The sccm client health assessment is intended to provide an analysis of sccm client functionality. When deploying applications, monitoring installations, and performing inventories, having up to date client records is very important. Recently i had an issue where every client went from active to inactive. How to configure client activity settings in configmgr. This query simple checks to see if the client activity status is equal to zero. The definition of recently is defined in the delete task as a number of days. Gday, i usually use my own workstation for testing application deployments and software center access, but recently it stopped communicating with the sccm server and the client status went to inactive. Sccm best practices tips and tricks system center dudes. Configuration manager current branch before you can monitor configuration manager client status and remediate problems that are found, you must configure your site to specify the parameters that are used to mark clients as inactive and configure options to alert you if client activity falls below a specified threshold. Last days i noticed that all clients are showing inactive at the system center configuration manager r2 console. A few years ago, we published a detailed guide on managing inactive clients in sccm 2012.
Specifiying a client push with uninstall existing configuration manager client before the client is installed doesnt help. Managing inactive clients in sccm 2012 one of the unfortunate aspects of being an sccm administrator is client maintenance. Sccm collection for active inactive computers using last. Show last logon of computers objects in sccm 2012 system. Sccm2012 client activity inactive solutions experts. Client settings and install sccm client this tutorial gives you the exact steps configure client settings and install sccm client. Managing inactive and obsolete clients in sccm current. Sccm configmgr troubleshooting client software update issues. Machine policy, collect hw inventoryetc trigger timed out in the sccm console. Before you can monitor system center 2012 configuration manager.
Can you check pls, i cannot disable a component like sms software distribution agent. In part 3 we installed prerequisites for sccm server. Most sccm admins might initiate a client push to take care of any online but inactive clients. Hi, you need to check why are the clients showing up inactive status in the console. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The following sccm collection query can be used to list all computers which havent been seen by active directory for more than 90 days. Mof softwareupdateautomation software updates sql sql custom port sql native client sql query status. This process will assume that you deploy the sccm client with group policy and that you have that gpo scope to a specific security group. When a rollout project takes place, sometimes whole floor will be replaced in overnight. From sccm 2007 to sccm 2012,lot many features and the way console design is completely different. Next we will look more on configuring alerts for client status.
Fix sccm client issues automation process resolution. Sccm 2012 some clients showing inactive and client cert. The tool is designed for it professionals to troubleshoot smssccm client related issues. Client policy request heartbeat discovery hardware inventory software inventory status messages note. Since june 2012 we had a sccm2012 server running with no flaws. If there are many devices that dont often connect to the network if may look as if there is more client. Sccm 2012 1 sccm admin 23 sccm client 10 sccm client health 3 sccm guide 1 sccm packaging 2. To mark the client active inactive based upon discovery data. The below registry related to notification manager in the site server.
Client health activein active criteria for the sccm client to remain active, it has to meet one of the five evaluation criteria defined in the client status settings properties. Deploying sccm 2012 part 9 create and configure custom client device settings, deploying cm client agent. Right the client status and click schedule client status update. Then client passed means at that last connect the client was in good state and failed meant it. Sccm clients status on list of machines sql query sccm. Before you can monitor sccm client status and remediate problems that are found, you must configure your site to specify the parameters that are used to mark clients as inactive and configure options to alert you if. Ever wondered what triggers the configmgr client change its client activity status from active to inactive. This process also helps to understand the cause of the client health issues in your environment. Microsoft system center configuration manager clients that report to a particular server or subset of servers may repeatedly become inactive. After recent firmwide upgrade to sccm client 2012 i notice that the show running. Some of the changes dont need to reach your managed clients very quickly, while others could be considered more important. Doing software update deployment and not doing regular maintenance will bring. When you deploy an application or software updates with sccm 2012, some reports can be totally wrong, they dont reflect the reality. When does the configmgr client become inactive or active.
Sccm 2012 clients going inactive gday, i usually use my own workstation for testing application deployments and software center access, but recently it stopped communicating with the sccm server and the client status went to inactive. Configure client status configuration manager microsoft docs. How to force system center configuration manager client. We have a few hundred clients all deployed through sccm 2012 successfully, however we currently have a problem on 50% of pcs where they are showing in the configmgr console as inactive. You may also notice that the clients do not send inventory information for 30 days or more and that the data in the inventoryagent. Sccm collection query for inactive workstations in a bigger organizations, where we deal with tens of thousands of computers sometimes it is hard to maintain the assets in the environment. Sccm inactive client hi we have a few hundred clients all deployed through sccm 2012 successfully, however we currently have a problem on 50% of pcs where they are showing in the configmgr console as inactive. On further investigation loading the configmgr control panel app shows that the client certificate is set to none. Hence your client will become inactive if they are not. Sccm 2012 and above have two main methods to repair sccm clients built in. It is a microsoft excel report that uses sql data connections to your configmgr database.
