OSD Phases Wise set a Background Wallpaper

For setting a wallpaper based on the OS deploy Phase

Create a section in your task sequence like below

Download the BGinfo and create a package

I have copied these files in my MDT package i.e…, MDT 2013 Files\Scripts\CustomScripts\BGInfo

The package source files looks like below

Now in the TS create a step as Run command line, in the Commad Line type blow and and make sure start in should be “%scriptroot%\CustomScripts\BGInfo”

Command Line: "%scriptroot%\CustomScripts\BGInfo\Bginfo.exe" SCCM-OSD-Wallpaper-Item3.bgi /nolicprompt /silent /timer:0

Below are the high level Capabilities when compared with SCCM 2007 R3 vs SCCM 2012 vs SCCM 2012 Sp1

Below are the high level Capabilities when compared with SCCM 2007 R3 vs SCCM 2012 vs SCCM 2012 Sp1

Where is the key for SCCM Client log file folder path

Below would be the key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@GLOBAL
String as "LogDirectory"
Value Data: E:\Logs\SCCMClient\


Changing this Value should be from WMI is recommended.
 

Delete all packages from Distrubution Point

Did you get ever a situation to delete all the Packages from one Specific DP ?

There are few tools/Scripts are available

-          ConfigMgr 2007 Distribution Point Package Utility

o   Can be downloaded from http://www.myitforum.com/inc/arts/12171Setup.zip

-          Vbscript I like this tool as it is very quick

o   http://blogs.msdn.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-components-postattachments/00-00-54-13-12/DPClean.zip

For SCCM 2012 http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Remove-Packages-from-5031a1b5

'Rslaten 03/2005
'http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rslaten/archive/2006/03/01/removing-a-retired-dp-from-all-your-packages.aspx  
On Error Resume Next

WScript.Echo ""
WScript.Echo "SMSDPClean v1.3"
WScript.Echo "Usage: cscript.exe SMSDPClean  "
WScript.Echo "Example: cscript.exe SMSDPClean.vbs myCentralSiteServer myDistributionPoint"
WScript.Echo ""

Dim SMSSiteServer, SMSNameSpace, oLocator, oServices, bDone

'Get Args, add error checking here if needed
SMSSiteServer = WScript.Arguments(0)
DP = WScript.Arguments(1)

'Get SMS namespace
SMSNameSpace = GetSMSNameSpace(SMSSiteServer)

'Connect to SMS namespace
Set oLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator")
Set oServices = oLocator.ConnectServer(SMSSiteServer, SMSNameSpace,,,,,128)
If Err.number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "Error connecting to " &SMSNameSpace& " on " &SMSSiteServer& ": " &Err.Number
    Set oLocator = Nothing
    Set oServices = Nothing
    WScript.Quit
End If

'Call main procedure
PackageLoop

'Loop until async task is done
Do While not bDone
    WScript.Sleep 1000
Loop

Set oLocator = Nothing
Set oServices = Nothing
WScript.Quit


'Functions
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'
'GetSMSNameSpace Function
'
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Function GetSMSNameSpace(SiteServer)
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim colNameSpaceQuery, refitem, refWMI
    Set refWMI = GetObject("winMgmts:\\" &SiteServer&"\root\sms")
    If Err.number <> 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "Error connecting to SMS namespace on " &SiteServer
        WScript.Quit
    End If
    Set colNameSpaceQuery = refWMI.ExecQuery("select * from SMS_ProviderLocation")
    For Each refitem in colNameSpaceQuery
        GetSMSNameSpace = refitem.NamespacePath
    Next
    Set colNameSpaceQuery = Nothing
    Set refitem = Nothing
    Set refWMI = Nothing
End Function

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'
'ValidDP Function
'
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Function ValidDP(DP, SiteCode)
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim SysRes, start, finish, tempDP
    ValidDP = False
    Set SysRes = oServices.ExecQuery("select * from sms_sci_sysresuse where SiteCode = '" &SiteCode& "'")
    For each res in SysRes
        start = InStr(res.NALPath,"=\\") + 3
        finish = InStr(res.NALPath,"]MSWNET") - 2
        tempDP = mid(res.NALPath,start,finish-start)
        If (UCase(tempDP) = UCase(DP)) and (res.RoleName = "SMS Distribution Point") Then
            Set SysRes = Nothing
            ValidDP = True
            Exit Function
        End If
    Next
    Set SysRes = Nothing
End Function

