SCCM 2012: Child collections with Maintenance Windows

Hello
after searching and reading many posts about maintenance window, I've realised, I have to ask my own question:
Assume a parent software update collection and an ADR, deployed on it. Every one of the child collections (included by Membership rule: include collections) has an own Maintenance Window.
Question: what exactly happens on the Dead Line, configured in ADR?
I suppose, the selected updates will be deployed to the child collections, but download, installation and reboot will occure only during the configured Maintenance Window on the child collection. The software updates will be listed in Software Center of
the server, which is member of this collection, the status will be "past due - will be installed" or somethig of this kind, the download status will be shown as 0%.
Am I right?
Questions Background: we have a large infrastructure with more than 1500 servers, devided in 11 pools (software update collections) with 11 different maintenance windows. So, I will create only one ADR, which will be deployed to the parent software
update collection, or "wrapper collection". I hpe, the configured maintenace windows of the child collections will remain active.
Thanks for your feedback.
Kind regards: P. trifonov

Yes you are right. the SU will get installed at the next available MW, no matter which collection that MW belongs too.
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<![LOG[Setting _SMSMediaGuid TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSBootMediaPackageID TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSBootMediaSourceVersion TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSBrandingTitle TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSCertSelection TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSCertStoreName TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSDiskLabel1 TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSHTTPPort TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSHTTPSPort TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSIISSSLState TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSLaunchMode TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSMediaPFX TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSMediaSetID TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSMediaType TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSPublicRootKey TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSRootCACerts TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSSiteCode TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSSiteSigningCertificate TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSSupportUnknownMachines TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSTimezone TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSUseFirstCert TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSx64UnknownMachineGUID TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Setting _SMSTSx86UnknownMachineGUID TS environment variable]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:580">
<![LOG[Root CA Public Certs=]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:591">
<![LOG[Missing root CA environment variable from variables file]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:597">
<![LOG[Custom hook from X:\\TSConfig.INI is cmd /c set_fixed_ip.cmd]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:646">
<![LOG[Custom hook source is SMS10000]LOG]!><time="23:26:37.595+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:663">
<![LOG[Finding package: C:\SMS\PKG\SMS10000]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="resolvesource.cpp:3067">
<![LOG[Finding package: D:\SMS\PKG\SMS10000]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="resolvesource.cpp:3067">
<![LOG[Finding package: X:\SMS\PKG\SMS10000]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="resolvesource.cpp:3067">
<![LOG[FindPackageFolder found: X:\SMS\PKG\SMS10000]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="resolvesource.cpp:3100">
<![LOG[Using path: X:\SMS\PKG\SMS10000]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:464">
<![LOG[Successfully registered Task Sequencing COM Interface.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="environmentlib.cpp:798">
<![LOG[Set command line: cmd /c set_fixed_ip.cmd]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="commandline.cpp:705">
<![LOG[Executing command line: cmd /c set_fixed_ip.cmd]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.031+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="commandline.cpp:801">
<![LOG[Process completed with exit code 0]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.390+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="commandline.cpp:1098">
<![LOG[Successfully unregistered Task Sequencing Environment COM Interface.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.390+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="environmentlib.cpp:885">
<![LOG[Authenticator from the environment is empty.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.390+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:809">
<![LOG[Need to create Authenticator Info using PFX]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.390+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:821">
<![LOG[Set media certificate in transport]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.437+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:9220">
<![LOG[Set authenticator in transport]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.437+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:7592">
<![LOG[CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: server.domain.net:80 GET /SMS_MP/.sms_aut?MPKEYINFORMATION]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.437+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:8422">
<![LOG[Error. Received 0x80072ee7 from WinHttpSendRequest.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:8689">
<![LOG[unknown host (gethostbyname failed)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="3" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:692">
<![LOG[hr, HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,8738)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:8738">
<![LOG[sending with winhttp failed; 80072ee7]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="3" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:8738">
<![LOG[m_pHttpTransport->Send (0, 0, pServerReply, nReplySize), HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,5151)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:5151">
<![LOG[MPKeyInformation.RequestMPKeyInformation(szTrustedRootKey), HRESULT=80072ee7 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdmessaging\libsmsmessaging.cpp,9229)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="libsmsmessaging.cpp:9229">
<![LOG[Failed to get information for MP: http://server.domain.net. 80072ee7.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="3" thread="432" file="tsmbootstraputil.cpp:1429">
<![LOG[sMP.length() > 0, HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmbootstrap\tsmbootstraputil.cpp,1437)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="tsmbootstraputil.cpp:1437">
<![LOG[TSMBootstrapUtil::SelectMP ( sSMSTSMP.c_str(), sMediaPfx.c_str(), sMediaGuid.c_str(), sAuthenticator.c_str(), sEnterpriseCert.c_str(), sServerCerts.c_str(), nHttpPort, nHttpsPort, bUseCRL, sSiteCode, sAssignedSiteCode, sMP, sCertificates, sX86UnknownMachineGUID, sX64UnknownMachineGUID), HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmbootstrap\tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp,871)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:871">
<![LOG[Exiting TSMediaWizardControl::GetPolicy.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:1335">
<![LOG[pWelcomePage->m_pTSMediaWizardControl->GetPolicy(), HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmbootstrap\tsmediawelcomepage.cpp,303)]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="432" file="tsmediawelcomepage.cpp:303">
<![LOG[Setting wizard error: An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80004005). For more information, contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediawizardcontrol.cpp:1504">
<![LOG[WelcomePage::OnWizardNext()]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediawelcomepage.cpp:340">
<![LOG[Skipping Confirmation Page.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediaconfirmationpage.cpp:170">
<![LOG[Skipping Task Sequence Selection Page.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediataskselectionpage.cpp:118">
<![LOG[Skipping Variables Selection Page.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediavariablesselectionpage.cpp:155">
<![LOG[Skipping Resolve Progress Page.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediaresolveprogresspage.cpp:96">
<![LOG[Activating Finish Page.]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="0" thread="788" file="tsmediafinishpage.cpp:107">
<![LOG[Loading bitmap]LOG]!><time="23:26:38.453+480" date="01-08-2013" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="788" file="tsmbootstrap.cpp:1065">
It seems to be not...when I create a bootimage and boot from it and manually configure a fixed ip address then the task sequence is found.
When I create a bootimage with the prestart command, then the ip address is being set by the prestart command, but the task sequence is not being found :-(
Below my smsts.log file.
The file set_fixed_ip.cmd contains the following:
netsh int ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 10.163.8.96 255.255.252.0 10.163.11.254 1
netsh int ip set dns name="Local Area Connection" static 10.104.0.1 primary
netsh int ip add dns name="Local Area Connection" 10.104.0.3 index=2
PS: i swapped my servername in the log with server.domain.net

