Configmgr Site code - Automatic Discovery Fails
I recently moved some of my Configmgr Clients to a new domain. After moving the clients to this new domain. I noticed that a large number of my Configmgr clients were failing to report into my Primary Configmgr site.
As part of the troubleshooting this, I went to Control Panel, then accessed the Configuration Manager application. In my case I have 32 bit OS and 64 bit OS Clients.
This is the settings from a 64 bit client.
Here is what the error looks like in the control panel
I next opened the locationsservices.log to see what is causing the failure.
Here is what is in the log
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LSGetAssignedSiteFromDirectories: Found Assigned Site Code <BAM> by Group Policy LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
LSVerifySiteVersion : Verifying Site Version for <BAM> LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
LSGetSiteVersionFromAD : Failed to retrieve version for the site 'BAM' (0x80004005) LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
Attempting to retrieve SLPs from AD LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
Retrieved SLPs from AD LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
Raising event:
instance of CCM_CcmHttp_Status
{
DateTime = "20110531155534.536000+000";
HostName = "CONFIGUSA1";
HRESULT = "0x00000000";
ProcessID = 5472;
StatusCode = 0;
ThreadID = 8132;
};
LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
LSGetSiteVersionFromSLP : No site version returned from SLP for site <BAM> LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
LSVerifySiteVersion: Failed to get Site Version from AD and SLP LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
Won't send a client assignment fallback status point message because the last assignment error matches this one. LocationServices 5/31/2011 11:55:34 AM 8132 (0x1FC4)
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So It looks like I am I have gotten a assignment site code of BAM from Group policy. My current side code should be TOP.
This info was used in the domain my clients moved from.
How to Assign Configuration Manager Clients to a Site
Pasted from <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680370.aspx>
What the above info does not include is where it sets the info in the registry. That's what I need to remove to get a correct site code assignment for TOP.
Here is the location of that info in the registry on a 64 bit Client. I need to remove the GPRequestedSiteAssigmentCode entry. Notice that the registry location is HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Sms\Mobile Client.
Note: On a 32 bit Client it would be HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Sms\Mobile Client.
After removing the GPRequestedSiteAssigmentCode entry. I can now successfully retrieve the correct site code.
Here is what my locationservices.log looks like now.
#################locationservices.log#############################################################################################
Current AD site of machine is Default-First-Site-Name LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:23 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSGetAssignedSiteFromAD : Trying to Assign to the Site <TOP> LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:23 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSVerifySiteVersion : Verifying Site Version for <TOP> LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:23 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSGetSiteVersionFromAD : Successfully retrieved version '4.00.6487.0000' for site 'TOP' LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:23 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSVerifySiteVersion : Verified Client Version '4.00.6487.2000' is not greater than Site Version '4.00.6487.0000'. Client can be assigned to site <TOP>. LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:23 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
Site and assignment sitecode match. Verifying site version LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:26 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSVerifySiteVersion : Verifying Site Version for <TOP> LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:26 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSGetSiteVersionFromAD : Successfully retrieved version '4.00.6487.0000' for site 'TOP' LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:26 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
LSVerifySiteVersion : Verified Client Version '4.00.6487.2000' is not greater than Site Version '4.00.6487.0000'. Client can be assigned to site <TOP>. LocationServices 5/31/2011 12:15:26 PM 8184 (0x1FF8)
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