SCCM 2012 Site communication and data replication

Hi,
Is there any videos or diagrams which is clearly explaining the site communication, data replication, file based replication?
Regards,
MTM

Hi,
The blogs below might be helpful, you could have a look.
Data Replication in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
SCCM
ConfigMgr 2012 Site to Site replication and SQL Replication
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Is the distribution point role required on an SCCM 2012 site server?

I am wondering if the distribution point role is required on an SCCM 2012 site server.
We have an installation of SCCM 2012 SP1 with a site server, and two remote DPs.
I would like to remove the DP role from the site server, and stand up another server (2012) at the same location, making it a DP and also have it hold the WSUS content.
I was successful in creating the DP on the new server. I distributed all of our packages to the new server.
I then removed the packages from the DP on the site server, and removed the DP role from the site server.
After making these changes, we lost the ability to deploy packages, either from the new DP server, or from the previously existing DPs that were at other locations.
Deployment status in the SCCM console showed that clients were “waiting for content”.
I found that adding the DP role back to the site server, and distributing packages to it corrected the problem.
Deployment resumed after doing that. Is it necessary to have packages on a DP on the site server?
We want to virtualize the server, and would like to make it as small as possible to facility restores.

Hi,
Have you checked the log file distmgr.log? Maybe it can give us some clues.
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Is there a way to change an existing SCCM 2012 site server intranet FQDN name to lowercase?

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the intranet (not internet) FQDN name of an existing SCCM 2012 site server to all lowercase letters? You used to be able to do this in SCCM 2007.

I had a problem with WSUS updates not working via SCCM 2012 R2 during an operating system deployment. When examining the c:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log I found the following errors:
WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr = 80072ee2. Proxy List used: <****:8080;****:8080> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes used : <>
+ Last proxy send request failed with hr = 0x80072EE2, HTTP status code = 0
WARNING: GetConfig failure, error = 0x80072EE2, soap client error = 5, soap error code = 0, HTTP status code = 200
After a LONG time researching this error I found it was related to the fact we were using a WPAD proxy implementation and apparently this doesnt cope well with uppercase characters for the WSUS server URL. I changed our GPO to be using lowercase lettering
but when examining the WindowsUpdate log again it still showed as being in uppercase. In the end I found that despite what your GPO setting says, this can get over written by the SCCM site server's own published WSUS location. You can check this by entering
the following command:
wmic /namespace:"\\root\CCM\SoftwareUpdates\WUAHandler" PATH CCM_UpdateSource
Unfortunatelty in SCCM 2012 there is no GUI way to amend the intranet FQDN used for the WSUS location so I then turned to directly editing the database (which anyone will tell you is not recommended, but by this point i was DESPERATE!).
In the end it solved all my troubles so if anyone finds themselves in this situation, you can fix it by going to the SCCM database and within the table 'WSUSServerLocations', change the WSUSServerName to be in lowercase letters.

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
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Can I have an SCCM 2012 R2 server and a SCCM 2012 SP1 server in the same site?

We are currently using SCCM 2012 SP1/MDT 2012 Update 1 to deploy Windows 7, and to migrate existing XP installs to Windows 7 (using the offline USMT functionality in MDT). We are moving forward with Windows 8.1, and understand that
we need to upgrade our SCCM infrastructure to SCCM 2012 R2/MDT 2013. We also understand that this will cause us to lose the ability to migrate XP machines, since MDT 2013 uses a newer version of USMT that doesn’t support XP.
What do we need to do to continue to support our XP migrations, and enable deployments of Windows 8.1?
Can we have two SCCM servers in the same Site running different versions of SCCM? Do we need a separate site?

