Equipa de suporte de System Center

OpsMgr 2007: Como fazer reset à cache de todos os agentes

José Miguel Constantino — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:01:00 GMT

Estive a trabalhar num problema onde, como solução alternativa tínhamos de fazer um reset à cache de todos os agentes activos e a funcionar bem. Geralmente, podemos fazer isso de forma manual (parar o serviço, apagar a pasta "C:\Program Files\System Center Operations Manager 2007\Health Service State\Health Service State" e arrancar novamente o serviço) ou então executando a seguinte tarefa na consola:

Podemos usar estes procedimentos (o primeiro pode ser automatizado), mas encontrei uma forma mais simples de o fazer, usando o PowerShell do OpsMgr. As linhas a executar são as seguintes:

# Fazer o reset à cache de todos os agentes activos
# Reset or clear the cache of all active agents
$task = Get-Task | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.SystemCenter.ResetHealthServiceStore"}
$agentclass = get-monitoringclass -name "Microsoft.SystemCenter.Agent"
$agents = Get-MonitoringObject -monitoringclass:$agentclass | where { $_.IsAvailable -eq $true}
$agents | foreach {start-task -task $task -targetMonitoringObject $_ -Asynchronous}

Com estas 4 linhas conseguimos executar de forma rápida e automatica, a tarefa de limpar a cache em todos os agentes. Nota para a última linha, onde definimos a execução assíncrona da tarefa em cada agente, visto que como é uma tarefa que vai limpar a cache do agente, o mesmo nunca vai reportar a execução da tarefa.

Este código de PowerShell também pode ser útil depois da instalação da seguinte correção, já que a mesma requere que seja limpa a cache pois a cache já poderá estar corrompida (secção 'Workaround'):

Management servers or assigned agents unexpectedly appear as unavailable in the Operations Manager console in Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/981263

Esta solução pode servir ainda de base para outras, já que usando o mesmo modelo, poderemos executar outras tarefas em qualquer classe do Operations Manager. Alguns exemplos:

# Obter a lista de processos em execução em todas as máquinas Windows 2008 que tenham o agente activo
# Get the process list of all active Windows 2008 computers with an active agent
$task = Get-Task | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.Computer.ProcessList.Task"}
$w2008class = get-monitoringclass -name "Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.Computer"
$w2008computers = Get-MonitoringObject -monitoringclass:$w2008class | where { $_.IsAvailable -eq $true}
$w2008computers | foreach {start-task -task $task -targetMonitoringObject $_ -Asynchronous}

# Executar o checkdisk em todos os discos logicos Windows 2008 activos
# Execute checkdisk on all active Windows 2008 logical disks
$task = Get-Task | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.LogicalDisk.Chkdsk.Task"}
$w2008diskclass = get-monitoringclass -name "Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.LogicalDisk"
$w2008logicaldisks = Get-MonitoringObject -monitoringclass:$w2008diskclass | where { $_.IsAvailable -eq $true and $_.DisplayName -eq "true"}
$w2008logicaldisks | foreach {start-task -task $task -targetMonitoringObject $_ -Asynchronous}

# Executar o checkdisk em todos os discos logicos Windows 2008 activos, com a letra "C:"
# Execute checkdisk on all active Windows 2008 logical disks with the "C:" drive letter
$task = Get-Task | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.LogicalDisk.Chkdsk.Task"}
$w2008diskclass = get-monitoringclass -name "Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.LogicalDisk"
$w2008logicaldisks = Get-MonitoringObject -monitoringclass:$w2008diskclass | where { $_.IsAvailable -eq $true -and $_.DisplayName -eq "C:"}
$w2008logicaldisks | foreach {start-task -task $task -targetMonitoringObject $_ -Asynchronous}

Depois de submeter as tarefas, podemos verificar a sua execução resultado na vista 'Task Status' da consola de administração:

Espero que esta entrada vos ajude!

José Miguel Constantino

Support Escalation Engineer

Windows Server Base OS MP 6.0.6972.0 já disponínel

Jorge Teixeira Gomes — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:41:00 GMT

O Management Pack Server Base OS 6.0.6972.0 já se encontra disponível

Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9296

A principal alteração é a inclusão da monitorização de discos em cluster, como podem verificar pelo seguinte:

Changes in This Update

Unless explicitly noted, these updates
apply to all operating system versions supported by this Monitoring Pack:

Updated the
Cluster shared volume disk monitors so that alert severity corresponds to the monitor state.
Fixed an issue
where the performance by utilization report would fail to deploy with the message “too many arguments specified”.
Updated the knowledge for the available MB monitor to refer to the Available MB counter.
Added discovery and monitoring of clustered disks for Windows Server 2008 and above clusters.
Added views for clustered disks.
Aligned disk monitoring so that all disks (Logical Disks, Cluster Shared Volumes, Clustered
disks) now have the same basic set of monitors.
There are now separate monitors that measure available MB and %Free disk space for any disk
(Logical Disk, Cluster Shared Volume, or Clustered disk).

NOTES

These monitors are disabled by default for Logical Disks, so you will need to enable them.

Updated display strings for all disks to be consistent, regardless of the disk type.
The monitors generate alerts when they are in an error state. A warning state does not
create an alert.
The monitors have a roll-up monitor that also reflects disk state. This monitor does not alert by
default. If you want to alert on both warning and error states, you can have
the unit monitors alert on warning state and the roll-up monitor alert on error state.
Fixed an issue where network adapter monitoring caused high CPU utilization on servers with multiple NICs.
Updated the Total CPU Utilization Percentage monitor to run every 5 minutes and alert if it is three consecutive samples above the threshold.
Updated the properties of the Operating System instances so that the path includes the
server name it applies to so that this name will show up in alerts.
Disabled the network bandwidth utilization monitors for Windows Server 2003.
Updated the Cluster Shared Volume monitoring scripts so they do not log informational events.
Quorum disks are now discovered by default.
Mount point discovery is now disabled by default.

NOTES

This version of the Management Pack
consolidates disk monitoring for all types of disks as mentioned above.
However, for Logical Disks, the previous Logical Disk Free Space monitor, which
uses a combination of Available MB and %Free space, is still enabled. If you
prefer to use the new monitors (Disk Free Space (MB) Low Disk Free Space (%)
Low), you must disable the Logical Disk Free Space monitor before enabling the
new monitors.

The default thresholds for the Available MB
monitor are not changed, the warning threshold (which will not alert) is 500MB
and the error threshold (which will alert) is 300MB. This will cause alerts to
be generated for small disk volumes. Before enabling the new monitors, it is
recommended to create a group of these small disks (using the disk size
properties as criteria for the group), and overriding the threshold for
available MB.

Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

José Miguel Constantino — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:17:35 GMT

Boa tarde a todos!

Gostaria de anunciar o lançamento da actualização mais recente para o Operations Manager 2007 R2:

Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

Artigo KB: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626076

Link direto para download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29850

Recomendo vivamente a instalação desta actualização nos vossos ambientes, seguindo os passos descritos no artigo KB.

José Miguel Constantino

Support Escalation Engineer

Monitoring Pack de Unix e Linux para o Operations Manager 2012

Jorge Teixeira Gomes — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:53:00 GMT

Encontra-se já disponível para download, o Monitoring Pack de Unix e Linux para o Operations Manager 2012:

Monitoring Pack for UNIX and Linux Operating Systems - Microsoft Download Center - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29696

São suportadas as seguintes distribuições:

AIX 5.3, 6.1 e AIX 7 .
HP-UX 11iv2 PA-RISC, HP-UX 11iv2 IA64, HP-UX 11iv3 PA-RISC e HP-UX 11iv3 IA64 .
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 (x64), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x64) e Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (x64).
Solaris 9, Solaris 10 e Solaris 11 .
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.
Permite a instalação de Audit Collection Services for UNIX/Linux Management Packs.

