Jeff LeBlanc BackgroundWe are in the midst of a Configuration Manager Server upgrade to new servers running Windows Server 2019 and SQL Server 2019. As part of migration we are also moving our SQL Database off of our CAS to its own dedicated DB server. After moving the database, we found our SMS Site Backup task was … Read more
Use this script in a TS to set the Default Log File Viewer for *.LOG and *.LO_ files in Windows. I originally got this script from Jorgen at CCMexec.com who has some great content, but I just shortened it a bit for my own use to use in my Windows Server 2016/2019 Build TS running … Read more
If you work in a large SCCM/MECM environment you may run into a time when all of your remote Distribution Points need to be replaced with new servers for a hardware refresh. Servers are built with the latest OS, boxed up and shipped and then installed on-site at their new locations. Once they’re there, you … Read more
Sometimes you just need a quick way to trigger SCCM Client Actions remotely and you don’t want to have to build a Collection and wait for it to update before using Right-Click tools to do it. PowerShell Method WMIC Method (deprecated) Script Example For a full list of available Client Action Triggers see:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/develop/reference/core/clients/client-classes/triggerschedule-method-in-class-sms_client
We recently upgraded to Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) 2103 (aka SCCM 2103) and ran into an issue with the Client Upgrade on about 350 of our 3000+ servers. When we do our upgrades we normally enable automatic client upgrades for Workstations, but for Servers we use a scheduled Software Deployment to do the upgrade. … Read more
We recently had the SCCM Backup task start failing on one of our Primary Sites. Worked fine for years, then all of a sudden it just stopped working. After doing a little digging, I could see the backup was failing on the VSS Initialization during the SQL portion of the backup. In the SMSBKUP.LOG on … Read more
In this SQL query I return the Server Name, Site Code, Description, Domain Name, Volume, Total (GB), Free (GB) and % Free. The query uses 3 main views: vDistributionPointsvSummarizer_SiteSystemv_R_System
Problem While using PXE or USB Boot Media for SCCM, some or all Task Sequences may not show up while trying to build a new Unknown Computer. In our case we have a CAS and two Primary Sites and found that the Task Sequences did show when imaging within the boundaries of one of the … Read more
If you need to capture a Network Trace from a server or client that doesn’t have Netmon or any other network monitoring software installed, you can use netsh to capture the trace (Windows 7/2008 R2 or higher). Once captured you can then copy it to another “tools” machine with such tools as Netmon or Wireshark … Read more
Simple PS command to get a system’s LastBootUpTime using PowerShell. Use the following for getting LastBootUpTime for a remote system.