Have you ever been in the Configuration Manager Admin Console and editing a Task Sequence or opening package properties and had the console crash? You go back in and try to pickup where you left off only to find that the object is now locked and can’t be modified? Here’s a quick PowerShell script to … Read more
In our environment we support over 2500 remote offices with local servers running as Pull Distribution Points. As part of our processes we build our servers using OSD and then call a second Task Sequence to install the PullDP role, set source DPs and other settings, add the server to an appropriate Distribution Point Group … Read more
A simple script to get some basic server info via PowerShell This script retrieves info from the appropriate WMI class and inserts it into a variable and then outputs it to the host and CompInfo.txt file. Basic Commands: Get-WmiObject -ComputerName localhost -Namespace root\cimv2 -Class Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Model Get-WmiObject -ComputerName localhost -Namespace root\cimv2 -Class Win32_SystemEnclosure … Read more
Use the below PowerShell commands to install Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM) Management Point OS prerequisites on Windows Server 2019.
Whether you need to build 1 or multiple Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM) Distribution Points, installing the OS prerequisites via PowerShell can be a time saver. Below are the install commands I use for Windows Server Distribution Points.
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