Web Application Catalog: PNG Files not displayed

November 14, 2013, 5:38 am

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Hello folks,

I've got a customer running System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Configuration Manager with Cumulative Update 3 (CU3). It is a stand-alone Primary Site, where all roles are contained on a single server,except for remote Distribution Points. The Primary Site server is the only Management Point.

I have tried several times, on different Application objects, to import a PNG file (with transparency, not sure if that matters) as an icon. Unfortunately, whenever I do this, the icon does not display properly in the Web Application Catalog, and instead I receive the generic icon. I have tried re-sizing the PNG icons to 200x200 pixels, which is well below the 250x250px requirement. One of the PNG icons that I tested was 33.2KB in size.

Does anyone know how to import PNG icons and have them successfully show up in the Web Application Catalog? Is this a bug?

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How to do sequential deployment of applications?

November 14, 2013, 4:19 pm

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Hi,

Before, on SCCM 2007 there is an option when creating a package to deploy another program first before another one. I know that this is still possible with CM 2012, but how can I do it for applications? I have created two applications in CM 2012 and I need to install application B before application A.

Hooping your assistances on this.

Thanks!

2012 application flowchart

November 15, 2013, 3:28 am

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 HI 

I AM PAMI IAM NEW TO THIS SCCM ,ACTUALLY I AM WORKING ON SCCM 2012, MY MANAGER ASKED TO PREPARE DOCUMENT FOR APPLICATION WHICH IS PRESENT  IN SOFTWARE LIBRARY .JUST HE NEED ONLY FLOWCHART FOR "APPLICATION " .CAN ANY ONE HELP ..JUST I NEED APPLICATION PROCEDURE THROUGH FLOWCHART 

     THANK YOU ..

The best practices of deploying software with multiple dependencies and post-installation configuration scripts

November 14, 2013, 12:55 am

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Hi,

We have been trying to figure out the best way to deploy a software with multiple dependencies and post-installation configuration scripts.

Previously in SCCM 2007 we did this with task sequence where we added all the required parts of the software and ran a configuration step (for example copy config or license file). After migration we planned to deploy the migrated software like we did with SCCM 2007, but then we noticed that all packages that exited with return code 3010 would reboot the workstation by force when deploying via task sequence. This did not happen with SCCM 2007.

This was unacceptable and we started converting packages to applications. Since applications cannot have multiple "programs", like packages did, we decided to create separate applications for each step we had in the task sequences, but it turns out there is a dependency chain limit of 5. If we have a software with base installation, few patches, a configuration step and dependency on - for example - Java (JRE+JDK), the dependency chain easily exceeds the limit. (Source: TechNet)

With task sequences the reboot only happens if the software type is package. With applications you can change the behaviour from User Experience tab (No specific action). This way we could deploy the software with task sequence, but again it turns out that applications deployed from task sequences are not enforced and we would lose most of the benefits using applications (state-based behaviour). (Source: Enforcement of applications installed via task sequences)

What is the Microsoft Way of doing this kind of software deployment?

Some of you might suggest to use a script to do all the steps and deploy it as an application. The problem we see there is that none of the steps are really logged anywhere (without creating a mechanism for logging) and we would need to create the checks (If already installed etc.) all over again, which is supposedly what Configuration Manager 2012 should be doing.

Seems that Microsoft should have included some mechanism to the application model to facilitate configuring software after the installation.

Best Regards,
Juha-Matti

software center app install fails with error(1603)

November 14, 2013, 8:05 am

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Hi all,

My application keeps failing to install from software center with an error code (1603)

The DP has updated content.  The user is local admin.  This is on win7 x64. SCCM 2012. This is advertised to the computer.

This is the install program;  msiexec /i "sqlncliwin7x64.msi" /quiet

The source location for this msi is public.

The errors look like this is a permissions issue but I don't see how.

If you'd like to see any log files please say which and I'll post them shortly.

Thanks!

Issues Deploying Snagit 10.0.2 in System Center 2012 which Works in Commandline

November 15, 2013, 8:36 am

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I have little skill in packaging apps for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager but have successfully packaged a few: Adobe Reader, MS Visio and Project, Lync, and Paint.NET.

Basically I downloaded the MSI, and created a custom MST via Orca.

If I use via commandline, they will work:

msiexec.exe /i "%~dp0snagit_v10.0.2.msi" TRANSFORMS="%~dp0setup.mst" /qn
msiexec.exe /i "snagit_v10.0.2.msi" TRANSFORMS="setup.mst" /qn

Also packaged in a .bat:

@echo off
msiexec.exe /i "%~dp0snagit_v10.0.2.msi" TRANSFORMS="%~dp0setup.mst" /qn

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When I create the Application, it fails all the time. 

