS on the same server. SCCM and WSUS are synchronizing and some ...
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SCCM Update to 1610 or 1702 not possible
I am trying to update SCCM from 1606 to 1702. I ran the Pre-Req check manually (no Errors), since it tended to get stuck from in console.
If I start the update install (or the pre-req check) the ...
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