[Windows 10 Official in-Place upgrade]

Hello

 

Is this the official in-Place upgrade for windows 10 for the folks who just upgraded to SCCM12 R2 SP1?

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt426642%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

 

I cannot find any documentation on how to go about the in-place upgrade.

 

I run through the process on my systems and even though the OS is upgraded to windows 10. It's not a smooth process.

 

If you never logged in on the windows 7 prior to the upgrade. New users cannot login. Running sfc /scannow seems to fix the issue temporarly. Also windows update seems to create a lot folders on the root of C drive.

 

 

Does anyone have a link to point me to the right direction.

 

Thanks

[Handling Various Models in OSD]

Hey guys...

So after a lot of tedious reinvention of the wheel type work because of a former employee's lack of organization, I've finally got my OSD task sequencing working and at a point where if errors come up, I know how and where to troubleshoot them (many thanks to Niall!). With that said, I'm looking for some ideas on how you guys are handling deploying OSD sequences to various models and how you are handling driver installation. It seems that the TS works best when you tell it exactly which driver package to look to for drivers (for instance I have a package for a Dell Latitude E6530) that I specified in the TS and the TS worked flawlessly on that model. Without specifying, I noticed that the TS was pulling drivers out of other packages. I guess that's okay if the TS still completes, but my worry is that the driver being pulled isn't fully compatible.

 

So, I'm wondering, do I really have to create a TS for each model device we utilize? Is there some way for the TS to recognize the model then choose the appropriate package? Or, am I just completely over-thinking this and should just let the TS pick the drivers out itself from any category and troubleshoot potential errors as they arise?

 

Thanks again.

 

See link below from Dell. It should work with CM12

 

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/m/videos/19973263.aspx

[CM12 Vbscript detection method]

Hi

 

I have been tasked to deploy application to users machines via sccm 2012. One of the requirements is that when the application is installed, We have to delete it from the ccmcache. The following scripts does the job but as you can see but the detection method is making loose my hair. It works on the 1st deployment but if I deploy another application and use the same script. It detects sccmcachecleaner folder and flags it as a success hense nothing is installed

 

My application is configured to with 2 deployment types with priority 1 as the script and priority 2 with the actual app. The 1st deployment type is has a dependency to the 2nd deployment type.

 

 

The software we are deploying are license restricted and we don't want people digging through the ccmcache to steal the applications. Any ideas will help

 

 

on error resume next

dim oUIResManager
dim oCache
dim oCacheElement
dim oCacheElements

set oUIResManager = createobject("UIResource.UIResourceMgr")

if oUIResManager is nothing then
wscript.echo "Couldn't create Resource Manager - quitting"
wscript.quit
end if

set oCache=oUIResManager.GetCacheInfo()

if oCache is nothing then
set oUIResManager=nothing
wscript.echo "Couldn't get cache info - quitting"
wscript.quit
end if

set oCacheElements=oCache.GetCacheElements

for each oCacheElement in oCacheElements
oCache.DeleteCacheElement(oCacheElement.CacheElementID)
next

set oCacheElements=nothing
set oUIResManager=nothing
set oCache=nothing

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder("C:\Windows\Temp\sccmcachecleaner")

[CM12 Collection Folder Phenomena]

Hi

 

I am seeing a very strange behavour with our CM 12 collections. I created a folder called Departments and created collections underneath it that queries Dept OU.

 

 

Random collection are being moved back to the Device Collection and everytime I move them back. They reappear back under Device Collection

 

Below is the collection setup:

 

Each collection under Membership rule has "Use incremental update for this collection checked and Schedule a full update with a schedule to occur every day. All the collection has a limiting collection pointing towards "All Workstation". (This was created to exclude server OS)

 

We have not run any discoveries so NO PCs are being discovered.

 

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks

[Software Installed based on AD Security Group??]

Hello

 

We have users in AD group that we would like to write a query that will return a specific software installed on their PCs. The query I have below seems to return blank result. Any help will be highly appriciatted.

