Microsoft Endpoint Manager Notes

Chapter 3.13 - FAQ's and Troubleshooting

Configuration Manager - Application Deployment

• How does the device know it has an application to install? There are a million log files. Which one does what?
  • Log Files:
    • Client Log Files - C:\Windows\CCM\Logs or C:\Windows\ccmsetup\logs
    • Server Log Files - Drive Letter:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Logs
• How does the device know it has an application to install?
  • Log Files to check:
    • PolicyAgent.log
    • PolicyEvaluator.log
    • Scheduler.log
    • DMCAgent.log
    • CIAgent.log
    • CIDownloader.log
    • CIStore.log
    • CIStateStore.log
    • DCMReporting.log
    • AppDiscovery.log
    • AppintentEval.log
    • AppEnforce.log
  • Site administrator
    • An Admin creates a new app and distributes the content to distribution point
  • Management point
    • Admin creates a deployment for the app
  • Distribution point
    • The client system checks for policy updates
  • Management point
    • The client system contacts the management point for content location
  • Client System
    • The client system downloads the content from the distribution point and installs the application

Co-Management - Frequent Questions regarding Device Profiles and Policies

• What happens when a profile is deleted or no longer applicable?

Co-Management - Troubleshooting

• Task Sequences
  • My Application isn't installing from my OSD Task Sequence. Why?
  • Why did my boot image change to the new test .wim that I created when I didn't assign it to my task sequence?
    • MECM OSD Task Sequences always default to the most recent version of the boot image that is created
  • If I delete a user from Configuration Manager, will it also delete from Active Directory?
    • No. Things deleted from Configuration Manager will not affect Active Directory