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'
'PackageLoop SubRoutine
'
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Sub PackageLoop
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim sinkcol, retValuecol
    bDone = False
    Set sinkcol = wscript.CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemSink","SINKCOL_")
    retValuecol = oServices.ExecQueryAsync(sinkcol,"SELECT * FROM SMS_DistributionPoint")
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        WScript.Echo "Error running query:" &err.description
        WScript.Quit
    End If
End Sub
Sub SINKCOL_OnObjectReady(objDP, objAsyncContext)
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim start, finish, tempDP
    start = InStr(objDP.ServerNALPath,"=\\") + 3
    finish = InStr(objDP.ServerNALPath,"]MSWNET") - 2
    tempDP = mid(objDP.ServerNALPath,start,finish-start)
    If UCase(tempDP) = UCase(DP) Then
        WScript.Echo "Found " &DP& " on "& objDP.SiteCode& " linked to package " &objDP.PackageID
        If ValidDP(DP, objDP.SiteCode) Then
            WScript.Echo "Validated " &DP& " for site " &objDP.SiteCode
            objDP.Delete_()
            If Err.number <> 0 Then
                WScript.Echo "Failed to delete " &DP& " from package " &objDP.PackageID& " on site " &objDP.SiteCode
                WScript.Echo "Error = " &Err.number& " - " &Err.Description
            Else
                WScript.Echo "Successfully deleted " &DP& " from package " &objDP.PackageID& " on site " &objDP.SiteCode
            End If
        Else
            WScript.Echo DP& " is not specified as a distribution point on site " &objDP.SiteCode
        End If
    End If
End Sub
Sub SINKCOL_OnCompleted(iHResult, objErrorObject, objAsyncContext)
    bDone = True
End Sub

How to set the Timezone

How to set the Timezone with in one task sequence… like you have more than one location and all these locations has different time zones…

 

To do this under the task sequence Apply Windows Settings in the options TS Variable is ADSite name equals is “WhateverTheSite” and in the Properties Time Zone choose the time you wanted…

 

How to set the Timezone

How to set the Timezone with in one task sequence… like you have more than one location and all these locations has different time zones…

 

To do this under the task sequence Apply Windows Settings in the options TS Variable is ADSite name equals is “WhateverTheSite” and in the Properties Time Zone choose the time you wanted…

 

OSD import permission Issue

We might get when we are looking for only import permissions for a user or Group..

or

even when we setup the permissions at the end of the wizard we may get this error..

Errors

·You do not have security rights to perform this operation.

·ConfigMgr Error Object:

·instance of SMS_ExtendedStatus

·{

· Description = “User \”*************\” does not have permission of the current site to import machines.”;

· ErrorCode = 1112017920;

· File = “e:\\nts_sms_fre\\sms\\siteserver\\sdk_provider\\smsprov\\sspsite.cpp”;

· Line = 766;

· ObjectInfo = “524288″;

· Operation = “ExecMethod”;

· ParameterInfo = “SMS_Site”;

· ProviderName = “WinMgmt”;

· StatusCode = 2147749889;

};

 

The actual permissions required at SCCM Console level is:

1. On SCCM Root Collections we must grant read & read Resource
2. and for the target of the collection we need to give the permissions to add or whatever you wanted
3. at computer Association level we must give permissions for importing
4. (The most common mistake or un- mentioned step ..this one we may forget most of the time)

On the top of the Site ==Properties=> Security Tab => Class Security rights and we must choose here read,Import Computer Entry (below screenshot)

OSD import permission Issue

We might get when we are looking for only import permissions for a user or Group..

or

even when we setup the permissions at the end of the wizard we may get this error..

Errors

·You do not have security rights to perform this operation.

