Website Server Rebuild Diary

Website Server Rebuild Diary

Overview Not a usual scripting or deployment post this time – this is a website server rebuild diary. I wanted to make a quick post to document a server rebuild and to log the sort of work that goes into maintaining this and the www.autoitscript.com site. Even...
Using Custom XML and Config Files with USMT and ConfigMgr

Using Custom XML and Config Files with USMT and ConfigMgr

Overview Using USMT In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr)  when performing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) can be a bit of a chore. The built in Task Sequence actions available for capturing and restoring user state only allow you to perform a...
Create a USMT Package in ConfigMgr

Create a USMT Package in ConfigMgr

Overview In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr)  when performing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) there is usually some form of user data and settings migration. This is often performed using the Microsoft User State Migration Toolkit (USMT)....
Create a Windows 7 BitLocker Partition in ConfigMgr

Create a Windows 7 BitLocker Partition in ConfigMgr

Overview In System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr)  something I’ve done a few times is to create a BitLocker partition for Windows 7 during an Operating System Deployment (OSD) Task Sequence. I’ve seen the method used here a few times...
ConfigMgr 2012 SQL Database Collation

ConfigMgr 2012 SQL Database Collation

Overview I just tried to update my ‘default’ installation of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM / ConfigMgr) 2012 RC1 to RC2. I got a failure at the pre-req check stage stating that my SQL 2008 R2 database was using the wrong collation type and that...