Multi forest support in ConfigMgr. 2012 Part I – Managing clients in an untrusted forest
One of the questions that I have had a lot lately, is how we configure Multi forest support in ConfigMgr. 2012. It’s my plan to document a few scenarios in terms of supporting sites, site systems and clients in remote forests. In this first part, I’ll explain how you can support clients in an untrusted [...]
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New Configuration Manager Client hotfix KB2509007–fixes issue with updates stops responding in a Task Sequence
As the title reveals “Task sequence that installs many updates stops responding on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client” this hotfix is a nice one to have installed. The installation is a client hotfix and requires that you deploy the MSP file to the client during the OSD process. The hotfix will also [...]
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Boundary groups in Configuration Manager 2012
One of the first changes you will notice when deploying client in Configuration Manager 2012, is the need for boundary groups. A boundary group is basically a group of individual boundaries grouped toghether for one or two purposes. Site assignment, used to control which sites clients are assigned to. Content lookup, used to control which [...]
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Coretech SCCM Manager 1.0.4 – Freeware Download
This week a customer contacted us, claiming that the tool did not work on sundays! I thought that was pretty strange, so I asked for log file/event log messages, and it was true. It did fail! It was even “Kernelbase.dll” or “kernel32.dll” that was throwing the exception! I tested it on our test environment, and [...]
Category: Client Installation, Config Mgr. Tools, Configuration Manager, OS Deployment, Recommended Tools | 3 Comments
Coretech SCCM Manager 1.0.3.1 – Freeware Download
New Version out! 1.0.4! Get it here: http://blog.coretech.dk/?p=2852 Since we found a minor bug in the 1.0.3 version, we have decided to release version 1.0.3.1. This has fixed the bug that cause distribution points that did have “-“ in the name, not to show up in the list of DPs. We are still working on a [...]
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WMI Inconsistent or Error 25205 Failed to Uninstall SDK MOF
In the past couple of years I have stumbled over this error when I install OpsMgr Clients – It seams like some products are doing naughty things with the WMI database, which then leaves the WMI repository in Inconsistent state. The way I correct this is by using the following recipe: Error when installing OpsMgr [...]
Category: Agent Installation, Client Installation, Operations Manager 2007 | 3 Comments
Supporting ConfigMgr. workgroup clients
In order to successfully discover and install the ConfigMgr. clients on workgroup computers you need to configure a few settings. Configure a Server Locator Point Configure the proper client installation settings Configure the network discovery method Configure the Network access account Configure the client push installation account. Site Systems When you are working with clients [...]
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Installing the ConfigMgr. SP2 client on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
ConfigMgr. 2007 SP2 was released a few days ago and can be downloaded from – details.aspx-displaylang=en&FamilyID=3318741a-c038-4ab1-852a-e9c13f8a8140 To successfully install the service pack you need to start the upgrade from the central site and then upgrade child sites and administrator consoles. After the sites have been upgraded it’s time to upgrade the clients. You can use [...]
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Coretech SCCM Manager 1.0.3 – Freeware Download
New version is out! http://blog.coretech.dk/confmgr07/coretech-sccm-manager-1-0-3-1-freeware-download/ . We’re back with a new version of Coretech Application Creator! We have decided to change the name of the application, since the old name did not fit with all the features available. Changelog / What’s New 1.0 RC1 -> 1.0.3 Application has a new name, the old name did [...]
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How to stop a client push installation in Configuration Manager
When a client push installation is initiated Config Mgr. generates a CCR – Client Configuration Request file – for each client. To stop the process those files must be manually deleted. As the files are processed they are moved between three different folders. Initially the files are created in the .\inboxes\CCR.box When the CCR is [...]
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