1. Exploring the wealth of Configmgr Community tools
Jörgen Nilsson
Principal Consultant
Onevinn
@Ccmexec
Ryan Ephgrave
Systems Engineer
Wells Fargo
@EphingPosh

2. Jörgen Nilsson Ryan Ephgrave @ccmexec @Ephingposh
MVP Enterprise Mobility
MVP Enterprise Mobility
20+ years
10+ years
Liverpool FC
Sleep ;-)

3. Infrastructure
Jorgen

4. ConfigMgr Prereq Tool Configuration Manager prerequisites tool
Download pre-reqs
Install roles and features needed by SCCM
Jorgen

5. Hydration Kits Hydration kits Technical Preview!
ost/580/Hydration-Kit-For-Windows- Server-2016-and-ConfigMgr-Current- Technical-Preview-Branch
Technical Preview!
Jorgen

6. Hands on labs
Pros: Entire CM environment created with DC / CM / Windows clients in under 5 minutes
Cons: Lasts 2 hours

7. Azure DevTest Labs Templates to create different kinds of VMs
Geared towards labs
Free*
Cons:
* not actually free

8. SQL Maintenance & documentation
2014/05/19/powershell-sql-audit-script/
Documentation
inventory-using-configmgr/
Jorgen

9. Configuraton Items – there is a session for that!!!
Jörgen there

10. Reg2CI Reg2CI Convert reg files to: Powershell CI Check Script
Remediation Script

11. ConfigMgr remote Compliance
Run Compliance report remotely
soft.com/ConfigMgr- Remote-Compliance- 2a9e55f3

12. Configmgr Package Distribution scheduler
Date & Time
Monitor
when it is complete
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13. Applications
Ryan

14. PS App Deployment Toolkit
PowerShell based
Supports:
Defer
Balloon reminder
Countdown
Installation Status
Prompt to close application
.EXE file for launch
And much more…
Ryan

15. Application importers
Application Importer Mattias Benninge
SCCM Application Creator Joakim Bryttmar
Powershell!!!
Ryan

16. Application Tester Quickly test applications Useful for upgrades
Uses PowerShell & Hyper-V
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17. RuckZuck Application Importer Will automatically download content
Will create detection rules
Community driven

18. Software Updates
Jorgen

19. Reporting Reports Power BI
mons_mcs/2014/09/16/system-center r2-configuration-manager-software-update- compliance-dashboard/
Power BI
BI-SCCM-Dashboard-d1b7e688
of-power-bi/
team/2016/04/01/exploring-your-system- center-configuration-manager-and-microsoft- intune-hybrid-data-on-power-bi-dashboard/
Ryan

20. Software Updates Automating deployments House Cleaning
Software Update Groups
Software-Update-bb775cd4
Ryan

21. OS Deployment
Jörgen

22. OSDBAckground Displays a custom background during OSD
Builtin password protected command prompt
Displays Useful information
Displays Elapsed Time
No more F8 Support in Boot Images!!!!
cement-for-BGInfo-0095cff3
Jörgen

23. OSDWebservice Sample scripts to call all the services Installer
Documentation
Why use a Webservice?!
Jörgen

24. Driver Automation Tool
Provides Driver Downloads for Dell, Lenovo and HP
Create a BIOS Update Package
Create a Driver Package based on the machine model and filename
Imports the associated drivers into the newly created Driver Package
nter/Driver-Tool-Automate-9ddcc010
Jörgen

25. ConfigMgr Task Sequence Monitor
Standalone
Task Sequence Monitor
Integrates with MDT
Excellent for troubleshooting
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Jörgen

26. Install applications dynamically
Powershell script uses Webservice to query for applications to install.
Add the applications to TS variable
Use the builtin TS step to install

27. Frontends
Jörgen

28. Which frontends are used

29. Uefi bitlocker frontend
Backup
Reinstall
Computer association
New Computer
AD Check
Tools
ucing-the-windows-10-uefi-bitlocker- frontend-for-system-center-configuration- manager-current-branch/
Jörgen

30. UI++ http://blog.configmgrftw.com/uiplusplus/ OSD Frontend
4/23/2018
UI++
OSD Frontend
Preflight checks
AD Authentication
App tree
Computernaming
OU, Timezone…..
Jörgen
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31. ConfigMgr OSD Frontend
Uses a webservice in the backend
Replaces UDI
With MDT or without

32. Helpdesk
Ryan

34. Recast (Right Click Tools)
Integrates with the ConfigMgr Console
Tools include:
Device Tools
User Tools
AD Tools
Content Tools
And more!
Ryan

35. Tools used to troubleshoot
Did Wally find a way to vote more than once??!!

36. Client Center for Configuration Center
Manage devices
Standalone
Can learn from the log
Manage all pieces of the SCCM client
Shows client health
Now in the Store!!!
Ryan

37. remoteManage Replacement or competitor for Client Center?
Great tool to assist in Troubleshooting

38. LogLauncher 3.1 Great tool to find log files Single view

39. How to find them all? System Center Store – by Robert Marshall
Links to tools
Books
Communities
Vendor free tools
Jörgen