Category: Operating System Deployment

  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Task Sequence Collection variables not applied

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    Recently I set up my lab with the brandnew SP1, so I decided to go everthing on 2012, as it is supported since SP1 to use SQL Server 2012 as database backend. So I installed two Windows Server 2012, one with SQL Server 2012 and one with SCCM 2012 SP1. After all was running fine,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…