PXE-booting has been around for a long time and is still used today for OS deployment in Configuration Manager and many other tools. A few years ago (ok, maybe a decade) when laptops/tablets started shipping without Ethernet ports, it threw a wrench in the PXE-booting process used for OS deployment. Not only was the port …
Easily Reuse Network Adapters in SCCM for PXE-based OS Deployment Read More »
Maintenance windows tend to be illusive in Configuration Manager, especially in large environments with multiple admins. A common request that I receive from my customers is to “retrieve all of maintenance windows.” There isn’t a great report for this or an easy way to do this with PowerShell (yet). The easiest method I’ve found to do …
SQL Query to Export All SCCM Maintenance Windows Read More »
Disclosure: do not follow these steps if you do not know what you’re doing. They should only be used as a last resort. Use with caution. I’ve had a couple different SCCM environments get stuck during update installations that have come down through the new Updates and Servicing feature in the current branch builds. Typically, this …
In-Console Updates Stuck Installing in ConfigMgr: How To Fix It Read More »
I ran into a new error today during a WSUS synchronization for SCCM Software Updates. Synchronizations had been running fine for a while, but it would fail after running for an extended amount of time. The error was easy to find in the wsnycmgr.log file in the Configuration Manager logs: Usually when synchronization fails, it …
WSUS Synchronization Failures in SCCM with HTTP Status 503 Read More »
With the new release cycle for Configuration Manager, it can be difficult to know which version of the Windows ADK to use when upgrading to new releases. To further complicate the issue, each time you upgrade the ADK on the server used by SCCM, you must upgrade boot images used for OS deployment to be able …
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