SCCM tips and info

• Cache location

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

64-bit - C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\CCM\Cache

• Logs

list of logs

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

64-bit - C:\Windows\SYSWOW64\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"

• Config file

C:\Windows\SMSCFG.ini

Deleting this file and letting computer re-create it can sometimes resolve issues (must restart after deleting)

Last resort before uninstalling client?

• Remove SCCM client

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

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

• Troubleshooting

Client content downloading troubleshooting guide (sorta helpful)

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 -f installer.properties
  • 2011.05 doesn't install licensing tools, so have to install them separately. Told it should be fixed in next release in Dec.
• OptiSystem: should be setup.exe /SILENT, but doesn't work. They've disabled the automated install.
  • Copy in edited hasplm.ini file to %programfiles%\common files\aladdin shared\hasp\ before installing.
• Xilinx 13.x: Batch install requires you to agree to two EULAs, the second one being massive. An alternative is to copy the installed files to another machine and run a batch file to add in shortcuts. I've used 7-zip to compress and archive the installed files (from 13GB to ~4)
  • 7z.exe x [Xilinx archive] -o%SYSTEMDRIVE%
  • Then run shortcutsSetup.bat in the bin folder
• CST Suite: msiexec /qb /i "CST Studio Suite 20xx.msi" ADDLOCAL=CST_STUDIO_SERIES_Files,Examples
  • x64 also requires: <CST 20xx DVD Image>\Bin\vcredist_x64.exe /Q
  • To autoupdate: %programfiles%\Auto_Update_Control.exe updatefromdir:"<path to update file>"
• CCS 5: [ccs setup].exe /response-file [path to file]
  • /test (fake install, does not copy any files)
  • /save-response-file [path to file]

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