Right click default client settings and click properties. Hi to all i have 7000 computers objects registered in my ad 4000 computers are real computer that still exist in my enviroment and 3000 have to be deleted from ad so the administrator will delete this 3000 computers in approximately 6 months for. In addition to declining expired updates in wsus, configuration manager can add non clustered indexes to the wsus databases and remove obsolete updates from the wsus databases. Mar 23, 2020 a software update point sup integrates with windows server update services wsus to provide software updates to configuration manager clients. In this post, i will share the process to fix sccm client issues affecting client assignment, deployment, status, and management. Sccm sql qury sccm client distribution point this query will help to identify sccm client dp. Sccm clients not detecting updates configuration manager. Machine policy, collect hw inventoryetc trigger timed out in the sccm console. Software update content cleanup in system center 2012. The next course of action to troubleshooting hardware inventory in sccm is to look at the client log files, specifically the inventoryagent. Luckily, obsolete clients are much less frequent in 2012 than they were in 2007.
However in the sccm console they are appearing as assigned but client no. Most of us just setup wsus servers because it is a prerequisite for a software update point sup. You have additional wsus maintenance tasks that configuration manager can run to maintain healthy software update points. The below registry related to notification manager in the site server. To configure software inventory in sccm, perform the following steps. How to configure software inventory in sccm prajwal desai. In addition to declining expired updates in wsus, configuration manager can add nonclustered indexes to the wsus databases and remove obsolete updates from the wsus databases. It syncs with microsoft and obtains the updates headers and they are showing in sccm under all software updates, my problem is neither the server or the clien.
Managing inactive and obsolete clients in sccm current. This task deletes resources that have been marked as obsolete which only generally occurs in scenarios where a system is reimaged or similar scenarios basically a new resource gets created for existing hardware that already has a resource in configmgr. At its simplest, the client uses wmi to extract information about the hardware, os, and installed software of the client machine. Inactive clients inactive client s are those that have not been discovered recently by the heartbeat discovery. Create a new folder name as sccm client health collections.
This process helps manage drive space on your distribution points by. Apr 26, 2017 microsoft system center configuration manager clients that report to a particular server or subset of servers may repeatedly become inactive. Obsolete clients obsolete client s are those that have been replaced by new ones. Managing inactive and obsolete clients in sccm current branch. Sql query to get client count with status active obsolete. One with the client installed and another with no client installed. The site marks clients as inactive when the client is flagged as.
But first, lets learn why our clients become inactive and how to find them. Use this task to delete discovery data for inactive clients from the database. Get detailed guidance on how to monitor clients in configuration manager. A deployment packages are updated via an adr no more frequently than necessary.
What is difference between obsolete and inactive clients. Understanding software update deployment status model. Inactive vs active vs online clients in sccm clients will fall into either an inactive or active state. If you decide to deploy software updates to your clients using sccm, you must ensure the software update point role is installed and configured correctly. Clean all computers collection of old, inactive computers. A few years ago, we published a detailed guide on managing inactive clients in sccm 2012. This process helps manage drive space on your distribution points by removing any content you no longer need. In part 5, i will be covering how clients report compliance status, giving you a peek into the insanity of the unknown. We are about to undergo a major migration to sccm 2012 sp1 and if we see these issues on any percentage of machines it is definitely going to cause me a major headache, firstly identifying them. Recently, at a client site, i was asked to install the sccm client to manage workgroup servers in the dmz with sccm. With the configuration manager console window open.
Fix sccm client issues automation process resolution. Sccm query to check for obsolete clients sccm rookie. Tcf are the same on clients that have had no issues and my client that failed. I deploy citrix workspace via sccm either during build or post build via software center. Kent has an awesome post this issue so i dont need to rehash that here. When i was being introduced to sccm, i was shown a sizeable collection of devices without a client, and i spent a lot of time trying to figure out why they were broken. I ran a ad system discovery when i first set up sccm 2012, and all the. Sccm collections wql query sccm cuurent branch blog. Reference for maintenance tasks configuration manager. By default, a client is marked as inactive if they havent completed one of the following within seven days. Computers running the sccm client are the clients of sccm server infra. Software update content cleanup for sccm 2012 in system center 2012 configuration manager, weve added the capability to automatically remove software update content from distribution points when that content is related to expired updates. Sccm clients are installed but status is no in client. You can configure remediation not to run on specific devices, for example, a businesscritical server.