The clients will not report wsus to sccm until a couple settings are in place. Hence your client will become inactive if they are not able to send request back to sccm server through. Sccm client utility wmi fix, client fix, software cycle etc. If you had to manage thousand of clients in a remote siteregion and a secondary. Right click the client activity and select client status settings. One response to sccm collection for active inactive computers using last logon timestamp and.
Registry entries related to client online status in sccm console. Within the sccm console, select the down arrow top right of console. Understanding the sccm client health activeinactive. From the sccm console i can still remotely connect to the workstation so communication is still blatantly. With the features change, lot many log files changed new from sccm 2007. Setting the client status settings for client activity.
The sccm client, health issues assessment, is a continuous process. Configuration manager client health report this report contains both summary and detailed data about the health of devices in your configmgr environment. Before you can monitor system center 2012 configuration manager client status and remediate problems that are found, you must configure your site to specify the parameters that are used to mark clients as inactive and configure options to alert you if client activity falls below a. Most of the existing and new deloyments are showing computers with the normal active client activity status. Configuration manager clients become inactive and do not. Sccm collection query for inactive workstations blogger. Find answers to sccm2012 client activity inactive from the expert community at experts exchange. The above methods are some of the ways where the sccm admin can use for configuration manager 2012 r2 client installation. Minimum software requirements are microsoft excel 2010 and system center configuration manager 2012. How to set inactive client delay with sccm 2012 console. In part 4 we installed sql server, updated the service pack and cumulative update. With two sccm current branches 1511 and 1602 under our belt, now is the perfect time to revisit this topic, learn some new tricks, and ensure a healthy sccm client environment. If client activity is inactive then, goto client machine. Sccm will mark a computer inactive if none of the activity checks happen client policy request heartbeat discovery hardware inventory software inventory status messages sent see technet the default settings are 7 days for each of these settings which can be fine for a lot of businesses.
Manually installing the sccm client manually installing the sccm client. Inactive clients sccm administration and automation. Sccm console reflects just the client status, which is different from the client health status. Sccm 2012 set inactive client delay alexandre viot. When working with system center configuration manager 2007, 2012, or 2012 r2, you probably make changes to client configuration settings.
Fortunately there are mechanisms in sccm 2012 r2 that will help you to evaluate client health, and if health problems are detected, they will be automatically remediated. This assessment helps you to identify unhealthy clients. I have checked the wmi on clients and server, cant see any errors. My contributions sccm client utility wmi fix, client fix, software cycle etc sccm client tool for1. The sccm client center provides a quick and easy overview of client settings, including running services and sccm settings in a good easy to use, user interface. This article is related to system center configuration manager 2012 rtm and it says that the sp1 will solve the issue.
To mark the client active inactive based upon discovery data, is based upon setting specified under monitoring client status client activity. Inactive clients inactive client s are those that have not been discovered recently by the heartbeat discovery. The first occurs on the client os which can include servers. In part 2 we created the ad container and delegated the permissions on it. Configuring client status in sccm 2012 in this post we will look at configuring client status in sccm 2012. The domain gp for software updates is pointing to the sccm server. When we came back and logged on to the server it seems like sccm is reporting all clients to be inactive. Before you can monitor configuration manager client status and.
Create a collection using the following query and you will get all the workstations which are inactive. Cmg server is in azure windows 2012 r2 based, is this expected. This means that every 1 hour the client status is updated. If i do a software scanmachine policy scan, system center still doesnt show any updates and the client status is still inactive. In this post we will install the configuration manager 2012 r2 client by enabling the automatic sitewide client push installation method. When you deploy an application or software updates with sccm 2012, some reports can be totally wrong, they dont reflect the. By default the client status update is set to 1 days. When the sccm client is installed, a scheduled task named configuration manager health evaluation is created on the machine. Ever wondered what triggers the configmgr client change its client activity status. What is the best way to deal with inactive clients. In part 1 we saw the installation of active directory domain services. On the sccm console go to administration client settings default client settings software updates enable software updates on clients yes or no. I have just pushed out software to allsite and too many computers are inactive i have remotely restarted them and pushed out the client, is there anything i need to be doing or can do to get them back in to sccm land. After doing some research i end up to this article.
How to configure client activity settings in configmgr cloud for the. Ive been wondering the same thing best info i could find is active means the client has connected with 7 days or whatever your client activity is set to. Deploying sccm 2012 part 9 create and configure custom. Nothing happens when i click on the checkbox to disable the component. Automatic client remediation in sccm current branch. Client activity inactive configuration manager 2012. Overview of client online status in sccm console how to. We have a few hundred clients all deployed through sccm 2012 successfully. Heres our list of settings for sccm best practices.
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