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• Creating New SCCM Boot Images from WAIK

  I recently needed to create a new boot image from scratch for use in SCCM to support a Windows 7 migration. Typically I would create a boot image from scratch, but at one point an SCCM admin had deleted the default boot images and created their own, which... Posted May 12 2012, 10:53 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Miscellaneous Ramblings, Boot Image

• Recovering SCCM Site from a Failed Bad Backup

  Helped a client recently migrate their existing SCCM environment to new hardware. We ran into some challenges and thought it would be good to share how we were able to work through the problems to get SCCM successfully migrated. Going from: Win2k3 Standard... Posted May 12 2012, 10:15 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Troubleshooting

• Migration Strategy for WSUS to SCCM & Software Updates

  The key to protecting an environment from incidental patching during a transition from using WSUS to using SCCM with Software Updates is to reconfigure three group policies which have an impact on SCCM software updates. Specify intranet Microsoft update... Posted Mar 08 2012, 08:43 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, How-To, WSUS, Software Updates

• SCCM & Cisco NAC

  I ran into an interesting issue with a SCCM implementation in an environment that utilizes Cisco NAC to protect their system resources from unauthorized devices. One of the goals of the implementation was to ensure the SCCM clients could still function... Posted Mar 07 2012, 10:00 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Troubleshooting, SCCM Client

• SCCM Distribution Points on Windows Server Core

  I recently scoured the Internet for information and success/trials of using Windows Server 2008 R2 Core as an SCCM distribution point. Much to my surprise, I found very little information and had to piece together and test it out for myself. According... Posted Feb 20 2012, 07:28 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, How-To, SWD

• IIS Bindings and SCCM Software Updates

  You may be asking, what does IIS bindings have to do with SCCM software updates. Well, let me tell you lol. I’ve stood up a new SCCM infrastructure including site configuration/roles and deployed a few clients. When testing software updates on a... Posted Feb 16 2012, 09:47 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Troubleshooting, SCCM Client, Software Updates, IIS

• FAQs about Active Directory Domains and Forests with SCCM 2007

  Came across this very useful article and FAQs about SCCM in a multi-domain or multi-forest scenario. http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2010/07/09/frequently-asked-questions-about-active-directory-domains-and-forests-with-configuration-manager... Posted Jan 27 2012, 12:23 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, SCCM Client

• VBScript to Run SCCM Software Updates Scan

  A challenge with installing software updates during a task sequence is that it may occur where not all updates are applied on the first pass. The workaround is run software updates, run a VB Script or PowerShell script to force another scan, then run... Posted Jan 26 2012, 03:04 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, OSD, VBScript, Task Sequence, Software Updates

• IIS 7 causing SCCM client install problem

  Recently I ran into a problem installing the SCCM client on some Windows Server 2008 R2 systems. In digging through client.msi.log, I found errors 0×80004005 and 1603. Steve Schofield, Microsoft MVP for IIS, discovered the problem was with the client... Posted Jan 14 2012, 10:06 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Troubleshooting, SCCM Client

• How to Add a Language Pack to Win7 OSD Without MDT

  For those whom need to add language packs to a Win7 image build/deployment, but only have SCCM infrastructure (without MDT integration), a TechNet forum posting gives the answer (which I’ve posted below). Create a package and copy each lp.cab file... Posted Jan 13 2012, 06:44 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, OSD, Windows 7

• SCCM Guru Webcast

  This is just a quick announcement that I am both honored and excited to be a speaker for the SCCM Guru 2012 webcast series! The series is hosted by MyITforum and sponsored by BDNA. My webcast is scheduled for March 28th and the subject is on the power... Posted Jan 09 2012, 12:42 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Miscellaneous Ramblings

• Differentiating Vostro 360 AIOs

  We purchase and use Dell all-in-ones (Vostro line) as the primary desktop in our organization. The difficulty is that, as consumer hardware, the model can be modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. Needless to say it creates headaches... Posted Jan 05 2012, 10:31 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, OSD, Hardware, WMI

• Workaround for Installing Office Updates During an Image Build

  Ran into an interesting situation with an image build. I created a custom Office 2010 SP1 install using the OCT. During execution of my image build task sequence, Software Updates was not detecting any of the updates for Office. Further diagnosis revealed... Posted Jan 04 2012, 05:58 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Troubleshooting, OSD, VBScript

• Reblog: ConfigMgr OSD Always including certain files in your Boot Images

  Cool way to automagically include support-related files in your boot images for troubleshooting during task sequences. I’m re-blogging it so I would always remember it ;-) http://www.1e.com/blogs/2010/07/17/ConfigMgr-OSD-Always-including-certain... Posted Dec 20 2011, 06:33 PM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, Troubleshooting, Task Sequence, Boot Image

• Custom Client Health Monitoring, Part 3

  This is part 3 of 3 on my custom client health monitoring reports, which I created way back in SMS 2003 and I still use today. Part 1 outlines a custom report that I call “Computers that belong to X number of monitored collections“, which shows how many... Posted Dec 19 2011, 10:01 AM by t3chn1ck Filed under: SCCM, SQL, Web Report