Introduction Installing this service pack is very similar to previous service packs and CU updates but there are a few things you should be aware of. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the upgrade process step-by-step in a SCCM 2012 R2 standalone primary scenario. As always, you should start by checking the health of the system, verify the backup, etc. At a minimum, you should check the following: Install any missing updates (security, critical and important). Verify you don’t have a pending restart. https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Get-PendingReboot-Query-bdb79542 Verify that you have a valid SQL backup. Guide: https://stevethompsonmvp.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/sql-server-backup-recommendations-for-configuration-manager/ Test that the site…
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It looks like the guys over at SCUG.dk have arranged another exiting event. A full day with 5 sessions with real world experience about Enterprise Client Management, Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility Suite and System Center. Speaker list: Kent Agerlund, Microsoft MVP, Coretech A/S @agerlund Ronni Pedersen, Microsoft MVP, EG A/S @ronnipedersen Greg Ramsey, Microsoft MVP, Dell @ramseyg More information and registration: http://www.scug.dk/2015/03/13/system-center-user-group-meeting-april-2015/
Here is a list of all the 35 NEW cmdlets that was added in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager CU4. More information and examples will be added to this post later. Add-CMDeploymentTypeDependency Add-CMDeploymentTypeSupersedence ConvertFrom-CMApplication ConvertFrom-CMConfigurationItem ConvertTo-CMApplication ConvertTo-CMConfigurationItem Get-CMClientOperation Get-CMCertificate Get-CMDeploymentTypeDependency Get-CMDeploymentTypeDependencyGroup Get-CMDeploymentTypeSupersedence Get-CMMigrationSource Get-CMObjectSecurityScope Get-CMQuery Get-CMSiteRole Invoke-CMQuery Invoke-CMSystemDiscovery Invoke-CMUserDiscovery Invoke-GroupDiscovery New-CMADGroupDiscoveryScope New-CMDeploymentTypeDependencyGroup New-CMEmbeddedObjectInstance New-CMEmbeddedProperty New-CMEmbeddedPropertyList New-CMQuery Remove-CMCollection Remove-CMDeploymentTypeDependency Remove-CMDeploymentTypeDependencyGroup Remove-CMDeploymentTypeSupersedence Remove-CMQuery Set-CMDeploymentTypeDependency Set-CMDeploymentTypeDependencyGroup Set-CMDeploymentTypeSupersedence Set-CMQuery Sync-CMMigrationSource /Enjoy
Microsoft has released the Configuration Manager Servicing Extension for ConfigMgr 2012 R2. This new add-on for the Administrator console provides a summary of the Configuration Manager versions in the environment, simplified client targeting, and information on new Configuration Manager related releases. Feature Summary The Servicing Extension provides the following capabilities: Notifies you of Configuration Manager updates as they become available, with the ability to filter updates according to which major product release they apply to Provides version details on the sites in your environment, including the last major Configuration Manager version installed and the most recently installed Cumulative Update Provides…
Last week I got a call from a customer, that wanted to automate the naming of new computers, that was beeing deployed using System Center Configuration Manager. They were using the build-in UDI Wizard, that comes with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT). But the default computer name for new computers are “MININT-%SomeRandomNumber%”. They want to use the following naming standard: The first 3 characters should be static (The company prefix). In this example well use “ABC”. The next character should be the Device type (D=Desktop, L=Laptop or V=Virtual Machine). The last (up to) 9 characters should be the computer’s serial…
It looks like the guys over at SCUG.dk have arranged another exiting event Special Guest Speakers: Simon May, Microsoft @simonster Hasain Alshakarti, Microsoft MVP @Alshakarti Mikael Nyström, Microsoft MVP @mikael_nystrom More information: http://www.scug.dk/2014/10/08/system-center-user-group-meeting-november-2014/
Last week i had the honor to teach the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager 10747D class in Århus. As promised, here is a list of the links we used during the week. ConfigMgr Tools Configuration Manager Support Center: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42645 Microsoft System center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Toolkit: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36213 Client Installation Jason Sandy’s startup script: http://blog.configmgrftw.com/configmgr-client-startup-script/ Applications SCCM 2012: Standard Requirement Rules vs. Global Expressions: https://www.ronnipedersen.com/2013/05/sccm-2012-standard-requirement-rules-vs-global-expressions/ How-to: Deploying Microsoft Office 2013 using SCCM 2012: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/How-to-Deploying-Office-0f954e7f Microsoft Orca Download: http://www.technipages.com/download-orca-msi-editor.html IT Ninja (Deployment Tips): http://www.itninja.com/ PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit: https://psappdeploytoolkit.codeplex.com OS Deployment WMI Query Examples: https://www.ronnipedersen.com/wmi-query/ Deployment Research (Johan Arwidmark): http://www.deploymentresearch.com/…
Today I received an email from Microsoft and I am delighted to share that I have been awarded “Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) 2013 for the sixth consecutive year in Configuration Manager/Enterprise Client Management. I would like to thank everyone of you who have supported me in any form especially my family, friends, colleagues, all members of the Danish System Center User Group and other community partners. But also my MVP Lead, fellow MVPs and the Configuration Manager team at Microsoft in Redmond. A team of people I really admire and respect for their dedication and knowledge. The following is…
This Step-by-step guide describes how to prepare and add Microsoft Office 2013 Professional Plus to the Application library of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM), by using the designated functions for doing this in the Configuration Manager Console interface. Download the complete guide here in PDF format or read the the guide here. If I later decide to update this guide, I’ll only update the document. Not this blog post. Prepare Office 2013 for deployment Overview This procedure describes how to prepare Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013 to be installed unattended. The aim of this procedure is to create and…
Microsoft finally has released the first CU update for ConfigMgr 2012. Awesome The update creates up to 4 new packages that’s need to be deployed after the update has been installed, but over all, I think that Microsoft has done a really great job to help ConfigMgr Admins around the world, to make use that they always have the latest and greatest updates installed. Well done! The CU1 update is available for download here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2717295 Enjoy.