There is one condition when selecting the user category primary device. In the configuration manager console, click software library in the software library workspace, expand operating systems, and then click boot images select the boot image that you want to update. Installation of software update role in sccm 2012 all. Hardware 03b computers for a specific primary console user hardware 04a computers with multiple users shared so im particular interested in rulecriteria sccm uses in determining the hardware 03a primary computer users. In the edit primary devices dialog box, search for and then select the devices to add as primary devices for the selected user. In one of my post that i had posted when i was deploying sccm 2012 we had seen the steps for deploying applications to devices using sccm 2012. This week a relatively short blog post about a recently introduced feature in configuration manager, version 1902. For those new to sccm 2012, the system assigns a computer to a user known as primary device based on a time length that is set in the device client settings. See the previous recommended reading to achieve this. About usercentric application management in system center. In an effort to go towards a usercentric environment, microsoft introduced a new method of deploying applications in configmgr 2012, entitled applications management. Userbased software delivery in sccm 2012 microsoft cloud. When the user launches the application center new silverlight based run advertised program, he gets the usual available programs. The sccmreport computers that have run a specific metered software program sounds like the one that mostly fits your needs.
Gilles monville in configuration manager may 1, 2014 4 comments 8,940 views this part covers the first sccm primary. This new feature creates a link called an affinity between a user and their primary device s. The 3 steps below show how to enable this option for the users. Learn to establish a connection between configuration manager 2012 and service manager, which can import data from both configuration manager 2007 and 2012.
It permits to identify the primary machine of a specific user and opens the possibility to install software only on primary machines. You could try to merge it with this example statement to get the primary user infomation. Configuring client settings configuration manager 2012. If the configuration manager version 1802 option, approve application requests for users per device is enabled, tim has to request approval from every device where he wants to install the application. Update rollup for system center configuration manager. User affinity is shaping up to be one of the most promising new features in sccm 2012. The client installation settings menu for each site holds the two installation options. Configuring primary device to users in sccm 2012r2 youtube. To configure user device affinity in software center. When you have a configuration manager hierarchy, install and configure the software update point on the central administration site before you install it on child primary sites and secondary sites.
Maintenance windows in system center 2012 configuration manager behave the same as in configuration manager 2007. Does anybody knows how you can uninstall software trough sccm2012. If i deploy a program to a device collection there is no problems and the application runs a. Deploying applications to users using sccm 2012 r2. Sccm 2012, software center and applications made available to users as noted quite early in the marketing for sccm 2012 there was a change on how users were presented with available applications. Additionally, users can define a primary device or you can set up rules to determine a primary device and have a different software policy for primary and non primary. Userbased software delivery in sccm 2012 userbased software delivery in sccm 2012 system center configuration manager sccm 2012 enhances software deployment over sccm 2007 by allowing sccm administrators to delegate control to end users on what software gets installed on their systems or devices and when it gets installed. Our free sccm primary user device report list all users and their associated machine or device. Call center, help desk or where multiple users share the same hardware. This timelength can be set to whatever the administrator feels is appropriate. Configure primary device via software center more than. Using configuration manager you can deploy applications to user collections and device collections. Was there in v2012, then went away in the v1602 release when the new.
As joivan suggested, youd likely need to do some sort of automation to handle this scenario. To know more about deploying applications with configuration manager, read this article. User context in configmgr 2012 applications jason in configuration manager every now and then someone will post to the forums claiming that configmgr is not running an application as the user when the deployment type is set to install for user or not running it as system when set to install for system. When you deploy software updates in system center 2012 configuration manager configmgr 2012 or configmgr 2012 r2, you typically add the updates to a software update group and then deploy the software update group to clients. How to identify users and primary devices using sccm report. Previously the application catalog was still required to provide users with that specific option. Sccm 2012 application concepts application an application is intelligent software that knows if a user is authorized to use it on a particular device, if that device can run it and how it should be made available to the user on that device. Applications in configuration manager support usercentric management so that you can associate specific users. A software application package gives an administrator the ability to systematically distribute updates to clients. The primary users list shows users who are already primary users of this device, and the method by which each user device relationship was assigned. Permissions required to use edit primary users devices in configmgr 2012. The user can select one or multiple programs from the list cmdb query that shows published objects from the program class. The configuration manager 2012 client software provides full management capability for users and devices. Yes you read that correctly, users can have more than one primary device.
