Supersedence and App updates in Task Sequences

October 22, 2014, 7:40 pm

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2 questions on Application supersedence:

1. If i set up App v2 to supersede App v1, do I have to deploy App v2 aswell? To the same collection?

2. In task sequences that have App v1, do I have to edit them all removing App v1 and adding App v2?

I thought I understood Application supercedence as whenever a policy is refreshed, if someone has App v1, it will replace it with App v2, without needing an active deployment. But getting conflicting info from MS and forums.

I really do not want to have to edit 20 different task sequences every month when updates for Java, flash, adobe, firefox etc. are released. There must be a better way??!?!?

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Excel Interactives

October 28, 2014, 11:22 am

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I am trying to deploy the Office Interactive help files for Excel, Outlook and Word to our users through software distribution. I have tried packaging the install, Creating and Deploying an MSi, and Using task sequences to try and get a successful install and everyting fails unless the logged on user is an administrator and then it works. The error, 1603, always seem to concern a DFshim.dll file in the sxs updates folder that requires admistrator level access - dfshim_dll_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.7600.16513_none_40cecc845ce1dd88.

Anyone have any ideas on how to I can get these to install? I have checked off install as Administrator, tried run from distribution point, use a drive letter and all the normal.

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Error during connection to (64) or (53)

October 29, 2014, 1:55 pm

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Hey everyone

I have a SCCM 2007 R3 site with multiple Secondary Sites. All other Sites are functioning fine, however sending packages to one site in particular has been problematic. It worked up until a week or so ago.

From the primary site server, I can ping and nslookup the secondary site server

From the secondary site server, I can ping and nslookup the primary site server

On the secondary site server, I have the primary site server computer account in the local administrator's group

I made sure all the SMS shares on the Secondary site are still available and present.

I checked permissions on the Site Server's SMSPKGC$ directory, and the administrators group is populated with Full Control (which contains an AD group containing my primary site server computer account)

The sender account for the Secondary site contains the correct DNS name for the Secondary Site Server

I've tried removing the problematic package and re-sending = no luck

I've tried sending a new, smaller test package = no luck

In the Sender.log on the Primary Site Server, I see these errors:

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Error during connection to \\SecondarySiteServer.domain.com\SMS_SITE (64).

Error during connection to \\SecondarySiteServer\SMS_SITE (64).

Error during connection to \\SecondarySiteServer\SMS_Site (53).

Cannot connect to server SecondarySiteServer at remote site <Site #>, won't try send requests going to site <SecondarySite#> for an hour or until there are not active send requests.

FQDN for server SecondarySiteServer is SecondarySiteServer.domain.com

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I'm seeing both 53 & 64 errors.

I did notice on the Secondary Site server that I get occasional MP check failures in the MPCONTROL.log:

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Call to HttpSendRequestSync succeeded for port 80 with status code 200, text:OK

Http test request succeeded.

Successfully performed Management point availability check against local computer.

Call to HttpSendRequestSync failed for port 80 with status code 500, text: Internal Server Error

Http test request failed, status code is 500, 'Internal Server Error'

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Does anyone have any recommendations on what to check for next?

Thanks

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Help me in creating a Device Collection - i have a list of machine name (in a excel or CSV file)

November 2, 2014, 8:11 am

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Hello Guys,

I have created a Device collection for UK region (2000+ machines)

Now i have been given a list of 1000 machines to which i need to deploy an application.

I have to create a device collection for this 1000+ machines. as an input i have a excel or CSV file with a list of machine names.

Please suggest me how can i create a device collection with CSV file as input. Is my CSV file should be in particular format.

Or is there any other way i can create a collection for this 1000 specific machines.

Please suggest.

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SCCM 2012 SQL Server Report Builder Error

September 3, 2014, 4:22 am

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I am trying to create a report with SQL query on SCCM 2012. I get the below error.

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Report Builder
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An error occurred while executing the query.
The SELECT permission was denied on the object 'v_GS_OPERATING_SYSTEM', database 'CM_C01', schema 'dbo'.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The SELECT permission was denied on the object 'v_GS_OPERATING_SYSTEM', database 'CM_C01', schema 'dbo'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 229)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&ProdVer=11.00.3000&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=229&LinkId=20476

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BUTTONS:

OK
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OnSearchComplete - Failed to end search job. Error = 0x8007000e.

