Michaël BERTUIT Passion for Microsoft System Center 2012 Products SCCM - Config Mgr 2012 / SCOM - OpsMgr 2012,MDT 2012, Windows 2012 Server, Windows 8, Office 2013

How to deploy Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012 Beta 2) PART 2

Hi all,

In this second post dedicated to SCCM2012 and Windows 8 i explain how to deploy Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview with SCCM 2012 (Beta 2) .

When i begin to to deploy Windows 8, i see some parameter don't work (for the moment) but a solution exist for deploy Windows 8, it's with a big plaisir that you explain how to...

The deployment work essentially with the Build and Capture mode in SCCM 2012, the capture method don't work for the moment : see under:

Let's GO !!!

First step , you have need the prerequisite:

Download Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) HERE (in my example, i take the Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview - x64 version)

1 Active Directory Domain controller

1 SCCM 2012 Server Download HERE

1 Target collection

1 SCCM 2012 client Package

SCCM 2012 boot CD

Licence Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) present in ISO sources (the files pid.TXT contain the licence); see under :

Content of pid.txt, keep aside for after

Second Step, you need to copy and past the Windows 8 ISO content in a dedicated folder and share the folder.

Select Add Operating System Installers method into Operating Systems tab.

After that, Windows 8 is import and add in SCCM 2012 :

You can see the Windows 8 Properties

Select Create Task Sequence

Select Build and Capture

Select Boot image X64 and click Next

Select the Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) Package OS, paste the Microsoft Windows 8 License Product Keys present  in pid.TXT files (how to find licence, explain above..., put a password and click Next

Select Join a workgroup or join a Domain, for me i use join to Domain, specify a account and click Next

Select SCCM 2012 Client and click Next

Select Next

Select Next

Put Share Information for capture and Click Next (this step, don't use in for the TS target)

Select Close

The task sequence is ready!

Open the Task sequence and select disable the Apply Device Drivers, and Capture the reference Machine and click OK

In third step, you need to create Deployment of Task sequence (Build and capture TS name for me), Right click on TS and select Deploy

Select target collection and click Next

Add to Distribution Point and click Next

Click all option Install, Available, High, make available to boot media and pxe and click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Click Next

Click Close

Power up the target PC and use SCCM 2012 boot CD

Click Next

Click Build and Capture Task Sequence and click Next

Resolving Task Sequence Dependances in progress

current formatting in progress

Running Action : Apply Operating system

Running Action :Setup Windows and Configuration Manager Client

Accept Licence Terms and click Accept:

Select Don't Want to log...and select local user...

Running Action :Setup Windows and Configuration Manager Client

YEAH, Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) is deployed with success!!!

You can session on Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) with press CTRL+ALT+DELETE 

Finish, you are sure , no it's not finish, it's just the beginning of a big adventure with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and Windows 8 !!!

Bye

System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012 Beta 2) and Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) [ it works or not, that is the question? All in this post ] PART 1

Hi all,

Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) are available, it is with pleasure that I started to test this wonderful Operating System by testing with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM2012) !!!

First test, install a SCCM 2012 client on Windows SCCM2012 with the push method!

Here we go !!!

Select target computer

Launch Install Client with Push method

Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) READY!!!

Install progress and finish with successfully !!!

Information is OK, successfully you see what I mean

Cool my Windows 8 client is well recognized by my server !

Yeah, the Windows 8/SCCM2012 adventure is START !

How to deploy Windows 8 (Windows Developper Preview) with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012 Beta 2) PART 2

How to force uninstall (delete) secondary site SCCM 2012 (preinst.exe) V5.0

Hi all,

If you have try to uninstall a secondary site SCCM2012 and the server is always present in your console, you can use preinst.exe for resolve this:

This tool is present  here > Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\bin\X64\00000409

The command line is:

Preinst /DELSITE XXX

(replace XXX by you secondary site code)

=

 Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager v5.00 (Build 7634)
 Copyright (C) 2005 Microsoft Corp.

Deleting job 00000039 targeted at site MAR as a result of site MAR detaching from site MIC.
Deleting job 0000003A targeted at site MAR as a result of site MAR detaching from site MIC.
Deleted site MAR from the database!

After the command launch, the secondary site is delete!:

SCCM 2012 (Web Portal Error) How to Fix "PageHandlerFactory-Integrated" bad module "ManagedPipelineHandler in IIS7

Hi all,

ISSUE:

I meet an issue with the SCCM2012 Web portal role and i have this error message under:

"PageHandlerFactory-Integrated" bad module "ManagedPipelineHandler in IIS7

SOLUTION:

How to Fix "PageHandlerFactory-Integrated" bad module "ManagedPipelineHandler in IIS7

To repair this problem it's needed to repair the .NET Framework 4.0 manually or by command line:

Command line for repair in silent mode:

1.Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Run
2.In the Open text box paste in cmd):

For silent repair on 32 bit computer with .Net Framework version 4.0.30319 use:

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\SetupCache\Client\setup.exe /repair /x86 /x64 /ia64 /parameterfolder Client /q /norestartFor silent repair on 64 bit computer with .Net Framework version 4.0.30319 use:

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\SetupCache\Client\setup.exe /repair /x86 /x64 /ia64 /parameterfolder Client /q /norestart3.Click OK to start the repair
4.

