Kevin79

Ok, 1 more thing (for now!). I got the client to install when the computer is in the boundaries of the secondary site. Looking at the install log (C:\Windows\System32\CCMSetup\ccmsetup.log) it looks like it is downloading the files from the Primary site over http. What roles do I need to install on my Secondary site or what do I need to do to get the client to install from the local server and not my primary server?

Thanks. I just wanted to double check. I'm slowly working through my list of things to test.

Do I just configure Client Push exactly like I do for my primary site? I.E. Both sites have "Enable Client Push Installation to assigned resources" checked under General, same accounts under Accounts and SMSSITECODE=WIN under Client. Is that correct?

What is SCCM Client Center? Do I need to configure the "Client Push Installation" on my secondary server?

How would I verify that my clients are using the correct MP or PMP then?

I'm testing SCCM and have set up a secondary site off of my main site. How do I tell if it is working properly? From what I can tell, none of my clients are using it as their management point even though I set up the boundary under site settings and even told SCCM that it is a "protected site system" and setup the boundary there (under site systems) (which will lead to another question in a few). When I go to a client though, it shows that the site code is SMS:COR (my primary site) and the management point is my primary site server. When I try to have SCCM install the client on a computer that should belong to the secondary site, nothing happens. The only way I can get the client to install is to uncheck the box for "Include only clients in this site's boundaries". How would I push out the client to computers in my secondary sites?

Sorry to hijack your thread, but what did you do to get it to ask you for a computer name?

I don't know what changed but it looks to be working correctly now. The shortcuts are all right. I don't know if the last portion ran or not yet. I have to have someone show me what that actually fixes. Thanks for the help!

Update: I got the original capture working correctly and I've found a way to create a menu for the task sequences. Now I have more questions (on top of the original ones). I set my task sequences to target computers in the "All Unknown Computers" group so that I don't have to specify the computers ahead of time. Will computers that are already part of SCCM be able to use these task sequences? I.E. A computer needs to have a new setup on it because it isn't working properly. On my test deployment, the task sequence didn't ask for a computer name. How do I get it to ask for one? Is there any way to get rid of the page where it asks for a password (even if I don't have one set)?

Anyone?

I followed Anyweb's guide on building and capturing XP (but it didn't finish). I have a few questions... For the network drivers, do I import them in to the "Drivers" folder or do I have to do something else with them? We currently use MDT to deploy images and any computer can be imaged, they just need to boot to PXE. No configuration needed. Once in MDT, they get an option of which task sequence they want to use. Can SCCM be set up like this? I don't want to have to go in and tell SCCCM the MAC address of each computer before putting an image on because we have people in different locations doing them (but they aren't IT people). They also need a menu to choose the type of computer so that the right software is installed (i.e. Lenovo laptops should have the Thinkvantage software loaded). The build and capture XP TS installs the ConfigMgr client. Should this be part of the image or is it best to have it install after the image is deployed? When building my image, is it best to not install drivers but instead have SCCM inject them during the deployment? Can I install XP manually, set up the profiles and stuff how I want them and then capture it? I have some IE favorites I want everyone to have and a default background (users can change after if they want) so I modify the default profile with those changes. Can I do this with SCCM?

I consolidated the files in to two files. The install file: SAPShortcut.vbs What reports do you mean?

I got the actual installer to run but none of the other batch files ran...

I don't see any of those things listed as requirements for secondary sites.

What about webdav?

Another question. When installing a secondary site, does the server need to have IIS and everything else installed on it like the primary server?

I read through that document, thanks. What is the typical cut off point when using BDP's isn't efficient? I'm thinking that some sites will need a secondary site and that at that point, I might as well go with secondary sites all the way. Thoughts?

"Apply to branch distribution points only" is selected. "Throttling window start time:" is 7 AM "Throttling window end time:" is 6 PM "Maximum transfer rate during throttling window (Kbps):" is 20 "Allow BITS downloads outside of throttling windows" is checked. "Maximum transfer rate outside of throttling window (Kbps):" is 9999

How would OS images work since it has to connect to a PXE server locally? Wouldn't the PXE server just be a SCCM server with the images on it? With WSUS in SCCM, if I had SCCM servers at the remote sites, would I be able to have each SCCM server download patches directly from Microsoft or would they download the files from my main site?

So let me make sure I'm understanding correctly. First, you can have a single image for all of your computers, you just use task sequences to install the correct drivers for each system? Even if the systems are different (I.E. Wide range of Dells and Lenovo laptops)? When you say all your regional sites will get the image from the secondary site, are clients downloading the image from local servers or pulling them down from a server in a different physical location? The one image Nationally distributed means that I have a single image that is replicated to my remote servers?

As I'm sure you all have seen from my posts on the forums, I am working on a trial of SCCM to replace how we currently deploy software (using Group policy) and OS images (using mdt) and integrate WSUS. Before I get to my questions, I'll try to explain my network layout... I have a main site with 11 smaller sites connected to it. Each site has a domain controller at a minimum, most have other servers as well. All remote sites that are using MDT have it installed on the domain controller (Not my setup). There are a couple sites that don't use MDT. Some of the sites also have WSUS installed on the DC (again, not my idea). Each site is connected in different ways but most have a T1. Also, each instance of WSUS gets update approvals from the main site but downloads content directly from Microsoft. Now on to my questions... -Should I install an instance of SCCM at each location? If not, how do I deploy OS images without them going over the slow WAN link? -Right now, with mdt, we have about 10 different images. We use Lenovo laptops and Dell desktops. WIll SCCM allow us to reduce our number of images? -Will it still be possible to have SCCM/WSUS download updates directly from Microsoft? (Note: the WSUS server downloads them from Microsoft and the clients then download from the WSUS server) -When deploying software to new computers, should I use a task sequence in the OS deployment or just use a standard application deployment? What are the pros and cons when using each one? I'm sorry if these are stupid questions but they are biggies to the company and will determine if we move forward. I'm sure there will be more questions as well. Thanks!

The folder structure was downloaded but there aren't any actual files there, just folders.

I set it up to download from the DP. The logs are attached. cas.log DataTransferService.log

The logs don't really say anything, at least nothing that means anything to me. The one thing I did find interesting was in execmgr.log. <![LOG[Execution Request for package COR00005 program SAP GUI 7.10 state change from WaitingDependency to WaitingContent]LOG]!><time="11:30:45.730+240" date="08-23-2010" component="execmgr" context="" type="1" thread="1960" file="executionrequest.cpp:488"> This was 33 minutes ago...

Here is the batch file and other batch files it calls... Install.bat deleteshortcut.bat SAPShortcut.vbs IE-SAPFIX.bat Any suggestions on how to make this work?