Update Rollup 1 for Operations Manager 2012

José Miguel Constantino — Tue, 08 May 2012 08:55:00 GMT

Encontra-se já disponível para download, a actualização mais recente para o Operations Manager 2012:

Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29697

Esta actualização contém várias correções. incluindo algumas para a monitorização de Unix/Linux e ainda adicionamos o suporte para Oracle Solaris 11 (x86 and SPARC).

Nota importante: algumas das correções requerem que sejam seguidos alguns passos manualmente.

Mais informações sobre as várias correções incluídas e os procedimentos para instalação podem ser encontrados no artigo KB:

Description of Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2686249

José Miguel Constantino

Support Escalation Engineer

System Center 2012 já se encontra disponível!

Jorge Teixeira Gomes — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:03:00 GMT

O System Center 2012 encontra-se já na sua versão RTM (Disponível ao Público).

O produto foi lançado oficialmente no dia 18 de Abril e comporta os seguintes aplicativos:

System Center 2012 Unified Installer

Utilitário desenhado para executar novas instalações do System Center 2012 para propósitos de teste e avaliação unicamente. Se o objectivo for a actualização de uma instalação actual de qualquer produto System Center ou a escolha de instalação para Alta Disponibilidade ou de instalação em múltiplos servidores, refira-se por favor à instalação dos produtos System Center para Cloud presente na seguinte página: Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Resource Page

Guia do Utilizador >>

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Fornece uma gestão compreensiva de configuração para a plataforma Microsoft, ajudando na implementação de dispositivos e aplicações necessárias à produtividade dos utilizadores, mantendo o controlo e observância corporativas.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection

Construído sobre o System Center Configuration Manager, fornece detecção de ameaças e malware como parte integrante de uma estrutura unificada de gestão de segurança e observância de máquinas cliente, simplificando a protecção final.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager

Fornece protecção de dados de forma unificada para servidores e clientes Windows, ajudando a entregar uma protecção escalável e com eficiência de custos, tendo cenários de restauro desde disco, fita ou sistema fora das instalações.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 Operations Manager

Fornece um diagnóstico profundo das aplicações e uma monitorização da infra-estrutura, ajudando a uma previsibilidade da performance a disponibilidade de aplicações vitais, oferecendo ainda uma vista compreensiva de Datacenter e Cloud Privada ou Pública.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 Orchestrator

Fornece uma instrumentação, integração e automatização de processos IT através da criação de “Runbooks”, ajudando à definição de práticas estandardizadas e aperfeiçoando a eficiência operacional.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 Service Manager

Fornece uma experiência flexível em self-service um processos estandardizados de Datacenter, ajudando na integração de pessoas, workflows e conhecimento através de infra-estrutura empresarial e aplicações.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager

Fornece a gestão e desdobramento de máquinas virtuais, com supporte para ambientes multi-hypervisor, ajudando a entregar uma Cloud Privada flexível e com eficiência de custos.

Requisitos de Sistema >>

System Center 2012 App Controller

Fornece uma experiência transversal comum entre as Cloud privada e pública, ajudando desenvolvedores a construir, configurar, implementar e gerir novos serviços.

Requisitos de sistema >>

Poderá encontrar mais informações na seguinte hiperligação:

Microsoft System Center 2012 - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/default.aspx

Configuration Manager 2012 - Technet Virtual Labs

nunolive — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:37:00 GMT

Gostava de partilhar com vocês os links abaixo com os laboratórios que acabámos de criar para o Configuration Manager 2012, não havendo assim necessidade de terem que construir o vosso próprio ambiente pois poderão fazer tudo online (tomar atenção aos pre-requisitos necessários):

TechNet Virtual Labs: System Requirements
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/bb509309.aspx

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Caso vos interesse aconselho também a darem uma vista de olhos nos laboratórios de Configuration Manager 2007 e SMS 2003:

System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003

TechNet Virtual Lab: Managing Security Updates with SMS 2003
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=4267039

Não hesitem em classificar este artigo e deixar o vosso comentário!

Espero ter ajudado! :)

Glossário de Configuration Manager e SMS

nunolive — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:04:00 GMT

Gostava de partilhar o link abaixo onde podem encontrar os vários termos usados desde o SMS ao Configuration Manager 2007 e 2012:

Glossary - Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh524341.aspx
Glossary - System Center Configuration Manager 2007
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff977081.aspx
Glossary - Systems Management Server 2003
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc182003.aspx
Glossary - Systems Management Server 2.0
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc723605.aspx

Não hesitem em classificar este artigo e deixar o vosso comentário!

Espero ter ajudado! :)

Novos management packs para a suite System Center 2012

José Miguel Constantino — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:22:00 GMT

Foram lançados recentemente dois novos management packs para monitorizar dois dos componentes da suite System Center 2012:

System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center 2012 - App Controller: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29304

System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29269

Espero que esta informação vos seja útil!

José Miguel Constantino

Support Escalation Engineer

Configuration Manager 2012 - Component Add-ons and Extensions

nunolive — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:28:00 GMT

Decidir partilhar um dos nossos links com os os add-ons and extensions que saíram o mês passado para o Configuration Manager 2012:

System Center 2012 – Configuration Manager Component Add-ons and Extensions
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=29265

Quick details

Version: 2012 Date published: 3/31/2012

Language: English

File Name	Size
ConfigMgr2012_Toolkit_RTM_1028.exe	2.8 MB	Download
P2VReleaseNotes.docx	19 KB	Download
P2VSetup32.exe	7.4 MB	Download
P2VSetup64.exe	7.4 MB	Download
Package_Conversion_Manager_RTW_ReleaseNotes.docx	28 KB	Download
PCMRTWSetup-CHS.exe	2.3 MB	Download
PCMRTWSetup-DE.EXE	2.3 MB	Download
PCMRTWSetup-EN.exe	2.3 MB	Download
PCMRTWSetup-JP.exe	2.3 MB	Download

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Espero ter ajudado! :)

Erro "Unable to contact host" ao tentar usar as Remote Tools contra clientes internet em Configuration Manager com Direct Access

nunolive — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:18:00 GMT

Estive a trabalhar num caso recentemente de Configuration Manager 2007 onde estava configurado com Direct Access e onde as Remote Tools não funcionavam contra clientes da Internet.

Quando tentávamos usar as Remote Tools contra os clientes 3G tinhamos o erro abaixo:

Unable to contact host

Depois de todo o troubleshoot da parte de Configuration Manager tive que envolver a equipa de UAG (Unified Access Gateway) para me ajudar a resolver o problema.

Assim que a chamada ficou resolvida, o meu colega João Tavares da equipa de UAG de criou uma entrada no blog a falar sobre este tópico. Se têm Direct Access na vossa empresa configurado então aconselho vivamente a leitura deste tópico:

Unable to access shares or SCCM Remote Control from internal network to the Direct Access(DA) clients
http://blogs.technet.com/b/tugait/archive/2012/02/10/unable-to-access-shares-or-sccm-remote-control-from-internal-network-to-the-direct-access-da-clients.aspx

Como leitura adicional de Direct Access e Configuration Manager aconselho também uma outra entrada do blog do nosso colega Steve Rachui:

Direct Access – SCCM – Managing internet clients
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2010/07/31/direct-access-sccm-managing-internet-clients.aspx

Não hesitem em classificar este artigo e deixar o vosso comentário!

Espero ter ajudado! :)

Configuration Manager 2012 - Guia de sobrevivência

nunolive — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:13:00 GMT

Criámos um guia de sobrevivência que poderá ser usado para aumentar ou manter o nosso conhecimento do System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

Poderão encontrar desde documentação, a vídeos de demonstração e até mesmo laboratórios a fazer:

SystemCenter 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7075.system-center-2012-configuration-manager-survival-guide.aspx

Não hesitem em classificar este artigo e deixar o vosso comentário!