The Installation program is: 

msiexec /i "snagit_v10.0.2.msi" TRANSFORMS="setup.mst" /qn
msiexec.exe /i "%~dp0snagit_v10.0.2.msi" TRANSFORMS="%~dp0setup.mst" /qn

I've also tried to use "install.bat" with just running the command. 

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I am not sure why I can't get this to work especially because everytime I get the install done by cmd successfully, I can get it working in SCCM 2012.

I am not sure which log files I should be checking for this. I checked all the ones on the client machine modified at the time of the installation failure which didn't indicate anything I can figure out. Referenced GUID's or something but didn't look related.

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Apologize if this is a novice question. Thanks.

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Deploying Adobe Acrobat Pro 10 with SCCM 2012

November 15, 2013, 7:02 am

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Can anyone point me to a step by step or documentation for deploying Adobe Acrobat Pro 10 with SCCM 2012?

Thanks.....

ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 CU3: Registry Key Detection Method not working correctly

November 15, 2013, 11:57 am

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Hey folks,

I've got a ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 CU3 environment that I'm trying to work in, and I'm having some trouble with theRegistry Key Detection Method type on an Application's Deployment Type. I'm trying to simply detect if a RegistryKey exists, by using an existential rule on the"(Default)" Registry Value. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be detected correctly.

Has anyone else run into a similar situation?

I'm just getting "Application not discovered" in theAppDiscovery.log file.

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November 14, 2013, 4:42 pm

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I know how to deploy the .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8/8.1:

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /LimitAccess /Source:\\domain.local\DFS\Windows8.1x64\sources\sxs

That command works fine, but now I want to deploy it as an application with SCCM 2012. There doesn't seem to be an MSI I can specify when creating a new deployment type. Does anyone know where I can find the actual MSI that SCCM can use as a detection method? If not, is there a registry key I can check for instead? What do you suggest I use?

Office 2012 deployment failure

November 15, 2013, 11:35 am

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I am deploying Office Pro plus 2010 and it is failing to properly deploy in my build and capture task. I have had success in the past and not needed to troubleshoot yet. In the build and capture task I am also deploying a copy of CMTRACE and adobe acrobat. Those products are deploying correctly so I know boundary's, DP's, and such are correct so far.  What Im looking for are what logs to look at/post regarding this failure so I can start my troubleshooting process. One thing to note is I have used the OCT to shrink down the install to only word to speed up my testing process. That said the Install application "Office" portion is taking forever to complete and move to the next task. Over an hr or more.....

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Application Install/Uninstall workflow and limitations

November 18, 2013, 6:00 pm

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Hey,
I have attempted to develop a standard application workflow for Config Manager 2012 Sp1. Based on our 2007 workflow where we targeted workstations...

Install collections were populated where workstation was a member of an AD group but did NOT have the install available.

Uninstall collections were then populated where workstation was not a member of the AD group but had the application installed.

This process was fairly simple and meant the collections had limited numbers of members.

NOW

I am looking at reproducing a similar workflow in 2012 however user targeted deployments seem to be causing an issue.

The only option I have come up with is if user is in an AD group they get added to the collection and the install collection is excluded from the uninstall collection.

By default all users are a member of the uninstall collection so if the application is detected it gets uninstalled.

In practice the above approach does work...however I have a feeling that since we have 200+ applications the fact that a client is assessing 190 odd uninstall deployments this can take some time on the clients and other tasks get delayed during the processing.

Does anyone have a tried and true approach to this? Am I doing it right or have a gone down the completely wrong path?

How to remove package from multiple or all distribution points

November 18, 2013, 2:04 pm

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OK, I must be missing something obvious... 
  
SCCM 2007 you could manage dp's, select the delete package from DP's bullet, and then check box or select all DP's you want to remove a package from. 
  
SCCM 2012, I only see in the content tab, a very slow and tedious select one at a time method.  No CTRL + Click or SHIFT + Click options either. 
  
So, how does one say remove a package from a set of DP's?  Is there a powershell cmdlet for it? 
  
Thanks... 

SCCM error trying to push Photoshop CC as an application

November 18, 2013, 9:21 am

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I am using SCCM SP1 to push Photoshop CC.  I have the CCP package and created an application in SCCM.  The deployment runs and the content gets to my desktop but does not install.  SCCM complains "failed to verify the executable file is valid" so it's like it cannot find the .exe,  This is the command msiexec /i "PhotoshopCC_x86.msi" /q

The software change returned error code 0x87D0128F (-2016406897)

November 19, 2013, 8:11 am

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Hi all,

We are currently using Admin Studio 2013 to create App-V applications (which in turn uses the Microsoft App-V 5.0 Sequencer running through AAC).  I have noticed that the last few applications that have been sequenced, when deployed via SCCM 2012 have the following error:

The software change returned error code 0x87D0128F (-2016406897)

Now, we have tested these applications on a vanilla Windows 7 SP1 OS using the AppVLauncher and the application launches as expected.  The issue seems to be with the app deployment.  I have read a couple of articles about this (slim picking) and one suggested the shortcut could have an extra space at the start.  This is not the case for my apps.  Also the other suggestion is changing the Enable Scripting registry key, but again this did not work.

