WMI Filters Folder NOT Found in Group Policy Management Console.

Question

We have a Small Business Server 2011 Standard Edition install that is Hosting a Domain that was migrated to it from Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition. All seems to be working. We have a few problems that we are trying to work on one at a time when this
issue was brought to light.
We were trying to push the installation of a client software via group policy and in the process to have it pushed by the server, we had to configure several wmi filters in the group policy management in the SBS 2011.  We opened the console and found
that the WMI Filters Folder is nowhere to be found.
We would like to find out what can be the cause and resolution of this problem.  I would like to find out how to get the WMI Filters folder back in the Management Console and be able to create the filters that will help us deploy the client software
we need to provide to our users using the group policies.
Has anyone experienced this problem.  Can we just go into the group policy management console and create the object and then import the default filters into that object we created.  The filters were exported from another sbs 2011 standard edition
install that has the wmi filters folder in the GPMC.
Need help on this situation.  Have very little experience in troubleshooting GPO's and GPMC's issues.
Thank you
JFM

Answer 1

Hi,
>>I need to find out if there is a way to get the WMI Filters Object Folder back or find a way to recreate it.
Based on the description, we can use LDP.exe to check if the following object is missing in Active Directory:
CN=Windows2003Update, CN=DomainUpdates, CN=System, DC=domain, DC=com
Regarding how to use LDP.exe to view AD object, the following article can be referred to as reference.
How to Use Ldp.exe to View Entire Directory Tree and Locate the Microsoft Exchange Container
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252335
If the object is missing, we can follow the solutions described in the following article to check if the object was deleted and we need to restore it if this is true.
Step 2: Restore a Deleted Active Directory Object
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379509(v=ws.10).aspx
If the object is there, we can check if proper access permissions have been configured for it.
If the object is missing but not deleted, this may be related to the migration process. If this is true, we can ask for suggestions in the following SBS forum.
Small Business Server
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=smallbusinessserver
In addition, regarding migrating Active Directory to SBS 2011 Standard, the following articles can be referred to for more information.
Prepare your Source Server for Windows SBS 2011 Standard migration
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg615494.aspx
SBS 2011 Standard Migrations – Keys to Success
http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2011/07/01/sbs-2011-standard-migrations-keys-to-success.aspx
Best regards,
Frank Shen
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