·ConfigMgr Error Object:

·instance of SMS_ExtendedStatus

·{

· Description = “User \”*************\” does not have permission of the current site to import machines.”;

· ErrorCode = 1112017920;

· File = “e:\\nts_sms_fre\\sms\\siteserver\\sdk_provider\\smsprov\\sspsite.cpp”;

· Line = 766;

· ObjectInfo = “524288″;

· Operation = “ExecMethod”;

· ParameterInfo = “SMS_Site”;

· ProviderName = “WinMgmt”;

· StatusCode = 2147749889;

};

 

The actual permissions required at SCCM Console level is:

1. On SCCM Root Collections we must grant read & read Resource
2. and for the target of the collection we need to give the permissions to add or whatever you wanted
3. at computer Association level we must give permissions for importing
4. (The most common mistake or un- mentioned step ..this one we may forget most of the time)

On the top of the Site ==Properties=> Security Tab => Class Security rights and we must choose here read,Import Computer Entry (below screenshot)

ClientIDManagerStartup.log Error: 0x80040225 & Error 3

Failed to send registration request message. Error: 0x80040225

also when you see in the error 3 in ClientIDManagerStartup log

RegTask: Server rejected registration request: 3    ClientIDManagerStartup    26/01/2012 1:07:43 AM    7904 (0x1EE0)

 

You might also see (not in all cases) in ccmexec.log

System task 'ClientRegistrationStartup' returned error code 0x80040222.    CcmExec    26/01/2012 1:10:03 AM    7904 (0x1EE0)

Solution: Remove the Client authentication and SMS certificates Certificates of from Certificates console and request new certificates

How to change the SCCM Client Log files size to Max value that you want

Sometimes or other we might need to retain the max size of log files for reading/analyzing.

Here are some useful info………… in this regards………….

Client side reference registry

For X86 systems

-          HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@GLOBAL

For X64 systems

-          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@GLOBAL

 

The reference key is Log Maxsize

I tried to change manually by regedit how it is showing error as can’t be edited the value..

So I depended on below WMI script

' VBScript to change the Log File Size on a ConfigMgr client

' Change the 500000 to your required size in bytes

 

Dim newLogMaxSize

Dim sMachine

newLogMaxSize = 500000

sMachine = "."

set oCCMNamespace = GetObject("winmgmts://" & sMachine & "/root/ccm")

Set oInstance = oCCMNamespace.Get("SMS_Client")

set oParams = oInstance.Methods_("SetGlobalLoggingConfiguration").inParameters.SpawnInstance_()

oParams.LogMaxSize = newLogMaxSize

oCCMNamespace.ExecMethod "SMS_Client", "SetGlobalLoggingConfiguration", oParams

' End of script

 

So Do not change the registry value directly!

 

The SDK shows the SetGlobalLoggingConfiguration Method in Class SMS_Client

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc146025.aspx

The program for advertisement "CEN20199" has not been run yet ("CEN0018E" - "*"). Software Distribution is currently paused on this computer, and it has to be resumed before this program can begin.

You may get above (The program for advertisement "XXXXXXX" has not been run yet ("XXXXXXXX" - "*"). Software Distribution is currently paused on this computer, and it has to be resumed before this program can begin. ) error and your advertisement will never run…  because system required a reboot to continue further any installation……

 

 

Solution: Reboot the system

SCCM + MDT Driver Management - Good Info To Read

Below are the options that i could see to automate the Drivers for different models...


For DELL
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/repository-manager.aspx

Dell Repository Manager is an application that allows IT Admins more easily manage system updates. Repository Manager provides an easy to use, searchable interface used to create custom collections known as bundles and repositories of Dell Update Packages (DUPs). 

A Dell Update Package (DUP) is a self-contained executable in a standard package format that updates a software element on a Dell server such as the BIOS, a driver, firmware and other software updates. UsingRepository Manager in conjunction with other OpenManage tools helps to ensure that your PowerEdge server is kept up to date. 

