Installing client via gpo vs client push?

hello all
When it comes to pushing the sccm 2012 client does anyone have any thoughts on the pros and cons of pushing via gpo? We are exploring this as an option. We used client push in the past but wanted to give group policy a try. Just as a side note the sccm 2012
client is already on all of our clients and servers from a previous failed site deployment. So this would be a new client (same version CM12) and a different site code.
Thanks in advance!
Phillip
Phil Balderos

Hi,
I like to use Jason Sandys excellen startup script is executed as an startup script.. it provides much more control and many more features than using the .adm files which ships with SCCM 2012.
Compared to Client push there are many advantages as well, you don't have to open all the ports on the client, the script provides more features like wmi-check. It is a great resource.
http://blog.configmgrftw.com/configmgr-client-startup-script/
Regards,
Jörgen
-- My System Center blog ccmexec.com -- Twitter
@ccmexec
Thanks guys!
Since the client is already installed on each computer with the old site code how will the install behave considering that piece?
Phil Balderos

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Hi All,
What is best practice for automatic installing of SCCM 2012 client Patches
(using Patch switch) during installation of SCCM 2012 clients? The challenge is that now there are two versions of clients and updates (x86 and x64).
I need information for:
OSD
Client Push Installation
Thank you in advance.
Regards,

Not everything that can be or is supported or not supported is documented (or ever can be):
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj643252.aspx
Your expectation here needs to be adjusted. No one recommended contacting support. William just mentioned that *if* you have an issue and needed to contact support, they may decline to help you because you've done something explicitly unsupported.
For clientpatch, here's the specific documentation noting it as unsupported:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2009/04/08/automatically-applying-hotfixes-to-the-configuration-manager-2007-client-during-installation.aspx
Additionally, I've also been in contact with the sustained engineering folks responsible for the CUs and they've reinforced the statement.
What can happen? Who knows? Microsoft does not test against unsupported configurations and features -- that's the definition of unsupported. It's not tested so no one really knows. They did find a couple of explicit issues (outlined in that post above) so
know that at least those exist and probably more since it is, as mentioned, abandoned code.
Why does it matter what can happen though? If the folks who write and support the code tell you shouldn't do it, you are simply asking for problems by doing it. Ultimately, you're asking a question that has no defined answer (except "bad"/unsupported things)
that really doesn't matter if you follow the explicit guidance. If you don't, as William points out, that's a risk for you take and an answer for you to discover.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com

Client push deployment and CU / hotfix install

I'm trying to figure out a way to do a push install of the 2012 client, CU update, and hotfixes all in one go. I know using the ClientPatch folder method is not supported, but I'm wondering if another way would work.
1) When you do a client push install from the console, does it use BITS?
2) Does it directly use the files in Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Client on the site server, or the SCCM client package?
3) Could you create a Hotfixes folder under the Client folder, put the CU / hotfixes in there, then use the PATCHES property to point to C:\Windows\ccmsetup\hotfixes\%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECHTURE%\hotfixname.msp?
I know you can use SCUP or packages to do the updates, but it would be much easier to do it all at once. Hence the reason why so many people still use the ClientPatch folder, I guess. I really wish they'd make that a supported option.

1. No, the initial push portion is a straight SMB copy to the target client. However, that only copies a bootstrapper, ccmsetup, which in turn kicks off on the client to download the rest of the necessary files. The download by ccmsetup does use BITS though.
2. ccmsetup downloads the necessary files from the package on the proper distribution point (although it will fallback to the MP where it would be ultimately pulling from the client folder location.
3. Yes, you could create the folder but that would not cause it to be copied to target client. The files it downloads are a fixed list.
The most you could do is add it to the client push properties but that is problematic because the patches are architecture specific. Thus, there really is no good way to do this using client push.
A client startup script however offers many advantages including being able to do this.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | @jasonsandys

Client not installing completing via OSD Task Sequence - Standalone Media

Dear All,
Facing this issue that i have made Standalone media for OS Deployment but after installing OS, SCCM Client doesn't install completely but when try to install from network with same Task Sequence Client installed successfully.
One more thing while installing from media, machine is connected on LAN.
For Further Reference Snapshots are attached.
As in log its stat that installation was processed but there was no ccmsetup.exe in process neither its installed correctly
======>Begin Processing request: "2097152793", machine name: "WIN7VERIFY"
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
Execute query exec [sp_IsMPAvailable] N'KHI'
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Trying each entry in the SMS Client Remote Installation account list
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Attempting to connect to administrative share '\\WIN7VERIFY\admin$' using account ''
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Connected to administrative share on machine WIN7VERIFY using account 'uead\'
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Attempting to make IPC connection to share <\\WIN7VERIFY\IPC$>
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Searching for SMSClientInstall.* under '\\WIN7VERIFY\admin$\'
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:21 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> System OS version string "6.1.7601" converted to 6.10
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Mobile client on the target machine has the same version, and 'forced' flag is not turned on. Not processing this CCR
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Deleting SMS Client Install Lock File '\\WIN7VERIFY\admin$\SMSClientInstall.KHI'
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
Execute query exec [sp_CP_SetLastErrorCode] 2097152793, 120
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
---> Skipped request "2097152793", machine name "WIN7VERIFY".
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
Deleted request "2097152793", machine name "WIN7VERIFY"
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
Execute query exec [sp_CP_SetPushRequestMachineStatus] 2097152793, 3
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
Execute query exec [sp_CP_SetLatest] 2097152793, N'11/10/2014 10:52:22', 1
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
<======End request: "2097152793", machine name: "WIN7VERIFY".
SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER 11/10/2014 3:52:22 PM
10472 (0x28E8)
REGARDS DANISH DANIE

The attached log file is related to a client push, I'm not sure how that is related to your problem. When you're having problems with the client installation during a task sequence deployment, please check the smsts log file and, if available, the ccmsetup
log file (these log files should be available on the client itself).
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