High level of Tech Talk :- Take this Print

Communication errors between Site’s
SQL Server Errors

For Every Term you need to get a log file Name, Glossary should learn it

Site Server issues :-

1. Not able to connect to the Console
2. Site is not sending status messages, the procedure to confirm and the default report
3. Site Server Slow or CPU High Utilization
4. backlogs finding
5. Backlogs Story…
6. MY Script to check the Backlogs
7. Database errors related to Site Server and SQL
8. Importance of SMS Provider
9. Collections are not appearing in the hierarchy log file
10. Some of IMP Log Files
11. Status messages not for set to clear you must understand what happens when we set to clear and act to the situation
12. SMS 2003 Troubleshooting Workflow
13. News / MYITForum Group Importance
14. Backup of Sites
15. Uninstallation of Sites
16. Planning of Sites “”Configuration Manager Preplanning Worksheets””
17. Primary Site
18. Secondary Site
19. Just the DP
20. Boundaries
21. Boundary Overlapping
22. FSP and it’s history why we need FSP?
23. Site to Site key exchange
24. Possibility of NLBs and for MP and WSUS
    
25. OSD Coverage and steps
26. lets try MDT also
27. If possible Lets try Native Mode also

Client Issues:-

1. Client Installation Methods
2. Software Update point Based Client installation
3. Disadvantages of Client Push
4. Client installation Log files

Client Installation Troubleshooting:-

1. WMI Connectivity check
2. WMI Rebuild
3. WMI Log Files
4. MOF FILES RELATED TO WMI
5. Drive Space issues, FS.exe
6. Permissions, admin$, 64 bit ccm folder location & 32 bit control panel
7. Not found MP
8. not detecting the site code
9. client not assigning to site code and trying to install\
10. possible of command line option of ccmsetup.exe
11. ccmclean.exe
12. IMP log Files related to Client
13. patching related log file and issue
14. patching is failing to install
15. is sms/sccm client is manacle of things to automate?
16. Trace32.exe
17. Client Status Reports
18. SMS Client Health Monitor
19. Some of the “”State Messages in Configuration Manager 2007”

 

• MP Troubleshooting
• Reporting Point Troubleshooting
• Secondary Site Installation
• Ports Document
• patching the Systems
• Workstation Patching style and server patching status
• maintenance window
• SCCM R2 Advantages
• SCCM Features comparison with SMS

 

Inventory:-

Software inventory
Hardware inventory
SMS_def.mof File and tool from MYITFORM for registry key
mof compile
no idmif
idmif

 

 

Log files for Communication

1. Component Configuration Manager Troubleshooting
2. ADMINUI.log file
3. Delegation of Configuration / SMS Console
4. Status messages

Package Distribution Issues

1. Procedure to Confirm the Package  is reached to the DP And  Log File
2. Procedure to Package Source Version and Current Version finding
3. What is refresh and Update package and resend to DP?
4. How to Distribute the Packages to Multiple DPs? DP Groups?
5. IMP Log Files related to Distribution:- Sender and Scheduler and Distmgr.log
6. Compressed files like .Pck story
7. What is the Compressed Package?
8. What is Binary replication in Distribution?
9. What is the Package Creation Flow, I mean what kind of files gets changed in the work flow, like Dispooler and etc…
10. Importance of BITS on DP
11. Distribution points Related reports to the DP and Database Tables
12. Troublshooting steps for a Package is not reaching DP
13. Download package and run from DP
14. Virtual Applications and relationship with DP
15. In the Event of Distribution Point OS Failed how to proceed further to get it corrected?
16. Document from my blog DP in and Outs

Distribution Point Family and its Terms:-

 

1. Understanding of Advertisement?
2. Standard DP
3. Protected DP
4. Branch Distribution Point
5. peer DP
6. Nomad DP
7. Check in IE
8. More than 700 do we need another DP?
9. DFS and DP ?
10. File Server and DP ?
11. For each above Log files

Advertisement:-

1. Working style of Advertisement..
2. When we advertise the Command line Options that we can see…. for executing style
3. Default report that we can check for advertisement
4. Log files for advertisement
5. From console view of Advertisement status
6. If Advertisement failed how to make sure it to run again
7. Suppressing the Advertisement
8. how to use toolkit to see advertisement history
9. related information in control panel for advertisement
10. maintenance of Cache folder
11. If report is not showing more than 10000 rows for any advertisement
12. Advertisement to advertise Users and User groups
13. Advertisement interaction with user
14. Advertisement running with the administrator privileges and Logged in user account rights
15. Administrator Flow for Advertisement
16. advertisement to be appear in the add and remove programs

 

Other Topics

WOL in and Outs from my blog document

MP Issues

DP Issues

Preinst.exe

How to find the What deployment that are using… currentsly for this month

notification for Technet patching

PXE Issues and ports and fast port and iphelper

Wake on LAN ports and difference and unicast and subnet broad cast

Schema Extention two methods

Software Updates desgin and flow for how to create and deploy with the reports and log files

Small talk on OBT

SCCM Client Installation Batch Script

Psexec tool

psexplorer

Collections Database Table

Right Click Tools

System Center Clint Center

SCCM R3

Configuration Manager Preplanning Worksheets

Finally Glossary

IP Sec

Isolation of Domains

VLans

wdsutil

Multicasting

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SQL 2005 Server Pre-Requisite Installation on 2008 server

SQL 2005 Server Pre-Requisite Installation

This document will outline the steps involved to prepare a SQL server for installation of SQL 2005 server. After these steps are done SQL 2005 Server with reporting services can then be installed.

References

How to install and how to configure SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938245

You receive a warning message on the System Configuration Check page of the SQL Server 2005 Setup program on a computer that is running Windows Vista or a Server Core installation of Windows Server 2008

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/920201

Installation Steps

· Open Server Manager and choose click on the option "Roles" then choose " Add Roles".

· The Add Roles Wizard is displayed. Click "Next" to proceed past the "Before you[WH1] begin" wizard.

· In the "Select Server Roles box" select the option "Web Server (IIS)".

· The "Add features required for Web Server (IIS)?" dialog is displayed. Click the option that says "Add Required Features".

· The window will then return to the "Select Server Roles" dialog box with "Web Server (IIS)" selected.

· The "Web Server (IIS)" wizard is displayed, click "Next" to continue.

· The "Select Role Services" page is displayed.

· Here we need to make sure we have the correct items installed. (As various options are chosen on this dialog other options will be enabled as well).

· Under "Common HTTP Features" select "HTTP Redirection".

· Under "Application Development" select "ASP.NET".

· The "Add role services and features required for ASP.NET?" dialog should appear. Click "Add Required Role Services".

· The "Select Role Services" dialog will return to focus.

· Now select "ASP" under Application Development.

· Scroll down to the "Security" section and select "Windows Authentication".

· Scroll down the "IIS 6 Management Compatibility" section and select the following options:

IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility

IIS 6 WMI Compatibility

IIS 6 Scripting Tools

IIS 6 Management Console

· With the all the options plus the other defaults with that were enabled it should look like it does in screenshot below.

