The 2012 version of Systems Center Configuration Manager, a product by Microsoft that is used to manage the Configuration of multiple Windows,Mac, and Linux-based systems.
Questions tagged [sccm-2012]
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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 language during the Installation since we are…
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Use System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to remove existing InstallShield App
I'm trying to use System Center Configuration Manager 2012 to upgrade an existing program installed on most of our computers. The program uses an InstallShield installer. We're new to SCCM here, and this program has been around since long before we…
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Can WSUS, which is integrated with SCCM, be used as an upstream server for the other replica WSUS server?
I have following situation:
Production environment with SCCM and WSUS integrated so all software installs and patching is done via SCCM. Wsus server is windows 2012 and system center is 2012R2.
Test environment which doesn't have internet…
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Windows updates not installing. 0x87d00244
We are using SCCM 2012 SP1 CU5 (5.0.7804.1600) and on many of our Windows 7 clients updates are not installing.
When I run "Machine Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle" the C:\Windows\CCM\Logs\WUAHandler.log runs as expected I believe - the last…
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SCCM - Where to put the create user step
I've implemented SCCM on our server and am now running task sequences to migrate from Windows XP to Win7.
But we also need to be able to add a new local admin, because disable the default Administrator (with the built-in step).
To add the new admin,…
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SCCM 2012 R2 - unknown PC boot over PXE - bcd file error
When I want to boot an unknown PC over PXE an error comes after it starts the boot\x64\pxeboot.n12 file. The error looks like a Windows 8 bluescreen and contains:
Recovery
Your PC needs to be repaired.
The Windows Boot Configuration Data (BCD)…
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SCCM 2012 and WSUS...missing Schema folder
A few months ago I installed SCCM 2012 R2 on a brand new 2012 R2 box. Everything went smoothly...or so it seems. I attempted to install WSUS to make it work with SCCM. A few hours of struggling later, I thought I had a working install.
Wrong…
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Troubleshooting Application Evaluations in SCCM2012
I am running into an interesting issue with some applications not evaluating properly in SCCM 2012. The example software I have is Adobe reader 11. When I install using an MSI deployment through software center, everything works great. The problem…
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Driver corruption when deploying Dell Touchpad Drivers (with software) during imaging process
We're an sccm shop, and use it to deploy Windows. When deploying Dell laptops (multiple models), the touchpad drivers seem install properly, but the software doesn't. The resulting problem is that when the touchpad is pressed on occasion, the mouse…
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How to troubleshoot Application install during SCCM 2012 OS deployment?
When installing an Application (as opposed to a Package/Program) during an OS deployment task sequence the only thing that seems to get written to the smsts.log if an install fails is that the application install failed, (normally with the seemingly…
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SCCM 2012: SQL Server service running account
When installing System Center Configuration Manager 2012, one of the problems I encountered during the Prerequisite Check was "SQL Server service running account". The detail of the prerequisite check is:
The logon account for the SQL Server…
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Deploying Updates via SCCM only when users are logged off
In SCCM for package deployments, there's an option to make the assignment mandatory and the schedule to be at logoff, and also options for only deploying packages when no user is logged on.
I'd like to deploy software updates in the same manner. I…
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How do I find the WSUS server that my computers are connecting to for Windows Updates?
I have multiple WSUS servers setup on our domain; one is handling Windows Updates, while another is setup to only do Endpoint Protection updates (via SCCM 2012). Endpoint Updates are working properly on all machines, while Windows Updates are only…
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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, I have to create a new application package for…
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Sharing deployment packages in SCCM
I'm working on a SCCM server and I have a number of Automatic Deployment Rules that target different computers on specific schedules.
All of these ADRs use nearly identical selection parameters - number of requirements, update classification, etc…
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