Espero ter ajudado! :)

Configuration Manager 2012 - Documentação e características

nunolive — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:08:00 GMT

Abaixo podem encontrar um artigo com a documentção com os tópicos bases do System Center Configuration Manager 2012:

Guia	Descrição
Getting Started with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia ajuda a começar com o System Center Configuration Manager 2012. Explica o produto, o que criado de novo, o que foi alterado comparativamente à versão do Configuration Manager 2007, conceitos básicos, e algumas perguntas frequentes.
Site Administration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia providencia a informação de como planear, instalar, configurar e manter o System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia mostra como fazer a migração de uma infraestrutura de Configuration Manager 2007 para uma nova infraestrutura System Center Configuration Manager 2012.
Deploying Clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia ajuda a planear, instalar, configurar, e manusear a instalação de clientes System Center Configuration Manager 2012.
Deploying Software and Operating Systems in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia providencia informação sobre planeamento, configuração, e manuseamento de instalação de software e sistemas operativos em System Center Configuration Manager 2012.
Assets and Compliance in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia mostra como manusear dispositivos (quer sejam eles computadores ou dispositivos móveis) em System Center Configuration Manager 2012.
Security and Privacy for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager	Este guia tem toda a informação relacionada com a segurança dos outros guias de Configuration Manager, e também sobre as políticas de privacidade.

Mais detalhes poderão ser encontrados no nosso outro blog:

Where is the Documentation for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Features?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2012/01/30/where-is-the-documentation-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-features.aspx#comments

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Configuration Manager 2012 - Os dez principais melhoramentos na nova consola de administração

nunolive — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT

Gostaria de partilhar com vocês alguns dos melhoramentos que fizemos na nova Consola de Administração do System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

Deixou de ser uma consola MMC (Microsoft Management Console, o nosso ênfase da parte sobre todo o novo aspeto e melhorias da nossa nova consola. Desde o novo friso integrado, a todos os novos recursos que ajudarão
os Administradores a descobrir objetos mais facilmente e a permitir a melhor navegação em configurações complexas.

Abaixo os dez principais melhoramentos na Consola de Administração:

Top 10 Admin Console Improvements in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
http://blogs.technet.com/b/server-cloud/archive/2012/01/31/top-10-admin-console-improvements-in-system-center-2012-configuration-manager.aspx

Não hesitem em classificar este artigo e deixar o vosso comentário!

Espero ter ajudado! :)

WMI Diag 2.1

José Miguel Constantino — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:22 GMT

Foi lançada recentemente, a nova versão da ferramenta de diagnóstico para o WMI. Esta ferramenta é utilizada muitas vezes na resolução de problemas com os agentes de ConfigMgr e OpsMgr, por isso achei importante partilhar esta informação.

The WMI Diagnosis Utility - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7684

Sistemas operativos suportados: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Procuram-se tópicos para Configuration Manager e Operations Manager

nunolive — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:38:00 GMT

Decidimos criar um tópico aberto a sugestões para material que gostariam de ver presente neste blog.

Basicamente a ideia seria a de endereçar as maiores necessidades desta comunidade (Configuration Manager e Operations Manager).

Ficamos à espera do vosso feedback.

Obrigado! :)

Configuration Manager 2012 - Troubleshooting Log Files

nunolive — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:14:00 GMT

Abaixo podem encontrar um sumário com os logs do Configuration Manager 2012 (alguns novos e outros já conhecidos).

A documentação deixada aqui apesar de já bastante completa ainda é uma pre-release:

Technical Reference for Log Files in Configuration Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427342.aspx

Não hesitem em classificar este artigo e deixar o vosso comentário!

Espero ter ajudado! :)

Client Operations

The following table lists the log files found on the Configuration
Manager client.

Log name	Description
CAS.log	Content Access service. Maintains the local package cache on the client.
Ccm32BitLauncher.log	Records actions for starting applications on the client marked as "run as 32bit".
CcmEval.log	Records Configuration Manager agent health evaluation activities and details for components that are required by the Configuration Manager agent.
CcmEvalTask.log	Records the Configuration Manager agent health evaluation activities triggered by the evaluation scheduled task.
CcmExec.log	Records activities of the client and the SMS Agent Host service.
Ccmperf.log	Records activities related to the maintenance and capture of data related to client performance counters.
CcmRestart.log	Records client agent service restart activity.
CCMSDKProvider.log	Records activities for client agent SDK interfaces.
CertificateMaintenance.log	Maintains certificates for Active Directory Domain Services and management points.
CIDownloader.log	Records details about configuration item definition downloads.
CITaskMgr.log	Records tasks that are initiated for each application and deployment type - such as content download or install or uninstall actions.
ClientAuth.log	Records the signing and authentication activity for the client agent.
ClientIDManagerStartup.log	Creates and maintains the client GUID and identifies tasks performed during client registration and assignment.
ClientLocation.log	Records tasks related to the clients site assignment.
CMHttpsReadiness.log	Records the results of running the Configuration Manager HTTPS Readiness Assessment Tool. This tool checks whether computers have a PKI client authentication certificate that can be used for Configuration Manager.
CmRcService.log	Records information for the remote control service.
ContentTransferManager.log	Schedules the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) or the Server Message Block (SMB) to download or to access SMS packages.
DataTransferService.log	Records all BITS communication for policy or package access.
EndpointProtectionAgent	Records information about the installation of the Endpoint Protection client and the application of antimalware policy to that client.
execmgr.log	Records details about legacy packages and task sequences that run on the client.
ExpressionSolver.log	Records details about enhanced detection methods that are used when verbose or debug logging is enabled.
FileBITS.log	Records all SMB package access tasks.
FileSystemFile.log	Records the activity of the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider for software inventory and file collection.
FSPStateMessage.log	Records the activity for state messages sent to the fallback status point by the client agent.
InternetProxy.log	Records the network proxy configuration and usage activity for the client agent.
InventoryAgent.log	Records activities of hardware inventory, software inventory, and heartbeat discovery actions on the client.
LocationCache.log	Records the activity for location cache usage and maintenance for the client agent.
LocationServices.log	Records the client activity for locating management points, software update points, and distribution points.
MaintenanceCoordinator.log	Records the activity for general maintenance task activity for the client agent.
Mifprovider.log	The WMI provider for .MIF files.
mtrmgr.log	Monitors all software metering processes.
PolicyAgent.log	Records requests for policies made by using the Data Transfer service.
PolicyAgentProvider.log	Records policy changes.
PolicyEvaluator.log	Records details about the evaluation of policies on client computers, including policies from software updates.
PolicyPlatformClient.log	Records the process of remediation and compliance for all providers located in %Program Files%\Microsoft Policy Platform, except the file provider.
PolicySdk.log	Records activities for policy system SDK interfaces.
PwrProvider.log	Shows the activities of the power management provider (PWRInvProvider) hosted in the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service. On all supported versions of Windows, the provider enumerates the current settings on computers during hardware inventory and applies power plan settings.
RemoteControl.log	The primary log for remote control.
SCClient_<domain>@<username>_1.log	Records the activity in Software Center for the indicated user on the client computer.
SCClient_<domain>@<username>_2.log	Records the historical activity in Software Center for the indicated user on the client computer.
Scheduler.log	Records schedule tasks for all client operations.
SCNotify_<domain>@<username>_1.log	Records the activity for notifying users about software and updates for the indicated user.
SCNotify_<domain>@<username>_1-<date_time>.log	Records the historical information for notifying users about software and updates for the indicated user.
setuppolicyevaluator.log	Records configuration and inventory policy creation in WMI.
smscliui.log	Records usage of the Configuration Manager applet in Control Panel.
SrcUpdateMgr.log	Records activity for installed Windows Installer applications that are updated with current distribution point source locations.
StatusAgent.log	Records status messages that are created by the client components.
SWMTRReportGen.log	Generates a usage data report that is collected by the metering agent. (This data is logged in Mtrmgr.log.)
UserAffinity.log	Records details about user device affinity.
VirtualApp.log	Records information specific to the evaluation of App-V deployment types.

Client Installation Log Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the installation of the Configuration Manager client.

Log name	Description
ccmsetup.log	Records ccmsetup tasks for client setup, client health and remediation, client upgrade, and client removal. Can be used to troubleshoot client installation problems.
CcmRepair.log	Records the repair activities of the client agent.
client.msi.log	Records setup tasks performed by client.msi. Can be used to troubleshoot client installation or removal problems.

