Configuration Manager Servicing Update
HOTFIX: Application contents are duplicated in stand-alone media in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
Issue: Application contents are duplicated in the client cache folder for every Install Application step that is used in a task sequence in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012 R2). This affects only clients that are deployed by using stand-alone media. For example, a task sequence is created that has two Install Application steps, and each has a separate .msi file:
- Install Application: Application1.msi
- Install Application: Application2.msi
On the client that is installed by using this stand-alone media, the client cache folder (by default, this is Windows\CCMCache) contains two copies of each .msi file:
- \Windows\CCMCache\1\Application1.msi
- \Windows\CCMCache\2\Application2.msi
- \Windows\CCMCache\3\Application1.msi
- \Windows\CCMCache\4\Application2.msi
For additional details and a link to a ConfigMgr hotfix that resolves this issue please see the following:
KB2928122 - Application contents are duplicated in stand-alone media in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2928122)
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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Content Distribution Priorities
HOTFIX: Update to the Software Requirements UI for Mac software distribution in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1
Just a quick FYI that we released a hotfix to add Mac OS X 10.9 to the Software Requirements user interface (UI) for Mac software distribution in Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (ConfigMgr 2012 SP1).
For details and a download link please see the following:
KB2918997 - Hotfix updates the Software Requirements UI for Mac software distribution in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2918997)
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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Support Tip: Task Sequence in ConfigMgr 2012 fails at "Resolving Task Sequence Dependencies" step with error code 80072EFE
~ Prabhat Joshi
Hi everyone, Prabhat Joshi here again with another Configuration Manager support tip for you. The issue today is one where a Task Sequence in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager fails during the "Resolving Task Sequence Dependencies" step with error code 80072EFE. The entries in the SMSTS.LOG file will look something similar to this:
Downloading policy body ABC-GRRXYZ18-GRR00026-DBBBC9D6
Preparing Policy Body Request
Setting transport.
Setting policy location = http://<mp>/SMS_MP/.sms_pol?DEP-GRR20318-GRR00026-DBBBC9D6.1_00.
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: name.domain.com GET /SMS_MP/.sms_pol?ABC-GRRXYZ18-GRR00026-DBBBC9D6.1_00
Failed to receive response with winhttp; 80072efe
Failed to download policy ABC-GRRXYZ18-GRR00026-DBBBC9D6 (Code 0x80072efe).
Failed to resolve selected task sequence dependencies. Code(0x80072EFE)
ThreadToResolveAndExecuteTaskSequence failed. Code(0x80072EFE)
Even though you get this error, you’ll likely observe that the Management Point (MP) is working fine, the Network Access account is working and specified with the correct password, and that the network drivers are properly added in the boot image being used by the Task Sequence. The Task sequence dependencies are on the DP and you’re able to ping the machine from client machine in WinPE environment.
So what’s causing the issue?
We can see from the SMSTS.LOG file that we get error code 80072EFE while making the HTTP connection from clients, so if we do an error lookup on this we find the following:
# Anonymous HRESULT: Severity: FAILURE (1), Facility 0x7, Code 0x2efe
# for hex 0x2efe / decimal 12030
ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED inetmsg.h
ERROR_WINHTTP_CONNECTION_ERROR winhttp.h
ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED wininet.h
# 3 matches found for "80072efe"
That doesn’t really tell us a lot so in order to further understand the problem and dig further we can take a Network Monitor (netmon) trace from the MP server when a machine PXE boots and see what we get. In this case you’ll see packets similar to the ones below when filtering on the IP address of the client machine:
What this basically shows us is that the connection from the client computer is getting reset by the MP as soon as it acknowledges it. When you see something like this, the first thing you’ll want to do check for third party filter drivers on the MP. You can do this by running the Fltmc command from an elevated command prompt (Run As Administrator).
You may see several filters returned. On a recent case I worked we saw output that looked like this:
So the next thing to do is try unloading them one by one to see if that fixes the problem. You can attempt to unload a filter using this command:
Fltmc unload <filter driver name>
For example:
Fltmc unload SymEFA
In this case we found that the filter driver causing our problem was a Symantec extended file attributes (EFA) system driver file (SymEFA) so we uninstalled the Symantec software from the MP and tried PXE boot again. This time it worked. It turns out that the version of this software on the MP as out of date so we installed the newest version of Symantec, tested again and it continued to work just fine.