If the agent is not installed then is the account used for sccm client a member of the local admin group on that client pc. With two sccm current branches 1511 and 1602 under our belt, now is the perfect time to revisit this topic, learn some new tricks, and ensure a healthy sccm client environment. When the sms server finds systems which are not sent the ddr from past. Configuration manager and wmi looking inside microsoft. This task operates only on resources that are configuration manager clients. During the deployment, package can be targeted to non obsolete clients only. Sccm agent not installed on reimaged machines software. Due to the nature of information and technical data which can change without notice and are beyond our control, we expressly disclaim any and all liability on reliance of the information presented. Sep 12, 2014 the statements, technical information and recommendations contained herein are believed to be accurate as of the date hereof. We have upgraded our sms2003 clients to sccm, the client has installed ok, log files look good and the client system appears to be good. When deploying devices multiple times a day, for example when testing a new task sequence, configmgr clients will become obsolete. Do you let the app download and install the updates by itself. Sccm clients status on list of machines sql query sccm. Jan 21, 2010 after that click on the all systems collection and check whether any client still shows as obsolete.
Jan 31, 2011 hi, i am new with sccm configmgr 2012 and i wanna inventory software but my software inventory is not collecting information and sql server view named dbo. But first, lets learn why our clients become inactive and how. Sccm 2012 says client noncompliant but nothing in software. Sep 02, 2014 below sql query will showup the collections wql query for specific collection id. Nov 30, 2012 all our clients will be using the same client source so the mobileclient. Sadly, application deployments that require downtime of your. This way daily management of obsolete clients is not needed anymore. These collections are very usefull and handy when we. At times, you may wish for ccmeval simply to report the problem and not attempt a fix. Configmgr collection query inactive computers wednesday, 8 february 2012 by adrian gordon. The site marks clients as inactive when the client is flagged as obsolete and by configurations that are made for client status. Use this task to delete from the database discovery data for inactive clients. Sccm client health related collections sccm cuurent. The definition of recently is defined in the delete task as a number of days.
Desktop analytics client troubleshooting notes from the field. Sccm configmgr 2012 software update compliant noncompliant. Sccm collection query for inactive workstations blogger. Im on the impression that the delete obsolete client discovery data should remove old devices from sccm after x days. Quick blog post on how to get client count with active obsolete and missing status for collections in a nice tabular column. The easiest way to explain this is to understand how a client remains active.
Find answers to sccm clients are installed but status is no in client attribute from the expert community at experts. When the sccm clients are unhealthy or are reporting problems with accessing sccm server infra, your sccm infra is not providing much value. Because of this obsolete object, os deployment and software. Do not select user collections as the alerts are not supported. Software updates maintenance configuration manager. How do i see which computers need a software update. Very quick query to find all obsolete computer objects in site system database. Configuring client status in sccm 2012, client status sccm 2012. You may also notice that the clients do not send inventory information for 30 days or more and that the data in the inventoryagent. Once the sup is setup, we close the wsus console and pretend it doesnt exist. May 05, 2011 configmgr obsolete clients may 5, 2011 josh mueller leave a comment go to comments do you have clients that sometimes do not get any advertisements and you cannot figure out why. If you remember the sccm 2007 world, you can appreciate the simplicity of these two categories.
List only xyz package, xyz advertisement success systems collection. You can delete those client from the console itself. Solved delete stale or inactive computer accounts from sccm. The statements, technical information and recommendations contained herein are believed to be accurate as of the date hereof. Mar 09, 2011 how to manage obsolete clients in configmgr when deploying devices multiple times a day, for example when testing a new task sequence, configmgr clients will become obsolete. How to configure client activity settings in configmgr cloud for the. Configuring client status in sccm 2012 prajwaldesai. Sccm cleanup ignore certain device records software.