· Ensure the list looks like it does above and click "Next".

· The "Confirm Installation Selections" dialog is now displayed, click "Install" to begin the installation.

· When the installation has finished the "Installation Results" pages is displayed. Review this and make sure no errors or warnings are displayed.

· Click "Close" to return to "server Manager".

· The "Server Manager" window is then updated to reflect the "Web Server (IIS)" that was just installed.

· Choose "File - Exit" to return to the Windows desktop.

· At this point the pre-requisite components are installed and you are ready to begin the SQL 2005 installation.

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Test from my Live

Test from my Live

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IMP reports by me

Report Name: Clients that have not reported recently (Collection)

Category: SMS Site - Discovery and Inventory Information

Comment: This show report shows a list of clients that have not reported discovery data, hardware inventory, or software inventory in a specified number of days. An empty column indicates that a client has not reported any data of that type. A column with a '*' means that the client has reported data of that type within the specified time period.

　

Report Name: All active package distributions

Category: Software Distribution - Packages

Comment: This report shows all distributions points on which a package is currently being installed or removed

　

Report Name: Sites by hierarchy with time of last site status update

Category: SMS Site - General

Comment: Displays the list of sites in hierarchy order and shows the last time the site status was updated

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Example Scenarios for Configuration Manager 2007 used

1. Kim enables Active Directory Security Group Discovery. Every day, Configuration Manager 2007 queries Active Directory for all computers that are members of the Accounting security group.
   
2. Kim creates a query in the Configuration Manager 2007 console to find all members of the Accounting security group.
   
3. Kim creates a collection based on the query to find all members of the Accounting security group. If the Active Directory administrator adds a new computer to the Accounting security group, the next time Active Directory Security Group Discovery runs it will add the new computer to the Configuration Manager 2007 database. The next time the Accounting collection is evaluated, the query will find the new computer in the database and it will be added to the collection.
   
4. Kim enables the Advertised Programs Client Agent, so that all clients in his site will be able to receive software distribution packages.
   
5. Kim creates several distribution points in each site. If he configured only one per site, it might not be able to service all of the clients in that site.
   
6. Kim creates a package for the accounting application. He configures the package to read the source files from the CD and create a local copy of the package, because disks in his office sometimes disappear without his permission.
   
7. The application has a tool to create a customized Windows Installer file that will install the software with no user intervention and using all of the accounting department's preferred defaults. Kim creates one program to run the customized Windows Installer and he creates a second program to uninstall the accounting application, just in case. Both programs are configured to run whether or not a user is logged on, and both will run with administrative rights even if the logged on user is not currently an administrator, even if the client computer is running Windows Vista with User Access Control enabled.
   
8. The default package access accounts allow all users to read the package. Because only accounting members should have access, Kim removes the Users package access account and adds an account for the accounting group.
   
9. Kim copies the package to all distribution points in his site. He also copies the package to all distribution points in all child sites because there are some members of accounting in every site.
   
10. As soon as Kim completes the distribution point wizard, the site server immediately begins copying the files to the distribution points in his site. Kim purposefully waited until the end of the day to run the distribution point wizard so the network would be less busy. The sender controls the bandwidth utilization to the child sites, so it doesn't matter when Kim runs the distribution point wizard. The sender from the parent site copies the package to the child site in small chunks and verifies each chunk before sending the next one. After the entire package is successfully received at the child site, the child site server copies the package to all distribution points in that site.
    
11. After Kim has verified in the package status that the package has been distributed to all of his distribution points, he creates an advertisement. He configures the advertisement to use the accounting package and the program to run the customized Windows Installer file. He sets the advertisement to send the package and program to the accounting collection. He configures the advertisement to run next Wednesday at 4 pm in the client's time zone. He could have configured it to run at 4 pm UTC but some of the sites in other countries don't have local administrators and Kim doesn't want to get troubleshooting calls in the middle of the night if 4 pm in his site is midnight in a different site. Even though the application is rather large, Kim configures the advertisement to run even if the client computer is connected to a slow network boundary; this means that accounting users who work from home and connect using a VPN will still have to install the program. Kim makes a note to send out an e-mail to the home-based workers to let them know the large package is coming.
    
12. As soon as Kim completes the advertisement wizard, Configuration Manager 2007 creates a policy and sends it to the management points for all the sites. For the management points at the child sites, the sender at the parent site copies the policy to the site server at the child site and the child site server sends it to the site management point.
    
13. The clients in all the sites have been configured to poll for new policy every two hours because it provides a nice balance between getting software out quickly enough but not saturating the network with policy requests.
    
14. The next time a client in the Accounting collection polls the management point, it is told that it has software advertised to it. It asks for the location of the content and is given a list of distribution points in the site. The client sorts the list and finds three distribution points on the same subnet, so it picks one at random. The client connects to the selected distribution point and downloads the content into a local cache and then runs the program from the cache to install the accounting software.
    
15. After the software is installed, the client sends a status message indicating success.
    
16. Kim creates a report to show which clients have successfully installed the accounting software.
    
    
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Here is the Some of the good food :--
Red carrot,beetroot,Prune's,pomegranate,spinach,Apple,Peanut Butter,Barley,Dried apricots,Dried blueberries,Prune Juice,
Dried Apricots,

by this you can avoid Hemoglobin issues:--

chicken liver,strawberries,grapefruit juice,broccoli,Dried fruits like apricots,prunes and raisins,lima beans,Black strap,molasses,pomegranate

IMP ons Wallnuts and barly and soya milk
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if you get the polcy agent log error...similar to below...

 

if you get the policy agent log error...similar to below...

Download of policy CCM_Policy_Policy4.PolicyID="{ddd31ca3-235d-4d47-b9b0-522ab79a4f18}",PolicySource="SMS:P04",PolicyVersion="1.00" failed (DTS Job ID: {2A03490A-B034-400B-87C4-08AC8AF07145}) PolicyAgent_PolicyDownload 3/2/2010 10:20:54 PM 3276 (0x0CCC)
Policy state for CCM_Policy_Policy4.PolicyID="{ddd31ca3-235d-4d47-b9b0-522ab79a4f18}",PolicySource="SMS:P04",PolicyVersion="1.00" was successfully reset. Policy download will be retried at next evaluation cycle. PolicyAgent_PolicyDownload 3/2/2010 10:20:54 PM 3276 (0x0CCC)
Download of policy CCM_Policy_Policy4.PolicyID="{E161A5A4-0DB4-40FD-8311-4BB2D50D03F5}",PolicySource="SMS:P04",PolicyVersion="14.00" failed (DTS Job ID: {BCB59159-EC2C-43B2-8BC7-2EE5BF5A4B72}) PolicyAgent_PolicyDownload 3/2/2010 10:20:54 PM 5684 (0x1634)
Policy state for CCM_Policy_Policy4.PolicyID="{E161A5A4-0DB4-40FD-8311-4BB2D50D03F5}",PolicySource="SMS:P04",PolicyVersion="14.00" was successfully reset. Policy download will be retried at next evaluation cycle. PolicyAgent_PolicyDownload 3/2/2010 10:20:54 PM 5684 (0x1634)
Download of policy CCM_Policy_Policy4.PolicyID="{E21A8331-0783-496F-ADD8-9ABCA051D707}",PolicySource="SMS:P04",PolicyVersion="1.00" failed (DTS Job ID: {145F36FE-C377-4FD8-960B-3B449AAD17A9}) PolicyAgent_PolicyDownload 3/2/2010 10:20:54 PM 3276 (0x0CCC)

