Check If needed OSD packages are present on a DP
I have a few customers who have many sits, end even more Distribution Points. They also have several different task sequences for deploying everything from XP to Server08R2. Every now and then, they will create new DP’s that needs to be updated with packages, and because of space and bandwidth issues, they do not [...]
Category: Config Mgr, Configuration Manager, OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 4 Comments
Adding Files to the Boot Image in CM2012
A couple of months ago I wrote a post on how to automatically add files to the boot image, as part of the Update distribution point process, using OSDIntection.xml http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/auto-adding-files-to-config-mgr-boot-images/ In CM2012 however, this option is no longer available. Instead the development team has been kind enough, to actually include this service as part of [...]
Category: Boot Media, Config Mgr, OS Deployment | 1 Comment
SCCM Admins guide to preparing your environment for Bitlocker Drive Encryption – part 2
In part 1, I talked about the requirements for Bitlocker and showed you how to extend your Active Directory Schema if you run Windows Server 2003 SP1/SP2 Windows Server 2003 R2 domain controllers. We then sat the permission so that a Windows 7 machine was able to write its own TPM owner password to Active [...]
Category: Config Mgr, Tips and Tricks, Windows 7 | 1 Comment
There may be to many steps in the task sequence!
There may be too many steps in the task sequence Error caused by faulty MDT integration
Category: Config Mgr, OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 1 Comment
Auto adding files to Config.Mgr Boot Images
Using the OSDinjection.xml to customize the Config.Mgr Bootmedia upon updating DP!
Category: Boot Media, Config Mgr, OS Deployment | 1 Comment
Capture none syspreped image using SCCM (Running imagex from a TS)
One of the limitations of SCCM is the use of Imagex. When you want to capture an image of a computer, this computer needs to be syspreped before capture, or the capture process will fail. To do a capture of a reference image before sysprep, you normally would have to create a separate WinPE [...]
Category: Config Mgr, OS Deployment, WAIK | 17 Comments
Creating a JoinDomain account for use with SCCM OSD
Because The join domain account is often visible in your deployment answer file (unattend.xml of sysprep.inf) during the WinPE phase, it is important that this specific account does not have any more permission, than the bare minimum.. I often experience that a domain admin account is used for this job, which is a huge security [...]
Category: Config Mgr, OS Deployment | 1 Comment
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 [...]
Category: Client Installation, Config Mgr, Config Mgr. Tools, Configuration Manager, Recommended Tools | 5 Comments
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 [...]
Category: Client Installation, Config Mgr, Config Mgr. Tools, Configuration Manager, Recommended Tools, Software distribution | 5 Comments
Creating and Using Toolkit package..
A nice thing about Integrating MDT into Config. mgr is the functionalities the Toolkit package gives you. The obvious thing being the ability to use all the MDT script without having to create individual packages.. Another thing I really like, is the fact that it will set a variable that points to the package, allowing [...]
Category: Config Mgr, OS Deployment | 2 Comments