 

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 from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId inner join SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS on SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM.UserName in (select UniqueUserName from SMS_R_User where UserOUName = "Domain/SMS Security/DEPT/Java Users") and SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.DisplayName like "Java%"

 

 

Thanks

[Redeploying Office 2010]

Hi

 

I am need of wisdom. We are in the process of migrating to MS Exchange and currently we have users who use outlook 2010 configured as imap. This were deployed via SCCM. How Can I redeploy office 2010 with outlook configured for Exchange?

 

Thanks

[SCCM 2012 Design]

Hi

 

We have been using SCCM 2007 over the last 2 years and thinking about upgrading to SCCM 2012:

 

our current setup:

• One Primary
  
• Three DP
  
• 8,000 Clients
  

Our Deployment is usually broken into 2 pieces. Regular employee computers and Labs. With the new changes to SCCM 2012 am trying see what will be the best setup. This is what we are looking at rolling in the next year or so that might play a role with SCCM 2012 design.

1. MDM Solution
   
2. Intergrate WSUS and install SCUP with SCCM 2012.
   

We are lookonh at getting 3 DELL R720 server with the following specs:

 

 

 

Processor:

Intel® Xeon® E5-2680 2.70GHz, 20M Cache, 8.0GT/s QPI, Turbo, 8C, 130W, Max Mem 1600MHz

Additional Processor:

Intel® Xeon® E5-2680 2.70GHz, 20M Cache, 8.0GT/s QPI, Turbo, 8C, 130W

Memory Configuration Type: Performance Optimized

Memory DIMM Type and Speed: 1600 MHz RDIMMS

Memory Capacity:

16GB RDIMM, 1600 MT/s, Standard Volt, Dual Rank, x4 Data Width

 

Hard Drives:

900GB 10K RPM SAS 6Gbps 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive

 

 

Chassis Configuration:

2.5" Chassis with up to 16 Hard Drives

RAID Configuration:

RAID 10 for H710P/H710/H310 (4-16 HDDs in pairs)

RAID Controller:

PERC H710P Integrated RAID Controller, 1GB NV Cache

 

Any input will be highly appriciated.

 

Thanks

[What is Asset Intelligence and how can I use it in SCCM]

Anyweb.

 

My director asked me if SCCM has the capabilities to generate reports on how many softwares a tech deploys a month via SCCM. This is for perfomance evaluation. Can SCCM do something like this?

 

Thanks

[Reports for the Techs]

I wok in a large environment where we have techs assigned to zones. How can I create a report showing how many time techs deployed let say office 2010?

[Deploy Win 7 via UDI ???]

Hi

 

So I have been playing with the MDT Intergration with SCCM in particuler the UDI peice and I like it a lot but here is question of the day. We have wage employees that we don't want to give them access to the SCCM console. Majority of them usually will reimage PCs on the field.

 

The UDI gives me options to choose OUs during the wizard. How Can I make this option availabe to known computers. I have tried the Uknown Computers collections and it works great.

 

Is there a way to image an active PC via SCCM without adding the PC to a collection everytime?

 

Am I making any sense?

 

Thanks

 

 

Nerver Mind. I figured it out. Thumbs up for James Avery and Jorgen Nilsson. I created 4 Ts 2 UDI TS for Unknown computer collections and 2 for custom collections that pulls in PCs from the AD.

 

http://social.techne...23-9fd5ea57f3ea

 

http://blogs.catapul...collection.aspx

[Deploy Win 7 via UDI ???]

Hi

 

So I have been playing with the MDT Intergration with SCCM in particuler the UDI peice and I like it a lot but here is question of the day. We have wage employees that we don't want to give them access to the SCCM console. Majority of them usually will reimage PCs on the field.

 

The UDI gives me options to choose OUs during the wizard. How Can I make this option availabe to known computers. I have tried the Uknown Computers collections and it works great.

 

Is there a way to image an active PC via SCCM without adding the PC to a collection everytime?

 

Am I making any sense?

 

Thanks

[Have you heard of UIUSD?]