 

You need to rebuild the WMI

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If you want to exclude some systems from CLIENT PUSH

If you want to exclude some servers from CLIENT PUSH
 

You can exclude the server from push installations by adding the server name to the registrykey ExcludeServers under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/SMS/Components/SMS_DISCOVERY_DATA_MANAGER on you site server. You find more information about this here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693996.aspx

 

wmi Rebuild from BLOG

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1. Open a CMD prompt on the server and change directory to %windir%\System32\WBEM (\SysWOW64\WBEM on x64)

2. Execute the following:

FOR /f %s in ('dir /b /s *.dll') do regsvr32 /s %s 
Net stop /y winmgmt 
FOR /f %s in ('dir /b *.mof *.mfl') do mofcomp %s 
Net start winmgmt 

Note: Don't attempt to compile the MOF files in the \bin\i386 folder on a site server, as we contain stub files (names start with an underscore character such as _smsprov.mof) that need to be populated with site specific data through other means.   

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Client Troublshooting checks check list

Are you able to ping the server?
Is the server in Accepted list for supported servers?
Is Client Installed?
What is the Hartbeat status?
What is the S/W inventory Status?
What is the H/W Status?
Is this system is in active state in the Console?
Is the system has Dubplicate DDR records in Console?
What is the Incident Number you created for this server?
Are you able to login in to the server?
Do you have administrator rights on the server?
Is the Default Shares are enabled?
is free space more than 500Mb availabl on the server?
did you find the SMS agent Service in the Services.msc?
Is the SMS Agent Host Service is in started state?
are you able to connect to the WMI?
Did you intiated Machine Policy and H/w and S/w Polices ?
Is the Policy able to recive?
any errors in Inventoryagent.log?
Did you tried to restart the SMS Agent Host service?
any errors in ccmexec.log?
are you able to open the MP cert and MPlist URLs from the client system?
did the .xml file reached to MP?
What happend to mp_ddr log?
Did you find the server Name in dataldr.log and updated in the DB?
Remove the client system from the console and uninstall the client now delete the smscliconfig.file and log off and login now try to reinstall the client
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PXE Role Enable from Central ?

you can;t enable in the below hirarachy, you need to enable it from P01 only not from DC1

 DC1---Central Site
        |  
 P01--Primary Site
 |
 S01 Secondary Site

 

PXE ROLE Troubleshooting:

PXE ROLE Troubleshooting:

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1.Uninstalled PXE Service Point Role
2.Uninstalled WDS
3.Deleted 'C:\RemoteInstall' folder or what ever the folder shared also check if any folder shared for PXE related
4.Rebooted then reinstalled WDS, rebooted
5.Reinstalled PXE Service Point Role
6.DHCP is not installed on this server and on the same subnet
7.Removed PSP/WDS again using the PXE.msi, same results
 
also can Try this:

1. Remove the SMS PXE role. Look at the PXESetup.log file to verify that the uninstall is complete and successful.

2. Uninstall the WDS server.

3. Reboot the machine.

4. Re-install the WDS server, but "do not configure it". Do nothing at all other than installing WDS.

5. Add the SMS PXE role. Look at the PXESetup.log file to verify that the installation is complete and successful.

6. Add the boot images to the SMS PXE DP share. Look at the distmgr.log file to verify that the replication of the boot image to the DP is complete and successful.

SCCM Vnext The Next version of SCCM 2007

The next release of Configuration Manager will focus on a few main areas:

• Improving client management experiences through enhanced, integrated software distribution models.  The next release of Configuration Manager will provide a framework for the right application format to be delivered to the user based on who they are, the device they are using, and their connection.
• Infrastructure improvements are also a main focus.  Optimizing site hierarchy, replication and content distribution on the backend.  For the managed client, improving client health and remediation capabilities will ensure that when a system is managed, it remains healthy and secure.  Part of this is also improving the Admin experience.  In the past we did this by reducing mouse clicks to get through an activity.  This is only part of the process.  Adding security models to enable role based administration, as well as improving the Admin console experience will ensure that Admins are more efficient everywhere.
• In addition, other areas of focus include expanding device management scenarios, model based configuration management and improving patch management services; just a few of the places we are focused on development.


Now available in beta for test.. Yep i wanted to do test in my LAB from next day

ConfigMgr07 R3

ConfigMgr07 R3

 

There're 3 main areas of enhancement being made to the core capabilities of ConfigMgr: Delta Active directory Discovery has 2 main tasks.

Discovering changes to users or machines that may effect targeting. Also, periodic full scans capture users and machines last logged time, ensuring active users or systems aren't made obsolete.
Fast Collections – When a Collection Membership Rule is configured to dynamically add new resources, a few things happen. This applies to a few resources.

Those that're initially discovered, OSD provisioned systems, HW inventories scanned systems, or ConfgMgr Client version upgrades. Admin Console Improvements helps Administrator save time in their daily tasks. For example, new right click options off a resource to add to collection (existing) add to new collection, remove from collection and add resources, are all designed to save console steps.

WDS Command prompt options to troubleshoot

WDS utilit to work from command prompt

 

C:\Windows\system32>wdsutil /allhelp

Windows Deployment Services Management Utility [Version 6.0.6001.18000]
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

