If youve done any work with system center configuration manager sooner or later, youll get asked about leveraging it for patching. Technet sccm configmgr 2012 report get the status of software. I checked, and they are all pointing to the sccm primary like they should be. Software update compliance reports detection state unknown. How to software distribution in depth with logs applications deployment, software distribution logs order appdiscovery. How to deploy software updates using sccm 2012 r2 prajwal. L ooking at the builtin reports i did not find anything that will show the status of one or more software update groups per collection so i decided to build one myself. I can confirm that the updates are being sent to the clients without any issue. Majority of clients still in unkownclient passed status. Sccm deploy patch status unknown microsoft technet. Deployment status unknown configuration manager 2012. Nov 06, 20 find any software update deployment which can be determined by looking for topictype500 and what we want to check is the below values in yellow as this will determine if the client has indeed sent a message back to the mp and if so what it sent back, if we see it sent back a 0 and confirm that the kbs are installed then we know it.
This means either that the client system did not complete the software scan or the site server did not receive the scan status from the. Last time on understanding software update deployment status. Using log files to track the software update deployment. Then restart the sms service and rerun your cycle software update, etc. When completed, it uploads the scan results back to the wsus server indicating whether each update is not applicable, installed, or needed. Software updates in system center 2012 configuration manager provides a set of tools and resources that can help manage the complex task of tracking and applying software. Through this video, you can learn about tracking software update deployment using log files and wmi explorer 2.
Mar 15, 2016 deadline of deployment was as soon as possible but the clients in the deployment monitoring area just show unknown client check passedactive. Sccm logs details are given at the last section of. Monitoring software deployment from the sccm console can be hazardous. We had a deployment that was targeted to roughly 110,000 workstations, and approximately 14,000 were in an unknown status. Thats great because after all, patching with configmgr is relatively simple provided you are allowed time and resources to create and enforce.
When deploying to a large number of machines, you need to go through various panes in order to have a comprehensive list of machines and their deployment status. Sometimes managing software update deployments via sccm can be a harrowing, repetive, experience. To deploy software updates, you can use any of the below methods. As above, however the updates have been installed on to the machine. Unknown the site server has not received any information about the. All the deployments only show status of clients as unknown. May 14, 2018 just trying to see what i might be missing here or where to look to find the issue. Sccm clients stuck in unknown passedactive for deployed o365. But there are newer or new sccm logs reading tools with latest versions of sccm. Starting with sccm 1806, you can deploy thirdparty updates easily. When both reports are linked, it allows to click on a number in the software updates overview report and be sent to this report. In sccm 2012 console, go to monitoring software update point synchronization status see the results on the right pane.
When you deploy software updates in system center 2012 configuration manager configmgr 2012 or configmgr 2012 r2, you typically add the updates to a software update group and then deploy the software update group to clients. Configuration manager 2012 site and client deployment. Configuring client status in sccm 2012 prajwaldesai. As stated, unknown client check passedactive just means sccm was able to contact the device and that the sccm client is running. Troubleshoot software update deployment sccm current. Software update groups is almost similar to update lists in sccm. Software updates showing unknown status for all assets. Sccm 1806 and later version of sccm clients are installed with builtin log reader tool cmtrace. Deadline of deployment was as soon as possible but the clients in the deployment monitoring area just show unknown client check passedactive.
If you want to know why, im afraid you must strap on your pit helmet and start digging through client logs one at a time. List failed deployments in sccm 2012 system center blog. If i deploy software any type program, application, package, etc the troubled mach. Whenever we check with the deployment status we always see over 3k to 6k machines showing the compliant status as unknown. The best and most reliable way to monitor client deployment is with the configuration manager console as described in this article. Software update deployment enforcement, evaluation, and compliance information will be missing from reports when they are run from a. Understanding software update deployment status, part 3. The updates or application doesnt show up in the software center. Jan 25, 2018 how to simulate an application deployment in sccm 2012 r2. In addition to improvements in performance and layout, the console now supports a quicker way to monitor application deployments. Feb 23, 2015 sccm 2012 r2 step by step part 1 installation build infrastructure and ad install duration. This log also helps to identify the distribution and management point of the client. In my company environment we are using sccm 2012 r2 sp1 cu2 5.
