One of the most time consuming tasks when working with OS Deployment in ConfigMgr is implementing the drivers needed to support different hardware models. There are a couple of reasons for this: Determining if drivers installed correctly can only be determined by executing an actual Task Sequence, which takes a lot of time. Each Hardware…
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How to add Branding to your OS Deployment in ConfigMgr 2012 – Part 3: Create Compliance Baseline
In part 1, I showed you how to enable the Branding to Reg steps, and where you could find the information in the registry. Part 2 showed you how you can extend what information is branded into the registry, and in this part I will show you how you can use Compliance Settings and Compliance…
How to add Branding to your OS Deployment in ConfigMgr 2012 – Part 2: Modify OSDBranding
In part 1 of this series, I showed you how to enable the Branding to Reg steps, so that during a Task Sequence some information about the Task Sequence is stored in the Registry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MPSD\OSD. In this part, we are going to extend the information which is written to include some information we want…
How to add Branding to your OS Deployment in ConfigMgr 2012 – Part 1: Enable Branding
I’m a big fan of integrating the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit into ConfigMgr, but notice that I’m having a hard time to convince my customers (and some fellow Deployment enthusiasts) of the added value. Personally I think that has something to do with the overwhelming added functionality you get. Take for example the MDT created Task…
Best practices for deploying applications within a ConfigMgr 2012 Task Sequence
When you decide to install Applications during your OS Deployment using Configuration Manager, there are some caveats which must be taken into account Applications installed during a task sequence must be installed completely silent, that means that no user interaction is allowed. Some points of attention are: Task Sequence runs in the context of the…
ConfigMgr 2012: What to do when the Configuration Manager Client Upgrade Package is deleted somehow
With ConfigMgr 2012 there are 2 packages used to install the ConfigMgr client. The first package which is called the Configuration Manager Client Package can be found under the Packages node of the Software Library and is used during OSD in the Setup Windows And ConfigMgr step to install the ConfigMgr client. The other package,…
ConfigMgr 2012: Caveat with application revisions when used in a Task Sequence – Updated
Update: Some readers of my blog still experience this issue, and up until now the exact cause is not clear. The workaround is still valid though ! Please read the comments below for the latest updates. If you also experience this issue, please up the counter on the Microsoft Connect site where this issue is reported: https://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext/feedback/details/772079/task-sequence-doesnt-install-or-fails-when-application-version-is-updated Recently I…
Now available: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed, the book on Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is now generally available for purchase through Amazon and other shops. I contributed two chapters to this book, and feel really honored to be part of the excellent line up of writers and contributors. I’ve written Chapter 9 on Client…
ConfigMgr client automatic site assignment behavior in a multi site environment
I’m currently working on a project where we implement a new ConfigMgr 2012 hierarchy in a forest where several ConfigMgr 2007 hierarchies already exist. The new ConfigMgr 2012 environment will be installed in a new domain within that existing Forest and we will not migrate any content from these ConfigMgr 2007 environments, but install…