 

 

Has anyone tried to use the following plug-in "Universal Imaging Utility System Deploy Plug-in (UIUSD)" It looks promising but I haven't test it yet. It is created by Big Bang LLC and I was wondering if I can get an input if it's worth the time testing it.

 

There is a lot of tools that are recomended by most user when it come to sccm plug-ins but this seems to be new.

 

I work in an organzation where each Dept can buy anything they want. My challange right now is how to package drivers to support all of them.

 

Thanks

[using Offline Mode in Windows PE using USMT 4 via a task sequence in SCCM 2007 SP2]

Hello everyone,

 

I am facing an issue liike when I completed the deployment and again I am trying to deploy anothere TS on the same BOX, then it get stucked on looking for DHCP. everytime I need to change the BOX.

 

Please help me I don't want to change the BOX.

 

Thanks in advance

 

rana.rai

 

I saw this one of our labs. Am assuming net boot is set as the 1st priorty. If so see the 2 fixes below.

1. boot up to normal windows and do ipconfig /release reboot you PC. If you it goes through then go to step 2 to fix this the problem for good.
   
2. if step one succeeded. what I can say from what we saw on our lab is that you dont have enough IPs. To fox this make sure the netwoek is set to keep the same IP when it PXE boots. If this is not possoble, make sure your PC is in netowk space with enough IP.
   

 

Hope this helps.

[True Windows Non Client Collection Query Help]

Nobody? No ideas?

[True Windows Non Client Collection Query Help]

Hi

 

Am hoping someone can help me out with this query. The query below pulls all the PCs that do not have the SCCM Client installed. Our discovery is based on the AD. The problem is we have all sorts of OS in our environment.

 

How can I pull only Windows XP, Vista and 7 and exclude OSX, Linux and Server OS.

 

 

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 from SMS_R_System where (Client = 0 or Client is NULL)

 

 

Thanks

[USMT hardlinked Loadstate not restoring profiles]

I am working to get USMT 4.0 working with SCCM 2007 right now. I have done a pretty basic setup of USMT within the Windows 7 install task. It is saving the user files properly, but it fails to load them. Loadstate.log comes up with the following two lines as error.

 

 

[0x000000] An error occurred processing the command line.

 

\\SCCM.CLINTON.MO\SMSPKGD$\CSD000DC\x86\loadstate.exe C:\UserState /c /all /v:5 /l:C:\Windows\system32\CCM\Logs\SMSTSLog\loadstate.log /progress:C:\Windows\system32\CCM\Logs\SMSTSLog\loadstateprogress.log /i:\\SCCM.CLINTON.MO\SMSPKGD$\CSD000DC\x86\miguser.xml /i:\\SCCM.CLINTON.MO\SMSPKGD$\CSD000DC\x86\migapp.xml /Hardlink /nocompress ##ERROR## --> /all

 

Here is the basic 'setup' of my task sequence

 

Capture files and settings

-set local state location (setting the path to %SystemDrive%\UserState)

-Set hard-link scan properties (OSDMigrateAdditionalCaptureOptions set with /hardlink and /nocompress)

-Capture user settings

Install OS

Setup OS

Restore User Files and Settings

-Set Hard Link Load Parameters (OSDMigrateAdditionalRestoreOptions set with /hardlink and nocompress)

-Restore User Files and settings

Install Software

 

Everything else is working as needed, including software install. Loadstate is the only issue at this point. We are naturally running windows domain as our logins, so if setting it to only capture our Domain users would work, I will set accordingly.

 

 

dcherry8

 

Check the link out.

 

http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1735-using-offline-mode-in-windows-pe-using-usmt-4-via-a-task-sequence-in-sccm-2007-sp2/

[using Offline Mode in Windows PE using USMT 4 via a task sequence in SCCM 2007 SP2]

Hi all,

 

i have error like this, may be someone can help me?

 

 

I saw this error task sequence has failed with error code 0x00000001when I rerun the TS before deleting the 3 folders on the C: drive. Delete the

1. SMSLogs
   
2. USMToffline
   
3. USMTbits
   

Rerun your TS and you should be good to go. Check you smsts.log and you'll notice the error "failed to create USMToffline folder.

