Configuration Manager ADM Templates
Obtain the ADM Templates that comes on the Configuration Manager 2007 CD, located: on the CD\TOOLS\ConfigMgrADMTemplates.
ADM template names:
- “ConfigMgr2007Assignment.adm"
- "ConfigMgr2007Installation.adm"
The "ConfigMgr2007Assignment.adm" is used to place the Configuration Manager site assignment settings in the clients registry
The "ConfigMgr2007Assignment.adm" template sets the following settings in the registry under: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SMS\Mobile Client
- GPRequestedSiteAssignmentCode =
- GPSiteAssignmentRetryDuration(Hour) =
- GPSiteAssignmentRetryInterval(Min) =
The image below shows the settings for the ConfigMgr2007Assignment.adm template after it’s imported into the GPO.
Definitions
The "GPRequestedSiteAssignmentCode" is the site code your client should and will be assigned to. When the client is reassigned by any other method to a site code other than the site code specified in the GPO, these GPO policy settings will automatically reassign the client back to the site code you defined in the GPO policy.
The "GPSiteAssignmentRetryDuration(Hour)" is the amount of hours the client will keep attempting to reassign the client until successful or till reassigned to the site code specified in the GPO.
The "GPSiteAssignmentRetryInterval(Min)" is the interval the GPO policy will wake up and check to see if the client is assigned to the site code specified in the GPO.
The "ConfigMgr2007Assignment.adm" template sets the following settings in the registry under:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\ccmsetup in a Value Name: SetupParameters.
The below settings is the CCMSETUP parameters that will to be set in the above location, which are the parameters the client will use when the installation starts.
/MP:msserver SMSSLP=smsslp.domain.com SMSSITECODE=XR2 FSP=smsfsp.domain.com CCMLOGMAXSIZE=100000 CCMENABLELOGGING=TRUE CCMLOGLEVEL=0 DISABLESITEOPT=TRUE DISABLECACHEOPT=TRUE CCMLOGMAXHISTORY=5 SMSCACHESIZE=9000
NOTE: When a client installation starts, ccmsetup.exe will first look to the command-line first for the ccmsetup parameters. If it does not find ccmsetup command-line parameters, the ccmsetup.exe will look to the registry for the ccmsetup.exe parameters, if the parameters are not found in the registry, the ccmsetup.exe will use Active Directory and assign the client based on Configuration Manager site boundaries.
The image below shows the settings for the ConfigMgr2007Installation.adm template after it’s imported into the GPO.
This type of client assignment forces clients to remain assigned to the site of choice.
Import these ADM templates, into a Group Policy Object targeting the OU or SG of clients to be managed.
An additional setting must added to this GPO the will set the Windows Update URL the clients will use to connect and scan for required offered updates.
This setting location can be found with the local GPO Mgr or GPO Management Console. You can find the location for these settings in the path below.
- Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Update