Reinstalling sms sccm agent on the machines without proper uninstall. Sccm client deployment 90 sccm conole 4 sccm designing requests 6 sccm faqs 3. This usually happens during refresh os deployments where the hardware stays the same and thus the hardware id is the same but the sms guid changes because the os has been reloaded or the guid is regenerated for another reason but the hardware remains the same. You deploy software updates and other apps to help secure your. Software inventory the requirement of the software inventory to function is similar to that of the hardware inventory. Aug 21, 2019 enabling the remove obsolete updates from the wsus database option in configuration manager version 1906 handles the cleanup of unused updates and update revisions obsolete updates. Kb45435 has failed to install on 23 of the laptops ive deployed it to and even after reinstalling the software update roll on my sccm server, i still cant get the other two updates to come up. Do you have clients that sometimes do not get any advertisements and. If you had to manage thousand of clients in a remote siteregion and a secondary site was not an option, the installation of numerous primary site was needed so was the cas. Computers with two records one with yes and other with no duplicate client yes or no. There is a task named delete obsolete client discovery data.
Every update in sccm has a maximum amount of time that it is allowed to run. How to find software update deployments enabled with download content from microsoft update for clients from vpn cmg internet connected. When a client is no longer communicating with sccm, you have a couple of options. The environment is sccm 2012, the client has scc installed but is not pulling in any updates. Registry entries related to client online status in sccm console. I am trying to figure out how to identify devices that are talking to ad and being used, but have issues with sccm.
In system center 2012 configuration manager, weve added the capability to automatically remove software update content from distribution points when that content is related to expired updates. From the server prerequisites to the sql installation, the sccm installation itself and all configuration and site server installation. There is a task called delete obsolete client data. Pull the sccm servers list from sccm central database or refer the sccm design documents to get the site servers list. Create a new collection under sccm client health collections folder. When a rollout project takes place, sometimes whole floor will be replaced in overnight. Doing software update deployment and not doing regular maintenance will bring your server to a non functioning state. Troubleshooting hardware inventory in sccm step by step. You may need to refresh the collection before youre able to see the clients listed. Dec 28, 2011 very useful configmgr sccm 2007 sms 2003 collections wql queries i thought to put very common collections in one place to share with every one offcource some of them you might have or all of them still i wanted to share this info for some one start to creating learn collections. In case you really want to clean up the updates, then go for a script.
Client side the scheduler will send a message to the inventory agent to start the software inventory process. Mar 05, 2012 find all obsolete computer objects in sccm database. Finally, in part 6, i will be covering how to unmask the real culprits behind your unknown and noncompliant clients. If you dont need convincing to maintain software updates feel free to skip to the good stuff. Then, whenever our support team comes to redeploy an os to any of these non domain machines, they are forced to find the mac address again, and manually reimport the device record into sccm so that it can run osd task sequences again. Set maxexecutiontime on specific sccm software updates overview. Use this task to delete application revisions that are no longer referenced. This because everytime a device gets a new image, the configmgr client will be installed again with a new guid. Jan 26, 2010 obsolete clients obsolete client s are those that have been replaced by new ones. Following our a recent post on how to install a dpmpsup in untrusted domain, i thought that documenting the process could be helpful in this post, we will detail how to install the sccm client on workgroup computers.
Nov 20, 2014 hi all, ive recently followed the guide on here to setup a lab environment with sccm, a dc and a single client. I have a version control of apps, and i would like to manage the updates through sccm. In the configuration manager console, choose administration client settings default client settings. What you see is options for configuring software inventory. Sccm best practices tips and tricks system center dudes. Sccm collection for active inactive computers using last. How to manage obsolete clients in configmgr henks blog. Microsoft system center configuration manager clients that report to a particular server or subset of servers may repeatedly become inactive. The site has discovered a new device record with the same.
