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Parvathy Krishnan

Software Validation Team

Server Bundle Updates Using Dell SDP Catalog and SCCM Performing End to End flow for Server Bundle updates using Dell SDP Catalog and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Server Bundle updates using Dell SDP Catalog and SCCM

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Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................. 5

Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5

About Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 ..................................... 5

About Microsoft System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) ................................................... 5

About Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) .............................................................. 5

Integrating Dell SDP Catalog with SCCM 2007 .................................................................... 6

Importing Dell SDP Catalog using SCUP tool ...................................................................... 7

Publishing Bundle Updates from SCUP to SCCM ................................................................ 12

Configuring SCCM .................................................................................................... 14

Installing Configuration Manager Client (CCM) ................................................................. 19

A .Prerequisites ................................................................................................... 19

B. Discovering Clients ............................................................................................ 20

C. Pushing CCM .................................................................................................... 21

Deploying the Bundle updates to the Dell target systems using SCCM ...................................... 23

A. Prerequisite checks ........................................................................................ 23

B. Synchronization of Dell updates ......................................................................... 24

C. Deploying or advertising the updates ...................................................................... 25

D. Scanning the updates in the client systems ............................................................... 28

Troubleshooting tips for proper Bundle updates ............................................................... 30


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Figures Figure 1. Settings Menu ............................................................................................. 7

Figure 2. Update Server Tab ....................................................................................... 8

Figure 3. Edit Catalog Menu ........................................................................................ 9

Figure 4. Selecting the Catalog Import Method ................................................................ 10

Figure 5. Update Subcategories .................................................................................. 10

Figure 6. Importing Certificates .................................................................................. 11

Figure 7. Setting the Publish flag ................................................................................ 12

Figure 8. Setting flags for the server bundles .................................................................. 13

Figure 9. Publish Updates option ................................................................................. 13

Figure 10. Setting the network access account ................................................................. 14

Figure 11. Enable software updates on clients option ......................................................... 14

Figure 12. Client push installation properties settings ......................................................... 15

Figure 13. Adding a domain account .............................................................................. 15

Figure 14. Setting software update point component properties ............................................ 16

Figure 15. Update classifications tab ............................................................................. 16

Figure 16. Products tab ............................................................................................. 17

Figure 17. ConfigMgr management point properties ........................................................... 18

Figure 18. ConfigMgr site system properties ..................................................................... 18

Figure 19. Entering proxy server settings ........................................................................ 19

Figure 20. Importing WSUS certificates ........................................................................... 20

Figure 21. Discovering clients ...................................................................................... 21

Figure 22. Starting the client push installation ................................................................. 22

Figure 23. Values for completed client push .................................................................... 22

Figure 24. Group policy editor ..................................................................................... 23

Figure 25. Run update synchronization ........................................................................... 24

Figure 26. Checking for updates that were not downloaded .................................................. 25

Figure 27. Creating a new deployment package ................................................................ 26

Figure 28. Adding a distribution point ............................................................................ 26

Figure 29. Specifying the download source ...................................................................... 27

Figure 30. Setting the deployment schedule .................................................................... 28

Figure 31. Configuration Manager actions tab ................................................................... 29

Figure 32. Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent installation popup ............................................ 29

Figure 33. Local users and groups ................................................................................. 31

Figure 34. Sync Settings tab ........................................................................................ 32


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Executive summary Efficient management of software and hardware updates for servers has become a critical activity. In an enterprise environment with thousands of servers it has become very complex and time consuming as the Administrators have to select the updates, plan the whole update process and deploy the updates to the right set of servers with minimum downtime.

Dell is constantly developing ways to improve server manageability with simple solutions. Dell SDP Catalog, along with Microsoft’s SCCM, SCUP & WSUS, provides a solution in updating Dell systems to latest BIOS, raid controller firmware, NIC firmware, drivers and other available Dell applications. This solution helps Administrators to manage software updates seamlessly using WSUS and SCCM.