This post covers on user application deployment with sccm 1910. Software distribution is a glorified script execution. In the configuration manager console, go to the assets and compliance workspace, and select the users node. Monitoring and operating a private cloud with system center 2012. Software distributions can now be targeted at users rather than just at devices. One of the features that catched my eye is software approval. Deploy applications configuration manager microsoft docs. It provides a way of deploying an application to a user by associating a user with a device. Automate predeploy software to the users primary device. User context in configmgr 2012 applications configmgrftw. Automate application request approvals in sccm 2012 with. Configmgr, microsoft endpoint configuration manager responded march 27, 2019. In sccm 2012 r2, an application basically contains the files and information that are required to deploy software to a device.
Install usertargeted applications during os deployment. Configuring software update synchronization in system. The product obviously supports multiple primary devices per user, as well as multiple primary users per device. The other query tells me what user is tied to what machine and other facts about the pc i want to add in there. User device affinity in configuration manager associates a user with one. Software is distributed as an application or a package. That feature is the option for the user to select a device as a primary device, by using software center. Instead of sharing the file, im going to talk you through the process to create it yourself. Sccm 2012 includes 14 predefined security roles and you can create new ones as needed. This allows complex software deployment scenarios such as where an application should be installed only on a users primary device but still.
This method will allow a user to define the ownership of the device via the software center on the device itself. Tim submits the request from software center and specifies the reason for the request. It must be understood that the remote control feature of system center configuration manager is different from rdp, as it does not establish a separate user session and allows a tech to troubleshoot issues in a way visible to a user. As system center configuration manager 2012 is now available in release candidate, i decided to test some of the new functionality of the product. How to use adrs to automate software updates in sccm 2012 duration. It is used to interact with the configuration manager site servers, and it consists of different agents that. This can be accomplished from either the user or device object. Predeploy applications to a users device with user device. Windows computers where actual portal user is the primary user at the end, the offering looks something like this. Remote control works well and does not require a lot of configuration.
When formatting sql drives, the cluster size block size in ntfs must be 64kb instead of the default 4k. One of the primary features of system center configuration manager is its ability to distribute software to client computers. This method will allow for config mgr administrator to assign a primary user to a device from within the config mgr console. After the update is installed on site servers, any operating system boot images should be updated. An application in sccm 2012 is what a package and programs is in sccm 2007. Sccm 2012 deploy package program with a user collection. Now i have the idea to create an uninstall collection based on removal of the user in active directory. Systems management microsoft system center configuration manager sccm if you are using the primary user attribute to define some of your software installations in cm2012 it can be useful to audit the deployed devices in your environment to help troubleshoot issues with application deployment. On the device tab in the ribbon, choose edit primary devices. Schedule predeploy to users primary devices for wol, offhrs, workgroup, etc. We also have in sccm 2012 user collections for software deployment.
To enable software update in the hierarchy, you must have an active software update point on the central administration site. Allow users to set primary device in software center prajwal desai. We have created nice ad groups for the applications that is filled with users. You can easily search for a specific user or machine. I am trying to find information on creating a device group in sccm 2012 r2. Users see an option in software center to repair the application. The option could also be referred to as use system center 2012 configuration manager user and device assignment. A user collection though, never shows up in the software center. In addition to that, you can also simulate the application deployment. When configuring software update synchronization in configuration manager for the first time, or when youre troubleshooting a software update problem and you want to verify your current configuration, there are a few different areas that you will want to take a look at.
In configuration manager itself, i am not aware of any way to lock a user to only having one primary device. There is a builtin report user device affinity associations per collection but the report is not giving you the option to search for a specific machine or user. Requirements and recommendations before installing sccm. Use user affinity in system center 2012 configuration manager, you can directly define the users for a computer and the computers for a user. In configuration manager 2012, the client push installation settings are associated with each primary or secondary site in the hierarchy. Sccm 2012 determining the most common logged on user. Disks ios is the most important aspect of sccm performance. Userbased software delivery in sccm 2012 microsoft. Predeploy applications to a users device with user device affinity. Hi, im trying to deploy a package program with a user collection ad group but the program will never be available in software center windows app, but its available in application catalog website. Link users and devices with user device affinity configuration. There are 3 primary methods for associating a user to a device in. Self service software ordering using scsm, sccm and sco. Understand and intelligently target the relationships between user systems.
An sccm scope encompasses the objects that a user can manipulate. Ive received great feedback on my previous post, client health more than just percentages, as well as several requests for the ssrs. Specifically, software deployments, software update deployments, and operating system deployments will only run during a maintenance window when one is defined for a collection of devices. About usercentric application management in system center configuration manager 2012. User application deployment with sccm 1910 prajwal desai. That was also practically the only reason to still use the. Connect service manager 2012 and configuration manager 2012. Configuring primary device to users in sccm 2012r2 techie geek.