For how to make the Task Sequence .. you can use this...http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2961-dell-and-drivers/


http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/w/wiki/client-deployment.aspx
http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/os-applications/w/wiki/dell-business-client-operating-system-deployment.aspx

FOR IBM Lenovo

http://scug.be/blogs/sccm/archive/2011/01/18/configmgr-2007-osd-using-lenovo-update-retriever-to-install-all-your-drivers-without-importing-them-in-the-configmgr-driver-catalog.aspx

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkVantage-Technologies/Use-THIN-INSTALLER-silently-to-install-updates/td-p/218895
Official Lenovo Deployment Guide Download Page http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=UM006719
http://blog.itminutes.net/?p=266


For Hp 

http://h20331.www2.hp.com/Hpsub/cache/509658-0-0-225-121.html

and other steps to manage the Drivers like we do it in MDT...

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/cnackers/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-driver-management-good-info-to-read.aspx

Take a read:
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-2007-driver-management-the-novel-part-1.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-2007-driver-management-the-novel-part-2.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2010/04/29/configmgr-2007-driver-management-the-novel-part-3.aspx
http://www.deployvista.com/Home/tabid/36/EntryID/132/language/en-US/Default.aspx

-Enjoy

One more Good blog on sccm

http://blog-en.netvnext.com/

What you will do in a SCCM POC?

What you want to cover in SCCM POC??????

read here http://blogs.technet.com/b/smsandmom/archive/2007/10/30/system-center-configuration-manager-sccm-2007-poc-installation-guidelines.aspx

Sample CCR File

[NT Client Configuration Request]
   Machine Name=System1
   Domain=Mydomain
   IP Address 1=10.250.1.221
   IP Address 2=10.251.0.177
   IP Address 3=10.251.1.213
   IP Address 4=10.251.1.56
   IP Address 5=10.251.1.97
   IP Address 6=10.252.75.12
   IP Address 7=10.252.75.82
   IP Address 8=10.252.84.81
   IP Address 9=10.252.87.85
   IP Address 10=10.8.108.1

[IP Address ]
   IP Address 1=10.250.1.221
   IP Address 2=10.251.0.177
   IP Address 3=10.251.1.213
   IP Address 4=10.251.1.56
   IP Address 5=10.251.1.97
   IP Address 6=10.252.75.12
   IP Address 7=10.252.75.82
   IP Address 8=10.252.84.81
   IP Address 9=10.252.87.85
   IP Address 10=10.8.108.1

[Resource Names ]
   Resource Names 1=System1.Mydomain.com

[Request Processing]
   Latest Processing Attempt=11/23/2011 08:52:38

[IDENT]
   TYPE=Client Config Request File

ConfigMgr Client Startup Script

http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/jsandys/archive/2010/10/19/configmgr-client-startup-script.aspx

 

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys/Script/ConfigMgrStartup.zip

DP Package Utility – For Remove all packages from a Specific DP

With the help of this utility we can add & remove Packages from a Specific DP

http://www.myitforum.com/inc/arts/12171Setup.zip

For this Utility required .NET Framework 2.0

Wake On LAN Vs OBT (Out of band management)

 

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161828.aspx

 

Feature	Advantage	Disadvantage
Wake On LAN	Does not require that the site is running Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. Supported by many network adapters. UDP wake-up packets are quick to send and process. Does not require a PKI infrastructure. Does not require any changes to Active Directory Domain Services. Supported on workgroup computers, computers from another Active Directory forest, and computers in the same Active Directory forest but using a noncontiguous namespace.	Less secure solution than out of band management because it does not use authentication or encryption. If subnet-directed broadcast transmissions are used for the wake-up packets, this has the security risk of smurf attacks. For more information about securing subnet-directed broadcast transmissions with Wake On LAN, see Secure Routers for Subnet-Directed Broadcasts for Wake On LAN. Might require manual configuration on each computer for BIOS settings and adapter configuration. No confirmation that computers are woken up. Wake-up transmissions as multiple UDP packets can unnecessarily saturate available network bandwidth. Cannot wake up computers interactively. Cannot return computers to sleep state. Management features are restricted to waking up computers only.
Out of band management	More secure solution than Wake On LAN because it provides authentication and encryption using standard industry security protocols. It can also integrate with an existing PKI deployment, and the security controls can be managed independently from the product. Supports automatic centralized setup and configuration (provisioning). Established transport session for a more reliable connection and auditable connection. Computers can be woken up interactively (and restarted). Computers can be powered down interactively. Additional management capabilities, which include the following: Restarting a non-functioning computer and booting from a locally connected device or known good boot image file. Re-imaging a computer by booting from a boot image file that is located on the network or by using a PXE server. Reconfiguring the BIOS settings on a selected computer (and bypassing the BIOS password if this is supported by the BIOS manufacturer). Booting to a command-based operating system to run commands, repair utilities, or diagnostic applications (for example, upgrading the firmware or running a disk repair utility).	Requires that the site is running Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 or later. Supported only on desktop computers that have the Intel vPro chip set and a supported version of Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) firmware. For more information about which AMT versions are supported, see Overview of Out of Band Management. The transport session requires more time to establish, higher processing on the server, and an increase in data transferred. Requires a PKI deployment and specific certificates. Requires an Active Directory container that is created and configured for publishing AMT-based computers. Cannot support workgroup computers, computers from another Active Directory forest, or computers from the same Active Directory forest but using a noncontiguous namespace. Might require infrastructure changes to DNS and DHCP if provisioning out of band (the client for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 or later is not installed).