Site Server and Site System Server Logs

The following table lists the log files found on the Configuration
Manager site server and site system servers.

Log name

Description

Computer with log file

adctrl.log

Records enrollment processing activity.

Site server

ADForestDisc.log

Records Active Directory Forest Discovery actions.

Site server

ADService.log

Records account creation and security group details in Active
Directory.

Site server

adsgdis.log

Records Active Directory Security Group Discovery actions.

Site server

adsysdis.log

Records Active Directory System Discovery actions.

Site server

adusrdis.log

Records Active Directory User Discovery actions.

Site server

ccm.log

Records client push installation activities.

Site server

CertMgr.log

Records the certificate activities for intra-site
communications.

Site system server

chmgr.log

Records activities of the client health manager.

Site server

Cidm.log

Records changes to the client settings by the Client Install
Data Manager (CIDM).

Site server

colleval.log

Records details about when collections are created, changed, and
deleted by the Collection Evaluator.

Site server

compmon.log

Records the status of component threads monitored for the site
server.

Site system server

compsumm.log

Records Component Status Summarizer tasks.

Site server

ComRegSetup.log

Records the initial installation of COM registration results for
a site server.

Site system server

ConfigMgrPrereq.log

Records pre-requisite component evaluation and installation
activities.

Site server

dataldr.log

Records information about the processing of Management
Information Format (MIF) files and hardware inventory in the Configuration
Manager database.

Site Server

ddm.log

Records activities of the discovery data manager.

Site server

despool.log

Records incoming site-to-site communication transfers.

Site server

distmgr.log

Records details about package creation, compression, delta
replication, and information updates.

Site server

EPCtrlMgr.log

Records information about the synchronization of malware threat
information from the Endpoint Protection site system role server into the
Configuration Manager database.

Site server

EPMgr.log

Records the status of the Endpoint Protection site system role.

Site system server

EPSetup.log

Provides information about the installation of the Endpoint
Protection site system role.

Site system server

EnrollSrv.log

Records activities of the Enrollment service process.

Site system server

EnrollWeb.log

Records activities of the enrollment website process.

Site system server

fspmgr.log

Records activities of the fallback status point site system
role.

Site system server

hman.log

Records information about site configuration changes, and the
publishing of site information in Active Directory Domain Services.

Site server

Inboxast.log

Records the files that are moved from the management point to
the corresponding INBOXES folder on the site server.

Site server

inboxmgr.log

Records file transfer activities between inbox folders.

Site server

inboxmon.log

Records the processing of inbox files and performance counter
updates.

Site server

invproc.log

Records the forwarding of MIF files from a secondary site to its
parent site.

Site server

migmctrl.log

Records information for Migration actions involving migration
jobs, shared distribution points, and distribution point upgrades.

The top-level site in the System Center 2012 Configuration
Manager hierarchy, and each child primary site

Note

In a multi-primary site hierarchy, use the log file created at
the central administration site.

mpcontrol.log

Records the registration of the management point with WINS.
Records the availability of the management point every 10 minutes.

Site system server

mpfdm.log

Records the actions of the management point component that moves
client files to the corresponding INBOXES folder on the site server.

Site system server

mpMSI.log

Records details of about the management point installation.

Site server

MPSetup.log

Records the management point installation wrapper process.

Site server

netdisc.log

Records Network Discovery actions.

Site server

NotiCtrl.log

Site server

ntsvrdis.log

Records the discovery activity of site system servers.

Site server

Objreplmgr

Records the processing of object change notifications for
replication.

Site server

offermgr.log

Records advertisement updates.

Site server

offersum.log

Records the summarization of deployment status messages.

Site server

OfflineServicingMgr.log

Records the activities of applying updates to operating system
image files.

Site server

outboxmon.log

Records the processing of outbox files and performance counter
updates.

Site server

PerfSetup.log

Records the results of the installation of performance counters.

Site system server

PkgXferMgr.log

Records the actions of the SMS Executive component that is
responsible for sending content from a primary site to a remote distribution
point.

Site server

policypv.log

Records updates to the client policies to reflect changes to
client settings or advertisements.

Primary Site Server

rcmctrl.log

Records the activities of database replication between sites in
the hierarchy.

Site server

replmgr.log

Records the replication of files between the site server
components and the Scheduler component.

Site server

ResourceExplorer.log

Records errors, warnings, and information about running the
Resource Explorer.

The computer that runs the Configuration Manager console

ruleengine.log

Records details about Auto Deployment Rules around the
identification, content download, and update group and deployment creation.

Site server

Sched.log

Records details about site-to-site job and package replication.

Site server

schedule.log

Records the activities for standard sender content scheduling
jobs.

Site server

sdkinst.log

Computer with the SMS Provider

sender.log

Records the files that transfer by file-based replication
between sites.

Site server

sinvproc.log

Records information about the processing of software inventory
data to the site database.

Site server

sitecomp.log

Records details about the maintenance of the installed site
components on all site system servers in the site.

Site server

sitectrl.log

Records site setting changes made to site control objects in the
database.

Site server

sitestat.log

Records the availability and disk space monitoring process of
all site systems.

Site server

SmsAdminUI.log

Records Configuration Manager console activity.

The computer that runs the Configuration Manager console

SMSAWEBSVCSetup.log

Records the installation activities of the application catalog
web service.

Site system server

smsbkup.log

Records output from the site backup process.

Site server

smsdbmon.log

Records database changes.

Site server

SMSENROLLSRVSetup.log

Records the installation activities of the enrollment web
service.

Site system server

SMSENROLLWEBSetup.log

Records the installation activities of the enrollment website.

Site system server

smsexec.log

Records the processing of all site server component threads.

Site server or site system server

SMSFSPSetup.log

Records messages generated by the installation of a fallback
status point.

Site system server

SMSPORTALWEBSetup.log

Records the installation activities of the application catalog
web site.

Site system server

SMSProv.log

Records WMI provider access to the site database.

Computer with the SMS Provider

smstsvc.log

Records information about the installation, use, and removal of
a Windows service that is used to test network connectivity and permissions
between servers, using the computer account of the server initiating the
connection.

Site server and site systems

srsrpMSI.log

Records detailed results of the reporting point installation
process from the MSI output.

Site system server

srsrpsetup.log

Records results of the reporting point installation process.

Site system server

Srvacct.log

Records the maintenance of accounts when the site uses standard
security.

Site server

statesys.log

Records the processing of state system messages.

Site server

statmgr.log

Records the writing of all status messages to the database.

Site server

swmproc.log

Records the processing of metering files and settings.

Site server

Site Server Installation Log Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to site installation.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
ConfigMgrSetup.log	Records detailed output from site server setup.	Site Server
ConfigMgrSetupWizard.log	Records information related to activity in the Setup wizard UI.	Site Server
SMS_BOOTSTRAP.log	Records information about the progress of launching the secondary site installation process. Details of the actual setup process are contained in ConfigMgrSetup.log.	Site Server

Fallback Status Point Logs Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the fallback status point.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
fspMSI.log	Records messages generated by the installation of a fallback status point.	Site system server
fspmgr.log	Records activities of the fallback status point site system role.	Site system server

