SCCM 2012 and Windows 8.1 OSD

Dear all,
I am planning to upgrade my current site (2012 SP1) to either SP1 CU4 or R2. This is to support Windows 8.1 OSD
My Question is :
i) is it worth just upgrading to Cu4 to allow this? or would it be better to schedule the full upgrade to R2?
from what I have read R2 is a more substantial upgrade
thanks in advance

I believe that it is best practice to deploy the latest version of software, unless there is a specific reason not to do so.
You are right. The upgrade to R2 is more substantial than just applying the CU. You have to, for example, uninstall ADK 8.0 and install ADK 8.1. However you might as well do this upgrade now rather than later.
I have described the R2 upgrade process in detail here
http://www.gerryhampsoncm.blogspot.ie/2013/10/in-place-upgrade-sccm-2012-sp1-to-r2.html
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I know this horse has been beat, and is probably just dust now but I am still having a problem. I am not sure what to do next. I see others have had this problem but their resolutions have not worked.
Site Config:
OS - Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
SQL - SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SP1
SCCM - SCCM 2012 SP1
WSUS : Database and WSUS Services
I have done the setup in the Server Manager window and can open the console. Below are the errors I am getting.
From SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER
WSUS Synchronization failed.
Message: WSUS update source not found on site CM1. Please refer to WCM.log for configuration error details..
From SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER
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Error in WCM.log
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Error in wsyncmgr.log
Sync failed: WSUS update source not found on site CM1. Please refer to WCM.log for configuration error details.. Source: getSiteUpdateSource
STATMSG: ID=6703 SEV=E LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER" SYS=SERVER SITE=CM1 PID=1548 TID=1740 GMTDATE=Fri Sep 13 19:08:50.063 2013 ISTR0="getSiteUpdateSource" ISTR1="WSUS update source not found on
site CM1. Please refer to WCM.log for configuration error details." ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0
Sync failed. Will retry in 60 minutes

Re-set the WSUS and SUP roles according to your doco, which is nice by the way, but I am still getting errors in WCM.
Assembly WSUSMSP loaded in .NET runtime v4.0.30319.17929 SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:12 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Attempting connection to WSUS server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:12 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Successfully connected to server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:14 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Verify Upstream Server settings on the Active WSUS Server SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:14 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Successfully configured WSUS Server settings and Upstream Server to Microsoft Update SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:16 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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Updating Group Info for WSUS. SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:16 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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user(NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM) runing application(SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER) from machine (<SERVER.DOMAIN>) is submitting SDK changes from site(CM1) SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:16 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Attempting connection to WSUS server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Successfully connected to server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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Category Product:5312e4f1-6372-442d-aeb2-15f2132c9bd7 (Windows Internet Explorer 8 Dynamic Installer) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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Category Product:6d76a2a5-81fe-4829-b268-6eb307e40ef3 (Windows 7 Language Packs) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:704a0a4a-518f-4d69-9e03-10ba44198bd5 (Office 2013) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:84f5f325-30d7-41c4-81d1-87a0e6535b66 (Office 2010) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:97c4cee8-b2ae-4c43-a5ee-08367dab8796 (Windows 8 Language Packs) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:a38c835c-2950-4e87-86cc-6911a52c34a3 (Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:bfe5b177-a086-47a0-b102-097e4fa1f807 (Windows 7) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:f4b9c883-f4db-4fb5-b204-3343c11fa021 (Windows Embedded Standard 7) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:36:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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WSUS sync running SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:38:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
WSUS sync running SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:39:22 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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Attempting connection to WSUS server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:37 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Successfully connected to server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:37 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Successfully refreshed categories from WSUS server SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:45 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Attempting connection to WSUS server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:45 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Successfully connected to server: <SERVER.DOMAIN>, port: 8530, useSSL: False SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:45 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Category Product:6d76a2a5-81fe-4829-b268-6eb307e40ef3 (Windows 7 Language Packs) not found on WSUS SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:45 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Subscription contains categories unknown to WSUS. SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:45 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
Failed to set Subscriptions on the WSUS Server. Error:(-2147467259)Unspecified error SMS_WSUS_CONFIGURATION_MANAGER 9/17/2013 1:40:45 PM 5108 (0x13F4)
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<09/17/13 13:36:13> ====================================================================
<09/17/13 13:36:13> SMSWSUS Setup Started....
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Parameters: I:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\rolesetup.exe /install /siteserver:<SERVER.DOMAIN> SMSWSUS 0
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Installing Pre Reqs for SMSWSUS
<09/17/13 13:36:13> ======== Installing Pre Reqs for Role SMSWSUS ========
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Found 1 Pre Reqs for Role SMSWSUS
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Pre Req SqlNativeClient found.
<09/17/13 13:36:13> SqlNativeClient already installed (Product Code: {D411E9C9-CE62-4DBF-9D92-4CB22B750ED5}). Would not install again.
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Pre Req SqlNativeClient is already installed. Skipping it.
<09/17/13 13:36:13> ======== Completed Installation of Pre Reqs for Role SMSWSUS ========
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Installing the SMSWSUS
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Checking for supported version of WSUS (min WSUS 3.0 SP2 + KB2720211 + KB2734608)
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Checking runtime v2.0.50727...
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Did not find supported version of assembly Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Checking runtime v4.0.30319...
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Found supported assembly Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration version 4.0.0.0, file version 6.2.9200.16384
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Found supported assembly Microsoft.UpdateServices.BaseApi version 4.0.0.0, file version 6.2.9200.16384
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Supported WSUS version found
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Supported WSUS Server version (6.2.9200.16384) is installed.
<09/17/13 13:36:13> CTool::RegisterManagedBinary: run command line: "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe" "I:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\wsusmsp.dll"
<09/17/13 13:36:13> CTool::RegisterManagedBinary: Registered I:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\wsusmsp.dll successfully
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Registered DLL I:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\x64\wsusmsp.dll
<09/17/13 13:36:13> Installation was successful.
<09/17/13 13:36:13> ~RoleSetup().
Second to last line shows completion.

