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  1. Hi folks - I'm hoping someone may be able to point me in the right direction. Last Tuesday, our OSD process hit a snag. Any attempts to image via PXE result in the message 'There are no task sequences available for this computer.' However, when using a usb boot media source, it all works fine. The OSD sequence is targeted at the 'All Unknown Computers' collection, and is set to 'Available', as it has been for 4 years now ☚ī¸ The only change or event that occurred was that the primary server unexpectantly ran out of space on C:, and I hope I didn't break anything by clearing what turned out to be 31GB of ISS logs from prior to October 2020! So far, I have removed PXE capabilities from the DP, removed the boot image, then re-added. I have refreshed the self-signed certificate. I have tried adding PXE capabilities to the primary server's distribution point, and aimed at this instead. Each time the same issue 😟 If anyone has seen this sort of issue before and can point me in the right general area, it would be MORE than appreciated, thank you! I've added the smspxe log file in case it proves useful for the more skilled on this site. If there are any other logs or settings I should check or add details from for further aid, let me know! SMSPXE.log
  2. To KeithDib and Anyweb - Apologies for having not come back to you both after you provided your potential solutions to my query (I got distracted by various additional projects, stuff happened, and I plain forgot to reply ) Previously, I had added the driver to an existing boot wim. Now though, I have had the chance to revisit this issue... New boot wim, only the drivers for the Lenovo added, worked straight away 👍 Just slowly adding back the other required drivers for our various laptops with different NICs Thank you for your time in responding previously!
  3. Hi all - I have got an unusual issue with imaging a Lenovo model - the m720. If I start imaging via the network, when WinPE loads, it does not load the drivers for the network card and reboots after 30ish seconds. If, during this time, I load the driver via the cmdline, it will run through the sequence correctly. However, If I create a copy of the winpe media on a USB memory stick, with no changes, the model can image correctly, no need to use the cmd to load the drivers. For reference, the network driver in question is the Intel I217-LM (driver version - 12.17.8.9) Has anyone ever seen a similar issue? And, if so, how were they able to resolve it? If there are particular log files I should look at to help narrow down my search, that information would also be much appreciated
  4. Hi all - The title states it all, really. I have created and been maintaining my site's SCCM environment for the past 9 years, with no training or aid beyond what I have gained from reading information presented by a number of patrons of this site and similar (Niall Brady, Garth Jones, Anoop Nair, and Mikael Nystrom to name some), and I was wondering what options there are for gaining some accreditation. I am based in the UK, in case this removes some options from the list!
  5. Hi all - Having had a number of stutters in getting our upgrade started, I am finally getting the chance to begin the rollout of win10 across our site. However, there is a small query. For a small number of machines on our site, we have some uncommon licenced products, not related to particular departments or areas (eg MS Project, MS Visio, Adobe Writer, etc). To aid with updating these machines, I am going to use SCCM/MDT's Application mapping feature. However, though I have got MDT installed and am using it to aid creation of the upgrade sequences, I have seen that there is no MDT database, and thus no Application Mapping table. Is it better to create an entirely new database for MDT, and link to it via the settings file, or can you use the 'Create (or recreate) the tables and views in an existing database' option and add the tables into the existing SCCM database?
  6. Hi all - I hope someone has experience in this query! We're updating to Windows 10 1803[and beyond] across our site, and as part of this, we'll be implementing Bitlocker across all our desktop devices in addition to our laptops. However... Several of our Desktops only support TPM 1.2, and thus cannot follow the AES256 standard that is available with TPM 2.0. (We can't afford to replace the 2000ish devices that don't meet this standard) If we set our policy to use AES 256, would our TPM 1.2 devices fail to encrypt, or would they drop back to AES128? (obviously hoping the latter!) Has anyone had this situation before?
  7. Hi all - As the title asks - I'm just setting up our SCCM CB environment to control our updates with SUP. Unfortunately, I am trying to do this with assistance from the web while asking what I suspect are the wrong questions. Prepare for a slight ramble that will hopefully aid the questions at the end. Our SCCM environment is set up as below 1x SCCM Primary Site server (Management, Reporting, Database, and Service Connection roles) 2x SCCM Distribution point (Distribution role only) 1x SCCM Update point (SUP role only - WSUS is configured here) - This server also has Ivanti Patch for SCCM installed, to enable 3rd party updates as well The GPO setting for the test has the below settings - Set the intranet update service for detecting updates:</td><td>http://SCCMSITESERVER:8530 Set the intranet statistics server:</td><td>http://SCCMSITESERVER:8530 1st basic question - Should 'SCCMSITESERVER' be the name of the primary site server, or the update point server? 2nd question - On our older WSUS setup, we have targeted groups (testbed, secondary testbed, live part 1, part 2, part 3 - staggered deployment to prevent unforseen issues from occuring) - Can SUP utilise these? Or would a general recommendation be to target specific collections? I've attached a copy of the update log from the test machine which currently has been pointed at the SUP, but is not able to receive the 2 test updates that have been targeted at it in SCCM. If anyone can see an obvious error for me to investigate, there would be a lot of gratitude thrown that way If other log entries are needed to help paint the picture, let me know, and I'll get them for you. Thank you for any/all advice and assistance! WindowsUpdate.log
  8. Hi all - Hoping for some advice and assistance - Recently, I have had a number of computers that fail to run any task sequence sent to them. As far as SCCM seems to be concerned, they are still in the middle of the OSD task sequence and just sits there, never updating its records. You can restart the client, reinstall the client, remove all reference to any other sequences on the target machine, but SCCM sits there and insists the PC/Laptop is still in the initial OSD sequence. The point at which they claim to be stuck is different from machine to machine, and there's no indication in the logs that I can find to suggest where to begin my investigation into what has happened. Has anyone seen anything similar before! Help! For ref - We are in the middle of a migration to SCCM CB, but the boundries of the new setup do not overlap with the boundary where we're seeing this issue. If I move the afflicted machines within the new server's area of influence, everything works correctly. I know that the easiest solution would be 'Get it all over to the new!' but where I work, they force the most drawn out migrations... just in case there's a possible issue...
