Prestage computer name for known/unknown computers in sccm 2012 R2 task sequence

How can we prestage computer name in SCCM 2012 Task Sequence?

Can you be a little more specific about what it is you're trying to do? Are you looking to create/import the computer record ahead of time and have it utilize that name during OS deployment?

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SCCM 2012 OSD Task Sequence Fails "An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer"

We have SCCM 2012 R2. I amm trying to start OSD task sequence from bootable media.
Hyper-v client gets DHCP ip and starts MDT bootable media, but could not find policy.
From F8 I can ping SCCM/DP/MP server.
What could be the cause?

Yes, this DHCP client is in the same subnet as other working clients.
smsts.log from client
Request was successful. TSPxe
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pNext != NULL, HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,1970)
TSPxe 21.03.2014 14:14:14
324 (0x0144)
reply has no message header marker TSPxe
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DoRequest (sReply, true), HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,5868)
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Failed to get client identity (80004005)
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ClientIdentity.RequestClientIdentity (), HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmbootstrap\tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp,1113)
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SCCM 2012 R2 Task Sequence to Restart Computers

This is a simple question but I cannot seem to get it right.
I am working on Monthly Maintenance plan for my servers and I cannot seem to get it right, any help would greatly appreciate it.
I have Server collections for all OS's (2003, 2008...2012 R2) with maintenance windows for all deployments daily 8PM to 5am.
I have ADRs setup to run and evaluate the last Thursday of the month to install updates on my machines.
I have 4 collections created for Server Reboot 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th with Maintenance Window Monthly for the last Friday/Saturday 8PM - 5AM for Task Sequences Only
I created a Task Sequence called Server Reboot by doing the following:
Create Task Sequence>Custom Task Sequence>Add x86 Boot Image file
In the TS I click Add>General>Restart Computer, Add message "Computer will restart............"
When the Task Sequence runs it does not display the message nor does it reboot the computer, what am I doing wrong?
Basically I want to install updates on the Last Thursday of the month to my servers, Last Friday of the Month through Saturday morning I want to restart the servers to finish applying the updates, etc.
What is the best way to accomplish this? Thanks for any suggestions or help!

I concur with Torsten and narcoticoo -- using a simple package is better.
One thing you noted however is the use of multiple maintenance windows. Maintenance Windows are not in any way specific to just the deployments on the collection where the MW is applied. MWs are applied to the clients in the collection and the client enforces
them on *all* deployments it is assigned. Collections are strictly used by the site to build policies -- which include deployments and MWs among other things but not any collection information. Those policies are then delivered to the clients who enforce them
without regard to collections at all.
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SCCM 2012 R2 task sequence: Move a computer object to different OU

Hi,
We migrate from Windows XP to 7.
During task sequence, we need to be sure the object is moved from one OU to another (XP to Vista OU/policies).
What is the best way to do this?
Could be wrong, but it seems that a default task sequence does not move the object although there is a step which explicitely says to put the computer object in a certain OU ("apply network settings").
Please advise.
J.
Jan Hoedt

Hi you can check this article:
http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/maikkoster/archive/2010/04/08/moving-computers-in-active-directory-during-mdt-deployments-step-by-step.aspx
Hope this helps.
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Script For Deleting Computers in SCCM 2012

Dears,
I need script to remove all the remain computers in SCCM 2012, sometimes we are going to delete some computers in active directory but the computers still remain in SCCM 2012, so I need script or query to find all the computers which removed from active
directory but still remain in SCCM 2012, because I don't want to go remove them manually one by one.'
Thanks..

Thanks for article but below are not clear for me. I know only meaning of site code which I replaced with the script but is not working. My site code is "S01"
1- why there is two site codes?
2- Why there is two local domain names?
3- What dose mean by installdrive and why we have two?
# $sitecode = "<sitecode>:"
# $sitecode = "PS1:"
# $installdrive = "<ConfigMgr Admin Console installation>"
# $installdrive = "C:"
# $loglocation = "<loglocation>"
# $loglocation = "D:\Logfiles\"
# $localdomain = "<domainname>"
# $localdomain = "ConfigMgrLab"
# $maxdevices = <maximum number of devices in your ConfigMgr environment>
# $maxdevices = 2000

Re-image computer with no user interaction at all - SCCM 2012

I have searched many posts and havent found a clear solution for my question.
Basically, I have OSD task sequence ready to go on my SCCM 2012 R2. It is fine to run it as "Available".
If I deploy the OSD through Software Center as "Required" and "ASAP", then I login the client, the client will run OSD task sequence sometime after about 30Min-1 hour later, not sure. And there will be no user interaction needed. However
this means I need remotely log into each computer to let OSD happen.
If I deploy the same TASK Sequence as "Required" and "ASAP" through "PXE", it will first ask PXE Password(Which I set in DP->PXE Panel), then I need hit "Next" again to start the assigned OSD, which means I need
physically go to each computer to do this. (EDIT: If needed, I can remove PXE password and add VB scripts in other Task Sequence, however I want to know if I still need press NEXT to start the OSD).
The clients are not AMT enabled but Lan Wake up enabled and also can be set to LAN WAKE UP Enabled with boot from LAN. I can wake up/shutdown the whole collection with command if needed.
Is there a way that I can Re-image one collection of Computers without any interaction on client side?
The other question is how long to wait for OSD when it is set to "ASAP"?
RockyOZ