Plan and implement software updates microsoft press store. It is always challenging and import task for any sccm administrator to achieve good patch compliance success rate within the given slaservice level agreement. Also, if you wanted to have it look for all advertisements deployed to a collection, instead of just one specific advertisement, change assignmentid to collectionid and then of course put in the. In this blog post sccm 2012 troubleshoot software update client issues,i. Sccm logs are essential to troubleshoot an issue and fix those. Was having an issue where i deployed a dell bios update to a new client and the client was not receiving the update.
Enforcement state unknown i have pretty sure many sccm admin would have encountered the infamous status of enforcement state unknown for software updates deployment via sccm. The configuration manager console has been greatly improved in system center 2012 configuration manager, which enhances its usability. Majority of clients still in unkown client passed status. Sccm clients stuck in unknown passedactive for deployed. Spending some time in other communities often gives me a lot of good ideas to reports and queries. Sccm clients not receiving updates software deployment.
Log file for synchronization of thirdparty software updates. We are deploying the microsoft security patches on a monthly basis to our client. Sccm application deployment report system center dudes. So at sccm 2012 r2 level i setup a boundary group with the primary server in it and ticked the site assignment check box. When both reports are linked, it allows to click on a number in the software updates. Jul 10, 2017 hi, we newly created sccm environment. For each system, a deployment s status starts as unknown, moves to inprogress, and finishes as compliant. I wanted to build a collection so i could see if what if any were online and possibly run a evaluate application deployments client notification. Status report for software update deployments spending some time in other communities often gives me a lot of good ideas to reports and queries. Software updates views configuration manager microsoft. In this post we will use a simple application named 7zip x64 bit, and we will use the simulate deployment feature and see how it works. For statustype you can have 1 success, 2 inprogress, 4 unknown, 5 error thats not a typo, according to technet there is no 3.
Monitoring distribution status content status lookup your deployment s content status and verify it is updated. The machines are online, pinging, the sccm client appears to be functioning. Ive deployed apps and update many times over the past year plus. Sccm software updates deployment report system center dudes. This report can work with the existing software updates overview report or in standalone mode. For patch management,all configmgr managed clients should do successful software update scan else,client will not be able to get updates from sccm and thus,sup complianc. In manual software updates deployment, a set of software updates is selected the sccm console and these updates are deployed to the target. Troubleshooting software updates installation failure from. When checking the status of the deployment under monitoring in the admin console, i noticed that 2 of the clients that it was deployed to were compliant, but the 3rd was.
In part 5, i will be covering how clients report compliance status, giving you a peek into the insanity of the unknown. Finally, in part 6, i will be covering how to unmask the real culprits behind your unknown and noncompliant clients. The correct way to configure the state message detail level is in your deployment template. Going thourgh the details section we could see all the machines show the message as client check passed activeinactive. Oct 31, 2014 sccm configmgr 2012 report get the status of software update scan results in this blog post,i will show you,how to know monitor the clients with software update scan status results. Sccm configmgr compliance status of client for multiple software update groups eswar koneti blog. Dec 26, 2018 through this video, you can learn about tracking software update deployment using log files and wmi explorer 2. New with sccm 2012, we can check the status of sync on console itself. You can monitor client deployments with other tools, such as server manager in windows server or system center operations. Patch compliance reporting in configuration manager with.
Whats missing from the ui that ought to have been included is a pending or waiting status. However when i try to monitor the adr i always get a compliance of 0. Configuration manager sccm clients not updating their status. I have a standalone sccm 1702 serving about 350 clients. There are many possible reasons for that and you need to troubleshoot the clients to determine if thats the case or not. It might even be one of the first questions you get from management. Unknown can also mean the client simply isnt reporting any data at all for software updates because its misconfigured or broken. Here are my finding why updates cannot be deployed to the clients.