After, the repair wait for a few minutes, reboot SCCM 2012 server and it's done!

:-)

SCCM 2012 Web portal in Video HERE

System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012 All version) How to download prerequisite with command line [cmd] (source product Updater) for SCCM2012 ? What's *.exe use?

Hi all,

Just a little post for all that want to know on how to download the prerequisite with command line [cmd] (source product Updater) for SCCM 2012?

The tool is no longer setup.exe but setupdl.exe.

This tool is present in SMSSETUP\BIN\X64 in SCCM2012 ISO sources.

For use this tool, open a cmd and type this under:

setupdl.exe c:\download

Setupdl.exe command line option:

SETUPDL [options] destination

  destination  Specifies the directory for downloaded files.

Options:
  /verify      Verify the manifest and contents at the destination, but do not download
  /NoUI        Don't show any UI during the process
  /?           This help

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC – Evaluation ( in VHD ) available !!!

Hi all,

Great news, System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC is available in VHD !

What's System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012?

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 delivers industry leading fabric managment, virtual machine management and services deployment in private cloud environments.

Feature Summary

• Fabric Management
  • Hyper-V and Cluster Lifecycle Management – Deploy Hyper-V to bare metal server, create Hyper-V clusters, orchestrate patching of a Hyper-V Cluster
  • Third Party Virtualization Platforms - Add and Manage Citrix XenServer and VMware ESX Hosts and Clusters
  • Network Management – Manage IP Address Pools, MAC Address Pools and Load Balancers
  • Storage Management – Classify storage, Manage Storage Pools and LUNs
• Resource Optimization
  • Dynamic Optimization – proactively balance the load of VMs across a cluster
  • Power Optimization – schedule power savings to use the right number of hosts to run your workloads – power the rest off until they are needed
  • PRO – integrate with System Center Operations Manager to respond to application-level performance monitors
• Cloud Management
  • Abstract server, network and storage resources into private clouds
  • Delegate access to private clouds with control of capacity, capabilities and user quotas
  • Enable self-service usage for application administrator to author, deploy, manage and decommission applications in the private cloud
• Service Lifecycle Management
  • Define service templates to create sets of connected virtual machines, os images and applica tion packages
  • Compose operating system images and applications during service deployment
  • Scale out the number of virtual machines in a service
  • Service performance and health monitoring integrated with System Center Operations Manager
  • Decouple OS image and application updates through image-based servicing
  • Leverage powerful application virtualization technologies such as Server App-V

For download, click HERE

System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 - BETA is available !!!!!

Hi all,

Great news, System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 - BETA  version is available for download!!!

What's System Center Data Protection Manager 2012?

Data Protection Manager 2010 (DPM 2010) is part of the System Center family of management products from Microsoft. It delivers unified data protection for Windows servers such as SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, Virtualization and file servers -- as well as Windows desktops and laptops.

What's news in this version?

The key DPM 2012 features that will be available for BETA validations are -

• Centralized Management (Built on the Ops Manager platform)
  • Centralized Monitoring and Troubleshooting
  • Remote Administration
  • Remote Recovery
  • Push To Resume Backups
  • Role Based Access
• Continued Best of Breed Application Support
  • SharePoint Item Level recovery without restoring Content DB
  • SQL FILESTREAM support
  • SharePoint RBS support
  • Hyper-V Item Level Restore from a DPM running in a VM
  • Faster protection of VMs on stand-alone Hyper-V servers.
• Fresh DPM 2012 Console User Interface
• Data Source Extensibility Framework
• Certificate Based Protection of non-AD machines
  • File Server
  • SQL Servers
  • Hyper-V servers
  • Clustered Data sources
  • Secondary DPM servers.
• Tape Enhancements:
  • Enhanced Granular Media Co-Location
  • Tape Reliability Enhancements
• Multiple DPM DB databases share a single remote SQL Instance
• Upgrade support from DPM 2010

For download the release, click HERE

Microsoft Project Connector for System Center Service Manager is now available!!!

Hi all,

what's Project connector for service manager?

Project connector for service manager is an Add-In for Microsoft Project that enables project owners/managers to create change request tickets directly from Microsoft Project directly into Microsoft Service Manager.

The connector creates a change request ticket with the following characteristics:

- Resource assignment from within service manager defined resources
- CI’s are appended under description field of tickets generated
- Change request number is added into the task as a separate column
- Upon closure of change request, task is market as 100% complete in the Project plan
- Connector allows for retrieval of change requests created by user from Service manager

For download, clic HERE