In preparing to install ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 here is the list of files/applications to download: Updated 2013-01-16
WSUS database and content migration
This is the simplistic process of moving the db and files for WSUS to a new drive or folder. Move content Using the command prompt, run the following %WSUS_Installation_Drive%:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Server update Services\Tools\WSUSUtil.exe movecontent <NewPath> <LogFile> Example: WSUSUtil.exe movecontent
SCCM and BranchCache
Configuring BranchCache on the SCCM Distribution Point On the Distribution Point properties, enable “Allow clients to transfer content from this distribution point using BITS, HTTP, and HTTPS” In Server Manager install the BranchCache Feature configure the Windows Firewall
SCCM Unused Packages
This is a t-sql query to help find Packages which you are no longer using so they can be properly organized/categorized/deleted. Thanks to John Nelson (Number 2) and Christjan Schumann for doing the heavy lifting. I only put the two
Remove SCCM 2007 Child Primary Site
Thanks to Tom Popov for a nice set of instructions (instead of Microsoft’s spaghetti @ http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632662.aspx). http://tompopov.blogspot.com/2011/08/remove-sccm-child-primary-connection.html CEN – Central Site PRI – Child Primary Site SEC – Secondary Site Here is the procedure how to remove PRI SCCM Child
Installing SCCM 2012 Secondary Site using A Pre-Installed SQL Express 2008 R2 Instance
This is a very helpful article on pre-installing SQL Express on a SCCM 2012 Secondary server so you can customize the install to fit your needs. http://blog.tyang.org/2012/04/09/installing-sccm-2012-rtm-secondary-site-using-a-pre-installed-sql-express-2008-r2-instance/ Even after all of the tweaking noted in the article I still had
Important note about System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and client machine restart notifications
When it comes to being silent, there is suppress, really suppress, and broken. Read more http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2012/08/13/important-note-about-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-and-client-machine-restart-notifications.aspx
ConfigMgr 2012 and 32-bit Application Installers
This is a great article by Jason Sandys on file and registry redirection when dealing with 32-bit applications on 64-bit operating systems. Read more http://myitforum.com/myitforumwp/2012/08/12/configmgr-2012-and-32-bit-application-installers/