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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Is SCCM overkill for medium-sized organizations?
I am an IT technician in a high school with around 1600 students 250 staff and 800+ client computers mostly running Windows 7. Our team is composed of three members. My boss seems content with a network that works (just about) not necessarily a…
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SCCM 2012 SP1 - DownloadContentFiles() failed with hr=0x80041013
We noticed our Automatic Deployment Rules for Software Updates failed to automatically download and apply this month's patches from Microsoft although they are correctly listed in the Catalog.
The Automatic Deployment Rules list their Last Error…
user62491
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How can I find which client(s) is causing my distribution update to fail?
It happens from time to time. I update a package and need to update the distribution point. We have multiple DPs, and usually everything goes through fine, however every once in a while, our main DP fails to update the package.
The content status…
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In what context do SCCM Powershell detection scripts run in?
I have finally had success using PowerShell detection scripts on clients with AllSigned execution policy. (hint: It started working after installing the latest service pack and using Adam Meltzer's workaround.)
Now that it's practical to use…
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How to accept EULAs for Software updates deployed through SCCM using Powershell
I'm trying to use the Start-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment cmdlet to deploy a software update group to an existing collection.
PS WHO:\> Start-CMSoftwareUpdateDeployment -SoftwareUpdateGroupName "Update Group - Microsoft Updates" -CollectionName…
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SCCM Global Condition WQL Query Type Mismatch (wbemErrTypeMismatch - 0x80041005)
We have been handling all of our targeting logic for Packages (and now Applications) with Collections. Now that we have moved from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012 SP1 it was recommended that we move that logic to the Application-Program model and implement…
user62491
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SCCM Keeps Downloading Express Updates
SCCM 1710 with KB4086143 Hotfix Rollup, running on Windows Server 2012 R2, configured with a Software Update Point and WSUS on the same server.
Neither the SUP nor WSUS were ever configured to download Express Updates. Client policy is set to not…
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ConfigMgr 2012 - How to automatically make updates available to computers without forcing them to be installed?
I'm using System Center Configuration Manager 2012 with the Software Update Point feature; however, in this environment patching has to be strictly manual, because server reboots need to be approved and scheduled by different people; thus, I need to…
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How would one run a task sequence within a task sequence in SCCM 2012 SP1
A Shining Example: Inside all of my task sequences I have a group that installs driver packages conditionally based on computer model:
And of course, this list does nothing but grow. The fact that it grows isn't a big deal, what is a big deal is…
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How to Configure A Software Update Baseline in SCCM 2012
I have a remote site that has about 70 systems that have not been patched for the last 4 months due to the WSUS server going down and I am now just getting around to deploying SCCM 2012 there.
Can one of you SCCM gurus, MCCs, MVPs, someone tell me…
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Is there a way to script the installation of System Center Configuration Manager updates listed in Software Center?
We have a very tight outage window and for many of our systems, the servers must be rebooted in the correct order. Because of this, I would like to script our updates.
I have attempted to use this Powershell script found in the Microsoft Script…
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Why do I get prompted for "Data Source Credentials" when editing a SSRS report for SCCM?
When attempting to add a dataset in Report Builder I am prompted to "Enter Data Source Credentials."
Choosing "Use the current Windows user" fails, and I don't have the password for the specified user.
The environment is SCCM 2012.
What…
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SCCM Reporting - "Report Builder click-once application does not exist on the report server"
I (and my manager) would like to be able to create custom reports in SCCM 2012 SP1 through the Configuration Manager Administrative Console from the comfort of our workstations. Unfortunately, if you click the 'Create Report' button you get the…
user62491
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What are the differences between Windows Defender and Windows Intune Endpoint Protection and SCCM Endpoint Protection?
What are the functional differences between Windows Defender and Windows Intune Endpoint Protection and SCCM Endpoint Protection, apart from methods of management, if any?
(I am referring to the Windows 8 version of Windows Defender, which I…
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Deploying Windows via SCCM 2012 OSD Wireless
We're looking at rolling out a large ammount of tablets on our network. We are currently trialling SCCM 2012 sp1 to see if this is the way forwards for doing this. AT the moment I have a working OSD over ethernet but was wonddering if there is a way…
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