Both features support waking up computers for the following scheduled activities:

• Software update deployments that are configured with a deadline. 
  
  
• Mandatory advertisements for software distribution or a task sequence.
  
  

If you are using Wake On LAN and out of band management in the same site, you must choose how the site will wake up computers for scheduled activities that are configured for Wake On LAN. The following options are located on the Site Properties: Wake On LAN Tab:

• Use power on commands if the computer supports this technology, otherwise use wake-up packets 
  
  
• Use power on commands only 
  
  
• Use wake-up packets only 
  
  

Make your choice based on which feature you are using and whether the computers assigned to the site support the feature. Also take into consideration the advantages and disadvantages of both features as listed above. For example, wake-up packets are less reliable and are not secured, but power on commands take longer to establish and require more processing on the site system server that is configured with the out of band service point.

SCCM Terms

Below are the terms  used in SCCM

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff977081.aspx

 

Term	Definition
Active Directory Security Group Discovery method	A Configuration Manager discovery method that searches for security group resources by polling the closest Active Directory domain controller.
Active Directory System Discovery method	A Configuration Manager discovery method that searches for system resources by polling the closest Active Directory domain controller.
Active Directory System Group Discovery method	A Configuration Manager discovery method that searches for system group resources by polling the closest Active Directory domain controller.
Active Directory User Discovery method	A Configuration Manager discovery method that searches for computer user resources by polling the closest Active Directory domain controller.
Active Management Technololgy (AMT)	An Intel networking management technology that is supported by Configuration Manager out of band management, which enables a Configuration Manager administrator to manage desktop computers independently from the Configuration Manager client or the computer operating system.
active software update point	The software update point for a site that interacts with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to configure software updates settings and manage software updates synchronization. The active software update point can accept connections from the intranet and the Internet.
Advanced Client	An SMS 2003 client type, supported on Windows 2000 or later operating systems, that can be assigned to a Configuration Manager mixed mode site.
advertise	To make a program, software update deployment, or task sequence available to clients via a collection.
advertisement	A Configuration Manager object that the site server sends as a notification to the management points, specifying that a program, software update deployment, or task sequence is available for clients.
Asset Intelligence	A Configuration Manager feature that allows administrators to inventory and manage software license usage throughout their enterprise.
Asset Intelligence Knowledge Base	A part of the Asset Intelligence feature that is used to produce new reports that identify and categorize deployed hardware and software assets.
assigned management point	The default management point at the assigned primary site for the Configuration Manager client.
assigned program	A program that has been advertised to a Configuration Manager collection and that clients are required to run.
assigned site	A site to which a Configuration Manager client is currently assigned.
backup snapshot	A snapshot of a site’s data, created by the Backup Configuration Manager Site Server task or by another backup utility, used during a site recovery process to restore the site’s data.
binary delta replication	The copying of only the changed portions of a Configuration Manager package or program file rather than the entire file when an update has been made.
boundary	An IP subnet, IP address range, IPv6 prefix or Active Directory site that is used to define the scope of administrative control for a Configuration Manager site. Boundaries are used by the site to determine which distribution points are closest for retrieving content and used by the client to determine which site it should be assigned to.
branch distribution point	A Configuration Manager site system that has the role of storing package source files and is designed to be located in a distributed location with limited network bandwidth or a limited number of clients.
central site	The primary site at the top of the Configuration Manager hierarchy, to which all other sites in the system report their inventory, site configurations, software metering data, and status.
collection-limited query	A query scoped to include only resources that are in a specified collection.
component server	A Configuration Manager site system role that is filled by any site system running a component installed by Configuration Manager Site Component Manager. The only site system that is not a component server is the distribution point.
Configuration Manager health state reference	A reference that is published to Active Directory to refer to Configuration Manager NAP policy and stored for the System Health Validator (SHV) to use in determining policy compliance.
