Please contact Enterprise Client Management to schedule an introduction to MCM and how it can help your department.
With expanding technology use comes the need for increased support. For over 15 years, the University has been using Microsoft Configuration Manager, or MCM, to help with the challenges that IT administrators face when managing windows devices.
This tool is used to deploy:
- Software
- Operating Systems
- OS and software updates
- Device configuration
This tool is also used to:
- provide reports on the status of our windows devices
- provide remote troubleshooting tools for our IT staff.
Current Status
Maintenance
Past 90 Days
Alert History
The Microsoft Configuration Manager service will be down due to maintenance.
Maintenance tasks are underway and all Configuration Manager Services are down.
The Configuration Manager Site will be down for maintenance due to upgrades.
We ask that all ConfigMgr Admins, Managers and Consultants please close all ConfigMgr Admin Console sessions before 5pm.
The Configuration Manager Site will be down for maintenance due to server migrations.
We ask that all ConfigMgr Admins, Managers and Consultants please close all ConfigMgr Admin Console sessions before 6pm.
The Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MS ECM) site will be down for maintenance to install updates.
We ask that all MS ECM Admins, Managers, and Consultants please close all MS ECM Admin Console sessions before 5PM.
The Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MS ECM) site will be down for maintenance to install updates.
We ask that all MS ECM Admins, Managers, and Consultants please close all MS ECM Admin Console sessions before 5PM.
The Configuration Manager Site will be down for maintenance to install the latest updates.
We ask that all ConfigMgr Admins, Managers and Consultants please close all ConfigMgr Admin Console sessions before 5pm.
Configuration Manager will be upgraded to 2203. During the upgrade all admin console connections will be closed, and a reminder sent out to close consoles.
The upgrade is expected to take 2-3 hours but it could take longer to prepare the Boot Media and iPXE images, so please stay out of the admin console until we send out a final notification. Departmental admins and consultants will be responsible for updating their local admin consoles.
The SCCM site will be unavailable to install hotfix KB12959506.
During the install, all admin console connections will be closed.
The SCCM site will be down for maintenance as it is updated to version 2111. During the upgrade all configuration manager admin console connections will be closed.
This issue has been resolved.
ITS is currently testing a workaround for this issue. After a few more days of testing, the workaround will go into production.
There have been reports of issues with OSD that may cause duplicate objects. This seems to happen most often when using a brand new AD object. ITS is looking for the duplicates and cleaning them up. Please let ITS know if you have a freshly imaged computer having issues.
The configuration manager sites will be unavailable for maintenance. During this time refrain from using the configuration manager console, accessing web reports, or starting any operating system deployments.
The SCCM site will be down for maintenance on Thursday, July 15th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.
The configuration manager sites will be unavailable for maintenance. During this time refrain from using the configuration manager console, accessing web reports, or starting any operating system deployments.
The Configuration Manager sites will be unavailable during maintenance.
The Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager Site will be unavailable during maintenance.
This issue has been resolved.
We have reports that Software Center is not installing updates. ITS is investigating this issue and working on getting this resolved.
The SCCM site will be down for maintenance as it is updated to version 2002. During the upgrade all configuration manager admin console connections will be closed.
The SCCM Site will be down for maintenance.
The SCCM site will be unavailable to install hotfix KB4538166.
During the install, all admin console connections will be closed.
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) will be unavailable in order to apply updates to version 1910. During this time, the SCCM website will be unavailable.
SCCM administrator console connections will be closed while the service is upgraded to version 1906.
The System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) production center will be unavailable in order to apply updates to version 1902. During the update, all SCCM admin console connections will be closed. Please stay out of the admin console until you receive final notification that the upgrade work is complete.
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) will be unavailable in order to apply updates to version 1810. During the update, all SCCM admin console connections will be closed.
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) will be unavailable in order to apply updates to version 1810. During the update, all SCCM admin console connections will be closed.
The SCCM production site will be upgraded to version 1810. All admin console connections will be closed during the maintenance.
An update (KB4462978) for SCCM 1806 will be installed on the production site. All admin console connections will be closed during the maintenance.
The SCCM site will be upgraded to version 1806. During the upgrade, all SCCM admin console connections will be closed.
The SCCM Site will be down during this maintenance timeframe to install updates.
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) will be unavailable during this maintenance window to install updates.
The Configuration Manager site will be unavailable in order to switch to the new SAN storage space and some routine maintenance. A final notification will be sent out 15 minutes before shutting down the site. During this time please refrain from using your Configuration Manager consoles, accessing Web Reports or starting any client deployments from the Software Center. A second notification will be sent out once the site is up and running again.
UPDATE: The application install issue during OSD has been resolved.
Original Notice: We have reports that OS deployments through SCCM are not installing applications. Our support staff is currently investigating this issue.
We will keep this alert updated with any new information.
The work scheduled for 5:00-7:00am is not finished. This notice will be updated when it is completed.
The Enterprise Client Management team will upgrade the SCCM site to the latest version (1610).
The site will be offline during this upgrade.
The Enterprise Client Management team is still working on upgrading the SCCM primary site server. SCCM is offline while this work is being completed.
The Enterprise Client Management team will upgrade the SCCM primary site server. During this time SCCM will be offline.
The Enterprise Client Management team will perform maintenance on SCCM upgrading the OS on the primary site server with Microsoft.
The service will be unavailable during this time.
The Enterprise Client Management team will perform maintenance on the SCCM site to upgrade to the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition and improve performance of the distribution.
The Enterprise Client Management team will perform maintenance on the SCCM site to upgrade to the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition and improve performance of the distribution.
The Enterprise Client Management team will perform maintenance on the SCCM site to upgrade to the Windows 10 Anniversary Edition and improve performance of the distribution.
A maintenance window is scheduled for one of the two primary distribution points for the client management service to upgrade the OS to Server 2012 R2. There should be minimal service outages with this maintenance due to the redundancy. Our recommendation is to avoid imaging during this time if possible.
System Center Service Manager (SCSM) will be down for maintenance on Saturday, July 23 from 7am-10am. You won’t be able to submit or view tickets during this time.
ITS support staff will upgrade the SCCM server to Windows Server 2012R on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
SCCM will be unavailable during this time.
ITS support staff will upgrade SCCM to version 1602 of the configuration manager on Thursday, June 16, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
SCCM will be unavailable during this time.
Microsoft Configuration Manager (MCM) Contact Information
Please contact ITS Enterprise Client Management, its-ecm-help@uiowa.edu, for MCM support.