At one time it became routine to manage Windows local account passwords with a Group Policy Preference. However, some time ago the process was was discovered to have a significant venerability and Microsoft released security bulletin MS14-025 to address the
ConfigMgr fails to distribute a package… failed to create instance of IRdcLibrary
Awhile back I had an issue distributing a new Package in ConfigMgr (SCCM). There didn’t seem to be anything unique about the package, it just didn’t want to process. Digging into the SMS Distribution Manager log (distmgr.log), I noticed a
Downgrading SQL from Enterprise Edition to Standard for ConfigMgr
At a recent client engagement we discovered that Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise edition was installed on the ConfigMgr Primary Site Server. Technically this is not a problem, but it is only needed if you expect to have more than 150,000
When VMware started making physical computers…
Ok, so that’s a bit misleading. The actual issue is that ConfigMgr’s detection routine for some virtual machines is broken. This apparently started around May 2014 but I noticed it for the first time on a new ConfigMgr v1511 installation.
ConfigMgr Status Message Viewer MFC120u.dll Missing Error
When the ConfigMgr Admin Console version 2012 SP2 (or 2012 R2 SP1) is installed and the ConfigMgr client is not updated on the same computer you could see an error like the one below. StatView is the utility that displays
ConfigMgr Reporting Services Point with complex SQL
In a new ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 environment the Reporting Services point was proving a bit challenging to install. After setting all of the required permission it was finally happy. Required Permissions On the SQL Server Reporting Services server, an
Error installing Windows ADK
When preparing a new Windows Server 2012 R2 system for a new ConfigMgr 2012 R2 site, I ran into an error installing the Windows ADK. In this case it is version 10; however, I believe the same scenario would apply
Sorting ConfigMgr data by IP Address
If you’ve ever wanted to report on ConfigMgr client IPAddress you know it can be a challenge. ConfigMgr stores IP Address information in the v_GS_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURAITON SQL view (and other places) but it is actually an array of both IPv4 and