SCCM Prerequisite Check–”BITS installed” Status Failed
Posted by Chris Greuter in Setup on 08/05/2012
Installing SCCM 2012 will automatically run the SCCM “Prerequisite Check” before starting the installation.
As you know, the Win2008 feature BITS is one of the prerequisites.
Have you installed BITS but the “Prerequisite Check” tells you, that “BITS installed” is failed?
Read carefully the error description which should help you.
–> Install the IIS 6 WMI Compatibility component for IIS 7 an “Run Check” again…
Most of the IIS Configuration is done automatically from the setup… but not this one, you have to install it manually before starting the SCCM 2012 setup…
Kind regards
Chris
SCCM 2012 Application Catalog Cross-Forest (trusted) / Cross-Domain (trusted)
Posted by Chris Greuter in Software Catalog on 29/04/2012
Do you know the Application Catalog from SCCM 2012? This web based (silverlight) software shop provides applications to users. A user can search applications and install them directly from the portal.
If the user accounts are not in the same domain as the Application Catalog Server, you have to authorize the “domain users” of the user domain on the Shop Server (otherwise you receive the message, that the website cannot be located).
From WAIK to ADK
Posted by Martin Wüthrich in Tools on 25/03/2012
With Windows 8, Microsoft changes the Name of the “Windows Automated Installation Kit”, well known as WAIK, to “Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit” Read the rest of this entry »
SCCM 2012 RC2 – Install Console on Remote Client / Language Pack
Posted by Martin Wüthrich in General, Tools on 29/01/2012
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” of Windows 7.
So that means, you can deploy the SCCM client with the languages you want, after this, install the Windows 7 language pack, change your display language, logoff/login, and after this you will get your SCCM client in the langauge of your choice. Read the rest of this entry »
SCCM 2012 RC2
Posted by Chris Greuter in Uncategorized on 19/01/2012
A further step in SCCM 2012… the version 2012 RC2 is available! So I think the next version will be the final version!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh667640.aspx
Details will follow…
SCCM 2012 RC – Install Console on remote client
Posted by Martin Wüthrich in General on 13/11/2011
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]\tools\ConsoleSetup (The file is also on the installation source below SMSSETUP\BIN\I386). Inside the installation folder, there is also an executable to install the console.
3. Add an MSI deployment type, and chose the “AdminConsole.msi”, as “Installation program” use:
msiexec /i “adminconsole.msi” DEFAULTSITESERVERNAME=”[YourSCCMServer-FQHN]” TargetDir=”%programfiles%\SCCM2012Console” /qn
If you omit to use “TargetDir”, the Installation will fail.
2012 01 28 Edit:
The explanation above is for release candiate 1 (RC1), please refer this post for RC2:
http://sccmfaq.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/sccm-2012-rc2-install-console-on-remote-client-language-pack/
SCCM 2012 – Automatic Deployment Rules
Posted by Martin Wüthrich in Updates Management on 08/11/2011
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 to deploy Updates automatically, and the best: You’ve got control over the Updates, because everthing is handled within SCCM.
SCCM 2012–Updates Management
Posted by Chris Greuter in Updates Management, WSUS on 07/11/2011
In this blog you will see, ho to activate the updates management in SCCM 2012. The installation is almost the same as in SCCM 2007. The blog shows a step-by-step guide. It’s very simple but I’ll show it anyway 
. In further blogs you will learn great new update mangement features!
SCCM 2012 – Trace32.exe? No, CMTrace.exe!
Posted by Martin Wüthrich in Operating System Deployment, Tools on 06/11/2011
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]\Tools\CMTrace.exe.
And the viewer is also available while OSD (Operating System Deployment). In this case, the path for x64 is:
[BootDiskDrive; usually x:]\sms\bin\x64\cmtrace.exe
And for x86 it is:
[BootDiskDrive; usually x:]\sms\bin\i386\cmtrace.exe
