Category: SCCM Current Branch
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SCCM/MECM How to set computer name automatically during Task Sequence
I know it is possible to set the computer name before you start the task sequence by adding the OSDComputerName variable to a collection – usually used in the Unknown Computers collection. I know as well how to generate it based on the serial number of the workstation or laptop. Well, this was not enough…
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SCCM Reports Service Account
If you have to change the Report Server service account password (never happens, right?!?) do yourself a favor and before rebuilding the entire report service go to Administration –> Security –> Accounts, double click on the account in question, click SET and enter the new password. Symptoms are: 1. Cannot impersonate user for data source2.…
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Dell Workstations (3630) UEFI Bios settings – no bootable device found
Recently I had to install windows through SCCM and Remote Distribution point with enabled PXE support in remote site which doesn’t have an IT technician available and this turned to a challenge for a regular user. I’m using MDT Task sequence and we support secure boot. In order to make it work few settings in…
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SCCM – Change Site Code on multiple computers
If you had to change the sccm client site code on multiple computers (after sccm migration or new/upgraded server installation) nowadays you might have discovered that it’s not as easy as it should be. You could push the new site client to all computers generating a lot of heat to the network or try deprecated…
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WSUS on secondary SCCM site
WSUS on Secondary Site Generally speaking if everything is OK you install WSUS role with the same setup as your primary site, launch the console once, close it, install SUP from the SCCM and configure it and that’s it. However, sometimes the WSUS breaks and when that happens it is usually a pain to…
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Query Workstations SCCM
Fox x64 bit workstations: Or use the one from this Technet post select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId inner join SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_OPERATING_SYSTEM.Caption like “%7%” and SMS_R_System.Client = 1 and SMS_R_System.Obsolete = 0 and SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM.SystemType = “x64-based PC” If you dont want to filter obsolete and client installed…
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Create an SCCM collection containing inactive clients excluding certain computers
Create a new collection and use the following query to select inactive agents, the part in bold is to exclude all computers with name stating with PCNAME% from it if needed, % is equal to * in sql so if your naming convention is pcname01, pcname02 and so on pcname06% will exclude pcname060, pcname061, pcname0600…