/Get-AllDevices                 Displays information on all pre-staged devices.
/Get-AllImageGroups             Displays information on all image groups.
/Get-AllImages                  Displays information on all images.
/Get-AllMulticastTransmissions  Displays attributes of all transmissions.
/Get-AllNamespaces              Displays attributes of all namespaces.
/Get-AllServers                 Displays information on all WDS servers.
/New-CaptureImage               Creates a WinPE image used for capturing
                                OS images.
/Disconnect-Client              Disconnects a client from a multicast
                                transmission or namespace.
/New-DiscoverImage              Creates a WinPE image used for WDS server
                                discovery.
/Add-Device                     Adds a pre-staged device.
/Get-Device                     Displays attributes of an existing device.
/Set-Device                     Changes attributes of an existing device.
/Add-Image                      Adds boot or install images.
/Copy-Image                     Copies an image within the image store.
/Export-Image                   Exports an image from the image store to a WIM
                                file.
/Get-Image                      Displays the attributes of an existing image.
/Remove-Image                   Removes a boot or install image.
/Replace-Image                  Replaces a boot or install image with a new
                                version.
/Set-Image                      Changes the attributes of an existing image.
/Get-ImageFile                  Displays information on images in a WIM file.
/Add-ImageGroup                 Adds an image group.
/Get-ImageGroup                 Displays information on an image group.
/Remove-ImageGroup              Removes an image group.
/Set-ImageGroup                 Changes the attributes of an existing image
                                group.
/Get-MulticastTransmission      Displays attributes of a a transmission.
/New-MulticastTransmission      Creates a new multicast transmission for WDS
/Remove-MulticastTransmission   Removes a multicast transmission for WDS Image.
/Start-MulticastTransmission    Starts a specified transmission.
/Get-Namespace                  Displays attributes of a namespace.
/New-Namespace                  Creates a new namespace.
/Remove-Namespace               Removes a namespace.
/Start-Namespace                Starts a specified namespace.
/Approve-AutoAddDevices         Approves pending auto-add devices of server.
/Reject-AutoAddDevices          Rejects pending auto-add devices of server.
/Get-AutoAddDevices             Displays auto-add devices on server.
/Delete-AutoAddDevices          Deletes devices in the auto-add device
                                database.
/Convert-RiPrepImage            Converts an existing RIS RIPrep image to a WIM
                                file.
/Disable-Server                 Disables all WDS services on a server.
/Enable-Server                  Enables all WDS services on a server.
/Get-Server                     Displays information on a WDS Server.
/Initialize-Server              Configures a WDS server for initial use.
/Set-Server                     Configures settings of a WDS server.
/Start-Server                   Starts all WDS services on a server.
/Stop-Server                    Stops all WDS services on a server.
/Uninitialize-Server            Reverts changes made during server
                                initialization.
/Update-ServerFiles             Updates server files on the REMINST share.
                                Image.
/Disable-TransportServer        Disables all WDS services on a Transport server.

/Enable-TransportServer         Enables all WDS services on a Transport server.
/Get-TransportServer            Displays information on a Transport Server.
                                Image.
/Set-TransportServer            Configures settings of a Transport server.
/Start-TransportServer          Starts all WDS services on a Transport server.
/Stop-TransportServer           Stops all WDS services on a Transport server.

To get help for specific command use:
     WdsUtil command /?

C:\Windows\system32>

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SQL Server 2008 R2 gets an official date

SQL Server 2008 R2 gets an official date  will be available by May 2010.

Configuration Manager 2007 SuperFlows

Configuration Manager 2007 SuperFlows

The SuperFlow interactive content model provides a structured and interactive interface for viewing documentation. Each SuperFlow includes comprehensive information about a specific Configuration Manager 2007 dataflow, workflow, or process. Depending on the focus of the SuperFlow, you will find overview information, steps that include detailed information, procedures, sample log entries, best practices, real-world scenarios, troubleshooting information, security information, animations, or other information. Each SuperFlow also includes links to relevant resources, such as Web sites or local files that are copied to your computer when you install the SuperFlow.

The following table lists the Configuration Manager 2007 SuperFlows that are available for download.

 

SuperFlow Name	Description
SuperFlow for Creating SQL Server Reporting Services Report Models in Configuration Manager 2007 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182504)	Provides detailed steps that you can use to create a SQL Server Reporting Services report model in Configuration Manager 2007.
SuperFlow for Configuring Software Updates (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182287)	Provides detailed steps that help you to plan for and configure software updates at a site. This SuperFlow also includes troubleshooting information and additional resources that you can use to learn more about configuring software updates in Configuration Manager 2007.
Software Update Deployment SuperFlow (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182505)	Provides information that helps you to prepare for and deploy software updates after you configure the software updates infrastructure and synchronize software updates.
Software Updates Synchronization SuperFlow (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=182288)	Provides the detailed dataflow for the software updates synchronization process, additional resources related to software updates synchronization, and troubleshooting information

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Same computer with in given two collections to create new collection:--

Same computer with in given two collections to create new collection:--

SELECT     dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EE.Name, dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EF.Name AS Expr1
FROM         dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EE FULL OUTER JOIN
                      dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EF ON dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EE.MachineID = dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EF.MachineID
WHERE     (NOT (dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EF.Name IS NULL)) AND (NOT (dbo._RES_COLL_A01000EE.Name IS NULL))

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One other good Website for technical like my computerperfomance or petri site

One other good Website for technical like my computerperfomance or petri site

 

 

http://www.techotopia.com

 

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SMS_DEF.MOF vs. Configuration.Mof

SMS_Def.mof is used by Configuration Manager to create the Hardware Inventory Policy. It is where you as an administrator would change TRUE to FALSE or FALSE to TRUE to enable to disable existing classes and attributes, or if you are adding custom classes, where you would paste the customizations to the bottom of the file. Configuration.mof is where you would paste customizations to the bottom of the file. Changes made to configuration.mof are picked up by the clients and automatically compiled. It where a client finds out "how" to report on custom hardware inventory requests.

A detailed explanation may be found ––>Here<––



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Google backup your emails and blogs

We are depended on many Google Services like Gmail for emails, Blogger for blogs and Google Reader for feeds for our day to day task. We can't even think about losing our Google or Gmail account. For this reason it is necessary to have offline backup of Gmail, Blogger or Google Reader account.

Unfortunately Google doesn't offer any such backup service. Here is Gookup excellent java based tool which lets you to take offline backup of Google Services. You can backup Gmail, Google Reader & Blogger blogs. Gookup is command line utility.

Google hacking at its finest..

Google hacking at its finest..

Using Google, and some finely crafted searches we can find a lot of interesting information.

For Example we can find:
Credit Card Numbers
Passwords
Software / MP3's
...... (and on and on and on) Presented below is just a sample of interesting searches that we can send to google to obtain info that some people might not want us having.. After you get a taste using some of these, try your own crafted searches to find info that you would be interested in.

Try a few of these searches:
intitle:"Index of" passwords modified
allinurl:auth_user_file.txt
"access denied for user" "using password"
"A syntax error has occurred" filetype:ihtml
allinurl: admin mdb
"ORA-00921: unexpected end of SQL command"
inurl:passlist.txt
"Index of /backup"
"Chatologica MetaSearch" "stack tracking:"

Amex Numbers: 300000000000000..399999999999999
MC Numbers: 5178000000000000..5178999999999999
visa 4356000000000000..4356999999999999

"parent directory " /appz/ -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

"parent directory " DVDRip -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

"parent directory "Xvid -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

"parent directory " Gamez -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

"parent directory " MP3 -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

"parent directory " Name of Singer or album -xxx -html -htm -php -shtml -opendivx -md5 -md5sums

Notice that I am only changing the word after the parent directory, change it to what you want and you will get a lot of stuff.

METHOD 2

put this string in google search:

?intitle:index.of? mp3

You only need add the name of the song/artist/singer.