Introduction This technical whitepaper describes End to End flow for Bundle updates on Dell servers using Dell SDP Catalog and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007. It provides an insight of Bundle updates, Component updates using Dell SDP (Software distribution package) Catalog, Microsoft System center Update publisher (SCUP) and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). Sections in the whitepaper include:

1. Importing Dell SDP Catalog into Windows server update services (WSUS) using the SCUP tool.

2. Publishing Bundle Updates from SCUP to SCCM. 3. Configuring System Center Configuration Manager and discovery of client systems 4. Deploying the updates to the Dell target systems using SCCM.

In addition, this whitepaper also includes troubleshooting tips for proper Dell Bundle updates.

About Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 is used by more enterprises than any other client management solution. It comprehensively assesses, deploys, and updates servers, client computers, and devices across physical, virtual, and mobile devices.

About Microsoft System Center Update Publisher (SCUP)

Microsoft System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) is a stand-alone tool that enables independent software vendors such as Dell or line-of-business application developers to import software update catalogs, create and modify software update definitions, export update definitions to catalogs, and publish software update information to a configured Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server. By using Updates Publisher to define software updates and publish them to the WSUS server, Configuration Manager 2007 is able to synchronize the custom updates from the WSUS server database to the site server database, enable client computers to scan for custom update compliance, and provide administrators with the ability to deploy custom updates to client computers.

About Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

It is increasingly important for administrators to keep their networks safe and secure. Instead of each workstation or server manually connecting to Microsoft Update, testing updates and then deploying updates using traditional methods, server administrators can use WSUS to download updates centrally


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to an internal server. Once updates are authorized in WSUS, they’re also deployed internally and reporting tools keep administrators informed of patch progress through an administrative console.

Integrating Dell SDP Catalog with SCCM 2007 Dell SDP Catalog is used to push server updates using Microsoft management consoles like SCCM. The update information is part of the catalog which is then imported to SCUP. Later updates are published from SCUP to WSUS and then to SCCM. Dell Business Clients (Servers) receive updates from SCCM when the SCCM admin publishes updates to the clients. There are four categories which SDP Catalogs are divided into

BIOS

– Metadata of BIOS update for all generation of servers

Bundles

– Bundles are a logical grouping of one or more updates. Bundles themselves do not have a payload (binary update) but instead reference other updates that have payloads (or other software updates/components). Basically, Bundles have pointers to all the components applicable to that server.

Drivers and Application

– OS-specific drivers for hardware components and software applications

Firmware

– Firmware for all internal and external peripherals and systems.


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Importing Dell SDP Catalog using SCUP tool Before proceeding, make sure that SCUP has been already downloaded and installed.

1. Launch the SCUP Tool and click on System Center Update Publisher, then click on Action >Settings to launch the SCUP Settings menu.

Settings Menu Figure 1.

2. From the Settings menu select the Update Server tab and check Enable publishing to an Update server. Connect to a local update server or to a remote update server based on your setup.


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Update Server Tab Figure 2.

3. Next, create or import a signing certificate that will be used to setup the trust relationship between SCUP, SCCM and managed clients. Click on Apply to save the changes.

4. Now change the tab to Import List and click Add or Find depending on SCUP’s internet access availability.

5. Clicking Find will launch the Discover and Add External Catalogs menu. This will automatically retrieve a list of available catalogs from Microsoft’s site. From the external catalogs menu select the publisher as Dell and click Add, then click OK.

6. Clicking Add will launch the Edit Catalog menu; in the Choose Path field enter ftp://ftp.dell.com/Catalog/DellSDPCatalog.cab and enter Dell in the publisher field. Fill in other information as desired and then click OK.


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Edit Catalog Menu Figure 3.

7. The Dell SDP Catalog will now appear under the Import List; to receive automated updates on the catalog check Automatically check for updates to my catalogs on the startup box.

Note: IT Administrators still require launching the SCUP in order for an automatic catalog update check to occur. The check will notify the administrator about the latest Dell SDP Catalog. Click on OK to return to the SCUP main page.

8. Click on Action > Import Updates, select Bulk import and click the Next tab twice to import the catalog.

9. For the first import a security warning will prompt you to accept the Dell Catalog. Choose Always accept catalog from Dell Inc for no further prompts to occur.


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Selecting the Catalog Import Method Figure 4.

10. Click Close after the import is complete and return to the SCUP main page. Under Console a Dell group will be present and four subcategories under it: Bios, Bundle, Drivers and Application, and Firmware.