You don't explicitly need ConfigMgr 2012 R2 to support Win 8.1. SP1 CU3 will suffice although managing a few things like boot images is a little more difficult: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2013/10/21/how-to-enable-windows-8.1-deployment-in-sc-2012-configmgr-sp1-cu3.aspx
You could create two separate site hierarchies, but that would be painful and involve tons of duplication. There would be other issues also if the systems are located on the same subnets and in the same AD forest.
The best option is to get rid of XP. EOL is in less than 30 days!
Next best is to stay on SP1 CU3 until you get rid of XP. I know that sucks, but keeping XP around is the root cause of this and many other coming issues in any organization wanting to keep it around.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com

SCCM 2012 R2 PS and SS HW requirements

   Hello to all, I'm involved in a SCCM 2007 --> 2012 R2 migration and managers are asking if some secondaries servers could work if they use 4 Gb RAM because they say that they do not have buget to buy/upgrade new HW. I know that
MS suggested min. recommendation
for secondary servers is 8 Gb of RAM.
   Secondary servers in project's environment would have between 500 and 1000 machines run local SQL . Target SCCM 2012 R2 features includes reporting, patch distribution and HW+SW inventory.
   Do you have any experience using SCCM 2012 R2 secondary server below min. HW requirementes that could be shared?
   Your inputs will be appreciated.
   Regards, EEOC.

Hi,
Found a document which seemed helpful for our question, please refer to the link below.
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Hardware used for site roles in Microsoft IT
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/shitanshu/archive/2012/04/10/configuration-manager-2012-hardware-configuration-used-in-microsoft-it.aspx
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SCCM 2012 Client Communication

Hellooo,
Migrated my clients to SCCM 2012 but still reporting to SCCM 2007 Server only .
Why so ?
Note : MY SCCM 2007 Server still active mode only . Am sure
Best Regard's Krishna

A ConfigMgr 2012 client can't communicate with a ConfigMgr 2007 site. The client will show active for a couple of day's, but you should already notice that the last communications were not very recent (see the times of the latest policy refreshes and the
latest heartbeats).
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SCCM 2012 Client Communication Issue with SCCM 2007

My Clients was installed SCCM 2007 client version but somehow those clients reporting to SCCM 2012 Server
Note : My SCCM 2007 Server still active mode . and the SCCM 2007 client IP boundaries was not added into SCCM 2012 server
But still communicating to SCCM 2012 , what is the root cause ?
Best Regard's Krishna

Either, during the client installation the client was manually assigned to the ConfigMgr 2012 site (by specifying the site code), or during the client installation the client was auto assigned to the ConfigMgr 2012 site (that can only happen when there
is an overlap in the boundaries and that doesn't have to be the same type of boundary).
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SCCM 2012 Prestage media - and bootwim prestart commands?

Hi,
I am using SCCM 2012 SP1 with MDT 2012 and will be using the Bootwim prestart commands.
Prestart Commands for Task Sequence Media in Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj651034.aspx
Specifically:
"Enable prestart command - Commaand line"
"Include files for prestart command - Source directory"
Windows PE Background - specify custom background image (UNC Path):"
Ok so far so good. Now we want to create prestart media - to give to our
hardware vendor. Am I going to have an issue that the prestage media might
include the bootwim plus its customizations - and can go out of date.
So lets save I give it to the vendor on Monday - all fine. I then make a
change to it on Tuesday - update something inside the boot wim.
How smart is this prestage media will it check the server for a later copy
and use that or am it going to be locked in from when I give it to them.
I also might want to put things like active directory lookups for machine
validate as well.
So can somebody please clarify how the above would work.
Thanks,
Ward.