SUMMARY
If you have a Task Sequence that is failing during the "Resolving Task Sequence Dependencies" step with error code 80072EFE, take a look at the filter drivers installed on your Management Point. For troubleshooting purposes, try removing each filter driver and see if the problem remains. If the issue no longer occurs, use a process of elimination to determine which driver is causing the problem, then be sure to upgrade that driver to the latest version and that should get everything working as expected again.
Prabhat Joshi| Technical Lead | Microsoft
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KB: Custom port settings are not added to boot media in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Boot media that is created at a central administration site (CAS) server in a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (ConfigMgr 2012) or System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 (ConfigMgr 2012 R2) hierarchy will not contain the custom client communication port numbers of a child site. This occurs with dynamic or site-based media. However, this occurs only when the media is created on a site that has port numbers that are different from the port numbers of the site on which the client will be deployed.
Errors that resemble the following will be recorded in the Smsts.log file on the destination computer. Notice that the port reference will continue to read ":80" instead of the custom port that was previously defined for the site.
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: 2012-SP1.corp.contoso.com:80 GET /SMS_MP/.sms_aut?MPLOCATION&ir=192.168.1.1&ip=192.168.1.0
Error. Status code 404 returned
Boot media contains custom port information only for the site at which the media was created. For a site that has different port settings, client computers will not connect to the management point for that site. Media that is created at a stand-alone site is not affected and contains custom port information.
For all the details and the latest version of this article please see the following:
KB2952919 - Custom port settings are not added to boot media in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952919)
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FEP and SCEP anti-malware protection support after OSes reach end-of-life
Anti-malware platform updates for Forefront Endpoint Protection/System Center Endpoint Protection will be released to Microsoft Update.
Now Available: Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
How to apply Task Sequence Prestaged Media on multi-partitioned disks for BIOS or UEFI PCs in System Center Configuration Manager
The March 2014 anti-malware platform update for Endpoint Protection clients is now available
The KB article below describes an anti-malware platform update package for the following clients:
- Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager Endpoint Protection clients
- Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Endpoint Protection Service Pack 1 (SP1) clients
- Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients.
These packages update Endpoint Protection client services, drivers, and UI components.
Microsoft regularly releases anti-malware platform updates to guarantee consistency in protection, performance, robustness, and usability in a malware landscape that is constantly changing. This update package is dated March 2014.
For additional details as well as information on how to obtain the update, please see the following:
KB2952678 - March 2014 anti-malware platform update for Endpoint Protection clients (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2952678)
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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Understanding the Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Update and Configuration Manager OSD
KB: Description of Windows PowerShell changes in Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
We just published a new Knowledge Base article that describes the Windows PowerShell issues that are fixed in Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Other CU1 fixes are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
22938441 - Description of Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2938441)
For all the details please see the following:
KB2932274 - Description of Windows PowerShell changes in Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2932274)
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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How to Ensure that Windows Installs on C: During a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager OSD Task Sequence
Certificate deployment with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Windows Intune
Cumulative Update 1 for the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager clients for UNIX and Linux now available
The article below describes the issues that are fixed and functionality that is updated in Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) for the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012 R2) clients for UNIX and Linux. The Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 CU1 clients for UNIX and Linux can be used with both Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.
For all the details regarding the issues that are fixed as well as download and installation instructions, please see the following:
KB2957122 - Description of Cumulative Update 1 for the System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager clients for UNIX and Linux (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2957122)
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Support Announcements for April 2014
HOTFIX: "Failed to create media (0x800700b7)" error when you try to create Task Sequence media
Consider the following scenario:
- You try to create an Operating System Deployment Task Sequence in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (ConfigMgr 2007 SP2).
- You add multiple operating system images that are each more than 4 gigabytes (GB).
- You create the task sequence media and then select the Stand Alone media option.
In this scenario, the media creation attempt fails, and you receive the following error message:Failed to create media (0x800700b7)
For additional details and a link to a hotfix that resolves this issue please see the following:
KB2935254 - "Failed to create media (0x800700b7)" error when you try to create task sequence media (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2935254)
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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HOTFIX: Reporting Services installation fails in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 environment that has SQL Server 2014 installed
Just a quick note to let you know about a hotfix we just released. When you try to install the Reporting Services Point site system role in a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (ConfigMgr 2012 SP1) environment that was upgraded to Microsoft SQL Server 2014, the installation fails. Additionally, the Add Site System Roles Wizard indicates that it cannot reach the specified SQL Server instance.
For additional details and a link to a \hotfix that resolves this issue please see the following:
KB2923078 - Reporting Services installation fails on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 that has SQL Server 2014 installed (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2923078)
J.C. Hornbeck| Solution Asset PM | Microsoft GBS Management and Security Division
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