SCCM 2012 PXE issues with Acer Machines?

Hi,
I am having a strange issue with PXE trying to build a machine with a Windows 7 Task Sequence.
Ok here is the synario - I have 2 machines that do not get any offers from PXE - so I get that error No DHCP
or proxy DHCP offers were received. However if I make a bootable USB key and boot the *same* machines my
task sequence appears on the menu that I can select. (The task sequence is deployed to PXE and Media BTW).
Now it gets strange - if I take other machines and put the on the same network cable and F12 them PXE works
and I get the task sequence presented. So same PXE server - same DHCP server.
So from my logic I figure if I had a policy type problem then it would not present the task sequence when
I try the boot usb.
Both the machines I am having issues with are ACER btw if people know of any know issues. I am starting
to suspect I have faulty hardware etc. One machine is a Acer Travelmate P633-V Laptop and the other machine is
Acer Veriton VS6620G desktop.
Any suggestions on how to resolve this - it seem very strange.
My environment is SCCM 2012 SP1 btw.
Is there something I am missing here :)
Thanks,
Ward.

Hi,
Thanks for all the sugestions. I can confirm that the machines
when an OS is on them do register the IP addresses with the DHCP/WDS server (same box). Also I can confirm the Unknown computer support is turned on the box in SCCM 2012 on the DP.
Ok but I did get one working which I can't explain why it works
the way it does.
On the notebook if I enable secure boot (UEFI) and boot with PXE
it works :) It appears the stupid BIOS turns this on but disables
another setting called "Network Boot" which is crazy. So if
you turn both on Secure boot enabled and "Network Boot" is on it works.
Now here is the puzzle that still stumps me - switch this back to
legacy mode and no go - no PXE. Boot other non UEFI machines and
they PXE boot.
The WDS/DHCP/SCCM DP server is Windows 2008 (all on one box) as I understand it does not support UEFI PXE - this is in Windows 2012. I don't think there is an option in SCCM 2012 for it.
So can somebody offer me a technical explination?
Is there something else I am missing?
I still am trying to work out how to get the desktop to UEFI PXE boot if this is possible.
Thanks,
Ward

SCCM 2012 and collection settings

Hi all,
I am migrating SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012 SP1 CU3.
All my 1200 collections are migrated to SCCM 2012 and the incremental option is enabled on most of my collections (about 1100).
Now I found out that my collections are updating very very slow.....
I read an article that best practice is to enable a maximum of 200 collections with the incremental option.
So i ran a powershell script to disable this option on my collections....
Now it seems that collection updates are faster again...
Do I need to disable the incremental option on all collections and enable the schedule full update eg. very 30 minutes ?
I hope someone could share his experience with this....