The number of devices in each status succeeded, failed, unknown list all machines name from a specific status succeeded, failed, unknown. Monitor client deployment status configuration manager. Sccm deployment some clients have a status of unknown. Creating a configmgr collection based on unknown status. Pending compliance report showing compliance state unknown. Unlike other software updates state messages that are replicated up the hierarchy to the central site, state messages for deployments are replicated up the hierarchy to the site where the deployment was created. Looking through some logs i dont see anything obvious standing out.
Found a script that does fix the issue most of the time. Sccm configmgr 2012 patch report ou based compliance status. After doing software updates scan cycle on the client, the wuahandler. I managed to fix this by rebooting the client machine to ensure that it was in the ad group i was deploying to, then waiting a day. The software updates status summarizer views provide summary information about software updates compliance, deployment evaluation, deployment enforcement, and scan state. A little while ago in the system center technet community i stumbled over a very need report created by a user called qu4rk. Attempt to install the application in question from software center only to have it pull down the old revision. The software update status views are described in this section. Software updates scan cycle software update deployment evaluation cycle software update scan cycle.
You can add thirdparty software update catalogs node in the configuration manager console. For each system, a deployments status starts as unknown, moves to. Clients appear to be connecting and figuring out what updates they need from what is offered. Sccm 2012 software updates clients stuck activepassed. Status report for software update deployments ctglobal. Dec 19, 2018 in this post, you will know more about sccm logs. I have initiated a software update evaluation from the sccm console as well as from the configuration manager client on the pcs and it just doesnt seem to initiate the download or show up as an available update, and i have no idea what to look for in which logs as ive followed some of the posts for troubleshooting and see errors of some point. Understanding software update deployment status, part 2. You can choose your own application for trying out simulated deployment. Sccm packages deployment report system center dudes. Configuration manager reports on deployments for production clients or preproduction clients. I tried to dig in the logs and found multiple errors.
Cant speed it up by running actions locally, does nothing. I had quite a few servers that were reporting incorrect compliance for software updates to our sccm 2012 server. The client status section of the monitoring workspace in the console provides client deployment status accurately and in real time. Browse other questions tagged deployment software distribution sccm or ask your own question. Deploying software updates using configuration manager. If this action cannot be performed or fails it will display unknown deployment status in sccm software updates. Log file reference configuration manager microsoft docs.
Software updates status messages are three major types and these are. It looks from your logs that the distribution point does not yet have the package. Im trying to wrap my head around software updates which i thought were easy to setup. Jul 15, 20 im trying to wrap my head around software updates which i thought were easy to setup. Patch compliance success rate is depends mainly on heath of your sccm clients and some times things may go wrong even though sccm. Prior to the service restart, when i look at a deployment in the monitoring tab of the console, the client shows an unknown state but active and the client check has passed. Sccm how to software distribution indepth with logs. In the monitoring workspace, expand system status and then click component status. Sccm configmgr troubleshooting client software update issues.
The other day an application wouldnt deploy to the sccm client and the sccm reporting just says. Once i restart the agents ccmexec service, the deployment changes to in progress within minutes. My takeaway is that unknown is something of a misnomer. Sccm application deployment report to efficiently monitor your deployments monitoring software deployment from the sccm console can be hazardous. In the configuration manager console, click software library, under. See all deployment from a specific type packages the success rate of a given deployment. Troubleshoot software update deployment sccm current branch. In 2012, on the other hand, a computer that has not yet kicked off the. Sep 10, 2014 in 2012, on the other hand, a computer that has not yet kicked off the deployment remains in the hellish limbo of being unknown, with no details provided at this step.
