Back to basics: Deploying applications with Custom Global Conditions in Configuration Manager

February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 by Martin Bengtsson

Introduction

This past week I went back to basics with Configuration Manager, as I was working with some applications where I needed the deployments to behave differently based on various factors.

Some may resort to creating individual applications or even packages for each specific need, but there are more clever ways of doing it.

For instance, in this specific case, I had different sets of binaries to be used, varying based on the architecture of Office 365 ProPlus installed. I also wanted something different to happen, whether the installation was happening with a task sequence or not.

So again, this is something a single Application in combination with the proper Global Conditions can cater for. No need to create several Applications or Packages. Curious? Continue reading 🙂

Back to basics: Troubleshoot SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager) Client Push installation errors

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by Martin Bengtsson

Introduction

This is a topic I see quite often as well. Both on the TechNet forums as well as in the facebook groups I follow. So hereby a continuation of my back to basics series, giving you some insights on the Client Push installation process and how to troubleshoot some of the most common issues.

Sneek peak at the SCCM console when about to initiate a client push installation

Back to basics: How can I move computers to a new OU in Active Directory during an in-place upgrade using SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager)

August 29, 2018 by Martin Bengtsson

Introduction

Continuing the back to basics blog series, and this time addressing how you can move the computer object in AD (Active Directory) from one OU (Organization Unit) to another during an in-place upgrade of Windows. A good guess is, that this will be relevant for a lot people working with WaaS (Windows as a Service), where putting the computers into a new and fresh OU, with some new and fresh Group Policies might be needed.

This is all done using a web service and powershell. Curious? Continue reading 🙂

Back to basics: How can I add computers to Active Directory Groups during OSD with SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager)

May 16, 2019July 12, 2018 by Martin Bengtsson

Introduction

Following up on my promise and continuing this mini-series of blog post, where I’m trying to address some of the basics of Configuration Manager. This time, I’m going to give you an example of how you can to add computers to groups in AD (Active Directory) during the deployment of Windows using a web service and Powershell.

Sneak peek at the available operations in the web service

Back to basics: How can I fully automate the patching of Windows 10 using SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager)

September 24, 2018June 19, 2018 by Martin Bengtsson

Introduction

I have been spending some time on the Configuration Manager forums on Technet lately, and questions about Software Updates (among others) frequently pops up. So I thought of creating a series of blog post explaining some of the basics of Configuration Manager or explaining some of the topics I often see being repeated as questions on the forums.

This will be the very first in such series, where I will give an example on how you can use SCCM to fully automate the patching of Windows 10. All of these examples will be based on the latest version of Configuration Manager Current Branch.

Peak at the Automatic Deployment Rule we will be creating and configuring in this example