August 29, 2014, 7:46 am

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Hello,

The below error received in WUhandler.log. Machine have space in C Drive.

OnSearchComplete - Failed to end search job. Error = 0x8007000e.WUAHandler8/29/2014 11:24:40 AM20272 (0x4F30)
Scan failed with error = 0x8007000e.WUAHandler8/29/2014 11:24:40 AM20272 (0x4F30)

Please help to solve the issue.

Regards,

Boopathi s

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DP constantly processing orphaned package

November 7, 2014, 8:01 am

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Hi,

I'm running SCCM2007 and have a remote site DP configured that is constantly trying to process a package as shown in the distmgr.log. The package no longer exists on the main server and having searched the SQL db, I'm unable to locate it anywhere, yet it still tries every couple of seconds.

I've tried the queries below and nothing is returned.

SELECT * FROM PkgServers where NALPath = '["Display=\\<Name of DP>\"]MSWNET:["SMS_SITE=<Site Code>"]\\<Name of DP>\' and PkgID = '<ID>
select * from SMSPackages where PkgID = 'XXX00001'  
select * from PkgStatus where ID = 'XXX00001'  
select * from PkgServers where PkgID = 'XXX00001'  
The distmgr.box/incoming has been emptied
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers

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Run TS command line error, delete old files

November 12, 2014, 3:32 am

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Dear SCCM guys,

I am trying to run TS for that delete files older than 30 days without any luck, i tried all scenario i think i should change something in the code but i don't have that experience in scripting,

command as following

forfiles -p %appdata%\Microsoft\Signatures\ -m *.* -d -30 -c "cmd /c del /q @path"

error as below:

Run command line Process completed with exit code 1 Command line returned 1 ERROR: The specified directory does not exist. . The operating system reported error 1: Incorrect function.

Thank you

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Trouble Distributing packages to DP

November 14, 2014, 1:34 pm

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I have a DP on the other side of the world that has been acting up lately. I distribute packages to other DPs fine, but some of the packages don't ever show up as "installed" on my sccm 2007 console. They stay in "Install Pending".

Looking at the status messages, I see a ton of information messages:

2300 - beginning to process...

2342 - starting to process...

2301 - completed processing successfully...

These repeat over and over and over into the thousands for the same few packages. When I examine the distmgr.log on the primary site server, I don't see it having issues sending to this DP. When I examine sender.log I see it writing to the DP successfully. On the dp (which is in a secondary site), I see the distmgr.log go through spurts of processing a ton of the mentioned packages, but never completing or finishing. On a lot of them I see that the versions are wrong.

I've been looking at other suggestions, and I might try the PreloadPkgonSite tool. However in looking at the distmgr\incoming inbox on my secondary site/dp, there are a bunch of xxx.pkg files (nothing in the Incoming\bad folder). These .pkg files aren't named the same as my package ids in question, but when i examine the contents they reference the packages in plain text.

My question is: Should I delete (or move) these .pkg files in the inboxes\distmgr.box\incoming folder on my secondary/dp? I don't see these files on other sites, just this one, and there are a lot, but only a dozen or so recently.

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Adobe Pro XI MST file

November 22, 2014, 2:19 am

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I download and customized the Adobe XI Pro MSI file and also saved the MST file. Now, when I run the MSI file, it asks all the options, which have been customized and saved.

I will save the whole package in a shared folder and let the user run the installer to install the Adobe Pro XI in their machines without selecting any option. Any idea about accomplishing this task.

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Custom distribution share removed from all BDPs

November 26, 2014, 7:52 am

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Prior to my arrival it was standard practice to use a custom share folder when distributing packages. From the console this is in thepackage properties window on the data access tab. They were instructed to selectShare the distribution folder (2nd radio button) and provide aShare name of CommonRootFolder\Vendor_Application_Version. SCCM then creates a share called CommonRootFolder and a folder under that.

Recently we were getting complaints that users were not getting software at our branches. While troubleshooting we discovered that all of our branch distribution points no longer have the CommonRootFolder share. To fix that issue we're updating a small package which seems to recreate the share, but was wondering if anyone has ever heard of this happening.