Guess I just answered question myself. With PXE Password removed, the OSD runs without user interaction. Thanks. I will add the password in task sequences instead.
RockyOZ

Computer name for the WinPE

I'm trying to make a tool my technicians can use to create a backup image for an existing machine.
What I thought of was using a BAT that I could inject into my Boot images and run some really simple DISM command:
Dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:D:\%computername%.wim /CaptureDir:C:\ /Name:"Captured Image"
Problem is the %computername% to name the WIM keeps comming up as MINWINPC.wim. It's not even the MININT-xxxxxx computer name that WinPE generates.
Maybe I'm not using the command correctly, but is there a way I can make the computer name something identifiable, like the computer's serial #?

One way to get around this is to load the registry of the offline computer in WinPE and get the computer name from there. Computer names are stored in HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName and the value ComputerName.
You can find instructions for loading the offline computer's registry hive here:
http://superuser.com/questions/636055/how-to-modify-a-computers-offline-registry-from-winpe
Otherwise, you could have the script prompt for the computer name and the tech can manually enter it in.

No Computer Name for Mountain Lion clients

Hi guys,
Have anyone else seen or have a fix for Mountain Lion clients Computer names being displayed as "-" in Apple Remote Desktop Admin 3.6.1 and client?
I've deleted preferences and re-scanned with the same results

Thanks John,
All of my 10.8.2 clients are fresh installs on new MBP's
Everything looks fine under Sharing preference panel with the computer name and .local name
I have 5 machines like this and its annoying, the current user column is fine so I can tell which one is which, I can take observe, take control of these clients with no problem.
My ARD Admin Mac is 10.7.5

LogonServer name for user and computers

Hello,
I would like to capture the DC logon server name for which user and computer got authenticated with and report it to SCCM. Could you please help me with the location where this information is stored? Thanks very much in advanced.
Rajiv

I usually just type in a command prompt:
set L
or
%logonserver%, and it will give it to me.
My thoughts are to run your script with administrator elevation, since I don't think running it below that will pull that type of data out.
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Is there a way to see those deleted stale computers in SCCM 2012?

Hi,
There is an option in SCCM 2012 to only discover computers that have logged on to a domain in a given period of time and I believe that it deletes stale computers given that condition, right? Is there a way I can see those deleted computers? This is to investigate
why those computers are not logging in to the domain.
Thanks!

But as what I found out, stale computers are marked as decommissioned=yes only in the database and are not totally deleted. Can you confirm this?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2013/10/03/delete-behavior-for-devices-in-configmgr-2012.aspx
It is both true and not true. Deleted objects will stay database for approximately 48 hours before being removed, when manually deleted. It is unclear if this is also the case for maintenance task.
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Support for Internet based client Management - SCCM 2012

Hi There,
My Company wants to go for Internet based client Management in SCCM 2012 SP1 R2 and here is the design I'm proposing. I'm getting a bit confused at one point and need suggestion....
Everything would work on HTTPS ( PKI Certificate based )... LAN and Internet.
1 Primary ( with non-client facing roles installed ) on LAN with two site systems.
- One Site System configured for INTRANET support only with MP, DP and SUP -> To support LAN users ( Allow
Intranet-only connections )
- One Site System configured for INTERNET support only with MP, DP and SUP -> To support Internet users ( Allow
Internet-only connections )
The INTERNET facing site system is in DMZ network connected to parent Primary via Firewall.
We want internet clients to talk to ONLY DMZ SCCM Site System and no connection to corporate LAN. We cannot open any ports for internet based clients to LAN.
If this is the supported scenario, then why we need to put the Internet FQDN in the Primary server Site System property. This server would not be available to internet. It should only be my DMZ SCCM server client should connect for MP, DP and SUP and only
this DMZ server should be accessible to client over internet.
Also, what least ports should be opened between :
- Parent Primary and its internet facing site system kept in DMZ
- DMZ Site system and internet clients.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Sam

The FQDN has only to be specified on the Internet facing site system. You can leave this field blank on the primary site Server.
Ports to Open:
Internet --> DMZ Site Server:
TCP Port 443
TCP Port 80, if Fallback Status Point is installed
DMZ Site Server --> Primary Site:
TCP 135, 49152-65535
TCP 445
TCP 135, 24158 (fixed with
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb219447(v=vs.85).aspx )
TCP 80, 443
If you have some other roles installed, please consult this page:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427328.aspx
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Is there Java API available for third-party integrations with SCCM 2012? I went through the "Developer's Survival Guide", and it seems that SCCM 2012 SDKs only support C# and PowerShell

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My team and I are developing a software using java that works closely with IT management software such as SCCM. Our software will be highly dependent on data stored in SCCM. Basically
our software will talk to SCCM to get information about a system managed by SCCM. To be able to do that, our software needs to use a java API that talks to SCCM. Is there a java API for SCCM 2012 that we can use? If there is not, what is the work around to
this issue (integrate a java project with SCCM SDKs)? Any help is appreciated! Thanks!<o:p></o:p>

Hi,
As you mentioned, it seems that there is no available Java API for SCCM .
Just curious, what's information you want to get from SCCM.
Based on my experience, you could query the SCCM site database to get almost all the information.
Otherwise, your question seems to be related to SCCM 2012. You may also choose to post there to get more effictive help.
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Editing Configuration.MOF For Network Printers/Mapped Drives SCCM 2012?