Configuration Manager hierarchy	A collection of one or, typically, more Configuration Manager sites bound together via child-parent relationships. The site at the top of the hierarchy is known as the central site.
Configuration Manager site	A collection of clients and Configuration Manager site systems that are bounded by a group of subnets, such as IP subnets or an Active Directory site, and which are specified by a Configuration Manager administrator as a site.
Configuration Manager site database	A Microsoft SQL Server database that stores Configuration Manager site data, such as discovery data, configuration data, status messages, and inventory data. Every primary site has a Configuration Manager site database. The server supporting the Configuration Manager site database is automatically assigned the site database server role.
Configuration Manager software distribution	A Configuration Manager feature that automatically distributes software programs to Configuration Manager client computers.
Configuration Manager software inventory	A Configuration Manager feature that automatically gathers information about software on clients in a Configuration Manager site.
Configuration Manager software metering	The Configuration Manager feature that monitors software usage on client computers.
Courier Sender	A Configuration Manager communication mechanism that enables you to create and send package information to another Configuration Manager site through non-network channels.
DCM digest	A predefined XML schema used by Configuration Manager 2007 that is used with the desired configuration management feature to create and validate configuration baselines and configuration items.
DDR	See Other Term: discovery data record (DDR)
default management point	The active management point for a site, which could also be an IP address of a Network Load Balancing (NLB) cluster that combines several management points.
delta inventory file	A file generated after Configuration Manager performs a complete inventory, containing only hardware or software properties that were added, removed, or changed since the previous inventory cycle.
delta replication	The copying of only the changed Configuration Manager package or program file rather than the entire package or program when an update has been made.
desired configuration management	A Configuration Manager feature that provides a set of tools and resources for assessing and tracking configuration compliance of client computers in the enterprise.
device management point	A Configuration Manager site system that communicates with mobile device clients and that must be hosted on a Configuration Manager management point.
direct membership rule	A collection membership rule that targets an individual resource, such as a user, user group, or a Configuration Manager client.
discovery data	A set of properties collected by a discovery method that reflects the attributes of a Configuration Manager resource.
discovery data record (DDR)	The file format (.ddr) and the actual file that is used by Configuration Manager to report discovery data to a Configuration Manager site database.
distribution point	A site system that has the role of storing package source files. Clients contact distribution points to obtain source files when they run advertised programs, advertised task sequences, or deployed software updates.
distribution point group	A set of distribution points that you can manage as a single entity.
fallback status point	A Configuration Manager site system role that helps you to monitor client installation and to identify the clients that are unmanaged because they cannot communicate with their management point.
global roaming	The capability of roaming to lower level sites, higher level sites, and sibling sites. This roaming method requires Active Directory Domain Services and the Configuration Manager Active Directory schema extensions.
Heartbeat Discovery method	A Configuration Manager discovery method that is used to update data discovery records (DDRs) for each Configuration Manager client on a set schedule to ensure that they remain current in the site database.
hierarchy branch	A group of Configuration Manager sites, interconnected via child/parent site connections, that report up to the same primary site.
IDMIF file	A type of Management Information Format (MIF) file that can be used to add new architectures or updates to existing architectures in the Configuration Manager site database to accommodate custom hardware inventory properties.
Internet-based client management	A feature in Configuration Manager that allows you to manage computers that have the Configuration Manager client agent but do not connect into the network through a VPN or dial-up connection.
Internet-based site system	A site system role that allows connections from clients when they are managed over the Internet.
Internet-based software update point	The Internet-based software update point for a site that interacts with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to configure software updates settings and manage software updates synchronization and that accepts communication only from client computers on the Internet.
maintenance window	A period of time, defined by administrators, when changes can be made on the systems that are members of a Configuration Manager collection.
Managed Object Format (MOF)	The file type, based on the Interface Definition Language (IDL), that describes management information. The MOF syntax is a way to describe object definitions in textual form.