Example: ?intitle:index.of? mp3 jackson

METHOD 3

put this string in google search:

inurl:microsoft filetype:iso

You can change the string to watever you want, ex. microsoft to adobe, iso to zip etc…

"# -FrontPage-" inurl:service.pwd
Frontpage passwords.. very nice clean search results listing !!

"AutoCreate=TRUE password=*"
This searches the password for "Website Access Analyzer", a Japanese software that creates webstatistics. For those who can read Japanese, check out the author's site at: http://www.coara.or.jp/~passy/

"http://*:*@www" domainname
This is a query to get inline passwords from search engines (not just Google), you must type in the query followed with the the domain name without the .com or .net

"http://*:*@www" bangbus or "http://*:*@www"bangbus

Another way is by just typing
"http://bob:bob@www"

"sets mode: +k"
This search reveals channel keys (passwords) on IRC as revealed from IRC chat logs.

allinurl: admin mdb
Not all of these pages are administrator's access databases containing usernames, passwords and other sensitive information, but many are!

allinurl:auth_user_file.txt
DCForum's password file. This file gives a list of (crackable) passwords, usernames and email addresses for DCForum and for DCShop (a shopping cart program(!!!). Some lists are bigger than others, all are fun, and all belong to googledorks. =)


intitle:"Index of" config.php
This search brings up sites with "config.php" files. To skip the technical discussion, this configuration file contains both a username and a password for an SQL database. Most sites with forums run a PHP message base. This file gives you the keys to that forum, including FULL ADMIN access to the database.

eggdrop filetype:user user
These are eggdrop config files. Avoiding a full-blown descussion about eggdrops and IRC bots, suffice it to say that this file contains usernames and passwords for IRC users.

intitle:index.of.etc
This search gets you access to the etc directory, where many many many types of password files can be found. This link is not as reliable, but crawling etc directories can be really fun!

filetype:bak inurl:"htaccess|passwd|shadow|htusers"
This will search for backup files (*.bak) created by some editors or even by the administrator himself (before activating a new version).
Every attacker knows that changing the extenstion of a file on a webserver can have ugly consequences.

Let's pretend you need a serial number for windows xp pro.

In the google search bar type in just like this - "Windows XP Professional" 94FBR

the key is the 94FBR code.. it was included with many MS Office registration codes so this will help you dramatically reduce the amount of 'fake' porn sites that trick you.

or if you want to find the serial for winzip 8.1 - "Winzip 8.1" 94FBR

Credits and More Info
http://johnny.ihackstuff.com
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Thanks,

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach  - "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."

For inboxes information to export to excel for single system complete list

Script for complete Inboxes checks to export the results to Excel file

sStartPath = "\\your sccmservername\SMS_smssitecode\inboxes\"
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
objExcel.Visible = True
objExcel.Workbooks.Add
intRow = 2

objExcel.Cells(1, 1).Value = "Directory"
objExcel.Cells(1, 2).Value = "Count"

ListFolders(sStartPath)

Sub ListFolders(sPath)
Set oFolder = oFSO.GetFolder(sPath)
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 1).Value = oFolder.Path
objExcel.Cells(intRow, 2).Value = oFolder.Files.Count
intRow = intRow + 1

For Each oFldr In oFolder.SubFolders
ListFolders oFldr.Path
Next
End Sub

Set sStartPath = Nothing
Set objExcel = Nothing

objExcel.Range("A1:B1").Select
objExcel.Selection.Interior.ColorIndex = 19
objExcel.Selection.Font.ColorIndex = 11
objExcel.Selection.Font.Bold = True
objExcel.Cells.EntireColumn.AutoFit

Delete script for bad inboxes files for SMS / SCCM

Delete script for bad inboxes files for SMS / SCCM

 

 

DEL /Q \\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\sms_sitecode\inboxes\auth\dataldr.box\BADMIFS
DEL /Q \\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\sms_sitecode\inboxes\auth\dataldr.box\bad
DEL /Q \\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\sms_sitecode\inboxes\auth\ddm.box\BAD_DDRS
DEL /Q \\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\sms_sitecode\inboxes\auth\ddm.box\bad
DEL /Q \\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\sms_sitecode\inboxes\ddm.box\BAD_DDRS
DEL /Q \\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\sms_sitecode\inboxes\auth\statesys.box\corrupt

 

 

 

save the above as .bat or .cmd file and run it. You need to replace the server name with sccm server name and site code
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Thanks,

Jonathan Swift  - "May you live every day of your life."

FOR INBOXES SCRIPT DEVELOPED BY me...

FOR INBOXES SCRIPT DEVELOPED BY me...

 

 

 

date /t >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
ECHO dc1 >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
diruse /* /m "\\MYSCCMSERVERNAME\d$\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes" >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"

date /t >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
ECHO P01 >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
diruse /* /m "\\MYSCCMSERVERNAME2\d$\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes" >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"

date /t >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
ECHO P02 >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
diruse /* /m "\\MYSCCMSERVERNAME3\d$\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes" >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"

date /t >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
ECHO P03 >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
diruse /* /m "\\MYSCCMSERVERNAME4\d$\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes" >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"

date /t >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
ECHO P04 >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"
diruse /* /m "\\MYSCCMSERVERNAME5\d$\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes" >>"D:\SCCM Team\Daily_checks_archive_Reports\INBOXES\BACKLOGS.txt"

 

 

You need to download the DIRUSE.exe file or get it from 2k3 support tools
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Thanks,

Pablo Picasso  - "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."

For Windows 2003 Server Event viewer archive script

For Windows 2003 Server Event viewer archive script, FYI! in 2k8 you can set archive option but not in 2k3 or below 2k8 servers

 

strArchiveFolder = "C:\BckEvt"
ServerName = "."

Set WS = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

DateString = CurrentDate()

Purge = True

on error resume next
StartTime = Now
Output "---------------------------------"
OutPut "Started at: " & CStr(Now)
Output ""
Set System = GetObject("winmgmts:{(Backup,Security)}\\" & ServerName & _
"\root\CIMV2")
If Err.Number = 0 Then
Set colLogs = System.ExecQuery("select * from Win32_NTEventLogFile",,48)

For Each refLog In colLogs
LogName = ServerName& "_" & LogFileName(refLog.LogFileName) & _
"_" & DateString

If FSO.FileExists(strArchiveFolder & "\" & LogName & ".evt") Then _
FSO.DeleteFile(strArchiveFolder & "\" & LogName & ".evt")
If Purge Then
RetVal = reflog.ClearEventlog(strArchiveFolder & "\" & LogName & ".evt")
Else
RetVal = reflog.BackupEventlog(strArchiveFolder & "\" & LogName & ".evt")
End If
If RetVal = 0 Then
Output vbTab & "Log was archived in .evt format: " & LogName & ".evt"
If Purge Then Output vbTab & "All events were cleared from the log"
Else
Output vbTab & "Error while archiving in .evt format."
End If
Next
Else
Output vbTab & "Failed connect to the server"
End If
Set colLogs = Nothing
Set refLogs = Nothing
Set System = Nothing