 

Hope this helps.

Thanks

[using Offline Mode in Windows PE using USMT 4 via a task sequence in SCCM 2007 SP2]

 

 

The only difference am noticing is that the TS I imported from you doesn't have the hardlink load parameters. I don't think this makes a big difference.

 

Thanks

 

Anyweb

 

I run the 2nd TS and seems to work.

 

Thanks

[using Offline Mode in Windows PE using USMT 4 via a task sequence in SCCM 2007 SP2]

well does your loadstate.log file reveal any issues ?

 

 

The only difference am noticing is that the TS I imported from you doesn't have the hardlink load parameters. I don't think this makes a big difference.

 

Thanks

[using Offline Mode in Windows PE using USMT 4 via a task sequence in SCCM 2007 SP2]

well does your loadstate.log file reveal any issues ?

 

Anyweb

 

No loadstate.log that I can find on the system. I have checked on the following location

 

C:\Windows\System32\CCM\Logs and

C:\SMSTSLog.

 

I also rerun the TS and verified the loadstate log does not get created on both locations.

 

Am I looking on the wrong place.

 

Thanks

[using Offline Mode in Windows PE using USMT 4 via a task sequence in SCCM 2007 SP2]

try doing it in Windows PE instead, it's designed for Windows PE not Windows.

cheers

niall

 

Anyweb

 

Hope this will be an easy one for you. I have your steps all the way to: do x86 scanstate. Am only running the loadstate and scanstate process. No OSD on the Task Sequence

 

Here is what I can see

1. USMTbits folder is created with the vb script
   
2. USMToffline folder is created with sub-foders
   

But when i navigate to C:\\USMTOffline\USMT\File\c$\users\user1. The profile is blank and no data has been moved.

 

Any Ideas?

 

Thanks

[Software distribution nightmare.]

Remove the permissions (instance-level) for Department B on the package in question. Another option would be to put a note in the software package that indicates that Department B should not use the package.

 

Also, try not to solve people problems with technology.

 

Cheers,

Trevor Sullivan

http://twitter.com/pcgeek86

http://trevorsullivan.net

 

Trevor

 

I tried your suggestion with no luck. This is what I have

 

Package Class Permisions on Dept A - Read, Distribute, Create, Delegate

Package Class Permisions on Dept B - Read, Distribute, Create, Delegate

 

Package Instance permission for Dept A - Read, Modify, Delete, Distribute

 

 

Dept B can still deploy the package to their dept coll.

 

Am I missing anything? lol if only technology can do that . Life will be very simple.

 

Thanks

[Software distribution nightmare.]

Hi

 

We are facing an interesting scenario. We have 1 site with 2 DP. All Depts that have their own techs who have access to buid and deploy packages.

 

The problm we are facing is you have Dept A that has a software with limited Licences. They want to deploy this only to users who they approve within their Dept.

 

How can I reistrict Dept B from not deploying that same software to another machine? I have tried to tweak around the class and instance permission with no success.

 

How can I make it so if you biuld the package you can deploy it but no one else?

 

Thanks

[SCCM Child Site Setup]

make the DP's as protected and assign the boundaries to specific DP who can get the right application.

 

Very interesting Idea. So if I understand you correctly. If a Tech try's to deploy a packages that does not belong to his DP. The deployment will fail based on the boundaries restriction. But what if the Dept spans across different vlans meshing in with another SCCM users?

[SCCM Child Site Setup]

Child sites will get all packages/collections/advertisements etc from parent site.

They will not see anything from another child site on the same level.

 

How big is this company?

How many diffrent departments do you have that might be intrested in administrating a sccm site?

 

Im not convinced that this is the best solution for you.

 

We have roughly 6000 machines. Over 100 Depts. As of now we have 3 depts using sccm and growing.

 

If the solution above is not the best. How can we make the SW and OSD locked down so that each group can only see what they own? I was able to achieve this on the Collections.