This is the first or initial log that has to be analyzed to check whether the client detects the correct software update point as per the environment. At a high level the configmgr client agent performs these 2 client actions to scan, install and report status of any targeted updates. The configuration manager console also provides a chart of failed client deployments over a specified period of time to help you determine if actions you to take to troubleshoot deployments are improving the deployment success rate over time. Check for the log entry like wsus path and the port that has been delegated for to connect wsus. When doing a software updates deployment evaluation cycle the log updatesdeployment. List all packages deployment from your sccm infrastructure. During this process client will start scanning against the software update point sup and populate the local software update. Install software update point role using sccm console. Configuring client status in sccm 2012 in this post we will look at. Software update compliance issues sccm 2012 configmgr. For more information about boundary groups, see configuring boundaries and boundary groups in configuration manager check the software update package status and verify that the updates are downloaded and installed on the distribution points. List all machines name from a specific status succeeded, failed, unknown.
Software update group status per collection sccm zone. One of the reasons why clients report as unkown in software. In order to check the patch compliance deployment status,there are some default reports,one of the widely used report to know the compliance status for specific update group on specific collection is compliance 1overall compliance. Software deployment software systems management microsoft system center configuration. Unknown means the client has not reported in, it is likely the client on the. System center 2012 r2 configuration manager supports multiple. Check the server address that its looking at for wsus. If active clients are remaining in an unknown status for a long time for a required deployment, that may indicate that they are processing some other deployment, with a likely holdup being a pending restart at least on mine, as we dont force workstations to reboot after updates.
How to troubleshoot software update deployments in system. Deployments showing as unknown until i restart client. I have a strange issue with clients in our sccm 2012 environment. Troubleshooting inconsole monitoring for deployments in. Sccm 2012 client check passedactive software deployment.
Enterprise software thread, sccm deployment some clients have a status of unknown. If i deploy software any type program, application, package, etc the troubled machines will either show status in the monitoring section of config manager as program received or no messages have been received. Canadian institute for professional studies 108,667 views. It is the starting point of the deployment process. Deploying autocad with sccm 2012 i have created a deployment, imported it as a package in sccm and am using the command line provided. For more information about the status summarizer views, see status and alert views in configuration manager. Last time on understanding software update deployment status in part 2, we discussed the steps that take place between microsoft releasing a new update up until the update is deployed via sccm. One of the reasons why clients report as unkown in.
How to deploy software updates using sccm 2012 r2 prajwal desai. Toplevel software update point in the configuration manager hierarchy. Sccm patch reports all about microsoft endpoint manager. His report shows a status of each update deployment, with a count of the each possible software update states. Hello, i am running sccm 1902 and recently the software deployment started to go in unknown status.
This is something i see a lot of with patch tuesday deployments. Software deployment software systems management microsoft system center configuration manager sccm sccm 2012 sccm sccm reporting. Records details about automatic deployment rules for the identification, content download, and software update group and deployment creation. Client and scan issues summary this is part 2 of a 6 part series where i talk through common issues i have seen that skew the numbers for software updates, or make it difficult to explain the results. Sccm 2012 software updates group policy settings for wsus. Mof softwareupdateautomation software updates sql sql custom port sql native client sql query status.
Sccm configmgr troubleshooting client software update. May 20, 2019 for automatic deployment of software updates using sccm, refer this post. In this post we will see deploying software updates using configuration manager 2012. Pending sccm deployment status shows all system in unknown. Example 2 software update deployment configured to send all state messages. Software updates scan cycle action is responsible for scanning the machine and checking what updates installed and what are missing. Verify that the client is in the appropriate boundary associated with the boundary group for the distribution point. Where are my software update state messages ctglobal.
One of most important and critically used feature in configuration manager 2012 is software updates. Better understanding of unknown clients configuration. Mar 21, 2016 come and get the software update group status report while its hot. How to simulate an application deployment in sccm 2012 r2.
Our sccm software updates deployment report lists all devices compliance on a single screen. Better understanding of unknown clients configuration manager. Example 1 using the default software update state details settings. You can monitor client deployments with other tools, such as server manager in. Sccm2012 r2 software deployment stuck at waiting for content. This feature enables you to deploy software updates after business hours.