Output "----------------------------------------"
OutPut "Finished at: " & CStr(Now)
Output ""
Output ""
Set WS = Nothing
' FullLog.Close ???FullLog=unknown
Set FullLog = Nothing
Set FSO = Nothing

Function CurrentDate
Today = Date
If Month(Today) < 10 Then
CurrentDate = "0" & CStr(Month(Today))
Else
CurrentDate = CStr(Month(Today))
End If
If Day(Today) < 10 Then
CurrentDate = CurrentDate & "0" & CStr(Day(Today))
Else
CurrentDate = CurrentDate & CStr(Day(Today))
End If
CurrentDate = CurrentDate & CStr(Year(Today))
If Hour(Time) < 10 Then
CurrentDate = CurrentDate & "0" & CStr(Hour(Time))
Else
CurrentDate = CurrentDate & CStr(Hour(Time))
End If
End Function

Function LogFileName(LogName)
Select Case LogName
Case "Application"
LogFileName = "app"
Case "Directory Service"
LogFileName = "dir"
Case "DNS Server"
LogFileName = "dns"
Case "File Replication Service"
LogFileName = "rep"
Case "Security"
LogFileName = "sec"
Case "System"
LogFileName = "sys"
End Select
End Function

Sub Output(Text)
' wscript.echo text
' FullLog.writeline text ???FullLog=unknown
End Sub

 

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Thanks,

Mike Ditka  - "If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms."

Tool to create MOF file

Tool to create MOF file

 

 

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/skissinger/archive/2009/04/13/mark-cochrane-s-regkeytomof.aspx

Mark Cochrane (System Center Configuration Manager MVP) released an excellent tool to assist with your custom MOF snippet creations, RegkeyToMof.  Grab it from here: http://www.myitforum.com/inc/upload/12336RegKeyToMOF.zip

To use it, Run regkeytomof on a box which has the regkeys you want to gather, and browse in the top window to the Regkey Location, until you see the keys & values you want on the right.  Then below in the middle-right, give it a ClassGroup (like CUSTOM) and a ClassName (this must be unique for each custom mof edit you do--but the ClassGroup of CUSTOM can always be CUSTOM) then just copy & paste the results for configuration mof & sms_def.mof
If there are values that you don't want to see in your database, before you save sms_def.mof, just change those from TRUE to FALSE.  (Leave them defined, but change to FALSE, it needs to be consistent)

For example, I've been meaning to make up a Microsoft Forefront client mof edit, similar to the ones available for McAfee and Symantec, for client AV signature info.  Mark's tool made it much easier.  If you look at the below screenshot, I just browsed until I found the regkeys I wanted (in Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Forefront\Client Security\1.0\AM\Signature Updates.  On the right, I could see there were entries for AVSignatureVersion and ASSignatureVersion.  Looks like just what I wanted!

In the middle, I changed the Classgroup to CUSTOM.  I always use CUSTOM for my custom edits.  That helps me to differentiate anything I've done from a 'real' mof snippet from Microsoft.  If you like, you could use any name; but I would keep it short and consistent, and no spaces.  i.e., if you work for ACME Corporation, use something like ACMECorp.  For ClassName, this must be unique for each custom edit you make.  For example, let's say that one day there will be a Microsoft Forefront version 2.0, and that clients' info goes into a completely different area of the registry.  But for a time, I might need to gather both 1.0 keys and 2.0 keys.  So I couldn't call both of the ClassNames "MSForefront".  That's why in my sample I called it MSForefront1, anticipating that one day there will be a MSForeFront2 I'll want to have.  Also, for the ClassName, no spaces.  And don't use _ i.e., don't use MS_ForeFront_1.0.  I think you *can* use them, but in some places within your database tables/views, you might end up with double _; that just feels messy to me.  So avoid the whole thing and don't use spaces or underscores.  AND keep it short. 

So, cool; I've got my edits.  I'm using Configuration Manager, so I need the results from the SCCM Configuration.mof and SCCM sms_def.mof.  Now, to check them.  Hm... do I really need AVSignatureApplied?  I could, I suppose.. but if I *do* want them, if I actually go look at the registry, those binary values are multi binary, not just 1 entry for binary of 0 vs 1.  It's hard to programmatically see that with regkeytomof, so it's not already set to be multi; but if I DID want to gather that info, I just need to add the [] to those entries.  But actually... those values don't really mean much to me.  They aren't in any kind of calendar date format that makes sense to me.  So I would likely just change those from TRUE to FALSE anyway.  So I'd end up with this.  And it only took me about 10 minutes to get that edit together, and make decisions about TRUE vs. FALSE.  Easy!

// configuration.mof for MS Forefront 1.0 Client Signatures
#pragma namespace ("\\\\.\\root\\cimv2")
#pragma deleteclass("MSForeFront1", NOFAIL)
[DYNPROPS]
Class MSForeFront1
{
[key] string KeyName;
String EngineVersion;
String AVSignatureVersion;
String ASSignatureVersion;
Boolean ASSignatureApplied[];
Boolean AVSignatureApplied[];
String SignatureLocation;
};
[DYNPROPS]
Instance of MSForeFront1
{
keyname="SystemCenter.fr";
[PropertyContext("Local|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Forefront\\Client Security\\1.0\\AM\\Signature Updates|EngineVersion"),Dynamic,Provider("RegPropProv")] EngineVersion;
[PropertyContext("Local|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Forefront\\Client Security\\1.0\\AM\\Signature Updates|AVSignatureVersion"),Dynamic,Provider("RegPropProv")] AVSignatureVersion;
[PropertyContext("Local|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Forefront\\Client Security\\1.0\\AM\\Signature Updates|ASSignatureVersion"),Dynamic,Provider("RegPropProv")] ASSignatureVersion;
[PropertyContext("Local|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Forefront\\Client Security\\1.0\\AM\\Signature Updates|ASSignatureApplied"),Dynamic,Provider("RegPropProv")] ASSignatureApplied;
[PropertyContext("Local|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Forefront\\Client Security\\1.0\\AM\\Signature Updates|AVSignatureApplied"),Dynamic,Provider("RegPropProv")] AVSignatureApplied;
[PropertyContext("Local|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft Forefront\\Client Security\\1.0\\AM\\Signature Updates|SignatureLocation"),Dynamic,Provider("RegPropProv")] SignatureLocation;
};

//sms_def.mof for MS Forefront 1.0 Client Signatures
#pragma namespace ("\\\\.\\root\\cimv2\\SMS")
#pragma deleteclass("MSForeFront1", NOFAIL)
[SMS_Report(TRUE),SMS_Group_Name("MSForeFront1"),SMS_Class_ID("CUSTOM|MSForeFront1|1.0")]
Class MSForeFront1: SMS_Class_Template
{
[SMS_Report(TRUE),key] string KeyName;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)] String EngineVersion;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)] String AVSignatureVersion;
[SMS_Report(TRUE)] String ASSignatureVersion;
[SMS_Report(FALSE)] Boolean ASSignatureApplied[];
[SMS_Report(FALSE)] Boolean AVSignatureApplied[];
[SMS_Report(FALSE)] String SignatureLocation;
};

 

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Thanks
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Tools and Utilities for ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Including beta's

SOURSE:--http://www.myitforum.com/myITWiki/Default.aspx?Page=SCCMTools

 

 

• SCCM OU Collection Creator - Matthew Hudson
  
  
  
  ===Tools and Utilities===
  

• SccmAutoDoc Kim Oppalfens, who is a SCCM MVP, has released a neat utility called SccmAutoDoc. SccmAutoDoc is a command line utility that automatically documents an SCCM site into a human-readable form with minimal user input. Only the useful information is included, as opposed to items that are largely used internally.
  

