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Software Update Management- SCCM 2012

The below post explains the end to end process of software updates management in SCCM 2012 Pre-requisites: 1.  WSUS Server (WSUS 3.0 SP2 ) should be installed on the SCCM site server or if you want to install WSUS on another server, it is important that you install WSUS administration console as the SCCM Server uses API. This  link explains the step by step procedure to install WSUS 3.0 SP2 2. Install SUP-Software Update Point on the SCCM Server . 3. Reporting Services Point: Install reporting services point role as described in this link . 4. Client agent: The software update client agent should be enabled(will be enabled by default) and the settings have to specified as per the requirement. On SCCM console, go to Administration>Site Configuration>Client settings>Right click on Default client settings> Click on Properties. If required, we can create custom client settings and then enable client settings for that settings. ...
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SQL Query to get Information from SCCM Client

This query helps us to find the below mentioned parameters Hostname Serial Number Manufacturer Model Processor Memory (KBytes)  Disk Size (MBytes) AD Site Last user logged in Operating System Service Pack OS Install Date Creationdate in SMS LastHWScan Query : SELECT   A.Name0,   B.SerialNumber0,   A.Manufacturer0,   A.Model0, C.Name0 AS 'Processor',   D.TotalPhysicalMemory0 AS 'Memory (KBytes)',   E.Size0 AS 'Disk Size (MBytes)', G.AD_Site_Name0 AS 'AD Site',   A.UserName0 AS 'Last user logged in',   H.Caption0 AS 'Operating System',   H.CSDVersion0 AS 'Service Pack',   H.InstallDate0 AS 'OS Install Date', G.Creation_Date0 AS 'Creationdate in SMS',   I.LastHWScan FROM    v_GS_COMPUTER_SYSTEM A,  v_GS_PC_BIOS B,  v_GS_PROCESSOR C,  v_GS_X86_PC_MEMORY D,  v_GS_DISK E,  v_R_System G,  v_GS_OPERATING_SYSTE...
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Configuration Manager 2007 Site System Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for Configuration Manager 2007 site systems. Hardware component Minimum Required Recommended Processor 733 MHz Pentium III 2.0 GHz or faster RAM 256 MB 1 GB Free disk space 5 GB minimum 15 GB Network adapter Site system computers must have network connectivity to other site systems.  
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Configuration Manager 2007 Client Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for Configuration Manager 2007 computer clients. Hardware Component Required   Recommended Processor 233 MHz   300 MHz or faster Intel Pentium/Celeron family or comparable processor. RAM 128 MB 256 MB or more 384 MB for OSD deployment Free Disk   space 350 MB-New Installation 5 GB or more 265 MB-Upgrade from SMS to SCCM Network Adapter Connectivity to Site system    
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Installation & Configuration of Windows 2008 R2 AD for SCCM

This article will address how to prepare and install Active Directory Domain Services (AD) on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64-bit (W2K8R2) for System Center Configuration Manager 2007. Please check the below TechNet links for the supported configurations for SCCM. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680717.aspx To execute the below steps, you should be familiar with the Windows server 2008. Here I have taken Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard edition for the lab purpose. Section A Preparing Windows for Active Directory Domain Services installation. 1.  Change the computer name of the AD system. Here I have changed the name to AD. 2. Turn off Windows Firewall 3.  Disable IPV6 and configure IPV4 settings as below 4. Add the required role from Server manager as shown: To add the “Active Directory Domain Services” Role click on the Role Directory within Server Manager and select Add Roles in the Roles Summary. Install DotNet F...
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Package Copy Failure ( Distribution manager Log)

Package Copy Failure ( Distribution manager Log) I came across the below error when I was  distributing packages on one of the secondary site servers. ERROR DPConnection::ConnectWMI() – Failed to connect to (servername). error = 0x8004100e SMS_DISTRIBUTION_MANAGER ( this is in distmgr.log) This issue is  because of wmi compatibility  with IIS 6 and the solution I found was to add  the IIS 6 WMI Compatibility service as shown in the below image. Hope this helps.
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