All about Systems Management / ConfigMgr : 2010-06-13

Thursday, June 17, 2010

ConfigMgr admin must aware of these

Prerequisites for Installing Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694113.aspx

About Configuration Manager Client Installation Properties
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680980.aspx

Planning for PXE Initiated Operating System Deployments
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680753.aspx

Operating System Deployment in Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632767.aspx

Step-By-Step Example Deployment of the PKI Certificates Required for Configuration Manager Native Mode: Windows Server 2008 Certification Authority
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc872789.aspx

ConfigMgr 2007 Super Flows

Others who downloaded Application Virtualization Sequencing SuperFlow also downloaded:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

IMP Downloads from MYITFORUM Central place

This is the place you will get all must needed tools and software's and documents that you need at your finger tips.

http://myitforum.com/cs2/files/

script that has WMI connection error will skip it and move to next

strComputer = "MYcomputername"

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")

objExcel.Visible = True

objExcel.Workbooks.Add

intRow = 2

objExcel.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Logon Name"

objExcel.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Full Name"

objExcel.Cells(1, 3).Value = "Description"

objExcel.Cells(1, 4).Value = "Domain"

objExcel.Cells(1, 5).Value = "Password Changeable"

objExcel.Cells(1, 6).Value = "Password Required"

objExcel.Cells(1, 7).Value = "Password Expires"

objExcel.Cells(1, 8).Value = "Account Disabled"

objExcel.Cells(1, 9).Value = "Account Locked Out"

On Error Resume Next
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
If err.Number <> 0 then
Call Wscript.echo("Error has occurred connecting to WMI on workstation: " & strComputer)
End if

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_UserAccount")

For Each objItem in colItems

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = objItem.Name

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = objItem.FullName

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 3).Value = objItem.Description

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 4).Value = objItem.Domain

If objItem.PasswordChangeable = True Then

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 5).Value = "Yes"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 5).Font.ColorIndex = 10

Else

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 5).Value = "No"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 5).Font.ColorIndex = 3

End If

If objItem.PasswordRequired = True Then

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 6).Value = "Yes"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 6).Font.ColorIndex = 10

Else

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 6).Value = "No"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 6).Font.ColorIndex = 3

End If

If objItem.PasswordExpires = True Then

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 7).Value = "Yes"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 7).Font.ColorIndex = 10

Else

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 7).Value = "No"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 7).Font.ColorIndex = 3

End If

If objItem.Disabled = True Then

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 8).Value = "Yes"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 8).Font.ColorIndex = 10

Else

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 8).Value = "No"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 8).Font.ColorIndex = 3

End If

If objItem.Lockout = True Then

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 9).Value = "Yes"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 9).Font.ColorIndex = 10

Else

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 9).Value = "No"

objExcel.Cells(intRow, 9).Font.ColorIndex = 3

End If

intRow = intRow + 1

objExcel.Range("A1:I1").Select

objExcel.Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 19

objExcel.Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 11

objExcel.Selection.Font.Bold = True

objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit

MsgBox "Done"

Excel output Script : for file version check well explained

Correct Script

Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set InputFile = fso.OpenTextFile("MachineList.Txt")
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Visible = True
objExcel.Workbooks.Add

intRow = 2
Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream)
strComputer = InputFile.ReadLine

intRow = intRow +1
objExcel.Cells(1, 1).Value = "System Name"
objExcel.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Version"
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from CIM_Datafile Where Name = 'c:\\windows\\system32\\mshtml.dll'")

For Each objFile in colFiles
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = objFile.Version
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = strComputer
objExcel.Range("A1:B1").Select
objExcel.Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 19
objExcel.Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 11
objExcel.Selection.Font.Bold = True
objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit
Next
loop
Set objSheet = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1)
Set objRange = objExcel.Range("B1")
objRange.Sort objRange,1,,,,,,1
' loop
MsgBox "Done"

Wrong Script

Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set InputFile = fso.OpenTextFile("MachineList.Txt")
Do While Not (InputFile.atEndOfStream)
strComputer = InputFile.ReadLine
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Visible = True
objExcel.Workbooks.Add
intRow = 2
objExcel.Cells(1, 1).Value = "System Name"
objExcel.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Version"
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
("Select * from CIM_Datafile Where Name = 'c:\\windows\\system32\\mshtml.dll'")
For Each objFile in colFiles
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = objFile.Version
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = strComputer

objExcel.Range("A1:B1").Select
objExcel.Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 19
objExcel.Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 11
objExcel.Selection.Font.Bold = True
objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit
Next
loop
Set objSheet = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1)
Set objRange = objExcel.Range("B1")
objRange.Sort objRange,1,,,,,,1
' loop
MsgBox "Done"

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Send Activity in Inboxes

ConfigMgr / SCCM Roles

SCCM Roles

Collection : For software distribution status if system pending for reboot

For software distribution status if system pending for reboot

select 
     SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,
     SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,
     SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,
     SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,
     SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,
     SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client 
 from 
     sms_r_system AS sms_r_system
     join SMS_StatMsg  as st on sms_r_system.Name = st.MachineName
     join SMS_AdvertisementStatusInformation sti on st.MessageID = sti.MessageID 
 where 
        sti.messagestate = 102

102 is the reboot pending code
you can get the complete list of codes using the following sql query

 select distinct messagestate,MessageStateName from dbo.v_AdvertisementStatusInformation

Collections based on software updates deployment status in Configuration Manager

ConfigMgr sccm patching status based collections

LastEnforcementMessageID
LastEnforcementMessageName

1 Enforcement started

3 Waiting for another installation to complete

6 General failure

8 Installing update

9 Pending system restart

10 Successfully installed update

11 Failed to install update

12 Downloading update

13 Downloaded update

So in this example we would like to use the status of reboot pending, the WQL query for the collection should look like this:

select 
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client 
from 
    sms_r_system AS sms_r_system    
    inner join SMS_UpdateComplianceStatus as c on c.machineid=sms_r_system.resourceid    
where    
    c.LastEnforcementMessageID = 9

SMS 2003 Patching : Pending for reboot collection

A collection listing all servers/clients that were pending reboot (see query statement):

select SMS_R_System.ResourceID,SMS_R_System.ResourceType,SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_System.Client
from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_PatchStatus on SMS_G_System_PatchStatus.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_PatchStatus.LastStateName = "Reboot Pending"