• SMSNotify SMSNotify, by myITforum member Dan Thompson, presents the user with an informative screen that lets them know a package will install at a scheduled time and allows the user to postpone the installation for a future time. Many, many other features and options.
  

• ConfigMgr / SCCM / SMS Documentation Script v1.18 This vbs script will create detailed documentation for your ConfigMgr / SCCM / SMS server.
  

• ENGL Zwlancfg - ENGL. ENGL Zwlancfg is a tool that simplifies the unattended deployment of Microsoft wireless network settings to Windows XP and Vista machines. Profiles can be created, deleted, exported and imported. Zwlancfg can be run from the command line or from the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) Task Sequence Plugin.
  

• ConfigMgr Branch DP Add - ddelgado1 on CodePlex. BDPAdd is a tool that will bulk add protected branch distribution points to a ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM) hierarchy. There is currently not a way, in the ConfigMgr console, to add multiple protected Branch distribution points at once. This tools attempts to address that problem. (Note: The tool could be easily modified, if needed, to add unprotected branch DPs. I needed protected Branch DPs though, so that's what I wrote this for.
  

• ConfigMgr Site Bound Tool - ddelgado1 on CodePlex. SiteBound is a tool that allows bulk addition of boundaries to ConfigMgr (SCCM ) sites. Adding boundaries through the ConfigMgr console can be tedious if adding more than a handful. Previously for SMS 2003 there was the Siteboun.exe tool which solved this problem, however, to my knowledge there is not a version of this tool available for ConfigMgr 2007. If there is, then oh well I still learned something.
  

• Coretech SCCM Manager - Freeware- Coretech A/S
  Formerly known as "Coretech Application Creator for SCCM" This utility is developed based on many years of experience with Microsoft System Management Server now System Center Configuration Manager. Our mission is to streamline every aspect of the package creation process thus making the daily administration of the system smarter. In the latest version you'll also find functionality to prestage computers and configure variables used in the image deployment process.
  

• ConfigMgr MP Policy Checker - Vincent Dipippo - I have written a tool that will allow you to select a policy and then check that policy via HTTP pulls to all of the MPs. The tool is multi-threaded for performance and works well in large environment.
  

• 1E Migration Tool - This tool is designed to allow an SMS Administrator to Migrate all or selected packages and programs from his SMS environment into a System Center Configuration Management (ConfigMgr) environment. The tool has the following features: The Migration of Package and Program details along with source files; Renaming of Package and Program names during migration; Direct transfer of packages from your SMS site to ConfigMgr; Export to flat file structure from SMS site and Import into ConfigMgr from flat file; Exporting of SMSNomad command line settings to new ConfigMgr Nomad tab settings.
  

• ConfigMgr Collection Query Rule Embedded Reference Checker - The tool enumerates all existing site codes, collections, and query rules on that server. It then uses regular expressions to detect probable collection references (i.e. any site code followed by 5 hex digits). There is also a special case for the built-in collections, which do not correspond to a site code (starting instead with SMS) and do not conform to the strict standard for user-created collections (e.g. SMSDM001, SMS000GS, etc.) Finally, it cross-references those collection IDs to the actual list of collections and includes them by ID and name for review. Any collection ID that is found in a rule but not in the collections enumerated from the server is reported as "**** Unknown ****". You can search the output for this to identify bad references.
  

• ConfigMgr Package Distribution Health Browser - While the console is quite functional in checking the distribution status of packages in general, I wrote a tool that helps administrators zero in on package replication issues much more quickly. First, it accesses the associated views in the database directly, which makes it much faster to get at this information than the console, which is a front-end to the ConfigMgr WMI provider. Second, it offers some sorting and filtering options that highlight the replication issues much more efficiently than reviewing the total status for every package individually.
  

• SCCM Client Center 2.0 or SCCM Client Center 2.0 by Roger Zander
  
  
  - Wiki Documentation Documentation for SCCM Client Center 2.0
  
  
  - Updates to MSI Updates when using MSI to install
  

• 1E's Service Window Provides a graphical interface that allows an administrative user to view, add, edit and delete maintenance windows (service windows) on a selected target computer. Maintenance windows define times during which Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007(ConfigMgr) can apply advertisements and software update deployments to the specified computer. If no windows are specified then the computer can receive advertisements at any time. Administrators may assign advertisements outside any maintenance windows irrespective of what has been set.
  

• Collection Commander 1.3.1 by Roger Zander
  
  Initiate SMS 2003 advanced client actions on a collection: Ping,WakeUp,HW/SW Inventory,ReRun Advertisements,Show logged on user,Download/Refresh Policy,Repair SMS Agents,Import Clients to the Collection.
  

• Web Remote Tools by Ron Crumbaker
  
  
  -- Modifications and Additions to Web Remote Tools 3.21
  

• SCCM Right Click Tools by rhouchins
  

• SMS Server Tools 0 2 2 - By Bernard White
  
  Suite of 7 tools including: 1. Management Point Ping (mpping.exe), 2. Site Information (siteinfo.exe), 3. Package Information (pkginfo.exe), 4. Distribution Point Mod (dpmod.exe), 5. Site Control File Check (scfcheck.exe), 6. Site Services (sitesvc.exe), 7. Collection Membership (cmember.exe). For more info see: http://netplantation.com
  

• SMS SCCMTroubleShooter by Greg Ramsey
  
  Use the troubleshooters to help identify problems with clients. visit http://www.myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/gramsey for more information.
  

• SCCM 2007 GUID assistant by Greg Ramsey
  
  Use this utility on a TEST SCCM 2007 site to help you identify the desired GUID required to extend the SCCM 2007 console.
  

• Restart Mul exe by sdesai
  
  Restart all the systems in collection.
  

• SMS Site Status SideBar Gadget by fmerizalde130
  
  This is the first of several Windows Vista SideBar Gadgets for providing SMS\SCCM information. This gadget, once configured will provide SMS Site Status.
  

• Program files application Blocker by rtruss
  
  A small util to add blank files to the program files dir and remove permissions for local administrators, everyone and users groups and then add domain admins and whatever group you would like to add as well.
  

