How to configure DaRT with ConfigMgr boot image. DaRT (Diagnostics Repeair Tools) is part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and is a great tool to enable remote access into the boot image during an OS installation. Here is how you configure it in your sccm boot image. Read More
Month: July 2016

SCCM Firewall ports required by clients
SCCM Firewall ports and network ports must be defined if you want manage clients across multiple networks. Configuration Manager to properly manage clients if some ports are not been defined and opened to allow for traffic to flow properly. Typical symptoms of failed network connectivity can be clients stuck with old configuration manager client, trouble to patch and deploy software. Here is a copy of my cheat-sheet that I use (or send to the network technicians) to make sure all required traffic is let through. Read More

Deploy Windows Management Framework 5 with ConfigMgr
How to deploy Windows Management Framework 5 with Configuration Manager. Windows Management Framework 5.0 provides a lot of new features, including PowerShell version 5 and Windows Remote Management. This is how you deploy Windows Management Framework 5 to your devices with SCCM. Read More

CCMSetup Install Switches
With this post I want to explain the CCMSetup install switches as I get asked a lot how and when to use them. The Configuration Manager client is installed by launching ccmsetup.exe. This happens to all client installations, even if client push installation from the Configuration Manager console and task sequence installations with the setup windows and configuration manager step. Read More