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Updated version of the Package source Changer

As described in this blog post one of the many task involved in migrating from CM07 to CM12 is updating the package source in your packages. A new version of the tool has just been released with new cool features to make your migration experience easier and less painful. Installing and configuring the tool Download the latest version here and start the tool on the CM12 server. When the tool is launched click Configuration, specify the name of the Configuration Manager 2012 site server and click Save.  Click List, this will retrieve a list of all the source locations used [...]

By |2012-10-03T08:17:01+01:00oktober 3rd, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info|8 Comments
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Coretech Package Source Changer 0.9.1.0 Beta

[download id="115"]   UPDATE: New version uploaded fixing a bug in list and improving error logging. Please send any logs if your application crashes This post describes the tool and configuration. Blog post by Kent Agerlund, describing how to use it in your environment https://blog.ctglobalservices.com/kea/updated-version-of-the-package-source-changer/ 1. Introduction   As we start migrating from CM2007 to CM2012 one of the requirements is that the package source used for packages must be a UNC. we have seen many site installations where the package source is either a local source on the site server or a UNC pointing to the site server. In either [...]

By |2012-09-11T14:25:23+01:00september 11th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), Tools|29 Comments
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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SQL recommendations

I have two SQL related question that comes up in all of my ConfigMgr 2012 projects. Those are:   · Where are we going to install the SQL server? · How are we going to configure SQL? Where are we going to install the SQL server Answering the first question often ends in a political discussion between the ConfigMgr. administrators on one side and the SQL DBA’s on the other side. Most of the ConfigMgr. administrators that I know, strongly believe in having a local SQL installation. I’m also a true believer of that for several reasons. Remote SQL installations [...]

By |2017-12-18T16:11:50+01:00august 18th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info|29 Comments
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Error migrating from Configmgr 2007 to ConfigMgr 2012

I have done several Configmgr 2007 to Configmgr 2012 migrations, and so far all of them have been without to many issues. Well, that is, until this week. I was starting to migrate more than a 100 ConifgMgr 2007 sites into a single Configmgr 2012 primary site (YES, no CAS). After creating the source connecting to the ConfigMgr 2007 Central site, I received this error in the migmctrl.log file The error By reading the log file I could see that most of my objects were successfully analyzed and could be migrated. The error came was shown in the middle of [...]

By |2012-06-22T19:46:01+01:00juni 22nd, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM)|2 Comments
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ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 announced @TechEd 2012

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Just finished my first session @TechEd 2012 in Orlando with Wally Mead and Mark Florida. During the session they revealed some of the upcoming features in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1. There will be support for new platforms like: Windows 8 Windows 8 tablet - Intel SoC tablets support Mac OS X Linux and Unix Application changes Support Metro style applications and Deep link applications Network cost support, which is intelligence support for detecting and controlling/blocking traffic from connections like 3G and 4G networks Hierarchy changes You can add a new CAS to an existing stand-alone [...]

By |2017-08-22T13:03:45+01:00juni 11th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM)|23 Comments
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Installing a secondary site in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

  Reasons for installing a secondary site server in ConfigMgr 2012 have been somewhat limited to very few scenarios. I recommend installing secondary sites when you have: More than 500 clients in a remote location Need a local Management Point Need a local Software Update Point Need a local State Migration Point Run the Prerequisites Checker You should always run the prerequisite checker before starting any secondary site installation. The benefit of doing that is the ability to catch errors upfront. Below I’m running the prerequisites checker to verify that my future secondary site server CM05 is ok. Log on [...]

By |2012-06-02T12:31:33+01:00juni 2nd, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM)|21 Comments
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New version of the Coretech Shutdown tool

The Coretech shutdown tool is available in a new version. [download id="11090"] The new version allows you to close one or more running process(es) prior to installing another program. The updated version is perfect for those scenarios where an application (like JAVA) requires that one or more programs are closed before starting the installation. To read more about the Shutdown tool please look at these blog posts https://blog.ctglobalservices.com/kea/configuration-manager-shutdown-utility/ and https://blog.ctglobalservices.com/kea/updated-version-of-the-coretech-shutdown-utility-v-0-8/ What is the shoutdown tool From the beginning the utility was designed to restart or shutdown computers that have been running without a restart for more than a specified number [...]

By |2017-09-12T10:37:16+01:00maj 30th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info, Tools|151 Comments
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Upcoming System Center 2012 Configuration Manager book

Today I just finished typing the last word in my upcoming book titled System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Mastering the Fundamentals. The book is published by Deploymentartist.com and will be available on Amazon from Mid-June. The book will also be available for Kindle a few weeks later. Once the book is published we will also publish a Hydration kit that you can use to build thesame virtual ConfigMgr environment used in the book. You will also be granted access to download the scripts and sample files used in the book. On this journey of writing I got help from two [...]

By |2012-05-09T20:35:18+01:00maj 9th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), Events, General info, Tools|7 Comments
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Coretech Shutdown utility 0.9 is ready for download

An updated version of our Coretech Shutdown utility is ready for Download For more information about the utility and how to use it with ConfigMgr refer to this post Change list Bug Fixes: Fixed problem, with program not ending in shutdown/restart/logoff, when using both the /f and /c switch. Additions: Added Localization, the program will now appear in the same language as Windows, provided it exists. (default: english) Added the posibility of RTF styled description, using the /dRTF argument Added the argument support for localization, to force language of the program. Added the argument support for Powered By "Wake on [...]