Management Point Logs Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the management point.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
CcmIsapi.log	Records client messaging activity on the endpoint.	Site system server
MP_CliReg.log	Records the client registration activity processed by the management point.	Site system server
MP_Ddr.log	Records the conversion of XML.ddr records from clients, and copies them to the site server.	Site system server
MP_Framework.log	Records the activities of the core management point and client framework components.	Site system server
MP_GetAuth.log	Records client authorization activity.	Site system server
MP_GetPolicy.log	Records policy request activity from client computers.	Site system server
MP_Hinv.log	Records details about the conversion of XML hardware inventory records from clients and the copy of those files to the site server.	Site system server
MP_Location.log	Records location request and reply activity from clients.	Site system server
MP_OOBMgr.log	Records the management point activities related to receiving OTP from a client.	Site system server
MP_Policy.log	Records policy communication.	Site system server
MP_Relay.log	Records the transfer of files that are collected from the client.	Site system server
MP_Retry.log	Records the hardware inventory retry processes.	Site system server
MP_Sinv.log	Records details about the conversion of XML software inventory records from clients and the copy of those files to the site server.	Site system server
MP_SinvCollFile.log	Records details about file collection.	Site system server
MP_Status.log	Records details about the conversion of XML.svf status message files from clients and the copy of those files to the site server.	Site system server
mpcontrol.log	Records the registration of the management point with WINS. Records the availability of the management point every 10 minutes.	Site server
mpfdm.log	Records the actions of the management point component that moves client files to the corresponding INBOXES folder on the site server.	Site system server
mpMSI.log	Records details of about the management point installation.	Site server
MPSetup.log	Records the management point installation wrapper process.	Site server

Software Update Point Log Files

he following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the software update point.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
objreplmgr.log	Records details about the replication of software updates notification files from a parent to child sites.	Site server
PatchDownloader.log	Records details about the process of downloading software updates from the update source to the download destination on the site server.	The computer hosting the Configuration Manager console from which downloads are initiated
ruleengine.log	Records details about Auto Deployment Rules around the identification, content download, and update group and deployment creation.	Site server
SUPSetup.log	Records details about the software update point installation. When the software update point installation completes, Installation was successful is written to this log file.	Site system server
WCM.log	Records details about the software update point configuration and connections to the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server for subscribed update categories, classifications, and languages.	Site server that connects to the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server
WSUSCtrl.log	Records details about the configuration, database connectivity, and health of the WSUS server for the site.	Site system server
wsyncmgr.log	Records details about the software updates synchronization process.	Site system server
WUSSyncXML.log	Records details about the Inventory Tool for the Microsoft Updates synchronization process.	The client computer configured as the synchronization host for the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates.

Application Management

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to Application Management.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
AppDiscovery.log		Client
AppIntentEval.log	Records details about the current state, applicability (weather requirements were met or not) as well as desired state of applications, deployment types and their dependencies.	Client
AppProvider.log	Records details about attempted installs and uninstalls of application deployment types. In addition, it will contain details on detection method evaluation.	Client
awebsctl.log	Records the monitoring activities for the application catalog web service point site system role.	Site system server
awebsvcMSI.log	Records detailed installation information for the application catalog web service point site system role.	Site system server
Ccmsdkprovider.log	Records the activities of the application management SDK.	Client
colleval.log	Records details about when collections are created, changed, and deleted by the Collection Evaluator.	Site system server
ConfigMgrSoftwareCatalog.log	Records the activity of the application catalog component, including its use of Silverlight.	Client
portlctl.log	Records the monitoring activities for the application catalog website point site system role.	Site system server
portlwebMSI.log	Records the MSI installation activity for the application catalog website role.	Site system server
PrestageContent.log	Records the details about the use of the ExtractContent.exe tool on a remote prestaged distribution point. This tool extracts content that has been exported to a file.	Site system server
ServicePortalWebService.log	Records the activity of the application catalog web service.	Site system server
ServicePortalWebSite.log	Records the activity of the application catalog website.	Site system server
SMSdpmon.log	Records details about the distribution point health monitoring scheduled task that are configured on a distribution point.	Site server
SoftwareCatalogUpdateEndpoint.log	Records the activities for managing the URL for the application catalog shown in Software Center.	Client
SoftwareCenterSystemTasks.log	Records the activities for Software Center prerequisite component validation.	Client

The following table lists the log files that contain information related to
deploying packages and programs.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
colleval.log	Records details about when collections are created, changed, and deleted by the Collection Evaluator.	Site server
execmgr.log	Records details about legacy packages and task sequences that run.	Client

Asset Intelligence

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to Asset Intelligence.

Log Name	Description	Computer with Log File
AssetAdvisor.log	Records the activities of Asset Intelligence inventory actions.	Client
aikbmgr.log	Records details about the processing of XML files from the inbox for updating the catalog.	Site server
AIUpdateSvc.log	Records the interaction of the Asset Intelligence synchronization point with SCO (System Center Online), the online web service.	Site system server
AIUSMSI.log	Records details about the installation of Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system role.	Site system server
AIUSSetup.log	Records details about the installation of Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system role.	Site system server
MVLSImport.log	Records details about the processing of imported licensing files.	Site system server

Backup and Recovery

The following table lists log files that contain information
related to backup and recovery actions including site resets, and changes to
the SMS Provider.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
ConfigMgrSetup.log	Records information about setup and recovery tasks when recovering a site from backup.	Site server
Smsbkup.log	Records details about the site backup activity.	Site server
smssqlbkup.log	Records output from the site database backup process when SQL Server is installed on a different server than the site server.	Site database server
Smswriter.log	Records information about the state of the Configuration Manager VSS writer that is used by the backup process.	Site server

Compliance Settings

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to compliance settings.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
CIAgent.log	Records details about the process of remediation and compliance for settings management, software updates and application management.	Client
CITaskManager.log	Records information about configuration item task scheduling.	Client
DCMAgent.log	Records high-level information about the evaluation , conflict reporting and remediation of desired settings and applications.	Client
DCMReporting.log	Records information about reporting policy platform results into state messages for configuration items.	Client
DcmWmiProvider.log	Records information about reading configuration item synclets from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).	Client

Configuration Manager Console

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the Configuration Manager console.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
ConfigMgrAdminUISetup.log		Computer that runs the Configuration Manager console
SmsAdminUI.log		Computer that runs the Configuration Manager console
Smsprov.log	Records activities performed by the SMS Provider. Administrator Console activities use the SMS provider.	Site server or site system server

Content Management

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to content management.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
PrestageContent.log	Records the details about the use of the ExtractContent.exe tool on a remote prestaged distribution point. This tool extracts content that has been exported to a file.	Site system role
SMSdpmon.log	Records details about the distribution point health monitoring scheduled task that are configured on a distribution point.	Site system role
smsdpprov.log	Records details about the extraction of compressed files received from a primary site. This log is generated by the WMI Provider of the remote distribution point.	A distribution point server that is not co-located with the site server.

Discovery

he following table lists the log files that contain information
related to Discovery.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
adsgdis.log	Records Active Directory Security Group Discovery actions.	Site server
adsysdis.log	Records Active Directory System Discovery actions.	Site server
adusrdis.log	Records Active Directory User Discovery actions.	Site server
ADForestDisc.Log	Records Active Directory Forest Discovery actions.	Site server
ddm.log	Records activities of the discovery data manager.	Site server
InventoryAgent.log	Records activities of hardware inventory, software inventory, and heartbeat discovery actions on the client.	Client
netdisc.log	Records Network Discovery actions.	Site server

Endpoint Protection

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to Endpoint Protection.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
EndpointProtectionAgent.log	Records details about the installation of the Endpoint Protection client and the application of antimalware policy to that client.	Client
EPCtrlMgr.log	Records details about the synchronization of malware threat information from the Endpoint Protection role server into the Configuration Manager database.	Site system server
EPMgr.log	Monitors the status of the Endpoint Protection site system role	Site system server
EPSetup.log	Provides information about the installation of the Endpoint Protection site system role.	Site system server

Inventory

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to processing inventory data.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
dataldr.log	Records information about the processing of Management Information Format (MIF) files and hardware inventory in the Configuration Manager database.	Site server
invproc.log	Records the forwarding of MIF files from secondary site to its parent site.	Secondary site server
sinvproc.log	Records information about the processing of software inventory data to the site database.	Site server

Metering

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to metering.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
mtrmgr.log	Monitors all software metering processes.	Site server

Migration

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to migration.

Log name

Description

Computer with log file

migmctrl.log

Records information for Migration actions involving migration
jobs, shared distribution points, and distribution point upgrades.

The top-level site in the System Center 2012 Configuration
Manager hierarchy, and each child primary site

Note

In a multi-primary site hierarchy, use the log file created at
the central administration site.