Update Subcategories Figure 5.


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11. Before publishing the updates you will need to import the signed certificate to MMC Console: On the System where WSUS is installed click the Windows Start button and select the Run option. Type MMC and click OK. After the console of the MMC snap has been opened, open File > Add/Remove Snap in. Click the Add button and select Certificates > Add > Computer Account >Next >Local Computer >Finish. Press Close on the Add/Remove Snap in the pop up menu, then press OK on the Add/Remove snap in the menu.

12. Expand the certificates tree and select WSUS > Certificates folder, then select the WSUS Publishers Self signed certificate, right-click and select Copy.

13. Expand the certificates tree and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities then right-click and paste the certificate. Also paste the certificate on Trusted Publisher’s folder.

Importing Certificates Figure 6.

14. Close the console.


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Publishing Bundle Updates from SCUP to SCCM This section describes how to set the flag for Bundles and components and how to publish the updates to the WSUS database.

1. Open the SCUP Tool. Under the Dell category four sub categories will be present: Bios, Bundles, Drivers and Application, and Firmware.

2. First, publish the Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent located in the Drivers and Application section. This Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent must be the first to be installed on SCCM Clients to collect the inventory and populate to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

3. Click on Drivers and Application, then right-click on Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent. Select Set Publish Flag >Full Content.

Note: If only metadata has to be downloaded and later full content then select Set Publish Flag >Meta data only.

Setting the Publish flag Figure 7.

4. Click on Bundles for setting flags for the desired server bundles. Right click on the respective Server bundles and select Set Publish flag > Full Content (e.g. Bundle M610 v410)

Note: Make sure that for any Bundles/components selected, Expire status is set to false.


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Setting flags for the server bundles Figure 8.

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5. After setting the flag for all the Bundles/Components, the Publish Updates option must be clicked to publish the updates from SCUP to WSUS.

Publish Updates option Figure 9.

6. Click Next > Next to finish the updates. When Publish update finishes, a confirmation message is displayed indicating x of y updates passed or failed. Click on Close button to close the Publish Update wizard.


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Configuring SCCM This section describes configuration of SCCM for proper client server communication so that software updates will pop up properly. These steps assume that SCCM is already installed and set up.

1. Launch the Configuration Manager console and traverse to Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Client Agents >Computer client Agent > Network Access account. Set the network access account to the domain\username of the server where SCCM & WSUS is installed.

Setting the network access account Figure 10.

2. Click on Client Agents >Software updates client agent. Enable the Enable software updates on clients option so that software update pop ups are displayed on the client.

Enable software updates on clients option Figure 11.


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3. Now traverse to Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Client Installation methods >Client push installation

4. In the General tab select the options Enable the client push installation to assigned resources, Servers and Workstations.

Client push installation properties settings Figure 12.

5. In the Accounts tab add the domain account and credentials details where the SCCM server and WSUS are installed and click OK.

Adding a domain account Figure 13.

6. To update the software update point component, select Site database >Site Management > Site Settings > Component configuration >Software update point component, then select the Sync Settings tab and click Synchronize from Microsoft update and Do not create WSUS reporting events.


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Setting software update point component properties Figure 14.

7. In the same Software update Point Component Properties window switch to the Classifications tab, check the Updates option and click OK.

Update classifications tab Figure 15.

8. In the same Software update point Component properties window again switch to the Products tab, check the boxes Local publisher and Dell and click OK.


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Products tab Figure 16.

9. Switch to the Sync Schedule tab in the same Software update point Component properties window and check the option Enable synchronization on a schedule. Set Simple Schedule as 1 hour and click OK.

Note: Setting Simple Schedule as 1 hour makes the synchronization of software updates run every 1 hour. Select the Custom Schedule option for running updates at specific intervals.

10. In the Languages tab select English option and click OK.

11. To set the Configuration Manager site systems, expand Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Site systems. Select the distribution point and double-click on ConfigMgr management point. Next, select these three options

> Allow intranet only connections

> Use the Site database

> Use the management point’s computer account


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ConfigMgr management point properties Figure 17.

12. Select the distribution point and double click on ConfigMgr site system. Select and give the Fully qualified domain name of the SCCM server for the two options

Specify a Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for this site system on the intranet.