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Distribution Point migration status in CM12 console

November 29, 2014, 9:36 am

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Hi,

We are using sccm 2012 r2 cu2. we are in middle of migration.

We have in sccm 2007 under secondary site server name assd1 it contain MP and DP role.

Under ASSd1 server i was created one of the distribution point server and copied all the package to the new server assd2.

I created this new distribution point last week.

Today I gathered data from sccm 2007 to sccm2012.

Previously I did the same almost 5 servers and after sccm2012 administration-->under site hierarchy--> shared distribution point it shows. after that i will migrate to sccm2012 DP

but this server not showing. but when i saw migctrl.log i can see the log

The DP assd2.xxx.org is eligible for upgrade

but not showing under administration-->under site hierarchy--> shared distribution

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Programs

December 4, 2014, 6:02 am

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Hi,

When we get a popup to run a program in taskbar and executed it then it is getting failed. But if the program is executed from Control Panel -> Run Advertised Program then it is success.

What is the change here. Please help me.

Regards,

Boopathi S

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December 5, 2014, 8:33 pm

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How to copy software to Distribution points for Advertisement.

December 6, 2014, 12:41 am

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How to copy software to distribution points manually for creating software advertisement because my organisation network bandwidth is 512kbps so it is very critical to deploy windows-7 sp1. so I plan to create software distribution by copying manually to distribution points.

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What is the maximum packages/programs allowed per site

December 9, 2014, 1:51 am

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Hello,

On a single primary site of SCCM 2007, how many packages and programs are allowed to create/supported.

Thanks & Regards,

Muthukumaran

MuthuKumaran

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SCCM 2012 R2 - Deploy Application from DFS

December 10, 2014, 10:25 am

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Hello All,

I have been struggling with this for the last few days. I have been trying to deploy Applications from a DFS share but cannot get it to work. It appears that the MSI cannot be found when MSIEXEC is invoked (error 1619). I have checked the paths and permissions and there does not appear to be an issue there (both the Site Server and installation user account have permissions). Under the Deployment Type I have the following:
Content Tab - Empty
Programs Tab
Installation Program: msiexec /i "\\dfsroot\Software\Install\7zip\7z920x64.msi"
Installation start in: \\dfsroot\Software\Install\7zip
User Experience Tab
Installation behavior: Install for system
Logon requirement: Whether or not a user is logged on
Installation program "font-family:'Open Sans', sans-serif;font-size:14.2857141494751px;">I checked the event log on the client and MSIEXEC is getting invoked under the SYSTEM account. That obviously won't work.

What am I missing?

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Deleting packages doesn't delete the files from the Distribution Point

September 25, 2014, 1:18 pm

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Hi,

I have one primary site with one site server acting as my one single server for everything.

I deleted a bunch of Software Update packages in order to reclaim space on my single SCCM drive.

After deleting the packages, I looked at the SMSPKG and SMSKPKGD$ folder, and it appears the pacakge files are still there.

Is there an easy way to identify which ones were deleted? and if so, can i manually delete them?

Im looking for an easy way to do this, since the actual package was deleted in the SCCM console.

Here is a separate post which describes the problem im having, but nobody seemed to have a good answer for it ...

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/641519ee-bcad-41ee-9945-d5abe0671ff3/deleting-superseded-updates-reclaiming-disk-space-cleaning-up-package-source-updates?forum=configmgrsum

Please advise.

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App gets runtime error 429 when deploying via SCCM

January 7, 2015, 8:00 am

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I have an application I'm trying to deploy and it works fine when manually running the app (silently) on my test machine. When deploying it from SCCM and then trying to run the program you get a message saying "Run time error 429 - activex component can't create object".

I can silently run the exe for the app from a command prompt. I can also do the same if I use the programs MSI file instead.

If I use the exe, msi or batch from SCCM it fails. I've tried deploying when a user is logged in or logged off.

One of the frustrating issues is I have been able to make it work on some systems, but not all. It fails more often than not. I'm wondering if it has something to do with a windows update (maybe .net framework) that isn't the same on each system.

I have already checked logs and haven't been able to find anything.

Any ideas?

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