Normally when you run a Task Sequence and the assigned boot image is different from the boot media you initiated the Task Sequence from, it will download the correct boot image, stage it, and reboot. By default though this creates an issue because
it assumes you booted from removable media and will prompt you to remove it before rebooting to continue. There's a way to bypass this via the tsmbootstrap.ini file, but the default behavior is to prompt.
I have also seen issues with boot image concurrence between prestaged media images and the selected Task Sequence when the functionality was originally introduced in CM07 (http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/07/12/multi-site-dell-cfi-follow-up/) but I
have not heard of it being an issue recently. It should be relatively easy to test; apply the prestaged media image to a test machine, change or update the assigned boot image for the Task Sequence, then see if it successfully pulls down and boots to
the updated WinPE.
Another option is to have your prestart script be relatively generic and have it download the files from a server at run time (ex - download a .CAB from a web server, expand the contents, and launch a script from those downloaded files). That way all you
have to do to update functionality is update the .CAB file, not the prestaged media or boot image.

WSUS with SCCM 2012 - Products Missing, and Best Practices

Good morning all
I am integrating SCCM with WSUS, and I have a few questions regarding products. I've noticed when running through the "Add site system roles wizard" in SCCM 2012 console that when I go to "Products" it does NOT list a few major
products, such as office 2013, sql server 2013, exchange 2013, etc.
Am I missing something? I'm sure I am...what do I need to do?
Also, if there are any other gotchas or best practices you all can point me in the right direction as far as managing SCCM / WSUS together i'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!

Do not use WSUS Console to manage the updates. All you things you can finish is in the SCCM Console. Refer to the link posted by Jason.
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SCCM 2012 Password Age and if not set to Expire

Hi,
I browsed the Resource Explorer in SCCM 2012, and found that it shows the Age a person last changed their passwords.
Can anyone assist me on how to get that data out of SCCM 2012?
Kind Regards

If you are talking about reports, First you need to configure sccm to collect that attribute from AD in the
ad user discovery properties on Active directory Attributes tab. After the successful collection of those attributes you can query against "v_R_User" view and extract the information.
Adding the attribute Pwd-Last-Set and msds-UserPasswordExpiryTime0 to user inventory would be of some help.
Delphin

Does SCCM 2012 R2 Secondary and DP servers really need backup?

   Hello to all. I'm involved on a SCCM 2012 R2 project that will install aprox. 20 SCCM 2012 R2 servers: 1 CAS, 3 Primary, 8 Secondary and 8 DPs (just SCCM runs on all these servers). As backup is licensed by Tb and cost is a restriction, I think
that would be acceptable to backup just CAS and 3 Primary servers. If a failure happens in any Secondary or DP, they could be reinstalled and all necessary information would be replicated from the respective Primary or Secondary.
   Questions:
    1- Is it technically feasible?
    2- If I want to run specific configuration for a site that its Secondary failed, could I run it from the respective Primary?
    3- Does #2 applie to DP (if a DP fails, could I run the necessary configs./action from its respective Secondary or Primary)
    Please feel free to input pros and cons so I can take the best decision.
Regards, EEOC.

" 2- If I want to run specific configuration for a site that its Secondary failed, could I run it from the
respective Primary?"
Just a comment regarding this design decision. Based on this sentence, it almost sounds like someone thinks you
can manage FROM a secondary. That simply doesn't happen.
I wonder... Did the person who came up with your cm12 design ever actually work with cm12 in a hierarchy (for more than
a few weeks), because based on your statements, assumptions appear to be made that cm12 hierarchy works exactly like cm07 ( or SMS 2.0 for that matter, since you couldn't manage from a secondary in cm07 nor SMS 2003 either). Having a cas and multiple
primaries will not provide the redundancy of "if one primary goes down then..." As it sounds like is being assumed is true. I think its tons riskier to have multiple primaries and a cas.
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SCCM 2012 Deployment Packages and Applications deployment order

Hello I have an application which deploys Office 2013 through SCCM 2012 I then want to copy some templates to two directories in Office. I have added a script the OFC tool which is suppose to run after the install. But the files don't appear. If I run the
same script manually all the files are copied. I ended up creating a package just for the Office Template files, but I have to run this manually afterwards. Should I Persist with the script or is there a way to run the package automatically after the application
deployed has run?