Specify an internet-based FQDN for this site system.

ConfigMgr site system properties Figure 18.

13. For configuring Proxy server settings to access Software update point expand Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Site systems. Select the distribution point and double click on ConfigMgr Software Update point.

14. Select the option Use proxy server when synchronizing. Enter the port number and proxy server ip address.


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15. Select Use credentials to connect to the proxy server, then set the credentials for accessing the proxy server.

Entering proxy server settings Figure 19.

Installing Configuration Manager Client (CCM) Before installing Configuration Manager Client, checking the prerequisites before discovering clients will help ensure proper communication between SCCM server and client systems when pushing the software updates.

A .Prerequisites

a. Make sure that client systems are added to the same domain where SCCM is installed.

b. Disable firewall in both SCCM and client systems.

c. Make sure that Remote desktop is enabled on the client.

d. Export the same WSUS certificate from SCCM server and import in the client.

Exporting WSUS certificate from SCCM Server:

In the SCCM Server in the run command prompt Type MMC and click OK. After the console of the MMC snap has been opened, open File > Add/Remove Snap in. Click the Add button and select Certificates > Add > Computer Account >Next >Local Computer >Finish. Press close on the Add/Remove Snap in pop up menu. Press OK on the Add/Remove snap in menu.

Expand the certificates tree and select WSUS > Certificates folder, select the WSUS Publishers Self signed certificate right click and select All Tasks >Export. Give the default values and export it to any share.


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Importing WSUS Certificate to the Client system:

In the Client system in the run command prompt Type MMC and click OK. After the console of the MMC snap has been opened, open File > Add/Remove Snap in. Click the Add button and select Certificates > Add > Computer Account >Next >Local Computer >Finish. Press close on the Add/Remove Snap in pop up menu. Press OK on the Add/Remove snap in menu.

Expand the Trusted Root Certification Authorities > Certificates and right click on the right side pane and select All Tasks > Import option. In the certificates wizard click Next and browse the path where the exported certificate was copied. Click Next and complete importing the certificate.

Repeat the above procedure for the Trusted Publishers > Certificates folder.

Importing WSUS certificates Figure 20.

B. Discovering Clients

1. For discovering client systems quickly, expand Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Discovery methods >Double click on Heart Beat discovery , enable the option Enable heart beat discovery and make Send every value as 1 hour.

2. For discovering client systems using Active Directory system discovery expand Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Discovery methods >Double click on Active directory system discovery. Enable the option Enable Active directory system discovery and click on the Add button. Select Custom LDAP or GC query, click on the Browse option and expand the Computers folder. Select the desired system from the list of servers and click OK.

3. In the same Active Directory System Discovery Properties window select Polling Schedule, select polling schedule for 5 min and check the option Run discovery as soon as possible, and click on the Apply and OK options.


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Discovering clients Figure 21.

4. Expand Site database > Computer Management > Select All Systems collection >Right click and select Update Collection membership option and also check update sub collection membership option. Perform multiple Update Collection membership and Refresh option on the All Systems collection. A client system with the hostname gets discovered under All systems collection.

C. Pushing CCM

1. Right-click on the discovered system and select the option Install Client. When the new wizard opens up click on Next > Finish to push the client installation to the clients.

Note: To verify whether the client push was successful or not, check the ccm.log file located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Logs.

In the client, to verify if the CCM client was been installed successfully check ccmsetup.log file under C:\Windows\System32\ccmsetup.


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Starting the client push installation Figure 22.

2. After Configuration Manager Client has been installed in the client systems, perform Update collection membership followed by Refresh option on All systems collection.

3. Perform the above steps until the following values appear for the client systems

Site code – GAL

Client – Yes

Approved - Approved

Values for completed client push Figure 23.


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Deploying the Bundle updates to the Dell target systems using SCCM This section will guide you in deploying Dell bundles updates to the client in four steps:

A. Prerequisite checks

B. Synchronization of Dell updates

C. Deploying or advertising the updates

D. Scanning the updates in the client systems

A. Prerequisite checks

1. Make sure that both client and server can ping their respective hostnames successfully.

2. In SCCM server under C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc edit the hosts file and add an entry for ftp.dell.com as “143.166.170.10 ftp.dell.com”

3. Set Group policy settings of the client to enable signed content as mentioned in this site http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530967.aspx

Group policy editor Figure 24.


