Installing A Secondary Site Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2012 SP1

May 18th, 2013 | Posted by Justin in CM12 Setup - (0 Comments)

Overview: In this post, I’m going to go through the process of installing a secondary site in a Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 site. My Environment: CM12.CONTOSO.LOCAL = CM Primary Site Server (Sitecode is PRI) CM12DEN.CONTOSO.LOCAL = This will be the new Secondary Site Server (Sitecode will be DEN) AD Global Security Group Names All CM Servers = This is …
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Using RBA To Separate Servers And Workstations In Configuration Manager 2012

May 13th, 2013 | Posted by Justin in Role-Based Administration - (0 Comments)

Overview: A question I see come up a lot is how can I Delegate permissions for my Server Team to only see/manage servers and my Desktop Team to only see/manage desktops in Configuration Manager? In Configuration Manager 2007, the best option was to have two completely different Configuration Managers sites (One site for servers and one for desktops). In this Post/Guide, …
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Minimum Permissions Needed To Perform Client Push In Configuration Manager 2012

May 10th, 2013 | Posted by Justin in Role-Based Administration - (0 Comments)

Overview: A question that seems to come up in the forums a lot is “What Permissions Are Required To Allow An User To Push The Configuration Manager Client?”. In this post, I’m going to walk through the process of delegating the minimal permissions needed to perform “Client Push” on a resource in Configuration Manager 2012. I’m also going to show how you can …
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Configuration Manager 2007 to 2012 Migration

May 6th, 2013 | Posted by Justin in Migration - (2 Comments)

Overview: In this post, I’m going to do a walk-through of setting up a migration from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012 and the process to migrate a package. Lab Environment CM07.CONTOSO.LOCAL = My Configuration Manager 2007 Site Server and database CM12.CONTOSO.LOCAL = My Configuration Manager 2012 Site Server and database I will be using the computer …
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WQL Query For OS Install Date Within Specific Amount Of Days

May 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Justin in Queries - (0 Comments)

Here is a WQL query you can use to create a collection of machines where the install date was less than a specific amount of days. In this query, it will find computers that have had the OS installed within the last 30 days (This value can be changed by editing the number in the …
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Create Collection Of Computers Missing A Application / Software Title

May 2nd, 2013 | Posted by Justin in Applications - (0 Comments)

A question that I see a lot is how can you create a device collection of machines that don’t have a particular piece of software installed? This task is much easier in Configuration Manager 2012 since we can make use of the include and exclude collection rules. In Configuration Manager 2007, you would need to create …
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Application Supersedence

April 30th, 2013 | Posted by Justin in Applications - (0 Comments)

Overview: In this post, I’m going to talk about Application Supersedence in the new Application Model of Configuration Manager 2012. Application Supersedence allows you to replace a deployment type of an application with a deployment type of another application. You have the option to uninstall the superseded application/deployment type before installing the new application. Scenario: I’m going …
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