Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager
During reinstallation on a client we had the error message: Setup was unable to compile the file DiscoveryStatus.mof The error code is 80041002 To resolve the issue and successfully reinstall the SCCM Config Manager Client: Open a terminal session with administrator privileges Change the directory to “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Policy Platform”…
This trick is used to reinstall an SCCM Distribution Point without first uninstalling the DP role. This appears to be the same method SCCM uses to update DPs after an upgrade on the Site Server. Open up the distmgr.log on your site server. Use this to monitor progress as you…
After a failed OS Upgrade Task Sequence, the client may become stuck in Provisioning Mode (set during an OS upgrade to prevent other deployments from running during the upgrade process). To release the client from provisioning mode manually, use the powershell command below. Invoke-WmiMethod -Namespace root\CCM -Class SMS_Client -Name SetClientProvisioningMode…
During an install of the WSUS role on a Server 2012 R2 machine, the WSUS Certficate Server service was somehow set to start automatically. The WSUS Certificate Server is called by the API when a certificate-based operation is required. So, when the Operating System tried to start this service automatically,…
For the last few weeks we’ve been suffering from numerous error messages on our SCCM 2012 R2 Software Update Point. I knew they were all somehow related but it took quite a while to figure out how they were all linked together. I first noticed that the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component was…
The prerequisites for installing SCCM and the associated servers and site system roles can be complex. Luckily, there is a very helpful tool – The ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool! https://github.com/NickolajA/ConfigMgrPrerequisitesTool This is such a wonderful tool. It will do pretty much everything you need from one, very nice, interface – including: Create…