MEMCM Configuration Manager 1912 New TS Variables Collect Client Logs

Let’s see what are the features got introduced in MEMCM ConfigMgr 1912 Technical Preview version. You can download ConfigMgr Technical Preview baseline version ▶ “System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection (technical preview branch – version 1911).”

Introduction

• ConfigMgr 1912 Technical Preview Full Version = 5.00. 8923.1000 (MEMCM production version numbers anoopcnair.com/sccm-version-numbers-build-number-client/)
• ConfigMgr 1912 Technical Preview Client Version = 5.00.8923.1000

New Task Sequence Enhancement

MEMCM 1912 TP comes with Bootstrap a task sequence immediately after client registration. The following are new task sequence variables:

• _TSSecureBoot
  • NA: The associated registry value doesn’t exist, which means the device doesn’t support secure boot
  • Enabled: The device has secure boot enabled
  • Disabled: The device has secure boot disabled

• SMSTSRunCommandLineAsUser
  • true – User context
  • false – Any further Run Command Line steps run in the context that you configured on the step
• SMSTSRunPowerShellAsUser
  • true – User context
  • false – Any further Run Command Line steps run in the context that you configured on the step

SCCM CMPivot Search

You can search CMPivot entities and see entity properties similar to Task Sequence search options.

Collect the SCCM Client Logs

Collect the SCCM client logs from SCCM collection.

• In the Assets and Compliance workspace, go to either the Devices or Device Collections node.
• Right-click on a device, or a device collection.
• Select Client Diagnostics, then select Collect Client Logs.

ConfigMgr 1912 – Management Insights Rules

New management insight rules from Microsoft Services. I don’t exactly what is the significance of Microsoft services in this context. More details about Management Insights.

Following are the new rules included in 1912 version of MEMCM.

• Reduce the number of applications and packages on distribution points
• Update all sites to the same version
• Heartbeat Discovery is disabled
• Long running collection queries enabled for incremental updates
• Secondary site installation issues
• Active Directory System Discovery is configured to run too frequently
• Active Directory Security Group Discovery is configured to run too frequently
• Active Directory User Discovery is configured to run too frequently
• Collections limited to All Systems or All Users

Resources

• Features in Configuration Manager technical preview version 1912
• SCCM 1910 Features

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