Microsoft has recently announced the release of SCCM 2012 SP2 and SCCM 2012 R2 SP1. Before performing an SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 upgrade, we recommend that you read carefully all the available resources and carefully plan the upgrade process throughout your SCCM 2012 R2 hierarchy. The good news is that our SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 Upgrade Guide will list everything you need to know before applying this major upgrade to your existing SCCM 2012 installation. We’ve got you covered ! What’s new The main reason you’ll want to upgrade to SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 is probably for Windows 10 support. No plan for Windows 10 deployment in your organisation? There’s interesting new features and a lots of bug fixes (thousands, which are not fully documented) in this release that are worth it. Do I still need to perform the SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 upgrade? See the full list of features on this Technet Article to figure it out. Naming … Read More
Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 CU5 Installation Guide
Here’s a step-by-step SCCM 2012 R2 CU5 Installation guide. Installing SCCM cumulative updates is very important to your infrastructure. It fix lots of issues, which some of them are important. As this is a cumulative update, you don’t have to install prior CU(1,2,3,4) before installing CU5. CU5 contains all the fixes included in previous CU. Improvements/Fixes There’s no new major functionality in CU5. It mostly applies the latest KB and fixes known bugs. Follow this Microsoft Support page to see a full list of issues that are fixed. PowerShell changes are no longer included in CU as described in our previous post. You won’t find any changes in PowerShell following this CU. Before you begin Installing this update is very similar to CU4. I’ll guide you through the upgrade process step-by-step in a standalone primary scenario. Download the update on the Microsoft Support page This update can be applied directly to the following Systems/Roles: … Read More
How to install and configure SCCM Cmdlet Library
Today, Microsoft has release the SCCM Cmdlet Library. The SCCM product group is taking a new update direction: from now on, the future Cumulative Updates (CU) releases won’t contain any PowerShell changes. The SCCM Cmdlet Library will be the vehicle for any future cmdlet updates. This separation means no more breaking cmdlets when updating to a new CU and more frequent cmdlets fixes/releases from Microsoft. Better of both world ! What’s even better is that it checks and notifies you automatically for library updates on a daily basis. Requirements SCCM 20012 R2 is supported (any CU) SCCM 2012 SP1 is not supported Read the release notes carefully as it describes known issues, breaking changes, and other important details about this initial release. How to install SCCM Cmdlet Library The SCCM Cmdlet Library must be installed on each workstation computers that runs the SCCM Console and needs PowerShell access. Download ConfigMgr2012PowerShellCmdlets.msi from Microsoft Download Center On the Welcome screen, click Next Click … Read More
Complete SCCM 2012 SQL Install Guide
In the first part of this SCCM 2012 and SCCM 1511 blog series, we planned our hierarchy, prepared our Server and Active Directory. In part 2, we will install and configure SQL before installing SCCM 2012 R2 or SCCM 1511. Click the following link to see all supported SQL versions. For our post, we will install SQL 2012 SP2 locally on the same server where the Primary Site will be installed. SCCM 2012 SQL Install Guide Execute Setup.exe from the SQL installation media, select New Installation Review and Click Next Select Enter Product Key and skip the proposed updates. We will install CU4, later Select SQL Server Feature Installation Select the Database Engine, Reporting Services and Management Tools features and specify the SQL installation directory. This is the directory for the program files and shared features Select Default instance and ensure that your instance is created on the SQL Volume Review and click Next Set all … Read More
Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 CU4 Installation Guide
Here’s a step-by-step SCCM 2012 R2 CU4 Installation guide. Installing SCCM cumulative updates is very important to your infrastructure. It fix lots of issues, which some of them are important. As this is a cumulative update, you don’t have to install prior CU(1,2,3) before installing CU4. CU4 contains all the fixes included in previous CU. Improvements/Fixes Follow this Microsoft Support page to see a full list of issues that are fixed. Windows Powershell changes are document on Microsoft Support as well. There’s no new major functionality in CU4. It mostly applies the latest KB and fixes known bugs. The more important one is about Application installation step in Task Sequences. If you’re a PowerShell fan, CU4 brings 36 new cmdlets as well of fixing 28 existing one. Before you begin Installing this update is very similar to CU3. I’ll guide you through the upgrade process step-by-step in a standalone primary scenario. Download the update on … Read More
Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 CU3 Installation Guide
Here’s a step-by-step SCCM 2012 R2 CU3 Installation guide. Installing SCCM cumulative updates is very important to your infrastructure. It fix lots of issues, which some of them are important. Improvements/Fixes Follow this link to see a full list of issues that are fixed. Windows Powershell changes are here. The major new functionality is the Management Point Affinity for SCCM clients. It allows to restrict a client on which management point can be used to communicate with. It can been used to enter a FQDN of the management point that can be used to communicate with. This feature is set by using registry key AllowedMPs under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CCM. This registry key does not affect the communication with other site systems. You can read more about this new feature on this blog. Before you begin Installing this update is very similar to CU2. I’ll guide you through the upgrade process step-by-step in a standalone primary … Read More
Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 CU2 Installation Guide
Step-by-Step SCCM 2012 R2 CU2 Installation guide As promised in my previous blog entry, here’s a step-by-step SCCM 2012 R2 CU2 installation guide. Installing SCCM cumulative updates is very important to your infrastructure. It fix lots of issues, which some of them are important. To see a full list of Issues that are fixed: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2970177/en-us You no longer have download lots of separate hotfix, everything is bundled in a Cumulative Update package. If you haven’t installed CU1, skip it and install only CU2. If you have already installed CU1, go ahead and install CU2. Installing this update is very similar to CU1. I’ll guide you through the upgrade process step-by-step in a standalone primary scenario. Download the Update SCCM 2012 R2 CU2 is available for downloaded here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2970177/en-us This update can be applied directly to the following Systems/Roles: The Central Administration Site (CAS) Primary Site Secondary Site SMS Provider Configuration Manager Console In this … Read More
SCCM 2012 R2 CU2 Released
Microsoft has just released SCCM 2012 R2 CU2. ****Updated : Full installation guide here**** Follow the link for a full list of issues fixed by CU2 : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2970177/ As per my previous post, the Start-CMPackageDeployment is now fixed 🙂 Client Version has been updated : SCCM ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CU2 Client Version:- 5.00.7958.1203 SCCM ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CU2 Endpoint Protection Client Version:- 4.5.0216.0 Reminder about Cumulative Update : From Technet : Each CU is considered a large hotfix. Therefore, the general guidance is to install it if you are encountering, or believe you may encounter, one of the issues fixed by current CU (or a prior one). However, a CU also represents a new servicing baseline; In the event we release a critical on-demand hotfix for Configuration Manager it will require the latest released CU be installed first. This doesn’t happen often, but may affect your test and deployment strategy. Cumulative … Read More
SCCM 2012 R2 Application Uninstall Button is Grayed Out
I’ve found a bug in the latest SCCM release. SCCM 2012 R2 application uninstall button is grayed out An application cannot be uninstalled using Software Center when it contains more than one deployment type. I created an application to deploy Acrobat Reader using the msi The application contains 2 deployment type (Install for User) One DT has a requirement for English OS, the other DT is for French OS The installation is successful but it can’t be uninstalled using the Software Center (The uninstall button is grayed out) When a DT is deleted, the application can be uninstalled This scenario has been reproduce with other applications I recreated the same scenario in SCCM RTM version and the uninstall button is available even with 2 DT. I have submitted the bug to Microsoft through the connect portal, I’ll be following on this bug in this post. Stay tuned. Update Nov.18: Microsoft has … Read More
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