There’s always a lot of confusion on exactly how to use CCMSETUP and the various switches and properties for it even though it’s fully documented on TechNet.
MDT Application Mapping in ConfigMgr 2012
MDT 2012 Update 1 contains a nice little and very easy to use feature known as Package Mapping. This feature enables software to be automatically (re-)installed during a refresh scenario […]
Collecting USMT Estimates using ConfigMgr
A common ask is how much space is needed to store user state data captured by USMT. This is an important question to answer so that you know how space […]
KB2522623 and Offline Servicing
In a recent post about ConfigMgr 2012 Application Installation Failures, I discussed applying the hotfix described in KB2522623 during a build and capture task sequence to resolve access denied error […]
ConfigMgr Forest Discovery and Name Resolution
Forest Discovery is a new feature in ConfigMgr 2012 that enables ConfigMgr to dynamically create boundaries based on subnet information in Active Directory and publish service location information to multiple […]
ConfigMgr 2012 Application Installation Failures
I’ve seen this as an issue now a few times now in my lab and production environments as well as on the forums. In brief, this specific issue is an […]
ConfigMgr 2012 and 32-bit Application Installers
Why are 32-bit application installers special and why do they need special handling? First, a caveat: If you don’t have any 64-bit OSes in your environment (or never will), then […]
ConfigMgr Folder Structure
I’ve seen a lot of environments and the one typical commonality is that there simply was no planning or forethought put into where to store everything like source files, packages, […]
Secondary Sites and Boundary Groups
Boundary Groups were introduced in ConfigMgr 2012 to combine boundaries together and give them one of two common purposes: Content Location Site Assignment
ConfigMgr 2012 Application Deployment By Example: User EXE Deployment
Scenario: Deploy an application using the new application deployment capabilities of ConfigMgr 2012. Criteria: Native install using EXE installer (instead of an MSI based installer) Deploy to all users in […]