If the amount of time it takes to install the update. Select device collections right click folder create folder. I have access to sccm console but am not the admin of sccm, but can do things like send client scans, inventory, redeploy scc, etc which i have done. From a licensing point of view its not an issue since all of the system center products include sql server technology. With sccm 2012, ms has added the capability automatically remove software update content from distribution points when that content is related to expired updates. Configmgr also uses wmi to enable client agent and serverside functions. Obsolete clientswhen the sms server finds that the client hardware id has been updated or superseded by another machine and if multiple records are in place having the same hardware id value for the machine, the older records are marked as obsolete. Sccm 2012 some clients showing inactive and client cert. Jan 28, 2019 when the central administration site was introduced back in sccm 2012 sp1 there was no concept of a preferred site system. Learn how to manage inactive and obsolete clients in sccm current. The other 10% needed some additional troubleshooting.
Sccm wsus software update best practices david maiolo. Aug 14, 2018 computers running the sccm client are the clients of sccm server infra. System center configuration manager sccm 2016 sccm 2012, sccm 2007, configmgr 2012, configmgr 2007, system center configuration manager home sccm reports sql queries. Summary the article describes the steps necessary to remove old thirdparty packages created by the software vulnerability manager from your local. The older object will be marked as obsolete, and a new object becomes available. Overview of client online status in sccm console how to. The complete guide to microsoft wsus and configuration.
Select device collections right click folder create folder click. Xyz package, xyz advertisement success systems collection 10. It is recommended to enable these options in the software update point configuration on the toplevel site to allow configuration manager to clean up the. The first issue is the wsus app pool crashing when overloaded. Unfortunately, this can be problematic for configuration manager clients, and the overall performance of the wsussup server. Configuration manager clients become inactive and do not. I feel kind of lost at this point and im hoping someone can point me in the right direction on how to get the 202003 cumulative update applied. Within the sccm console go to software library\overview\ software updates\automatic deployment rules. How to check and delete obsolete objects from sccm. In this foul year of our lord 2017 it should go without saying that it is critical to actively maintain configuration managers software updates. List only xyz package, xyz advertisement success systems.
After that click on the all systems collection and check whether any client still shows as obsolete. Very useful configmgr sccm 2007 sms 2003 collections wql queries i thought to put very common collections in one place to share with every one offcource some of them you might have or all of them still i wanted to share this info for some one start to creating learn collections. If you accidentally add an obsolete client to a collection that has an application deployed to it, you might be waiting a long time for that application to install. As a result, they are deleted from sccm whenever the cleanup tasks run and they are outside of the threshold. Configuration manager clients become inactive and do not send. How to manage obsolete clients in configmgr when deploying devices multiple times a day, for example when testing a new task sequence, configmgr clients will become obsolete. Basically if a device has not been seen for 90 days then i want sccm to. Find all obsolete computer objects in sccm database.
Please note that obsolete client s are also marked inactive. I developed these best practices and helped a client implement them to improve their compliance. A software update point sup integrates with windows server update services wsus to provide software updates to configuration manager clients. All our clients will be using the same client source so the mobileclient. They may as well be distributed by wsus to clients or synced with downstream servers as long as the clients are suitable for these updates and request. Day to day operation in order to go and check the collection properties its some what difficult. This blog post is a complete revised stepbystep sccm installation guide.
When the sms server finds that the client hardware id has been updated or superseded by another machine and if multiple records are in place having the same hardware id value for the machine, the older records are marked as obsolete. Create a collection using the following query and you will get all the workstations which are inactive. When the sms server finds systems which are not sent the ddr from past xx days. House of cardsthe configmgr software update point and wsus. This because everytime a device gets a new image, the configmgr client will be installed again with a. For example, a pilot adr may update weekly, whereas a production adr may update monthly. Sccm configmgr compliance status of client for multiple software update groups eswar koneti blog. Sccm collection query for inactive workstations in a bigger organizations, where we deal with tens of thousands of computers sometimes it is hard to maintain the assets in the environment.
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