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  • SCCM 2012 – Client Installation properties

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    In System Center Configuration Manager 2007, there was sometimes a challenge to find to correct Installation properties, most of the problem came with the patch files. But in 2012 we don’t have to install msp-files yet. But even then, a friend of mine considered a problem with the new apllication model in SCCM 2012. When…

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  • SCCM 2012 – Install Console on remote client

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    Update June 9 2013: See new SP1 post: http://blog.hosebei.ch/2013/06/09/sccm-2012-sp1-install-console-on-remote-client/ Because the RC2 entry about the Installation of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Console is often read, I will give an update to the final. It is now well documented and still very easy: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712320.aspx#BKMK_InstallConsole (Refer to “To install a Configuration Manager console from a command…

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  • SCCM 2012 – Detect Hyper-V Server with Global Conditions

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    In an environment with Hyper-V Servers, you will recognize, that System Center 2012 Configuration Manager doesn’t make a difference between the standalone Hyper-V Server R2 and a version like 2008 R2. So if you need to use a requirement Hyper-V Server Core, you have to create a Global Condition. In this Blog, I will show you how…

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  • SCCM 2012 Create Media – createmedia.exe Command line usage

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    We needed to create a Full Media, for an USB installation. So as you can imagine, the size of a Standalone Media exceeds normal limits. In this case, the media file, that should be created, was 11 GB. In Sytem Center Configuration Manager 2007, it worked like a charm with the wizard, to create a Standalone…

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  • From WAIK to ADK

    With Windows 8, Microsoft changes the Name of the “Windows Automated Installation Kit”, well known as WAIK, to “Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit”

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  • SCCM 2012 RC2 – OSD Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Core

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    I had to stage Core Server with System Center Configuration Manager 2012. Not much changes I thought… The Agent Version 5 of the SCCM Client requires .Net Framework 4, but no problem, .Net 4 is installed with the client, but for a core Installation you will need a specific .Net Installer. You can find it…

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  • SCCM 2012 RC2 – Install Console on Remote Client / Language Pack

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    The new release candidate 2 (RC2) is available, and there are small changes on this topic. First, I would like to say, that the installation of a SCCM Client/Console language is very easy. For the client, you cannot change the user interface language for itself, but it changes it’s language based on the “Display language”…

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  • SCCM 2012 RC – Install Console on remote client

    How to deploy the System Center Configuration Manager 2012 console to clients: 1. Create an Application for SCCM 2012 Console 2. Copy the install files to your Package source location, the console installation files resides in [SCCM2012InstallDirectory]toolsConsoleSetup (The file is also on the installation source below SMSSETUPBINI386). Inside the installation folder, there is also an…

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  • SCCM 2012 – Automatic Deployment Rules

    For how long we was waiting for this feature? 🙂 First, let’s take a look back: In SCCM 2007 we had the choice between make Deployments over and over again, or to use the WSUS Console and make an Automatic Approval. In SCCM 2012 there’s no need to use the WSUS Console, when you want…

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  • SCCM 2012 – Trace32.exe? No, CMTrace.exe!

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    In SCCM 2012, CMTrace.exe will replace the well known log viewer Trace32.exe. And now it’s an integrated part of the installation. On the first start of CMTrace, it will ask you, if this log viewer should be the default viewer for .log files. On the server you will find the tool here: [SCCM2012InstallationPath]ToolsCMTrace.exe. And the…

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