  9. Thank you all - I'll be looking at the info you've shared, and we'll be seeing about taking over the role with SCCM after then Will probably be a bit down the line though - Get SCCM running nicely first, then take the other role too (All the power is mine Mwahahahahahahahahahahhah! Sorry, got carried away there...)
  10. Hi all - Finally, after many years, we are replacing our existing SCCM2007 environment with SCCM (Current Branch) - Woo hoo, the most up-to-date system we have! Mostly, all is good with the setup so far - I'm using the guides pinned here to help, doing migration of existing objects carefully, checking it works correctly, arranging plans for taking control of the domain computers in a steady, controlled fashion, trying to ensure that nothing too devastating will go wrong! However, a query has arisen We have an existing WSUS system running and I would like to link it to SCCM without disrupting the current setup. We want our WSUS server to keep sending the updates out under the current methods, but we want to be able to control it from SCCM if updates are needed for compliance methods, or as prerequisites for particular applications (if that makes sense?) So far, I seem to only be able to find info on using SCCM for the entire task, with either a local or remote(from SCCM) DB. Do I just follow the setup as with a remote DB, or is there another method to use if wanting to keep the remote server in charge. I hope I haven't made it seem too confusing!
  11. It's probably correct, just that we thought it would be closer to 100 machines - 150 machines. We're actually really glad it is a low number less work for me
  12. Thanks for that info, Garth. made that change (also applied it to a couple of other reports I've created to confirm I have accurate numbers) Still only brings up a very low number (only added 1 to the total), guess the folks out and about haven't tried installing it on many machines since we upgraded them. Thank you for the tip - If there is another method out there though, can anyone expand on Garth's tip?
  13. Hi folks - With the recent information regarding Quicktime on Windows, I need to get a report of all the computers within our organisation that have Quicktime installed. Unfortunately, I am having problems with writing the query required, as I get different results, that also appear rather small (though we suspect ~10 installs on Win7, we believe that the numbers on WinXP should push us closer to 100-150 machines instead of the 20/26 we have) What I am using at the moment is Select SD.Name0, SF.FileName From v_Gs_SoftwareFile SF Join v_R_System SD on SD.ResourceId = SF.ResourceId Where SF.FileName Like '%Quicktimeplayer%' Order By SD.Name0, SF.FileName Which looks for the executable itself. This gives me a different total from SELECT c.Name0, a.DisplayName0 FROM v_GS_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS a, v_R_System c WHERE a.ResourceID = c.ResourceID AND a.DisplayName0 like '%Quicktime%' GROUP BY c.Name0, a.DisplayName0 ORDER BY c.name0 That displays any versions of Quicktime present in the Add/Remove. Is there a better method out there for this sort of task?
  14. Darn... It's what I thought, and what others had implied. Cheers Peter
  15. Hi all - I'm trying to tidy up collection membership on our 2007 box in prep to update to 2012 (and hopefully beyond when we can ASAP) Currently, we have a lot of direct membership in place, which I am trying to tidy up with query-based membership instead, based on application/ application version/ IP range. HOWEVER I am wondering if a method to deal with initial install would be possible... Basic Idea - Add the PC in question to the collection via direct membership to receive the install package/TS/etc But a rule is also in place to not allow membership if it has that package. Therefore once it is installed, the query would prompt the removal of that PC after the install due to 'Hey, you now have application 47, you cannot be a member of this group' - Another collection with a rule in place saying 'Application 47 required for membership' would then be used to keep track of what machines have it installed, allowing me to set up install collections and monitoring collections with minimal outside influence. Is this possible? I have various bits implying direct membership always overides queries, but want to check with those here who probably know whether that is true or not. Or is there a better method to trigger removal from a collection after the TS/program has run. Thank you for any and all insight (hope I've worded my question correctly!)
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