I ran this test this weekend since it has been a while since I have do this. Short version, yes I’m getting confused between CM07 and CM12. CM07 this work perfectly for User and PCs. In CM12 this only work perfectly for Users. If you want
to make this work for PC you need to do the following.
PC
Add the PC to the Security Group.
Wait of the Security group to replicate to the PC’s local DCS.
Reboot the PCs
Wait for the Discovery Data(DD) collection Cycle to occur, (default is every 7 days), However I recommend making this daily and in some cases hourly.
Once the DD data is in the CM12 db. You need to wait for the Collection to update (default is every 7 days)
Then you need to wait for the PC to retrieve it’s Machine policies. (~1 hour)
User:
Add the User to the Security Group.
Wait of the Security group to replicate to the PC’s local DCS.
Logon to the PC. With newer OS , just unlocking the PC will
do the trick.
Then you need to wait for the User Polices to retrieved.(~1 hour)
http://www.enhansoft.com/

SCCM 2012 Site Design with multiple agency seperation

I have read through some of the other posts, and none quite seem to match my scenario.
I have a new task to design a new SCCM 2012 Site. At first I thought this was going to be easy, but it seems to have become a bit of a challenge. I have been tasked with designing and implementing a site for about 45k clients that span about 25 agencies.
all of these machines are part of a top level AD forest, but are broken into domains under that. The forest admins have to be able to mandate software/updates from the top level for all machines, but each agency will have to manage their own machines/content.
If it wasn't for the political aspect of this project, everything would be easier.
I originally thought about a CAS/PS scenario, but when I tested this, I found that every PS connected to the CAS shares everything between each other, and that will not work.
So I need to be able to design a site where each agency will be able to create/manage their own content/machines that is not shared with everything else. They need to have a feeling like they are managing their own PS. And need to have a top level that can
mandate software/updates to everything and also get a complete inventory of all machines in all agencies. Can this be done with RBA and a single site, or is there a better option for this?
At this point there is no need to consider bandwidth because most of the systems are on the same campus network, and remote DPs and other site systems can be added and adjusted as needed. I just need to know if and how this can be done best.
Please let me know if you need anymore information.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi,
Here is a good guide explaining RBA,
http://blogs.technet.com/b/hhoy/archive/2012/03/07/role-based-administration-in-system-center-2012-configuration-manager.aspx
and here is a good one deploying RBA:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/jchalfant/archive/2014/02/27/using-rba-to-separate-servers-and-workstations-in-configuration-manager-2012.aspx
Regards,
Jörgen
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SCCM 2012 R2 Installation with Remote SQL Instance

I am trying to install SCCM 2012 R2 and during the install it asks for your SQL Server Name. I have a remote SQL Server which I can ping all day but the installation is telling me "The network path was not found". I turned the firewall
off on the SQL Server and the install proceeded to the next step so that told me it was a firewall issue.
On my SQL Server I opened the following ports but still the install doesn't get through until I completely disable the firewall.
TCP and UDP 1434
TCP and UDP 1433
80
443
TCP and UDP 135
TCP and UDP 2383
TCP and UDP 2382
TCP and UDP 4022
I know this is a little excessive but its ports I've seen suggestions for to open but I'm out of ideas. I even tried suggestions from earlier posts by Jason Sandy's to setspn and I've verified it is correct with setspn -L but still nothing. Any
suggestions on what ports are needed during install? As mentioned, firewall off it works great but as soon as firewall is turned on (even with ports open above) I get no where.
Be kind and Mark as Answer if I helped.

Thanks for everyone' reply's. It is using the default instance (i'm leaving the field blank as it specifies). I have checked SQL Server Manager and ensured that under TCP/IP and the IP Address's tab that all the IP1, IP2, IP3, IPALL has nothing
(not even a 0) in TCP Dynamic Ports and the TCP port is specified as 1433 for all those. I even made ODBC connections that "tested successfully" to the remote sql server. I'm just confused.
I tried netstat and didn't get any viable results but maybe i'm missing a switch. With firewall on or off during installation it was making established connections to ports 49320, 49321, 49322, 49323, 49254, 49278, 49302, 49220, 49223, 49224,
49259, 49262, 49263, 49295, 49304, 49332, 49154 and so on. Obviously I don't think these are relevant and just normal chatter between the two servers. Its on a VM so i snapshotted the SQL and CM box before the install so I'm able to revert back
(or even reload both boxes if necessary). I'm going to try a few more things but any more suggestions are more than welcome.
Be kind and Mark as Answer if I helped.

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