management controller	The hardware and firmware component on desktop motherboards that supports out of band management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later.
Management Information Format (MIF) file	The file type (.mif) that can be used to modify the Configuration Manager database by creating architectures, object classes, and attributes.
management point	The Configuration Manager site system role that serves as the primary point of contact between Configuration Manager clients and the Configuration Manager site server.
membership rule	The criteria by which Configuration Manager evaluates whether a resource belongs to a particular collection. A membership rule can be a query, or it can explicitly specify a resource.
MIF file	See Other Term: Management Information Format (MIF) file
mixed mode	An operational mode of Configuration Manager 2007 that provides backward compatibility with SMS 2003 sites and provides a basic level of security for organizations that cannot meet the PKI requirements for native mode.
MOF	See Other Term: Managed Object Format (MOF)
NAP-capable client	A Windows-based client that supports Network Access Protection.
native mode	A security-based operational mode setting in Configuration Manager, where the site server signs all policies and where site systems require mutually authenticated SSL connections to client computers.
Network Discovery method	The Configuration Manager discovery method that enables the Configuration Manager administrator to discover any network resources that are IP addressable.
NOIDMIF file	A custom Management Information Format (MIF) file that Configuration Manager administrators can use to modify or append object classes and properties to existing client inventory data.
operating system deployment	A Configuration Manager feature that allows you to create operating system images and deploy those images to target computers.
out of band management	A feature in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later that allows computers to be managed outside standard management channels by connecting to a supported management controller. This management channel is independent from the Configuration Manager client and the operating system.
out of band service point	A site system for Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later that has the role of provisioning computers for out of band Management.
package	A Configuration Manager object that contains the files and instructions for distributing software, software updates, boot images, operating system images, and drivers to Configuration Manager client computers.
package definition file	An ASCII text file that contains predefined software distribution objects, such as programs and packages to be used for software deployment.
package refresh	A Configuration Manager software distribution operation in which the compressed package source files are redistributed to distribution points to repair a package.
package source directory	A directory containing Configuration Manager package source files that are used for package distribution.
package source file	In a Configuration Manager package, the software file or files that are being deployed to clients.
package update	A Configuration Manager software distribution operation in which updated package source files are recompressed, the package version is incremented, and then the package is redistributed to distribution points.
preferred sender	The sender specified in the package properties to use when sending the package to a child site.
primary site	A Configuration Manager site that is configured to store its information in a SQL Server database.
protected distribution point	A Configuration Manager distribution point that has boundaries configured to prevent clients outside the boundaries from retrieving packages.
proxy management point	A secondary Configuration Manager site management point that services the Configuration Manager clients that are within its boundaries.
PXE service point	A Configuration Manager site system that initiates a PXE operating system deployment process. The PXE service point responds to network PXE boot requests and determines the appropriate actions to take.
remediation server	A server that is used to update the computer state by providing software updates, new antivirus signatures, additional intrusion detection signatures, and so on.
Report Viewer	A reporting tool, accessible through the Configuration Manager console, that uses your Web browser as a report viewer.
reporting point	A Configuration Manager site system that hosts the Report Viewer component for Web-based reporting functionality.
reporting services point	In Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and later, a site system role that enables administrators to use Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services reports from the Configuration Manager console.
resident management point	The default Configuration Manager management point of the site in which a globally roaming client is currently located.
Resource Explorer	A Configuration Manager console feature that displays the hardware and software inventory that has been collected from clients.
secondary site	A Configuration Manager site that does not require a dedicated SQL Server database, is always a child of a primary site, and is administered solely through its parent or through another primary site above it in the Configuration Manager site hierarchy.
