Joshua Arldt

Update 1804 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

Hello everyone! We are excited to let you know that update 1804 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available. This months new preview features … Read moreUpdate 1804 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

Configuration Manager SDK redistributables available on NuGet.org

In addition to the previously published Client Messaging SDK package, we are now making the following Configuration Manager SDK libraries available as packages on NuGet.org. Now you can easily consume them in your own projects and be alerted to updates. Management Point API (MPAPI) The MPAPI contains management point interface libraries. Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.MPAPI.i386 Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.MPAPI.amd64 Documentation: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/cc144951.aspx … Read moreConfiguration Manager SDK redistributables available on NuGet.org

Update 1803 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

Hello everyone! We are excited to let you know that update 1803 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available. This months new preview features … Read moreUpdate 1803 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER Installation Failure

The Problem One of my clients was recently experiencing failures installing the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER component. SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER would continuously retry the installation of  the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER component and fail. Here is the error that was presented in the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER log: Site Component Manager failed to install this component, because the Microsoft Installer File for this component (bgbisapi.msi) could … Read moreSMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER Installation Failure

Now Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager

Read full post here. Now Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager This update includes the following improvements: Client Online Status: You can now view the online status of devices in Assets and Compliance. New icons indicate the status of a device as online or offline. Support for SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups: Configuration … Read moreNow Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager

Now available: CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2

Read full post here. CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2 Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 3100144. This update contains fixes for issues in various areas including software distribution and content management; operating system … Read moreNow available: CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2

Improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1

Improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1 The list of improvements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1 as presented at Microsoft Ignite 2015. Grab the original slide deck here. OS Distribution Support for Windows 10 OS deployments Setup prerequisite is still Windows 8.1 ADK but it supports Windows 10 ADK Improvements … Read moreImprovements in ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and 2012 R2 SP1

ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and 2012 SP2 Now Available

Read the original post here. Following the announcements made at the Microsoft Ignite conference last week, we are happy to let you know that System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 are now generally available and can be downloaded on the Microsoft Evaluation Center. These service packs deliver full … Read moreConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and 2012 SP2 Now Available

Cannot Create SCCMContentLib [Error code: 67]

I ran into an interesting issue on a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CAS when working an issue for a client yesterday. My client reported that content was not distributing to distribution points. All content distributions would fail instantly. Error message “Cannot Create SCCMContentLib [Error code: 67]” was being generated in the distmgr.log. According to the logs, … Read moreCannot Create SCCMContentLib [Error code: 67]

Unknown SQL Error in ConfigMgr Logs

While working an issue for one of my clients recently, I ran into errors like the following in the policypv.log and the wsyncmgr.log: Policypv.log *** *** Unknown SQL Error! in ConfigMgr Logs CDeviceEnrollmentGenericSCConfig::GenerateDevicePolicyXML: failed to retrieve DTGuid from AppModelname 0   wsyncmgr.log *** *** Unknown SQL Error! Failed to sync update 15441c35-cd5f-4ea9-b067-7f50c7649e4f. Error: Failed to … Read moreUnknown SQL Error in ConfigMgr Logs