This presentation:Dynamic Variables on Collections for Installing Applications
System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2
Jodie Gaver
- Working with Configuration Manager since 2010- MCTS: Administering and Deploying System Center 2012
Configuration Manager - Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration- MCP
• Assure software in certain collections always gets designated applications
• Cleaner task sequences
• Easier to maintain
• It’s cool
Why?
Each variable must start with a common name be numbered 01, 02, 03 … etc....appended to the variable name
The values of these variables are the exact application name and not application deployment types or package IDs
First: Create or select an existing collection and add an array of collection variables
Second: Create or modify a task sequence and add the task – "Install Application", select "Install Applications according to dynamic variable list" and add the Base Variable Name as ALL (or the base variable of your choice)
TS Side – Base Variable ALL If an application
fails…
Collection Side– Base Variable ALL with sequential
increments
Third: Deploy the task sequence to the collection.
All applications will get deployed in the sequence based on the numbering of the collection variables
Report: Task Sequence – Deployment -> History of a task sequence deployment on a computer
Let’s add a variable/application on an additional collection the computer is a member of and add a step to the TS:
TS Before TS After
This only works for device collections, not users
Only works for applications, not legacy packages
Removes the limitation for # applications that can be installed in a TS step
Questions?
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