Enrollment

The following table lists logs that contain information related to
mobile device enrollment.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
DMPRP.log	Records communication between management points enabled for mobile device management and the management point endpoints.	Site system server
dmpmsi.log	Records the windows installer data for setup of a management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DMPSetup.log	Records the mobile device management setup process.	Site system server
enrollsrvMSI.log	Records the Windows Installer data for setup of an enrollment point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
enrollmentweb.log	Records communication between devices and the enrollment proxy point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
enrollwebMSI.log	Records the windows installer data for setup of a enrollment proxy point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
enrollmentservice.log	Records communication between enrollment proxy point and enrollment point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
SMS_DM.log	Records communication between devices and the management point that is enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server

Exchange Server Connector

The following table lists logs that contain information related to
the Exchange Server connector.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
easdisc.log	Records the activities and the status of the Exchange Server connector.	Site server

Mobile Device Legacy

The following table lists logs that contain information related to
the Mobile Device legacy client.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
DmCertEnroll.log	Records details about certificate enrollment data on Windows CE device clients.	Client
DMCertResp.htm	Records the HTML response from the certificate server when the Windows CE device Enroller program requests a client authentication certificate.	Client
DmClientHealth.log	Records the GUIDs of all the Windows CE clients that are communicating with the management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DmClientRegistration.log	Records registration requests and responses to and from Windows CE devices.	Site system server
DmClientSetup.log	Records client setup data on Windows CE devices.	Client
DmClientXfer.log	Records client transfer data for Windows CE Device and ActiveSync deployments.	Client
DmCommonInstaller.log	Records client transfer file installation for setting up Windows CE device client transfer files on client computers.	Client
DmInstaller.log	Records whether DMInstaller correctly calls DmClientSetup, and whether DmClientSetup exits with success or failure on Windows CE devices.	Client
DmpDatastore.log	Records all the site database connections and queries made by the management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DmpDiscovery.log	Records all the discovery data from the Windows CE device clients on the management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DmpHardware.log	Records hardware inventory data from Windows CE devices on the management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DmpIsapi.log	Records Windows CE devices communication with management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
dmpmsi.log	Records the Windows Installer data for setup of a management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DMPSetup.log	Records the mobile device management setup process.	Site system server
DmpSoftware.log	Records mobile device software distribution data from mobile device clients on a management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DmpStatus.log	Records mobile device status messages data from mobile device clients on a management point enabled for mobile device management.	Site system server
DmSvc.log	Records Windows CE device client communication with Device Management server role.	Client
FspIsapi.log	Records details about communications to the fallback status point from mobile device clients and client computers on the fallback status Point.	Site system server

Operating System Deployment

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to operating system deployment.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
ccmsetup.log	Records activities for client agent installation and client health evaluations.	Client
CreateTSMedia.log	Records details for task sequence media creation.	The computer that runs the Configuration Manager console
Dism.log	Records driver installation actions or update apply actions for Offline Servicing.	Site system server
Distmgr.log	Records details about PXE configuration.	Site system server
DriverCatalog.log	Records details about device drivers that have been imported into the driver catalog.	Site system server
mcsisapi.log	Records information for multicast package transfer and client request responses.	Site system server
mcsexec.log	Records health check, namespace, session creation and certificate check actions.	Site system server
mcsmgr.log	Records changes to configuration, security mode and availability.	Site system server
mcsprv.log	Records multicast provider interaction with Windows Deployment Services (WDS).	Site system server
MCSSetup.log	Records details about multicast server role installation.	Site system server
MCSMSI.log	Records details about multicast server role installation.	Site system server
Mcsperf.log	Records details about multicast performance counter updates.	Site system server
MP_ClientIDManager.log	Records management point responses to the client ID requests task sequences initiated from PXE or boot media.	Site system server
MP_DriverManager.log	Records management point responses to Auto Apply Driver task sequence action requests.	Site system server
OfflineServicingMgr.log	Records details of Offline Servicing schedules and update apply actions on operating system .wim files.	Site system server
Setupact.log	Records details about Windows Sysprep and setup logs.	Client
Setupapi.log	Records details about Windows Sysprep and setup logs.	Client
Setuperr.log	Records details about Windows Sysprep and setup logs.	Client
smpisapi.log	Records details about the client state capture and restore actions as well as threshold information.	Client
Smpmgr.log	Records details about the results of state migration point health checks and configuration changes.	Site system server
smpmsi.log	Records details about the state migration point and is generated when the state migration point site system has been created.	Site system server
smpperf.log	Records the state migration point performance counter updates.	Site system server
smspxe.log	Records details about the responses to PXE boot clients and details about expansion of boot images and boot files.	Site system server
smssmpsetup.log	Records details about the state migration point and is generated when the state migration point site system has been created.	Site system server
Smsts.log	Records actives the task sequence.	Client
TSAgent.log	Records resolution of task sequence dependencies before launching task sequence.	Client
TaskSequenceProvider.log	Records details about task sequences when they are imported, exported, or edited.	Site system server
USMT Log loadstate.log	Records details about the User State Migration Tool (USMT) regarding the restore of user state data.	Client
USMT Log scanstate.log	Records details about the USMT regarding the capture of user state data.	Client

Site System Roles for Out of Band Management

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the Out of Band Management Service Point.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
amtopmgr.log	Records the activities of the out of band service point relating to discovery of management controllers, provisioning, audit log control, and power control commands.	Out of band service point site system server
adctrl.log	Records details about managing Active Directory accounts used by out of band management .	Site server
ADService.log	Records details about account creation and security group details in Active Directory.	Site server
amtproxymgr.log	Records details about the activities of the site server relating to provisioning, the activities of sending instruction files to the out of band service point, which include the following: Discovery of management controllers. Provisioning. Audit log control, Power control commands. Shows the activities related to out of band management site replication. Records details about the creation of Enrollment records.	Site server
amtspsetup.log	Records details about the installation of the out of band service point.	Out of band service point site system server

Out of Band Management Client Computer Log Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
about the management of Out of Band Clients.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
oobmgmt.log	Records details about out of band management activities performed on workstation computers, including the provisioning state of the management controller.	Client

Out of Band Management Console Log Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the Out of Band console.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
Oobconsole_<Machine Name>_<User Name>.log	Records details about running the out of band management console.	Computer that runs the out of band management console

Power Management Log Files

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to power management.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
pwrmgmt.log	Records details about power management activities performed on the client computer that include monitoring and enforcement activities performed by the Power Management Client Agent.	Client

Remote Control

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to remote control.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
RemoteControl.log	The log for remote control.	Client

Reporting

The following table lists the Configuration Manager log files that
contain information related to using reporting.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
srsrp.log	Records information about the activity and status of the reporting point.	Site system server
srsrpMSI.log	Records detailed results of the reporting point installation process from the MSI output.	Site server
srsrpsetup.log	Records results of the reporting point installation process.	Site server

Role-Based Administration

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to managing role-based administration.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
hman.log	Records information about site configuration changes, and the publishing of site information in Active Directory Domain Services.	Site server
SMSProv.log	Records WMI provider access to the site database.	Computer with the SMS Provider