Question is in Configuration Manager 2007 I would edit the SMS Def MOF file and then run Datashift.vbs on all the clients to add a WMI class for mapped drives for inventory. So most of my clients that I upgraded to 2012 already have that class added
to WMI. I just need to figure out what I need to do on the new server and Configuration.MOF (since SMS Def is missing in 2012) to tell it to collect the newly added classes during hardware inventory. I see that you can click on Set Classes in the client settings
but I don't see where you can check mapped drives or network printers there.

There is no out-of-box solution to handle this task.
But try this. This has worked for us really well. We've got 22000 machines inventoried.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c08c393d-1ea4-4f6b-8f07-affc0f743193/network-printer-inventory-in-system-centre-configuration-manger-sccm-2012?forum=configmanagergeneral#c08c393d-1ea4-4f6b-8f07-affc0f743193

DCOM 10009 error after renaming local computer name. (No network computers involved in this issue)

The DCOM 10009 error generated references the previous name of the computer. Here is the scenario:
These aren't the real names of the computer). The computer was named
computerX-NEW and was renamed to computerX during deployment setup. The DCOM error states "DCOM was unable to communicate with the computer
computerX-NEW using any of the configured protocols." When I look at the error details, a PID is referenced which turns out to be the RPCSS process/service. I suspected a piece of software that was installed on the computer until I performed
a Clean Boot with all startup programs disabled and all non-Microsoft services disabled. The error still occured. Also the error is occuring about 5 or 6 times per minute. The only thing I can start doing at this point is disabling MS services at boot to find
the culprit, but I'd like a less brutal approach to correct the issue. Any suggestions?

Hi,
The following are possible causes of this error:
1. Name resolution errors are occurring.
2. All TCP ports on the server are being used.
3. TCP port collisions are occurring.
4. The network connections may not be configured properly.
To troubleshoot DCOM 10009 errors, use the following methods.
Method 1: Verify that name resolution is working correctly
The activation page for a COM+ proxy application contains a Remote Server Name (RSN) property. The RSN property can be an IP address, a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), or a NetBIOS name. To troubleshoot this issue, use the ping command to test connectivity
to the remote server by using the IP address, the FQDN, and the NetBIOS name.
Method 2: Verify TCP port usage
When a client makes DCOM calls to a COM+ server application, each connection may use a different TCP port. Therefore, all TCP ports on the server may be used. When this condition occurs, the server cannot accept additional connections.
Method 3: Verify basic network connectivity to troubleshoot TCP collision issues
Method 4: Check the network connections. Check the Registry under HKEY Local Machine/Software/Microsoft/RPC/DCOM Protocols for the list of RPC protocol sequences.
For further troubleshooting information, please also refer to the following Microsoft article:
Known post installation event errors in SBS 2008 (and how to resolve them)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2008/08/26/known-post-installation-event-errors-in-sbs-2008-and-how-to-resolve-them.aspx
Hope it helps.
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Blair Deng
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How can I set a name for a unknown place without moving it?

I imported some photos with GPS information into iPhoto. I can see these photos on the map with one pin per photo, but every pin is tagged with "unknown place". All the photographs were taken on the same island, so I want to add the name of this Island to all pins.
When I enter the name of the place, iPhoto doesn't know it (it seems like the built-in database is very small), so I have to go to the Google view. There I find the Island and can create a new place, but when I confirm it all photos will move to one pin which was defined in google - the original location is lost (and there is no undo function!!!).
Questions:
1. How can I assign a name to a pin without moving the pin?
2. How can I restore the original place stored in the exif-information of the file?
Thanks a lot,
Jürgen

Thanks for your answer, after playing around another while I understand that using GPS-data or Places are two things which cannot be used together in a reasonable way.
Either I use the GPS pins, then they are at the right place, but then I just have the pins on the map without any names or grouping information.
Or I create places - I can create one place per photo, but then I would have to manage around 10.000 places in a simple list view. So if I go on a city trip and take 100 photographs with GPS, then I either have to create 100 places, just to see the name of the city above the pin, or i have to group them to one single pin in the middle of the city. I think both doesn't make sense.
Let's hope there are some improvements in upcoming versions.
BTW: To go back to the original GPS-location is very easy. Just remove the assigned place by clicking on the 'x', then the GPS-location is used again immediately.
Jürgen

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