• Mini Monster Mof Builder
  

• ConfigMgr 2007 CCR creator tool by Chris Stauffer
  

• Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU)
  
  Dell Client Configuration Utility (DCCU) is an application that you can use to obtain or configure BIOS settings. You can also restart or shut down the system or flash the BIOS with DCCU.
  

• SMSMap
  
  Create Visio drawings of any combination of ConfigMgr 2007 and SMS 2003 Site Servers. Source: Tondware
  

• System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit
  
  The ConfigMgr 2007 Toolkit contains 7 downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot ConfigMgr 2007.
  

• System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) 4.0
  
  SCUP 4.0 allows customers to import software update catalogs, create, modify, and export software update definitions, and publish software updates.
  

• Enhanced System Discovery 2007 by System Center Tools
  
  Provides a number of capabilities to improve your level of integration and synchronization with Active Directory.
  

• InventoryManager 2007 by Dudeworks
  
  Inventory Manager (INVMAN) allows administrators to easily extend, customize and edit asset inventory for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and SMS 2003.
  

• ConfigMgr Branch Distribution Point Bulk Add Tool CodePlex Project
  
  BDPAdd is a tool that will bulk add protected branch distribution points to a ConfigMgr 2007 (SCCM) hierarchy. There is currently not a way, in the ConfigMgr console, to add multiple protected Branch distribution points at once. This tools attempts to address that problem.
  

• ConfigMgr Site Bound Tool CodePlex Project
  
  This tool will bulk add boundaries to ConfigMgr sites.
  

• System Center Configuration Manager Driver Deleter CodePlex Project
  
  The purpose of this application is to facilitate the deletion of multiple driver objects from a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM) database.
  

• SMS/SCCM Peer2Peer AddOn by Roger Zander
  
  SMSTorrent is a Peer2Peer AddOn for SMS2003/SCCM2007 Clients. SMS/SCCM Clients are able to share the local Package cache with other Clients using the BitTorrent filesharing protocol.
  

• MIFCheck - MIFChecker allows you to verify a .MIF file (SMS 2.0 inventory file) for errors.
  

• Right-click Collection Listing by Matt Hudson
  
  Right click on a computer or user and see what collection that resource is in as well as what maintanence window is associated with it.
  

• Mini Monster Mof Builder by Sherry Kissinger
  
  

• SCAP Conversion Tool for Desired Configuration Manager Microsoft
  
  The SCAP Conversion Tool for DCM converts Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) files into DCM Configuration Packs and indicates gaps in a log file that can result from the conversion process. Use the Configuration Packs in combination with the desired configuration management (DCM) feature in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to monitor compliance with the SCAP baseline.
  

• WQL Analyzer - Browse classes, properties, qualifiers; run WQL queries (locally or remotely); save results as XML or HTML; connect to remote computer; export class description to XML or HTML; automatically generate the "SELECT" query (double click on class name).
  

Scripts¶

• VBScript Function for NOIDMIF Creation by rjones
  
  VBScript Function for creating NOIDMIF files for SMS ad-hock inventory.
  

• SMS to SCCM migration scripts
  

• ConfigMgr 2007 PowerShell Scripts
  

• Script to delete drivers in ConfigMgr 2007
  

• Script to inventory certificates by Matthew Hudson & Sherry Kissinger
  

• Verify AMT certificates - Steve Rachui's Manageability blog. The CertValidator.vbs utility is designed to run on Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 servers.
  

Queries¶

Reports¶

Configuration Packs¶

• Microsoft Assessment Configuration Pack for ENERGY STAR Power Management for SC ConfigMgr 2007
  
  ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices. The ENERGY STAR guidelines for computers cover both the hardware devices and the power management features expected of the operating system and applications.
  

• IBM System Packs for Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) - Catalog Readme User's Guide
  

Misc.¶

• Wake On LAN Utilities and Scripts
  

• ConfigMgr 2007 Visio Stencils
  
  ConfigMgr (SCCM) 2007 Visio Stencils with example drawing.
  

• Microsoft Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Asset Intelligence Catalog Update
  
  This package will update the Asset Intelligence Configuration Manager SP1 catalog to fix the MPC issue, correcting the LU_MSProd table.
  

• SCCM 2007 Capacity Planner
  
  Here is an updated Capacity Planner to work with SCCM 2007. This is not fully completed as it is a work in progress. But it has updated terminology and hardware recommendations which may be helpful to some people. The bandwidth used calculations are not updated although you can manipulate the data to give an estimation.
  

• TechNet Forums ConfigMgr Feeds OPML
  
  Import this OPML into your favorite RSS reader to stream content posted to the ConfigMgr forums on TechNet.
  

Ron Crumbaker Web Remote Tools 3.21 Customizations or Additional buttons¶

• The original Web Remote Tool 3.21
  
  

• Filter Update Update the filter.
  
  

• Scroll Left Pane Make a change to allow for the left pane to be scroll-able.
  
  

• Eliminate inadvertent spaces from input fields
  
  

• Add mouse hover tooltips to buttons
  
  

• Fix Ping issue in Remote Tools Button (ConfigMgr)
  
  

• Fix Ping issue in Remote Tools Button (SMS2003)
  
  

• Installation instructions for Server 2008 and ConfigMgr
  
  

• New Button: User Policy Refresh
  
  

• Portability Button Update: Machine Details instead of Resource Explorer
  
  

• New Button: Regedit
  
  

• New Button: Toggle Remote Desktop on/off
  
  

• New Button: Alternate Lookup User for SLAT If you have SystemCenterTools.com's Security Login Audit Tool deployed, an alternate report to lookup a computer for a user.
  
  

• New Button: Roger Zander's SMS Client Center 1.1.3 Launch SMS Client Center v1.1.3 (Note, not designed for use with v2)
  
  

• New Button: SMS or ConfigMgr Toolkit Clispy
  
  

• Button Modification: Remote Assistance
  
  

• Button Modification: ConfigMgr Remote Tools
  
  

• Button Modification: SMS2003 Remote Tools
  
  

• New Button: SMS2003 Remote Tools Toggle It is assumed that the site setting is enabled; and this is to toggle disable on specific clients when needed.
  
  

• New Button: Rerun user or usergroup-targetted advertisement
  
  

• New Pull-down Button: Log Files
  
  

• New Button: Temporarily disable SMS2003 Remote Tools Prompt for Permission
  
  

• Portability Button Update: remove need for smssend.vbs
  
  

• New Button: for Dameware Remote Control, assuming you have this product
  
  

• New Button: GPO Tools
  
  

• New Button: Method #1 to get User info out of Active Directory
  
  

• New Button: Method #2 to get User info out of Active Directory
  
  

• New Button: Firewall Policy Status
  
  

• New Button: NSLookup
  

• New Button: List Running Processes
  
  

• New Button: Uptime since last boot
  
  

• New Button: Greg Ramsey's SMS2003 Client Troubleshooter
  
  

• New Button: Greg Ramsey's ConfigMgr Client Troubleshooter
  
  

• New Button: Date of Collections
  
  

• Pass in the computer name
  
  

• New Button: MSInfo32
  
  
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