Client Installation

Methods

1. Software Update Point - builtin of SCCM

2. Client Push - best method to use, but if there's a firewall this might not work.

a. Create an installation account that has administrator rights in client computers in the organization. A domain admin account is possible however it is also possible to create a user with just a local administrator right to the computers using group policy.

3. Manual installation

4. Group Policy - create a logon script that will check to see if the client is already installed, if not then install it.

Batch file Command:

\\SCCM\Client\CCMSetup.exe /mp:SCCM /logon SMSSITECODE=MIS

Place startup script somewhere accessible. Assign read rights to the domain computers group. It is better to assign rights to domain computers group so that activities happen just before the user login.

Configure a Group Policy to execute the login script.

Login to DC > Edit Default Domain Policy > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Scripts (Startup/Shutdown);

SMS TRACE - identify where things are going wrong. A log file parser and is incredibly usefull.