What is Application management in sccm ?
Provides a set of tools and resources that can help you create, manage, deploy, and monitor applications in the enterprise.
Why you want sccm ?
You can perform all below with help of sccm: Deploy operating systems, software applications, and software updates. Monitor and remediate computers for compliance settings. Monitor hardware and software inventory. Remotely administer computers.
SCCM package distribution fails to send a package to a distribution point… When multiple times clicks to updates
SCCM package distribution fails to send a package to a distribution point… When multiple times clicks to updates issue we can see below in the Distmgr.log file Package XYZ00234 requires a newer version (3) of source files and the new compressed files haven’t arrived yet, current version is 2, skip E:SMSinboxesdistmgr.boxINCOMINGZ3AWAX9I.PKG read here : https://marcusoh.blogspot.sg/2008/01/sms-distribution-manager-fails-to-send.html … Read more
Windows XP to Windows 7 -task Sequence High Level
These are the some high level steps in the Task Sequence. use USMT=>request store=>run additional commands like taking backup of some applications..may be Lotus notesècapture user state/scan state èrelease state storeèdisable bitlocker if activatedèset Migration Flag to MigratedèStart System in PEè Partition Diskèactivate/Enable AHCIèEnable or Set BIOS password è Enable TMP for Bitlocker pre-requirementèRestart Computer … Read more
High level Task Sequence Steps for Windwos Xp to 7
These are the some high level steps in the Task Sequence. use USMT=>request store=>run additional commands like taking backup of some applications..may be Lotus notesècapture user state/scan state è release state storeèdisable bitlocker if activatedè set Migration Flag to Migratedè Start System in PEè Partition Diskè activate/Enable AHCIèEnable or Set BIOS password è Enable TMP … Read more
WAIK renamed to Windows ADK
Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK or WAIK) is a collection of tools It has renamed to “Windows ADK” New name from Windows 8. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824947.aspx
PXE-E53: No boot filename received
PXE-E53: No boot filename received everythink ok.. when checked – Both the Boot Images are sent to WDS Found one red Event in the application Events with event ID 258 executed below command to resolve the issue.. wdsutil /initialize-server /REMINST:”E:remoteinstall”
PXE boot issue : DHCP…………………..
We might get the error when trying to boot the client pxe boot as dhcp………. Lot of dots with no dhcp ip to the pxe client… Solution would be check the wds windows deployment service status or give a try to restart the service
Disable services on list of servers
Below script will be useful for disabling the services ‘create a file called list.Txt Set Fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)Set InputFile = fso.OpenTextFile(“list.Txt”)Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream)sComputer = InputFile.ReadLineaTargetSvcs= Array(“WDSServer”)‘For list of services use below…‘arrTargetSvcs = Array(“service1”, “service2”, “service3”) Set oWMIService = GetObject(“winmgmts:” & “{impersonationlevel=impersonate}!” _ & sComputer & “rootcimv2”)Set cServices = oWMIService.ExecQuery(“SELECT * FROM Win32_Service”) For Each oService In … Read more
Microsoft System Center products list
Microsoft System Center is a set of server products aimed specifically at helping corporate IT administrators manage a network of Windows Server and client desktop systems. 1. System Center Advisor – Software as a service offering that helps change or assess the configuration of Microsoft Servers software over the Internet 2. System Center App Controller … Read more
