SCCM 2012 Current Branch- Important to Know !!

In this article We will see the Four Important things.

  1. What makes a Site the below Screen showed you the Default Roles that will automatically install while installing the SCCM and The Other is Optional Roles that we can install afterwards also.

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2) Scalability Limits for SCCM

SCCM Can Support Client

3)What Makes a Central Administration Site and Why we require CAS and Use of CAS.

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4) SCCM Availability Considerations these five component is more important to maintains.

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SCCM 1806 Hotfix (KB4346645) Upgrade Installation .

In this article We will install the SCCM 1806 Hotfix (KB4346645) on Current branch.

Go to SCCM Console>Administration> Updates and Servicing the release date 24/08/2018

you can check the microsoft link to see the fixes

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4346645/update-for-system-center-configuration-manager-version-1806-first-wave

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Select the hotfix and click on Run Prerequisite Check and you can see the status on monitoring

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Once you done with Prerequisite check . You can click on Install Update Pack and Click Next

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Click Next with upgrade without Validating.

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Accept the license and click Next

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Check Summary and Click Next

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You will get the successfully install and Close it now.

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Now you can monitor from monitoring tab.

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once the installation done you can see the Hotfix installed in updates and Servicing.

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SCCM 1806-To Create Pre-Staged Content File for Distribution Points.

In this article we will create Pre-staged Content File for another Distribution Points.

Go to SCCM Console and Go to Software Library >Application Management>Application

and select the application which you want to create Pre-staged content file.

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Click on Browse and Save the file on Network location and Click Next

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Validate the content and Click Next

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Once validation done Click Next.

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Select the Distribution Point that content the file and Click Next

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See the Summary and Click Next.

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Successfully Create the Checkpoint.PKGX file . Close it.

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You will see the PKGX file created on given path. Now we need to login on another Distribution point to extract this file. You can copy this in USB and run there also.

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once you login on another Distribution point . You can copy the file and run this command locally . It will extract the file and content will be available on your Distribution point afterwards.

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SCCM 1806- Enable PKI on Configuration manager.

In this article we will enable PKI feature in SCCM

Open Certificate Authority and Create a New Certificate Templates.

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Right Click and Click on Manage.

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Right click on Web Server and Click on Duplicate Template

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Set the template name and Click Apply and OK

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then Click on Workstation Authentication and Duplicate Template

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Set the Name SCCM DP Cert and Select Validity Period and then

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Click on Request Handling and Select Allow Private Key to be exported. Click Apply and OK.

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Again Duplicate the Workstation Authentication.

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Name it as SCCM Client Cert and Click Apply and OK.

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Once you did that you need to enable this GPO Settings and Link this to Client.

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Now open SCCM >Go to Administrators>Site Configuration>Sites> Select Site and Go to Properties.

Under Client Computer Communication Select HTTPS or HTTP and User PKI Client Certificate.

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In the SCCM Servers and Site System Roles Go to Distribution Point Properties. Enable the HTTPS.

And Import PKI certificate.

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Enable the Management Point properties HTTPS also.

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And at the end you can enable the Software update point properties to use 8531 also require SSL Communication to the WSUS Server. Before you enable this setting . We need to set the Require SSL under IIS Manager for WSUS.

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SCCM 1806 : How to Configure SCCM to user HTTPS\PKI Certificate

In Order to configure HTTPS\PKI Certificate . We need to install the Role

Go to Server Manager>Click on Manage>Click on Add Roles and Features> Then Select the Certification Authority and Install it.

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Once you install this case We need to configure it also . Launch the Configuration for AD CS Configuration.Click Next with your Credential.

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Click Next

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Select the Enterprise CA and Click Next

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Select the Root CA and Click Next.

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Create a New Private Key and Select Next

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Keep it default and click Next

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Keep as default and Click Next

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Set the validity and Click Next

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Click Next on Below.

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Click On Configure

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And the Installation and Configuration of the AD CS Roles are done next article we will see how to Define Certificate authority for SCCM Server.

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SCCM 1806 – Creating New Unattend Answer file and Make Package for Task Sequence.

In this article we will see how to create New unattend answer file for Windows 10 .

Open

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Select the Wim File. Which you want to get an answer file.

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Right Click and select New Answer File.

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Go to Under component select Windows International Core and Add setting to Pass 4 Specialize.

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Enter the language like “en-IN” and Save this file as unattend.xml .

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Now we will create a SCCM Package and link this with Task sequence and click Next

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Select Do not create Program and Click Next

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Check the summary and click Next

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Close it Now.

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Distribute it now.

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Click Next

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Close it now.

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Now open the Task Sequence and select this unttend.xml file in Apply Operating System steps.

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SCCM 1806 -Creating Software Metering and Rules properties.

In this Article we will create Software metering for Notepad+

Go to Assets and compliance and Click on Software Metering rule and Create new rule.

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Name the Software and Select the Setup.exe . Click Next

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Check the Summary and Click Next

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You will see the below screen once the creation done .

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Now you can select the Notepad++ and Check the software metering properties also.

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SCCM 1806 OSD- Task Sequence Variable Test Deployment.

In this article we will see how to perform Task sequence Variable test deployment.

Create a New custom task sequence

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Specify the Name of the task sequence and Select boot image click Next

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Check Summary and click Next

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Once it finished close it

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Select the task sequence and edit it put the command line.

“tools\x64\ServiceUI.exe” -process:TSProgressUI.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

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Now we will deploy it

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Select the collection and Click Next

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Make the Task sequence available for test Windows 10 clients and Click Next

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Click Next

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Click on Close and then You can login on Client to see the deployment.

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Login on Client then you will see the task sequence appears.

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SCCM 1806- To Cleanup Ccmcache via Configuration Baselines.

In this article we will create configuration item and Configuration baselines for CCM Cache cleanup

launch SCCM console –>go to Assets and compliance—right click on Configuration Items—create Configuration Item

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Name the Configuration item and select Windows Desktop and Sever(Custom) and Click Next

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Select windows 10 and click Next

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Click on New

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Provide name and Select setting type>Script and Data type>String> Click on Edit Script.

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Edit Discovery Script and mention this script and Click ok

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Click on Remediation Script and select this script. Click Ok

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Click on Compliance Rules and click New

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Specify the setting below. and click ok

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You will see the below Compliance Setting

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Click Apply and Ok and Click on Next

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The Configuration Item has been successfully created.

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Now we will create Configuration Baselines

Right click on Configuration Baseline and select Create configuration Baseline

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Give a Name,description and click on Add Configuration Item

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Select the configuration item and Click on Add and Click Ok

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Click Ok and Now we will deploy this baseline on windows 10 collection.

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Select the CCMCache Cleanup and Click on Deploy

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Select the ccmcache Cleanup and Click on Add and Select the Remediate non Complaint rules when supported and Allow remediation outside the maintenance window

Select the collection for this configuration baseline deployment and Click Ok

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SCCM 1806- Schedule Windows Update Directly on Operating System Image File.

In this article we will see how to schedule updates for Operating system images directly and it will get that updates during OSD deployment.

Open SCCM Console>Go to Software Library> click on Operating System Images

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Select the Operating System Image and Click on Schedule Updates in the Ribbon.

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Select the update and Click Next

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You can specify the update schedule and Click Next

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Check the Summary and Click Next.

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You will see the progress status

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Once the Schedule updates wizard completed you will see the below screen. Click on Close.

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