Sounds like best solution is to create an MSI that can copy the template files and deploy as an application after Office Install. Is this something I can do in Install Shield?
Seems weird that they would have an option in the MSP to run a script but it doesn't work.
I wouldn't go to that trouble myself, but that's because I don't author MSIs as part of my role (we have a packaging team who do that task, and they seem to regard authoring an MSI as the solution for everything ;)
the ConfigMgr AppModel happily caters for all kinds of payloads, despite referring to them as "applications" there is no requirement for the payload to be an MSI.
MS have long documented that the "run scripts" and "chaining" features of the Office setup engine are "not robust" (i.e. not very tolerant, are a one-shot kind of thing). Some seem to work just fine, others have no joy with it. I don't use it myself, there
are plenty of other methods, but I find it comes down to what you are comfortable/confident/familiar with. Everything has pros and cons, and above all else, I've found that it's my/our assumptions/understandings that tend to be why things go off-course.
Don
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SCCM 2012 R2: Build and Capture - Windows 8.1 prompting for network

I have upgraded my SCCM 2012 SP1 (CU2) to SCCM 2012 R2 and I am attempting to Build and Capture Windows 8.1 Enterprise. Everything is perfect except for the OS prompting for a network selection during the process, if I click "next" on that screen
the Capture finishes without incident. The same is true of the Deploy as well...
Is this a bug from my upgrade?
Portland Public Schools / Systems Administrator II

Hi LillonelC
Can you point out how and where to do this?
When capturing with MDT 2013 on VMware I do not see this, naturaly, since the "machine" only has one network adapter.
But when deploying to a Laptop I get the wireless Setup screen...
On beforehand Thank You!
With kind regards
We aren't using MDT but what we did was create a package called Windows 8.1 - Compnents. In it placed a file named "32Bit-Unattend.xml" and 1 named "64Bit-Unattend.xml".
During the capture in the "Apply Operating System Image" I put a check in the box "Use an unattended or Sysprep answer file for a custom installation". The package was Windows 8.1 - Compnents the File name was "32Bit-Unattend.xml".
I did the same for 64-bit and used the 64-bit version.
Here is content of the 32-bit file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
</OOBE>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://SERVERNAME/e$/osimages/win_8.1_x86/sources/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
Here is the content of the 64-bit file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
<settings pass="oobeSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<OOBE>
<HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
<HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>
<NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>
<HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens>
<HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen>
<HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen>
</OOBE>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim://SERVERNAME/e$/osimages/win_8.1_x64/sources/install.wim#Windows 8.1 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
</unattend>
If that doesn't help I can try to clarify it a bit further.
PS You won't need to do this for the deploy, only the capture.
Portland Public Schools / Systems Administrator II

SCCM 2012 SP1 - Build and Capture - ReCapture impossible

Hi all
i upgrade my SCCM 2012 RTM to SCCM 2012 SP1 yesterday. Today i started a recapture of my Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Base Image.
For that i have 2 VMs located in different SCCM Collections. And a Build and Capture Task Sequence is deployed to the collections.
Before SP1 the behavior was:
- Reset Required PXE Deployment in SCCM for the VMs
- Start VM
- VM boots with PXE
- VM installs and capture the Installation
And that i could do all the time so often as i want.
Now with SP1 it is the same procedure but just for one time. After one success Build and Capture Task, the vm is unable to do the task sequence again. The VM is booting into the PXE and then i can see in the smsts log:
There are no task sequences available to this computer
But there are. The Task Sequence is set to "Always rerun".
The only "fix" is to completely recreate the computer item in sccm.
What is here wrong? Is this a known bug?
best
JBAB

Hi, your problem is that when you deploy the task over the collation you only specified "media and PXE" was available to and probably the machines that you try to capture already had the sccm client. You can try to deploy the sequence task to a collation
including the the option "configuration manager, media and PXE", or you can also deploy the task sequence to de "unknown devices" collation and delete the objects of the two virtual machines in configuration manager

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