Software Updates and Network Access Protection

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to software updates and Network Access Protection.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
ccmcca.log	Records details about the processing of compliance evaluation based on Configuration Manager NAP policy processing, and contains the processing of remediation for each software update required for compliance.	Client
ccmperf.log	Records activities related to the maintenance and capture of data related to client performance counters.	Client
PatchDownloader.log	Records details about the process of downloading software updates from the update source to the download destination on the site server.	The computer hosting the Configuration Manager console from which downloads are initiated
PolicyEvaluator.log	Records details about the evaluation of policies on client computers, including policies from software updates.	Client
RebootCoordinator.log	Records details about the coordination of system restarts on client computers after software update installations.
ScanAgent.log	Records details about scan requests for software updates, the WSUS location, and related actions.	Client
SdmAgent.log	Records details about tracking of remediation and compliance. However, the software updates log file, Updateshandler.log, provides more informative details about installing the software updates required for compliance. This log file is shared with compliance settings.	Client
ServiceWindowManager.log	Records details about the evaluation of maintenance windows.
smssha.log	The main log file for the Configuration Manager Network Access Protection client and it contains a merged statement of health information from the two Configuration Manager components: location services (LS) and the configuration compliance agent (CCA). This log file also contains information about the interactions between the Configuration Manager System Health Agent and the operating system NAP agent, and also between the Configuration Manager System Health Agent and both the configuration compliance agent and the location services. It provides information about whether the NAP agent successfully initialized, the statement of health data, and the statement of health response.	Client
Smsshv.log	This is the main log file for the System Health Validator point and records the basic operations of the System Health Validator service, such as the initialization progress.	Site system server
Smsshvadcacheclient.log	Records details about the retrieval of Configuration Manager health state references from Active Directory Domain Services.	Site system server
SmsSHVCacheStore.log	Records details about the cache store used to hold the Configuration Manager NAP health state references retrieved from Active Directory Domain Services, such as reading from the store and purging entries from the local cache store file. The cache store is not configurable.	Site system server
smsSHVQuarValidator.log	Records client statement of health information and processing operations. To obtain full information, change the registry key LogLevel from 1 to 0 in the following location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMSSHV\Logging\@GLOBAL	Site system server
smsshvregistrysettings.log	Records any dynamic change to the System Health Validator component configuration while the service is running.	Site system server
SMSSHVSetup.log	Records the success or failure (with failure reason) of installing the System Health Validator point.	Site system server
SmsWusHandler.log	Records details about the scan process for the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates.
StateMessage.log	Records details about software updates state messages that are created and sent to the management point.	Client
SUPSetup.log	Records details about the software update point installation. When the software update point installation completes, Installation was successful is written to this log file.	Site system server
UpdatesDeployment.log	Records details about deployments on the client, including software update activation, evaluation, and enforcement. Verbose logging shows additional information about the interaction with the client user interface.	Client
UpdatesHandler.log	Records details about software update compliance scanning and about the download and installation of software updates on the client.	Client
UpdatesStore.log	Records details about compliance status for the software updates that were assessed during the compliance scan cycle.	Client
WCM.log	Records details about software update point configurations and connections to the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server for subscribed update categories, classifications, and languages.	Site server
WSUSCtrl.log	Records details about the configuration, database connectivity, and health of the WSUS server for the site.	Site system server
wsyncmgr.log	Records details about the software updates synchronization process.	Site server
WUAHandler.log	Records details about the Windows Update Agent on the client when it searches for software updates.	Client

Wake On LAN

he following table lists the log files that contain information
related to using Wake on LAN.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
wolcmgr.log	Records details about which clients need to be sent wake-up packets, the number of wake-up packets sent, and the number of wake-up packets retried.	Site Server
wolmgr.log	Records details about wake-up procedures such as when to wake up advertisements or deployments that are configured for Wake On LAN.	Site Server

Windows Update Agent

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the Windows Update Agent.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
WindowsUpdate.log	Records details about when the Windows Update Agent connects to the WSUS server and retrieves the software updates for compliance assessment and whether there are updates to the agent components.	Client

WSUS Server

The following table lists the log files that contain information
related to the WSUS server.

Log name	Description	Computer with log file
Change.log	Records details about the WSUS server database information that has changed.	WSUS server
SoftwareDistribution.log	Records details about the software updates that are synchronized from the configured update source to the WSUS server database.	WSUS server

Management Pack System Center Core Library não é actualizado no CU5

Jorge Teixeira Gomes — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:32:00 GMT

Se, depois de actualizar o ambiente SCOM 2007 R2 para o Cumulative Update 5, abrir a consola de Authoring e tentar editar um MP e esta apresentar erros de falta do Management Pack "System.Center.Library.mp" versão 6.1.7221.81, o mais provável é que tenha antes importado a versão 6.1.7221.61, conforme resolução apresentada na KB 2590414.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2590414/en-us

Existe um erro no script de actualização (CU5_Database.sql), que vai procurar a versão 6.1.7221.50 em vez da .61:

SET @compare = dbo.fn_VersionCompare (@ver, '6.1.7221.50')

IF( @compare = -1)

Portanto, se fez a actualização recomendada na KB vai ter a versão .61 do MP instalada e o script de actualização não a vai reconhecer e não actualizará para a .81.

A solução passa por descarregar a nova versão neste site e importa-la na consola de SCOM:

download.microsoft.com/.../System%20Center%20Library%20Monitoring%20Pack%20for%20OpsMgr%202007%20R2.msi

System Center Operations Manager 2012 Release Candidate disponível para download

José Miguel Constantino — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:37:00 GMT

Acabou de ser disponibilizado para download, a versão Release Candidate do Operations Manager 2012. Sugiro vivamente que experimentem esta nova versão para testarem todas as novas funcionalidades e começarem já o planeamento da actualização da versão actual (sim, será possível fazer o upgrade de 2007 para 2012!), mas conto em breve colocar mais alguns posts com mais informações e algumas demos.

Mais informações estão também disponíveis na página de download: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=27974

Nota: é necessário fazer o registo para fazer o download, mas o processo é relativamente simples e rápido.

Obrigado pela atenção!

José Miguel Constantino

Configuration Manager 2012 - Package Conversion Manager (PCM) Release Candidate

nunolive — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:24:00 GMT

Acabou de sair o Package Conversion Manager (PCM). Abaixo encontra-se a descrição desta feature.

System Center Configuration Manager Package Conversion Manager Release Candidate is a feature pack download for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 that converts packages and programs to the Configuration Manager 2012 Application Model. PCM analyzes packages and programs to determine their readiness for conversion into the new application model. PCM will automatically convert many packages to applications, with deployment types and dependencies, as well as migrating collection properties to global settings and requirement rules. The Package Conversion Dashboard shows the current state of all package to application conversions.

System Center 2012 – Configuration Manager Component Add-ons and Extensions
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29265

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Erro ao actualizar os drivers da boot image no Configuration Manager

nunolive — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:41:00 GMT

Tive uma caso há pouco tempo onde ao tentarmos actualizar os drivers da boot image (Update Distribution Point) tínhamos o seguinte erro abaixo:

Error: Boot image to update:

Microsoft Windows PE (x86)

Error: Actions to perform:

Add ConfigMgr binaries

Enable Windows PE command line support

Add drivers

Success: Drivers that will be included:

<Nome_Do_Driver_Instalado_Com_Sucesso>

Error: Failed to import the following drivers:

<Nome_Do_Driver_Com Problemas> - Failed to inject a ConfigMgr driver into the mounted WIM file

Error: The wizard detected the following problems when updating the boot image.

Failed to inject a ConfigMgr driver into the mounted WIM file

The ConfigMgr Provider reported an error.: ConfigMgr Error Object:

instance of SMS_ExtendedStatus

{

Description = "Failed to insert OSD binaries into the WIM file";

ErrorCode = 2152205056;

File = "c:\\qfe\\nts_sms_fre\\sms\\siteserver\\sdk_provider\\smsprov\\sspbootimagepackage.cpp";

Line = 4262;

ObjectInfo = "CSspBootImagePackage::PreRefreshPkgSrcHook";

Operation = "ExecMethod";

ParameterInfo = "SMS_BootImagePackage.PackageID=\"<Boot_Image_Package_ID>\"";

ProviderName = "WinMgmt";

StatusCode = 2147749889;

};

Quando analisei o SMSProv.log vi o seguinte erro:

[486C][Mon 07/18/2011 12:05:29]:SMS ACCOUNT WORK SUCCEEDED

[486C][Mon07/18/2011 12:05:29]:CExtUserContext::LeaveThread : Releasing IWbemContextPtr=37536760

[43C8][Mon07/18/2011 12:05:29]:ERROR> Error 2 returned to execute the command line:
"C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\Servicing\Dism.exe" /image:"C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\BootImages\<Boot_Image_GUID>\mount" /Add-Driver /Driver:"\\<Server_Name>\<Server_Share>\<Nome_Do_Driver_INF_Com_Problemas>"

[43C8][Mon 07/18/2011 12:05:29]:ERROR> Failed to inject driver from the driver path \\<Server_Name>\<Server_Share>\<Nome_Do_Driver_INF_Com_Problemas>

[43C8][Mon 07/18/2011 12:05:29]:ERROR> Failed to inject SMS drivers.