security context	The Configuration Manager security attributes or rules that are currently in effect.
send request file	A Configuration Manager file with instructions that a sender uses to connect to and transfer data to a destination.
server locator point	A Configuration Manager site system that completes site assignment and can locate management points for Configuration Manager clients when clients cannot retrieve that information from Active Directory Domain Services or other mechanisms.
service component	A Configuration Manager program that runs as a service that can be started and stopped through the Services icon in Control Panel or the Computer Management administrative tool.
site assignment	The process of including selected resources in a Configuration Manager site.
site assignment rules	A group of site boundaries that a Configuration Manager administrator defines for a Configuration Manager site.
site code	A three-character code that Configuration Manager uses to uniquely identify a Configuration Manager site. The site code is specified during the site installation and cannot be changed after installation.
site control file	An ASCII text file that contains the settings of a Configuration Manager site.
site database server	A Configuration Manager site system role assigned to the computer that hosts the Configuration Manager site database (a SQL Server database). The computer might or might not be the site server.
site server	The Configuration Manager site system role assigned to the server on which Configuration Manager Setup has been run successfully. When Configuration Manager is installed on a computer, that computer is automatically assigned the site server role. Every Configuration Manager site has one site server.
site system	A server that provides Configuration Manager functionality to a Configuration Manager site.
SMS Executive	The primary Configuration Manager service, which accesses and updates the database and manages many different process threads.
SMS Installer	An SMS tool that enables you to create customized, self-extracting, software installation files.
SMS Provider	A WMI provider that allows both read and write access to the Configuration Manager 2007 site database.
software metering	A Configuration Manager feature that monitors program usage on client computers.
software update point	A Configuration Manager site role that is configured on a computer running WSUS.
stand-alone site	A Configuration Manager site with no parent sites and no child sites and which is always displayed as a central site on the site properties.
standard distribution point	A Configuration Manager distribution point that has the role of storing package source files and has not been specifically designated as a branch distribution point.
Standard Sender	A Configuration Manager communication mechanism that enables you to create and send package information to another Configuration Manager site over standard network channels.
state message	A message type used to identify at what stage a Configuration Manager client process succeeded, failed, or stopped.
state migration point	A Configuration Manager site system role that stores user state data while a computer is being migrated to a new operating system.
status filter rule	A filtering rule that controls how status messages are reported and viewed.
status message	A message generated by a Configuration Manager component and viewed in the Status Message Viewer. Status messages differ from operating system events in that they represent the flow of activity within a Configuration Manager site.
status message threshold	The limit that defines when the summary status for a component or site system should indicate OK, Warning, or Critical status.
Status Message Viewer	A tool in the Configuration Manager console that is used to browse the status messages in the Configuration Manager site database.
status summarizer	Consolidates the data generated by Configuration Manager status messages into a succinct view of the status of a component, a server, a package, or an advertisement.
status summary	A data set that is generated by the Configuration Manager status summarizer.
System Health Validator point	The site system role assigned to the Network Policy Servers for a Configuration Manager 2007 site.
task sequence	The mechanism in Configuration Manager for performing multiple steps or tasks on a client computer at the command-line level without requiring user intervention.
thread component	A Configuration Manager program that runs as a thread of the SMS Executive service component. A thread component can be started and stopped through the SMS Service Manager.
trusted root key	An encryption key used in Configuration Manager to help clients identify valid management points.
unmanaged client	A client that is not communicating with its assigned site in the Configuration Manager hierarchy and therefore cannot receive policy or upload inventory data.
wake-up packet	A packet sent by Configuration Manager's primary site server when using Wake On LAN to bring targeted computers out of a sleep state so that they can perform a management function, such as installing a mandatory software update.

On Windows 2008 R2 with SP1 you may face MP Fatal error 1603 Problem

This could happened because of not supported versions to fix this you need to apply a patch  KB2489044. (I ran into this problem today at a customer place and fix is below)

 

Ms Link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2489044/en-us