Has anyone else seen this problem and have a solution?

Ta

Application Management Package ID reference via Task Sequence Run Command Line task

November 19, 2013, 8:10 am

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I am new to SCCM task sequences and I am having trouble finding how to acquire the actual Package ID.

I have a Package defined under Application Management which consists of Source files and has a package ID of PCK00001

In my task sequence (ID = TSK0001) I use a Run command line task to xcopy the source files onto my target machine. SCCM automattically copies the files from the DP to the target machine and places them into a %_SMSTSMDataPath% folder under a sub folder call packages\"package-id" where "package id" is the ID assigned to the package (PCK00001) under Application Management.

If I try to use the built-in variable %_SMSTSPackageID% to reference the folder (i.e. %_SMSTSMDataPath%\packages\%_SMSTSPackageID%) it uses the package id associated with the Task Sequence itself and not the package id of the package being used by the Run command line task.  i.e. %_SMSTSMDataPath%\packages\TSK00001 rather than %_SMSTSMDataPath%\packages\PCK00001

How can I reference the actual package ID for the Application Management package that is being used in the Task sequence Run Command line task?

 

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All software deployment packages fail in Task Sequence as 'disabled'

November 19, 2013, 7:36 am

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All of our Software deployment packages fail with the error disabled. Here is the error for smsts.log

We've redistributed the packages, recreated packages, recreated task sequence to no avail. There are no errors site and component status.

Failed to run the action: Error in the task sequence. The program is disabled. (Error: 87D01004; Source: CCM)    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)MP server http://GSS-SCCM-01.domain.com. Ports 80,443. CRL=false.    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Setting authenticator    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Set authenticator in transport    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Sending StatusMessage    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Setting message signatures.    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Setting the authenticator.    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: GSS-SCCM-01.domain.com:80  CCM_POST /ccm_system/request    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Request was succesful.    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Set a global environment variable _SMSTSLastActionRetCode=-2016407548    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Set a global environment variable _SMSTSLastActionSucceeded=false    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Clear local default environment    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Let the parent group (Gather Logs and StateStore on Failure) decides whether to continue execution    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)The execution of the group (Gather Logs and StateStore on Failure) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows)    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)Failed to run the last action: Error in the task sequence. Execution of task sequence failed.The program is disabled. (Error: 87D01004; Source: CCM)    TSManager    11/14/2013 5:41:26 AM    1544 (0x0608)

Unable to Start Capture of a Web Session in SCOM2012

November 20, 2013, 10:19 am

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I'm trying to record (capture)  a web session to monitor a website.
For some reason, when I click the button "start capture" in the newly created Web Application monitor, I don't have the Web Recorder toolbar in IE10 (64 bits). Web recorder add-on is installed and enabled but it is not available through View Explorer bars.

I verified third party applications is enabled in IE Advanced settings.

SCOM 2012 R2 is running on Windows Server 2012.

Thanks

Maximo

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SCCM 2012 applications stuck at 0% downloading

August 21, 2012, 2:21 pm

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I have an SCCM 2012 server that is unable to push out .MSI applications to clients (Windows 7).  The application appears to be published correctly and shows up in the Application Catalog.  The clients Software Center shows the application as available and hanging at 0% complete downloading.  The Application Catalog install fails as well. After I attempt the install through the Application Catalog, the Software Center gives me a failed status, with an error code of:   0x87D00607(-2016410105).

The CAS log gives me the following information:

[LOG[The number of discovered DPs(including Branch DP and Multicast) is 0]LOG]!><time="14:01:07.662+360" date="08-20-2012" component="ContentAccess" context="" type="1" thread="2208" file="lsutils.cpp:843">
<![LOG[Location update from CTM for content Content_0b2081ca-e7ba-49ae-ba28-d658e5313fe1.1 and request {64EA3A58-8561-4DA7-91BC-A191A0A5A9AC}]LOG]!><time="14:24:51.641+360" date="08-20-2012" component="ContentAccess" context="" type="1" thread="2244" file="downloadcontentrequest.cpp:991">
<![LOG[Download request only, ignoring location update]LOG]!><time="14:24:51.659+360" date="08-20-2012" component="ContentAccess" context="" type="1" thread="2244" file="downloadcontentrequest.cpp:1010">