Verificou-se então o caminho de onde os drivers estavam a ser copiados (\\<Server_Name>\<Server_Share>), e foi quando se viu que esse caminho estava inválido e já tinha sido substituído por um novo.

Após a alteração desse caminho e actualizar o Distribution Point não houve mais problemas

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Cumulative Update 5 para OpsMgr 2007 R2 já disponível

José Miguel Constantino — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:49:49 GMT

Já está disponível para download a última actualização para o Operations Manager 2007 R2! Aconselho vivamente a leitura do artigo antes da instalação da actualização, de forma a estarem ao corrente de todos os problemas solucionados e de quais os procedimentos a usar para actualizarem os vários componentes:

Cumulative Update 5 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 is available - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2495674

Cumulative Update 5 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (KB 2495674) - http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26938

Cores dos ícones dos Software Updates

nunolive — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:10:00 GMT

Como já por várias vezes fui abordado com este tema por várias pessoas, lembrei-me de fazer uma entrada no nosso blog com uma nota a falar das cores possíveis dos ícones dos updates que poderemos ter em Software Updates

Existem cinco possíveis ícones:

Normal	Expirado	Superceeded (substituído)	Inválido	Metadata

Ícone Normal

Este é um update normal que está disponível para se poder fazer o seu deployment

Ícone Expirado

Este é um update que já expirou e não mais está disponível para se poder criar um novo Deployment Package para se fazer o seu deployment.

Deployment Packages já existentes com este update continuam a funcionar

Ícone Superseded (ou substituído)

Este é um update que foi descontinuado e substituído por um mais recente, como por exemplo service pack or update rollup

Deployment Packages já existentes com este update continuam a funcionar

Ícone Inválido

Este é um update que se tornou inválido e não mais está disponível

Deployment Packages já existentes com este update terão que substitui-lo (ie, o update apenas)

Um update pode ficar como inválido em duas situações:

Fez-se o seu download sem problemas mas entretanto alguém apagou os binários dele
Quando o seu deployment é feito no parente site, a sua replicação é depois feita com sucesso para o child site, mas por alguma razão não é replicado para o Distribution Point desse child site e por isso não se encontra disponível para deployment

Quando encontramos um update inválido tem-se que se fazer o seu download de novo e se necessário tornar a replicar com os child sites

Ícone Metadata-Only

Este é um update de metadata apenas

Este género de updates são usados apenas para reporting e não poderão ser usados para deployment pois não há um ficheiro associado com ele

Como nota final, abaixo temos uma descrição mais completa no nosso site acerca deste mesmo tópico:

About the Icons for Software Updates
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632404.aspx

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Configuration Manager Troubleshooting Flowcharts

nunolive — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:49:00 GMT

Abaixo fiz um resumo dos vários flowcharts para se fazer troubleshooting ao Configuration Manager em caso de problemas:

Configuration Manager Client Deployment Data Flow: CCMSetup Installation Process
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694034.aspx
Management Point Location Data Flow: Mixed Mode
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932196.aspx
Management Point Location Data Flow: Native Mode
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892796.aspx
Site Assignment Data Flow
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932178.aspx
Collection Evaluator: Site Assignment Change Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932131.aspx
Active Directory Security Group Discovery
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb892802.aspx
Active Directory System Discovery
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932137.aspx
Active Directory System Group Discovery
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932145.aspx
Active Directory User Discovery
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932147.aspx
Discovery Data Manager: Parent Site Change
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932182.aspx
Discovery Data Manager: Site Boundary Change
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2a079b57-920e-4c01-8f65-2743edf53a93
Discovery Data Processing Through Discovery Data Manager
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d02e8034-6a04-46ba-9fcb-26bed40babf3
Configuration Manager Network Access Protection SoH Generation
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb633279.aspx
Network Access Protection Enforced Compliance
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632734.aspx
Administrator Workflow: Create and Configure Task Sequence for Operating System Deployment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680424.aspx
Administrator Workflow: Create and Distribute Image for Operating System Deployment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680965.aspx
Administrator Workflow: Image Deployments Using Media for Operating System Deployment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680673.aspx
Administrator Workflow: Top Level Administrator Processes for Operating System Deployment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693701.aspx
Administrator Workflow: Side-By-Side Upgrade
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb681052.aspx
Administrator Workflow: Upgrading Sites
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693640.aspx
Installing a ConfigMgr Console
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb633172.aspx
Installing a ConfigMgr Site
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680531.aspx
Upgrade a Primary Site
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fee849c0-b5a1-4563-91af-314e5d54b6c4
Upgrade a Secondary Site
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/29015251-abd8-4804-bbe0-5ceb93b1f9e8
Upgrade an Administrator Console
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680815.aspx
Client Program Download Request Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/78fe5dc0-6e68-4aff-a36d-5a94e8c109f5
Content Location Flowchart for Distribution Point Selection
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/82438f9e-d5e8-45e0-b811-c4037b281947
Package Access Flowchart for Internet-Based Clients
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932125.aspx
Package Access Flowchart When Downloading from an Intranet Distribution Point
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d36aa432-becb-4ca7-b256-7b35e73704e7
Package Access Flowchart When Running from Distribution Point
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/71c7d512-8def-4c20-a5a7-793910e12040
Package Replication with File Delta Replication Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fa124848-760e-469b-b17b-6ddff6345b19
Service Location Flowchart for Distribution Point Selection
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932154.aspx
Software Distribution Advertisement Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/65ccde5a-61de-43da-afe1-e4e43f19e67f
Software Distribution Package Creation and Distribution Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fea041de-355c-4924-bd43-bbe1c5fb2e6e
Deployment Package Process
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932157.aspx
Software Update Deployment Process Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932173.aspx
Software Updates Synchronization Process Flowchart
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932170.aspx

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Ficheiros responsáveis pelo boot de PXE

nunolive — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:32:00 GMT

Já tive alguns casos com que trabalhei onde os clientes sabiam que no WDS (Windows Deployment Services) se poderia renomear os ficheiros de PXE boot para se fazer o arranque de forma automatica do cliente.

No WDS renomeava-mos o ficheiro de boot PXEBOOT.COM para PXEBOOT.N12 para então se fazer o PXE boot automático

O problema é que em Configuration Manager não se suporta renomear esses ficheiros, e poderemos causar problemas no arranque se o fizermos

No Configuration Manager usamos o ficheiro WDSNBP.COM para fazer uma detecção automática da arquitectura do cliente quando este arranca (PXE boot). E após este passo irá-se então decidir qual o ficheiro a usar mediante os seguintes critérios:

Se não houver nenhum a advertisement feito faremos load do ficheiro \SMSBOOT\<ARCHITECTURE>\ABORTPXE.COM
Se houver um advertisement normal (não mandatório) então faremos load do ficheiro \SMSBOOT\<ARCHITECTURE>\PXEBOOT.COM
Se houver um advertisement mandatório faremos então load do ficheiro \SMSBOOT\<ARCHITECTURE>\PXEBOOT.N12

Como sumário:

\SMSBOOT\<ARCHITECTURE>\ABORTPXE.COM – Este ficheiro aborta o processo de PXE boot e irá arrancar para o próximo dispositivo disponível
\SMSBOOT\<ARCHITECTURE>\PXEBOOT.COM – Este ficheiro mostra-nos o ecrã onde teremos que carregar no F12 para se fazer PXE boot, caso contrário iremos arrancar para o próximo dispositivo disponível
\SMSBOOT\<ARCHITECTURE>\PXEBOOT.N12 – Este ficheiro arranca automáticamente para o Configuration Manager e irá fazer load na nossa boot image

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