SCCM 2012 Archives

Why does the Status on the “Shared Distribution Points” tab show as “Failed to upgrade distribution point” when a SCCM DP upgrade fails?

Why does the Status on the “Shared Distribution Points” tab show as “Failed to upgrade distribution point” when a SCCM DP upgrade fails? I’ve tried upgrading a Shared Distribution Point (DP), to being just a ConfigMgr 2012 DP. However, the … Continued

Why do I get an error stating my Sms_def.mof contains invalid information when trying to import it?

Why do I get an error stating my Sms_def.mof contains invalid information when trying to import it? I am trying to import my Sms_def.mof to ConfigMgr 2012 in order to customise Hardware Inventory. However, when I try to do so … Continued

“SetRegistrationState failed (0x80071770)” in ClientIDManagerStartup.log on Clients that repeatedly become “Inactive”

“SetRegistrationState failed (0x80071770)” in ClientIDManagerStartup.log on Clients that repeatedly become “Inactive” I’ve got some ConfigMgr Clients that repeatedly become inactive. These Clients haven’t sent any inventory information for more than 30 days and the Inventoryagent.log hasn’t been updated. If I … Continued

Why are my Clients not being updated with the latest Antimalware Definition files?

Why are my Clients not being updated with the latest Antimalware Definition files? I’ve installed the Endpoint Protection Point Site System Role and set the Manage Endpoint Protection client on client computers client setting to True on the Endpoint Protection … Continued

Why is the value for the “lastLogonTimestamp” attribute incorrect?

Why is the value for the “lastLogonTimestamp” attribute incorrect? I’ve enabled Active Directory User Discovery and I’m trying to use the value retrieved by the lastLogonTimestamp attribute to determine the last logon for a user. However, the value shown by this … Continued

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2690414 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Keyboard shortcuts used in a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Remote Desktop session may be intercepted by a Remote Control viewer session http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2690414 I’ve updated the list of KB Articles for ConfigMgr … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2012] KB Article 2688244 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Old System Center 2012 Configuration Manager application Deployment Type source content remains in the client cache after the application is removed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688244 I’ve updated the list of KB Articles for ConfigMgr 2012 … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2012] KB Article 2688239 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Many warning messages for PolicyAgentInstanceProvider are logged when you install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager client http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688239 I’ve updated the list of KB Articles for ConfigMgr 2012 accordingly.

[ConfigMgr 2012] KB Article 2688030 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: “Bad gateway” error when deploying software updates in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688030 I’ve updated the list of KB Articles for ConfigMgr 2012 accordingly.

[ConfigMgr 2012] KB Article 2688247 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: SQL Server cumulative updates must be manually installed on secondary System Center 2012 Configuration Manager sites that use SQL Server Express http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2688247 I’ve updated the list of KB Articles for ConfigMgr 2012 … Continued