By |2012-04-24T13:16:04+01:00april 24th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info|20 Comments
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MMS 2012– Simplify your Deployments

Last week @MMS 2012 Chris Nackers and I had a session on how to review and simplify ConfigMgr 2007 deployments. We have received a lot of positive feedback after the session – thanks for that. Scripts and utilities that we demonstrated Script to remove expired updates from you distribution points and update packages Example used in the session: cscript.exe DeleteExpiredUpdates.vbs /SMSProvider:CM01 /PkgID:"A010000E" /AssignmentID:"1;2;3;4;5;6;7; Coretech Shutdown Utility to control computer restarts after patching Example used in the session: /t:300 /m:60 /d: “You computer has not been restarted for a week\” /f /c /ebM:168 Script (ConfigMgr package) to uninstall software updates Example [...]

By |2012-04-24T13:03:14+01:00april 24th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), Events|12 Comments
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Mastering Configuration Mananager 2012 book released

Our book Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is avilable from Amazon . Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will help you design, plan and implement Configuration Manager 2012. You’ll find a lot of background information about CM12 and also best practices on how to implement the different features. Sample chapters Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Table of Contents Mastering ConfigMgr 2012 available General information about the book Check also www.masteringsccm.com or follow us via @masteringsccm or Facebook

By |2012-04-24T05:11:02+01:00april 24th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info|1 Kommentar
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Error installing the Application web catalog

Just ran into an error this morning while installing the Application Web Catalog role on my ConfigMgr 2012 server. When trying to log on to the catalog I got an IIS error related. I look into the SMSPortalWebSetup.log file on the site server and noticed this Error: IIS Asp.Net is not registered To fix the error I had to manually registered the component Open a command prompt as administrator and navigate to C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework64\v4.0.30319\ type aspnet_regiis –i and Enter Remove the Application Web catalog role and reinstalled it (not needed but I didn’t want to wait for the reinstall process to [...]

By |2012-04-06T11:36:51+01:00april 6th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM)|5 Comments
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Awarded Configuration Manager 2012 MVP

This Sunday is a great day. Sitting in my hotel room in Zürich with a beautiful mountain view while writing on my upcoming book (title is System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Mastering the fundamentals) and in ticks this mail in my inbox: Dear Kent Agerlund, Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2012 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others. We appreciate your outstanding contributions in System Center Configuration Manager technical communities during the past year. I think it’s time to hit [...]

By |2012-04-01T17:16:04+01:00april 1st, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), Personal|3 Comments
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Sample chapters from the Mastering Configuration Manager 2012 book

The book is almost ready to be shipped from Amazon. Until that happens you can get a sneak preview of the book by downloading two of the sample chapters. My fellow author Peter Daalmaans has uploaded two chapters ready for download. Chapter 3 Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 Chapter 7 Application Deployment For those who have not ordered the book yet  - WAKE up and pre-order it @ Amazon.

By |2012-03-29T07:18:59+01:00marts 29th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info|1 Kommentar
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Enabling Email approvals for your requested applications in Configuration Manager 2012

By default application approvals must be done from within the ConfigMgr 2012 administrator console. If you have Service Manager 2012 you can use that to implement an approval process. For those of you who do not (yet) have Service Manager here is a tool that you can use. The solution consists of a Website and a Web Service. None of them have to be installed on the same server. Also there is no requirement to install any the components on the site server. Download our beta 0.9.8 version here How it works The Coretech Application Approval Server (CAAS) is installed [...]

By |2012-03-20T15:02:09+01:00marts 20th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info, Tools|60 Comments
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Sessions @MMS 2012 in Las Vegas

MMS 2012 is sold out (again) and just around the corner. I’m thrilled to announce that I'll be hosting a few sessions this year. I hope to see as many as you in those session as possible. Break out sesions CD-B351 A ConfigMgr. 2007 R3: Review and Simplify Your Deployments Join Kent Agerlund and Michael Petersen, two of the world’s foremost Configuration Manager experts in a dazzling session on how to get your existing Configuration Manager 2007 to work with you and be the super cool system management solution you always hoped it would be. In this session Kent & [...]

By |2012-03-13T14:45:34+01:00marts 13th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), Events|2 Comments
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Extending OSD progress UI Info in SCCM

While running a task sequence, info on what is happening is shown in the progress UI, well the name of the Task Sequence, and the step that is running anyway!! But what if we could extend that info to let us know other things as well! Turns out that is as easy as typing a little extra text in the Task Sequence editor. Example 1: Let say you are administrating a large environment, doing several OSD tests against a number of MPs, and DPs. Now wouldn’t it be nice if we could actually see where data is picked up, right [...]

By |2012-02-27T08:51:00+01:00februar 27th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), General info, OS Deployment, Windows Client|3 Comments
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Global conditions in ConfigMgr 2012

One of the very need features in the new Application model is Global conditions. A Global condition is a requirement rule that is evaluated in real time by the client. The client will only start downloading the application if the global condition is true. ConfigMgr. 2012 ships with several global conditions like memory, operating system, primary user etc. Those conditions are pretty useful and can be used right out of the box. Besides the canned conditions, creating custom conditions can be very powerful and all you need is a few steps to get your started. In this post, I’ll explain [...]

By |2012-02-26T13:24:29+01:00februar 26th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM)|7 Comments
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Creating the Reporting User role in ConfigMgr. 2012

Role based Security in ConfigMgr. 2012 is much different from ConfigMgr. 2007. The new version ships with predefined security roles like Administrator, Infrastructure Administrator etc. One role is missing though - the Reporting User role. Create the Reporting User role Open the ConfigMgr. Console, navigate to the Administration workspace and select Security, Security Roles Select the Read-Only Analyst role and click Copy on the ribbon. This role comes very close to our reporting only role. Name the Role Reporting User. Go thru all the security settings and remove all settings except Run Report. Click OK and save the custom role. [...]

By |2012-02-24T00:11:38+01:00februar 24th, 2012|Configuration Manager (SCCM), Security|13 Comments
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