A member on the TechNet forums asked a question why a certain PowerShell script was not working on virtual machines, but it worked on physical. The member didn’t provide the whole script, but basically the primary...
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Nickolaj Andersen
Create an Application in ConfigMgr 2012 with PowerShell
I’ve been meaning to create a script that will create applications in ConfigMgr 2012 for a while now. Instead of using the ConfigMgr 2012 PowerShell cmdlets I wanted to try to do it the hard way. When looking...
ConfigMgr 2012 – OSD Front End
Now that we’ve got the option to easily enable a Prestart command in the boot image, why not extend the functionality of the OSD capabilities even more. There are many great front ends for OSD in ConfigMgr out...
ConfigMgr 2012 – The Replace scenario
The purpose of this post is to describe a way of implementing the Replace scenario in ConfigMgr 2012. I’ll cover some bits more in detail and some others on a more high-level scale. So let’s go through the...
Install and configure a remote Software Update Point in ConfigMgr 2012
If you’re looking to install a Software Update Point on a remote system fast and easy, this is the post for you. In my lab environment I’ve installed a Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine that we’ll be using through...
Rotate your ConfigMgr 2012 backup folder
We all know that ConfigMgr 2012 (aswell for previous version of ConfigMgr) comes with a site maintenance task that lets you backup the site database of either a Primary Site or a CAS. Once you have enabled this tasks...
ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 – Prerequisites installation tool
As a ConfigMgr admin you’ve probably dealt with all the prerequisites that needs to be in place and configured properly before you can go ahead and install for example a Primary site. A couple of months back I...
Prompt for Computer Name during OSD with PowerShell
Instead of automating the way a new computer is being named during OSD with ConfigMgr 2012 SP1, you might want to be prompted instead and have to enter the name manually. There are numerous ways of doing this and most...
Remove all Deployments for an Application in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 with PowerShell
This blog post will describe how you can remove all deployments for an application in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1. Perhaps the most easiest way would be to use the built in cmdlet Remove-CMDeployment, but I thought it would be...
Distribute Packages or Applications in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 with PowerShell
If you’ve migrated Applications or Packages from an old ConfigMgr hiearchy into a new one, or perhaps you’ve just create a bunch of stuff that you’d like to distribute, distribution can rather quickly...