Overview

• In this video, we will review how to remove a central administration site in SCCM. We will cover the requirements for the removal and how to perform the removal.

Topics in Video

• Introduction: (0:00)
• DJam – History of CAS and Why They May Need to be Collapsed: (0:57)
• Overview of Our Current Lab Environment & Plan for the CAS Removal: (11:26)
• Reassigning Clients Before Uninstalling Second Primary Site: (14:11)
• Removing Boundaries & Site System Roles Before Uninstalling Second Primary Site: (18:30)
• Optional Step – Uninstall Client Agent Before Uninstalling Second Primary Site: (21:52)
• Uninstall Second Primary Site: (22:55)
• Removing Reporting Services Role from CAS & Reconfiguring on Standalone Primary Site: (25:36)
• Going Over Site Roles That Do Not Need to be Removed from the CAS: (32:54)
• Looking at Prerequisites to Remove the CAS: (34:26)
• Removing the CAS: (34:50)
• Unpublish CAS Object from Active Directory: (37:20)
• Reviewing Standalone Primary Site after Removal of the CAS: (38:33)
• Performing Post-Setup Tasks: (39:26)
• Overview of Potential Hash Errors if you Manage Third-Party Updates: (41:44)
• Exporting Patch My PC Publisher Settings & Certificate from CAS: (46:58)
• Importing Publisher Settings & Certificate to Standalone Primary Site: (49:52)
• Solution for Third-party Update Hash Errors After Removing the CAS: (52:24)
• Reconfiguring Boundaries and Boundary Groups: (57:02)
• Wrap-up: (59:03)​

Helpful Resources:

• Remove CAS – Configuration Manager | Microsoft Docs
• Uninstall sites – Configuration Manager | Microsoft Docs

Overview In this video guide, we will walk through the process of enabling third-party software updates in the SCCM technical preview 1806. Topics in Video

• Review code-signing HTTPS WSUS requirements – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=39
• Enable third-party Updates in Software Update Point – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=79
• Enable HP Catalog – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=173
• Force Sync of HP Catalog – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=246
• Enable HP Vendor and Products in Software Update Point – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=417
• Download Published Update in SCCM Console – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=605
• Configure Third-Party Updates with SUP in HTTP Mode – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=720
• Generate WSUS Self-Signed Cert Using Patch My PC Publishing Service – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=761
• Import Patch My PC Update Catalog in the Catalog in SCCM – https://youtu.be/dCj4P2PdDNg?t=840

Resources for This Guide:

• Download Patch My PC Publishing Service to Generate Self-Signed Certificate – https://patchmypc.net/publishing-service-setup-documentation
• Setup Guide for Exporting Code-Signing Cert and Deploying to Client – https://patchmypc.net/publishing-service-setup-documentation

 

Overview

• In this video guide, we will be covering how to configure the third-party software update catalogs feature added in SCCM 1806. This video guide covers enabling your software update point for third-party software updates, setting Configuration Manager to manage the certificate, enabling the client setting to enable third-party software updates and configure the Patch My PC Update Catalog in the third-party software update catalog node of SCCM.

Topics in Video

• Enable the “Enable third-party software updates” in the “Third Party Updates” tab of the Software Update Point – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=41
• Configure Configuration Manager to manage the WSUS signing certificate – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=68
• Enable the client setting “Enable third party software updates” – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=190
• Review the process of Configuration Manager creating the code-signing certificate for WSUS – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=222
• Enable Patch My PC Trial Catalog as a Custom Catalog – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=305
• Review the SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT.log to see the catalog being published – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=387
• Sync the SUP and Enable Patch My PC updates in the Products tab of the SUP – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=428
• Enable Patch My PC Catalog for a Specific Product (Oracle Java Only) – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=485
• Enable Patch My PC Full Catalog for Publishing – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=629
• Publish Third-Party Update Content from the SCCM Console – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=755
• Review SCCM Third-Party Update Catalogs compared to our automated publishing service – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=854
• Deploy the third-party software updates using an automatic deployment rule – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=962
• Review client and verify it received the WSUS certificate and third-party update policy – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=1042
• Verify client updates Java 8 Update 171 to Java 8 Update 181 – https://youtu.be/rBdmWbf5Vgg?t=1100

Topics Mentioned in Video

• Patch My PC Third-Party Update Catalog – https://patchmypc.net/third-party-patch-management-sccm-scup-catalog
• Trial Catalog Overview: https://patchmypc.net/scup-catalog-trial
• Trial Catalog Download URL for SCCM Catalog: https://patchmypc.net/trial-catalog-download
• Selectively Choose Products to Import Using Patch My PC Update Catalog: https://patchmypc.net/selectively-choose-products-to-publish-patch-my-pc-update-catalog
• Patch My PC Update Catalog Supported Products: https://patchmypc.net/supported-products-scup-catalog

Helpful Resources:

• Enable third-party updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates
• Prerequisites to Enable third-party updates  – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#prerequisites
• Additional requirements when the SUP is remote from the top-level site server – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#additional-requirements-when-the-sup-is-remote-from-the-top-level-site-server
• Enable third-party updates on the SUP – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#enable-third-party-updates-on-the-sup
• Configure the WSUS signing certificate – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#configure-the-wsus-signing-certificate
• Enable third-party updates on the clients – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#enable-third-party-updates-on-the-clients
• Add a custom third-party software update catalog – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#add-a-custom-catalog
• Subscribe to a third-party catalog and sync updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#subscribe-to-a-third-party-catalog-and-sync-updates
• Publish and deploy third-party software updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#publish-and-deploy-third-party-software-updates
• Monitoring progress of third-party software updates – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#monitoring-progress-of-third-party-software-updates
• Known issues – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#known-issues
• Status messages for third-party software updates in SCCM – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sccm/sum/deploy-use/third-party-software-updates#status-messages