The ContentTransferManager log gives me the following type of information:
<![LOG[CCTMJob::UpdateLocations - Received empty location update for CTM Job {60216CDE-5321-41EF-8A4C-385A3977BED4}]LOG]!><time="15:22:51.006+360" date="08-20-2012" component="ContentTransferManager" context="" type="2" thread="2424" file="ctmjob.cpp:1028">
<![LOG[CTM job {60216CDE-5321-41EF-8A4C-385A3977BED4} suspended]LOG]!><time="15:22:51.006+360" date="08-20-2012" component="ContentTransferManager" context="" type="1" thread="2424" file="ctmjob.cpp:229">

From almost everything I have seen this type of error is usually caused by incorrectly set boundaries and boundary groups.  I have tried both the default Active Directory boundary created through AD Forest Discovery and also an IP address range boundary involving the IP range that our test clients are on.  I've had both boundaries configured inside boundary groups both separately and in the same group and nothing seems to work.  

The Distribution Point has the Boundary Group listed and has the Deployment Packages listed under Content.  I'm hoping I'm just missing something small.  Thank you for any assistance.

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UPDATE:  I found a couple of references that suggested changing the Deployment Type to "Download content from distribution point and run locally".  That definitely made a difference, but its still a no-go for the install.  The status in Software Center changed from "Downloading (0% complete)" to "Past due - will be installed" which then fails and the message changes to "Past due - will be retried".  When I check the details of the installation failure I get an error code 0x87D00607(-2016410105). I set a maintenance window on the relevant collection for daily 8 am to 6 pm (for testing) as a couple of posts indicated.  No difference in the results.

I checked the Content Status under Monitoring and got a couple of other notices:  the status said "Waiting for prestaged content" and the description below shows:



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November 20, 2013, 8:34 am

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hi eveyone,

im really banging my head here so i hope someone can help. i am trying to set up an unattended deployment of vs 2013 test professional through sccm 2012. i am using the following command:

vs_testprofessional.exe /quiet /log C:\VS2013TP.log /NoWeb /Full

i have the user experience set to install for system whether or not a user is logged in. this works fine when a user is logged in and clicks the Install button in SCCM Software Center. however, when it attempts to run with no user logged in, it fails. AppEnforce log from SCCM shows failure with exit code 1603.

the log created from the VS installer shows the following errors:

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[05BC:0CC0][2013-11-19T15:39:32]e000: Error 0x80074005: Process returned error: 0x4005

[05BC:0CC0][2013-11-19T15:39:32]e000: Error 0x80074005: Failed to execute EXE package.

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]e000: Error 0x80074005: Failed to configure per-machine EXE package.

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i000: MUX:  Installation size in bytes for package: netfxfullredist_43 MaxAppDrive: 0 MaxSysDrive: 69464512  AppDrive: 0  SysDrive: 69464512

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i000: MUX:  Return Code:0x80074005 Msi Messages:0 Result Detail:0 Restart:None

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i000: MUX:  Set Result: Return Code=-2147008507 (0x80074005), Error Message=, Result Detail=, Vital=True, Package Action=Install, Package Id=netfxfullredist_43

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i000: MUX:  Engine Requested: None

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i319: Applied execute package: netfxfullredist_43, result: 0x80074005, restart: None

[1364:1108][2013-11-19T15:39:32]e000: Error 0x80074005: Failed to execute EXE package.

[05BC:0CC0][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i351: Removing cached package: netfxfullredist_43, from path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\5934DD101414BBC0B7F1EE2780D2FC8B9BEC5C4D\

[05BC:0DB0][2013-11-19T15:39:32]i304: Verified existing payload: cab451882C43592103885E4162B40BCCCA0 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{65C91666-C3E8-3A42-BDA8-87932DD34F89}v12.0.21005\packages\TFSObjectModel\x64\cab1.cab.

[1364:0E90][2013-11-19T15:39:32]e000: Error 0x80070642: BA aborted verify of payload: cab451882C43592103885E4162B40BCCCA0

[1364:0E90][2013-11-19T15:39:32]e314: Failed to cache payload: cab451882C43592103885E4162B40BCCCA0 from working path: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\{9e363c49-1af0-4e55-a0f8-5aadcfb3a8c5}\cab451882C43592103885E4162B40BCCCA0, error: 0x80070642.

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it looks like the .net 4.5.1 install is failing somewhere but i cant really figure out why. we also have deployments of vs 2013 premium and ultimate that are set up the same in sccm (though with IE10 added as a dependency) and they work exactly as they should. any help or idea would be greatly appreciated. OS is windows 7 SP1 64bit. please let me know if you need any more info.

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Some users are missing the available software tab in software center. This is software that can manually be installed and is not required. Is there any specific rules for this tab to show or not to show?