SCCM tips and info

• Cache location

32-bit - C:\Windows\System32\CCM\Cache

64-bit - C:\Windows\CCM\Cache

• Logs

32-bit - C:\Windows\System32\CCM\Logs

64-bit - C:\Windows\CCM\Logs

• Clear Cache manually

Control Panel > System and Security > Configuration Manager > Advanced Tab

• Update machine policy manually

Control Panel > System and Security > Configuration Manager > Actions Tab

Run "Machine Policy Retrieval and Evaluation Cycle"

• Remove SCCM client

32-bit - C:\Windows\System32\ccmsetup\ccmsetup.exe /uninstall

64-bit - C:\Windows\ccmsetup\ccmsetup.exe /uninstall

Silent Installs

• Winzip Self-extractors: [filename].exe /auto <directory>
• MikTex: [basic miktex installer].exe --shared --unattended
• Texmaker: texmakerwin32_install.exe /S
• Ghostscript: gs902w32.exe /S
• COMSOL: setup.exe -s [setupfile].ini
  • Version 4.2: Must copy com.comsol.resources_1.0.0.jar (created during install of software) to /plugins directory of install media. Silent install fails without it.
• Cadence: setup.exe !quiet=silentinstall.ini
  • Cadence hotfix: [hotfixfile].exe -s setup.iss
    • Use [hotfixfile].exe -r to create setup.iss response file
• Quartus II:
• Synopsys Saber:
• Synopsys HSPICE:
• Agilent ADS: ads2011_XX_rXXX_windows.exe -i silent

Advertisements and Task Sequences

• TS: Install Multiple Applications option
  • Define Task Sequence Variables for each application to install
  • Variable names must be in format XXX001, XXX002, XXX003 etc, where XXX is the base name (no known restriction on base name)
  • Define variables first, then add "Install Software" step, choose option to install multiple applications, and input the base name of the TSVs
  • Unconfirmed: Only works if TS advertisement is set to access content directly from the DP

• TS: Using multiple "Install Software" steps to install multiple applications in one TS
  • Appears to mis-report required disk space if installing multiple programs from the same package