SCCM 2012 deploy windows 7: how to manage network/server load?

Hi,
Hypotetically, if you would deploy Windows 7 to hundreds of pc’s at once, how could you manage that, regarding organizing the deploy, regarding network/server load? F.e. you deploy to a collection which has 500 pc’s, users can select when
to load the OS (Windows XP, we deploy the SCCM 2012 client, they can choose when to install)
*How can you be sure network is not overloaded?
*Can you limit in SCCM 2012 bandwith usage?
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J.
Jan Hoedt

You need to be as local as possible. You can host a deployment point role on a client OS such as windows 7 so you could temporarily setup one machine hosting OS images and then rebuild it last as well.
On a 100MB LAN with DP's hosted in a datacenter (not on subnet) we get to about 75 machines building at once before we see TFTP timeouts on PXE booting due to load on the local network. I would get your build as quick as possible and then do them in increasing
block sizes whilst monitoring the network and server load.
To speed up builds you could...
Build and capture to get a WIM file with most apps and updates in it.
Change the TFTPBlockSize registry settings on the DP's (If PXE booting) to as high as it will go
Host WIM files on your DP's with the Package share settings configured and enable the "Access content directly..." option in the Apply Operating System part of your task sequence.
Hope this helps.
Shaun

Problem with SCCM console and Windows 8.1

Can't start SCCM 2012 console in Windows 8.1.
It can't connect to SCCM site.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ConfigMgr10\AdminUI\QueryProcessors\WQL]
"Assembly Path"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Configuration Manager\\AdminConsole\\bin\\AdminUI.WqlQueryEngine.dll"
"Depends On"=""
"Type"="Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine.WqlConnectionManager"
This doesn't help.

Windows 8.1 is not supported for the ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 Console.
See for a complete list:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigConsoleReq
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Windows server 2012 and windows 7 direct access

I am looking for some decent documentation on how to get direct access in windows 2012 to work with windows 7
Can anyone point me the right direction?

Hi, I got success through this
http://syscomlab.blog.com/2012/09/how-to-get-windows-7-to-work-with-directaccess-server-2012/ and this one
http://syscomlab.blog.com/2012/09/directaccess-for-windows-server-2012-guide/ but I'm using NLS in a dedicated server (what is fine for me) but the Win7 client doesn't connect to DA (EDGE server) through internet. I'm using a LAB where WS2012 host acts
as a GATEWAY (using NAT) and for Windows 8 client is working fine but when I try using win7 clients it just doesn't work :(
Server WS 2012 RTM full patched + Win8 Enterprise RTM full patched + Win7 Enterprise RTM ful patched (including the recommended KBs for DA solution)
regards,
Thiago
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SCCM 2012 and .PCK files - how exactly are they used?

Ok, no one, not even Microsoft engineers can seem to provide a clear and definitive answer on this topic, everyone's understanding of the .PCK file with relation to SCCM 2012 is clear as mud.
I understand what .PCK files are...in the SCCM 2007 world, and how they work, all that jazz, what I don't understand is how/when/why they would be used by SCCM 2012...it seems that sccm 2012 would only need these .pck files during a reassignment of a shared
DP in a migration scenario...even that surmise is sketchy since I've watched very closely the DP content conversion process and at
no time did the server access the .PCK files to populate the single instance store.
I am going to do some more testing on my own, my ultimate goal is to permanent delete the contents (not the folder itself) of the SMSPKG folder, essentially all the .PCK and .DL$ files to save space on my server.
If any soul out there knows..not guesses...the purpose of the .PCK file in 2012, let me know please, don't just copy/paste other people's posts as an answer, explain in clear terms each step of the process that 2012 would utilize a .PCK, or if the answer
really is that 2012 does not use .PCK files at all, let me know.
I have a single primary site with 16 secondary sites in my SCCM 2007 environment, I'm migrating to a single primary with 16 distribution points...so even if .PCK's are used to populate secondary sites, I should not need them since I won't have any secondary
sites once all of my DP's are migrated...yeah?
Thanks!
Terry

Thanks for the reply Torsten, that would make sense if my primary site had any .pck files at all (my sccm 2012 site that is) only my DP's have .pck files. I have no child sites in my 2012 hierarchy unless DP's are child sites (I thought secondary sites are
child..) When my DP's require a package they get them from my primary site, not other DP's. I have no 'Pull' DP's setup.
If SCCM 2012 uses a 'single instance store', which contains 3 folders itself that seem to contain compressed versions of the package files, then there should be no need for another folder that also contains compressed files...just a thought.
Terry

SCCM 2012 and Windows 8.1 OSD

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