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B. Synchronization of Dell updates

To synchronize WSUS with SCCM database the “Run Synchronization” action must be performed:

1. Expand SCCM Console Site database >Computer Management >Software Updates. Right-click on Update Repository and select the option Run synchronization option.

2. A Run Update Synchronization popup will appear. Click Yes to confirm.

Run update synchronization Figure 25.

3. To view synchronization status, navigate to Site Database >System status >%Site Name %> Component status >SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER and view all messages. You can also view “wsyncmgr.log” under this location “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Logs” to see if the synchronization was successful or not.

4. Right-click Updates folder under Update Repository and perform Refresh option multiple times so that All Dell Updates gets listed under repository. Four folder options should appear listed under Dell folder:

Bios

Bundles

Drivers and Application

Firmware


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C. Deploying or advertising the updates

For clients to receive software updates, updates must be deployed or advertised in SCCM Server.

Note: The deployment details can viewed in the distmgr.log file located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Logs.

1. Expand Site database >Computer Management >Software Updates >Update repository >Dell > Drivers and Application

2. Under the All Updates section locate the Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent and take notice of the compliance state where all client systems will be evaluated to unknown.

3. After the Clients perform the next software update scan cycle, the Open manage inventory Agent applicability will be reported to the SCCM Site.

4. Click on the Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent which has to be pushed first to the client.

5. Click on the Content information tab. If the Downloaded column value is “No” then perform the following steps:

Checking for updates that were not downloaded Figure 26.

Right click on the Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent and select the Download software updates option.

Select an existing Deployment package or create a new deployment package if not already created.

For Creating New deployment package select the Create new deployment package and Next options.


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Enter a name for the deployment package and in the package source section give the IP Address of the SCCM Server. Browse to select the Update Service packages folder under the site server and click OK.

Creating a new deployment package Figure 27.

Click Next and select the Distribution point and select OK and Next

Adding a distribution point Figure 28.

Click the Next option to keep all the default values, and Finish to complete the step.

6. Now the Content information has been changed to Yes.

7. For Advertising or Deploying the updates right click on Dell Open manage Inventory Agent and select the option Deploy Software updates.


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8. Deploy Software updates wizard will appear. Click Next for the default deployment name.

9. Use the existing Deployment template or one per the environment settings, then click Next.

10. Select the Deployment package or one per the environment and click Next.

11. Select Download Software updates from Internet and click Next.

Specifying the download source Figure 29.

12. Check English from the Language section and click Next.

13. Set the schedule for when the software updates should be deployed and then click Next.

Note: If you do not have a specific deadline for completing the update, check the option Do not set a deadline for software update installation and click Next.


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Setting the deployment schedule Figure 30.

14. Click on the Default values for the rest of the screens and click Finish to close the wizard.

15. Expand Site database >Computer Management >Software Updates, then click on Deployment management to see the latest advertisement for Dell Open manage inventory Agent.

D. Scanning the updates in the client systems

1. Open the Config Manager client in the client system, then select Control panel > Configuration Manager and switch to the Actions tab.

2. Perform these scan cycles:

Discovery data collection cycle > Initiate action

Software inventory cycle > Initiate action

Software Updates Deployment Evaluation cycle > Initiate action

Software Updates Scan cycle > Initiate action


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Configuration Manager actions tab Figure 31.

3. After performing the scan cycle verify if the update packages have come in the Windowsupdate.log located under C:\Windows.

4. After the Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent popup appears, select the option and then click on it to install the update.

Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent installation popup Figure 32.


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5. After Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent has been installed dellinv.xml can be found in this location C:\ProgramFiles\Dell\SysMgt\xcim\xslroot\cm\xml. This file has the inventory of all the components in the server.

6. Perform the Scan cycle again and confirm that Bundle pop up comes for the published Bundle (for e.g. Bundle M610v 410)

7. Select the option to install the Bundle.

8. After the Bundle is installed it shows Pending restart to apply the updates.

Note: Depending on the Dell Update Package (DUP) configuration present in the server bundles the Pending restart message may appear multiple times or may not appear.

