Overview

• In this video guide, we will be doing a deep-dive into the application deployment process in SCCM from a client-side perspective. This video will cover the components involved on the SCCM client to evaluate, download, and install applications.

Topics in Video

• Review 7-Zip application with its two deployment types that we will deploy to the client – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=86
• Review client being used to install applications – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=170
• Force machine policy to see how the policy for the application deployment is processed – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=187
• Review PolicyAgent.log and Datatransferservice.log to see how the application deployment policy is downloaded – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=282
• Review where policy for the application deployment gets stored in WMI (ROOT\ccm\Policy\Machine\ActualConfig:CCM_ApplicationCIAssignment.AssignmentID=”{90D5A10E-12C4-4362-AF19-E391FD2964C4}”) using WMIExplorer.exe – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=369
• Review the ClientSDK that software center uses to pull application details from (ROOT\ccm\ClientSDK:CCM_Application.Id=”ScopeId_6541FA90-052F-476D-A7E7-C0F3B34EC1B8/Application_6a1d9353-9bca-4db6-927b-a4716de46596″) – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=464
• Review components involved in evaluating the application (Configuration Item) components involved include (DCMAgent.log, CIDownloader.log, CIStateStore.log, DataTransferService.log, CIAgentJob.log, AppIntentEval.log, CIAgent.log, CCMSDKProvider.log, SCNotify.log, SCToastNotification.log, and StateMessage.log – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=548
• Initiate installation of the application – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=987
• Review components involved in the application installation – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=1039
• Review the content location lookup request from the client for the applications deployment type needed – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=1168
• Review how AppEnfore.log actually performed the installation of the file used for the deployment type’s installation command – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=1504
• Review how the installed rule detection is performed once the installation command is completed – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=1609
• Review update instances for the application deployment in WMI after the installation – https://youtu.be/vnlMn_hEHGo?t=1670

Helpful Resources:

• Introduction to application management in Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/understand/introduction-to-application-management
• Application Deployment Types- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/understand/introduction-to-application-management#deployment-type
• Create deployment types for the application – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_create-dt
• Application requirement rules – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/understand/introduction-to-application-management#requirements
• Deployment type content options – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_dt-content
• Deployment type Detection Method options – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_dt-detect
• Deploy applications with Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/deploy-use/deploy-applications
• Default application return codes – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#default-return-codes
• Supported deployment types – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/deploy-use/create-applications#bkmk_deploy-types
• Create Windows applications in Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/get-started/creating-windows-applications
• What application types can you deploy? – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/understand/introduction-to-application-management#what-application-types-can-you-deploy
• How applications use state-based reporting for compliance – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/understand/introduction-to-application-management#state-based-applications
• Applications in Software Center – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/understand/introduction-to-application-management#software-center
• Plan for and configure application management in Configuration Manager – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/apps/plan-design/plan-for-and-configure-application-management