Peter van der Woude

About the Mobile Device Management see: http://www.systemcenterblog.nl/2011/02/09/cep-meeting-9-summary-sccm-2012-mobile-device-management/ About the Server Locator Point, it still exist!

First deploy the client and then the policies will come.

Did you already run a first synchronization?

I would use the batch variable %~dp0 to point to the xcopy command to the right direction. So it would be something like this: xcopy %~dp0* c:\install\vpn\ /s /e /q /y

Also, did you look at you scanstate.log to see what it's doing that takes so long?

Are you sure all the packages are on the DP and reachable for the client (remember during OSD the Network Access Account should also be configured).

Well... you could add the account to the Domain Admins or the BUILTIN\Administrators, but in my opinion you give it way to much rights then. So I always do the DCs by hand.

Under Software Distribution there is a node Advertisements, there you can delete the Advertisement.

Correct, untill october they will be optional.

I haven't seen this before? Is it since the beginning? If so, then I would try to reinstall....

Did you configure a deadline for the updates? Otherwise they will always stay optional...

We do need some more information then (like what did you configure, packages, deployments, etc.)

See here the different logfiles: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg477022.aspx

1. WinPE always uses the X -drive, so from a prompt you will only see X:. At the point of your Task Sequence when an OS has been applied, the Task Sequence will run in FullOS. At this point if you press F8 you will be able to use C: 2. If you want to capture userdata ofline (which means during WinPE) then you should use /offline. 3. No, but in general you create a new bootimage because you add new drivers and you will probably need these drivers to boot a machine. At the point that you want to boot those machine with your boot media, you need to update it with the latest bootimage (because of the drivers).

How did you remove the packages? From the console or directly from the share?

Do you see anything in the client logs? For example that it can't find its content? RAP = Run Advertised Programs

Programs that need user interaction, will not work during a Task Sequence. See also: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680842.aspx

What are you trying to achieve? A PXE boot, or via RAP?

Nope, a Management Point on a Secondary Site is always a Proxy Management Point, but the role will always be listed as a Management Point Client will always be assigned to a Primary Site. As soon as a client comes within the boundary of the Secondary Site it will use the Proxy Management Point there.

You could use something like this: Option Explicit ' --- Force Declaration of variables DIM objSWbemLocator, objSWbemServices, ProviderLocation, Location DIM sCollectionName, sComputername, colComputerItemSet, objComputerItem, FSO, logFile DIM colCollectionItemSet, objCollectionItem, objCollectionRule, objArguments, sResourceID, sRuleName '=============================================================================== ' Check arguments '=============================================================================== Set objArguments = Wscript.Arguments If WScript.Arguments.Count = 2 Then sCollectionName = objArguments.Named.Item("CollectionName") sComputername = objArguments.Named.Item("ComputerName") Else Wscript.Echo "Usage: AddComputerToCollection.vbs /CollectionName:[CollectionName] /ComputerName:[ComputerName]" Wscript.Quit End If '=============================================================================== ' MAIN Script to ADD a Computer to a Collection '=============================================================================== ConnectToSMSProvider() Set FSO = CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set logFile = FSO.CreateTextFile ("AddComputerToCollectionLOG.csv") Set colComputerItemSet = objSWbemServices.ExecQuery("Select * From SMS_R_System WHERE Name LIKE '" & sComputername & "'") For Each objComputerItem In colComputerItemSet If UCase(objComputerItem.Name) = UCase(sComputerName) Then sResourceID = objComputerItem.ResourceID sRuleName = objComputerItem.NetBiosName End If Next Set colCollectionItemSet = objSWbemServices.ExecQuery("Select * From SMS_Collection") For Each objCollectionItem In colCollectionItemSet If objCollectionItem.Name = sCollectionName Then Set objCollectionRule = objSWbemServices.Get("SMS_CollectionRuleDirect").SpawnInstance_() objCollectionRule.ResourceClassName = "SMS_R_System" objCollectionRule.RuleName = sRuleName objCollectionRule.ResourceID = sResourceID objCollectionItem.AddMembershipRule objCollectionRule logFile.Write "Succesfully added " & sComputerName & " to collection: " & sCollectionName End If Next '=============================================================================== ' Sub Routine to Connect to the SMS Provider '=============================================================================== Sub ConnectToSMSProvider() Set objSWbemLocator = CreateObject("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") Set objSWbemServices = objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer("PTSRVR02", "root\sms") Set ProviderLocation = objSWbemServices.InstancesOf("SMS_ProviderLocation") For Each Location In ProviderLocation If Location.ProviderForLocalSite = True Then Set objSWbemServices = objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer(Location.Machine, "root\sms\site_" + Location.SiteCode) End If Next End Sub WScript.Quit(0) But AFAIK there are some tools (and webservices) on the web that can provide something like this with a nice interface

Do you see anything in the logs (like the ClientIDManagerStartup, ClientLocation, LocationServices)?

1. Did you by any change configure the Program to run Hidden? 2. Where does it has to activate? On the internet? If so, then probably the SYSTEM account (which is used by default for admin installs) doesn't have rights to go on the internet.

How did you configure IIS? Did you perform the steps as explained here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431377.aspx

See your post here : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrosd/thread/e9afdc02-9bc7-4f56-b344-6234f3fd4777

Are the clients in a boundary for the Site? And what is defaultMigrationContainer30?