9. Perform a reboot to apply the updates.

Note: Repeat “Publishing Bundle Updates from SCUP to SCCM.” and “Deploy the Bundle updates to the Dell target systems using SCCM” section to push other Bundles to the client systems.

Troubleshooting tips for proper Bundle updates 1. Updates fails to publish from SCUP to WSUS

> Verify in SCCM Server under C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc hosts file add an entry for ftp.dell.com as “143.166.170.10 ftp.dell.com” has been entered.

> Properly set the proxy authentication value Use proxy server when synchronizing. Give the port no and proxy server ip address under Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Site systems. Select the distribution point and double-click on ConfigMgr Software Update point.

> Details about the failure can be located in UpdatePublisher.log. To open the log type %temp%\UpdatePublisher.log

> If in the Updatepublisher.log is mentioned as publish updates failed due to a verification of file signature failed error then ensure that the WSUS Publishers Self signed certificate was copied to the Trusted Root Certification Authorities and Trusted Publishers as mentioned in the “Configuring site server” section in this document.

2. Adsysdis.log shows Client systems are unable to discover through Active directory system discovery.

> This situation could occur if client systems are primarily in another domain. To resolve this in the SCCM Server open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc hosts add an entry for the hostname of the client systems along with its IP Address.

> If clients are still not getting discovered then add domain admin user to Local Users and Groups > Groups >Administrators and Users section. Reboot the server and add the default gateway in the NIC properties for the client systems. Add DNS Server IP address as the SCCM Server ip.


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Local users and groups Figure 33.

3. After pushing Configuration Manager Client to client systems the ccmsetup folder is still not appearing in the target client systems.

> Verify if the client push settings under Site database >Site Management > Site Settings >Client Installation methods >Client push installation is set with site server account.

4. Dell Open Manage Inventory Agent installation is failing

> Check if the group policy editor has been set with proper settings, including Allow signed content from intranet Microsoft up-date service location

> Check if valid WSUS Certificate has been imported in the client MMC Trusted publishers and Trusted Root certificate Authorities section.

5. How to Remove Dell Updates from SCCM Server.

> To remove software updates from SCCM follow these steps for expiry.

> In SCCM under Site Database >Site Management >Site name >Site database >Component configuration select the properties of the software update point component.

> Switch to the Synch Settings tab, check Enable synchronization on a schedule and press OK. This is required for SCCM to remove the expired updates as per the scheduled time.


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Sync Settings tab Figure 34.

> In SCUP navigate to Dell and the component that has to be expired, right click and select Set Expired status >Expired. After setting the flag publish this update to WSUS. Run synchronization and refresh Dell Updates.

> Note that expiring updates will not instantly remove them. A cleanup scan will run 14 days after making the updates expired and remove them from SCCM. Updates cannot be removed from SCCM if the updates are included in a deployment package. You must first delete the deployment package and then expire the updates.

6. How to perform a cleanup on the client to add and discover it into a new SCCM server domain.

> Uninstall Dell Open manage server inventory Agent from Add/Remove programs.

> Uninstall CCM, open a windows command prompt and change the location to C:\Windows\system32\ccmsetup in which ccmsetup.exe is located. Type ccmsetup.exe /uninstall and then press Enter.

> To verify that client uninstallation has succeeded, examine the log file CCMSetup.log in the folder %windir%\system32\ccmsetup folder on the client computer.

> Remove the client systems from the domain and add it to workgroup.

> After rebooting the server into workgroup, remove domain admin username from Local Groups and Users > Groups >Administrator and users group.

> Reattach the username again into the domain and reboot the server.

> Login to the new domain and add the domain admin user in Local Groups and Users > Groups >Administrator and users group.


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> Add the new DNS Server ip in the tcp/ip settings of Onboard NIC.

> Delete the ccmsetup folder.

> In the windows command prompt type Net stop bits.

> In the windows command prompt type Net stop wuauserv.

> Delete the Software Distribution folder located under C:\Windows.

> In the windows command prompt type Net start bits.

> In the windows command prompt type Net start wuauserv.

> Reboot the server and reenter again into the domain.

> Discover the client system using Active directory system discover > LDAP Discovery.

> For immediate detection of software updates type the following command in the command prompt:

> Wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow

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