Windows 2008 IIS Common Issue on MP : Make sure you need to meet this settings on your windows 2008 server

 

Windows 2008 IIS Common Issue on MP : Make sure you need to meet this settings on your windows 2008 server

How To Check If A BITS Enabled Distribution Point Is Up And Running like how we check MP

To check if a Management Point is up and running we have the mplist and mpcert http URLs that we can open in Internet Explorer.  We don’t have such URLs to test if a Distribution Point (DP) is up. Management Point and Distribution Point servers are very different roles.  The Management Point is a conduit for the clients to get information from the SQL database i.e. their cert, their machine policy, etc.  That is why there is a way to use an http link to get that information from SQL through the MP.  A DP is nothing but a server share.  To use BITS for downloads, we expose that share through a virtual IIS directory.

There is no http link with a cert on a DP that we can query on, but you can create a package just to test the DP health.  Here is how:

1. Create a text file and write in it whatever you want to see when you use the http URL to test the DP.

2. Rename that file and change the txt extension to html.

3. Create a package that only contains that file and add your distribution points to the package.

4. Get the package ID and then go to the IIS Manager console and find the name of the DP virtual directory and make sure there is a folder for your DP health package.

5. Use IE and type the URL for the server, the virtual IIS directory, the package ID folder, and then your html file.  In my case it looks like this:

http://sccm/sms_dp_smspkge$/zzz0002e/dphealth.html

6. You should get back the content of the text file you created on step one:

If you get the content of your html file back, your BITS enabled DP is up.

Troubleshooting SMS 2003 MP and SLP

Troubleshooting SMS 2003 MP and SLP

This article provides methods to verify the operation of Management Points and Server Locator Points in Microsoft SMS 2003

Test a management point is functioning correctly:

• http://MP_Server/sms_mp/.sms_aut?mplist - This returns a blank screen if the MP is working correctly.
• http://MP_Server/sms_mp/.sms_aut?mpcert - This returns a hex string if the MP is working correctly.
• Use MPGetPolicy from the 'SMS 2003 Toolkit 2' to connect to the remote Management Point and verify policy is being retrieved correctly

Test a Server Locator Point is functioning correctly:

• http://SLP_Server/sms_slp/slp.dll - This returns 'Bad Query String!' if the SLP is functioning correctly
• http://SLP_Server/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&IP=%IPSubnet% - This returns XML output showing the relevant site code if successful
• http://SLP_Server/sms_slp/slp.dll?site&AD=%ADSite% - This returns XML output showing the relevant site code if successful
  
  

Thanks,
http://sccm07.blogspot.com/

Simple Troubleshooting Management Points

 

Just below point when ever you stuck with MP issues

1) Run http://<MP name>/sms_mp/.sms_aut?mplist
This returns a blank screen.
2) Run http://<MP name>/sms_mp/.sms_aut?mpcert
This returns a long list of numbers and letters.
3) Verify that the DTS Service is enabled.
4) Verify that the Task Scheduler is enabled.
5) Verify that the Windows Management Instrumentation service is running.
6) Verify that the SMS Agent Host service is running.
7) Verify that the World Wide Web Publishing Service is running.
8) Verify that the MP machine account has been added to the
SMS_SiteSystemToSQLConnection_<site_code> group.
9) Verify that the SQL Server has named pipes enabled.
10) Update MDAC on the server.
Review Q820910 for details.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;820910
11) SQL boxes that are running under a user account, instead of system,
need the SPN updated in AD.
Review Q829868 for additional details.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829868
12) Crossing domain boundaries between MP and SQL may also need the SPN
updated in AD.
Review Q829868 for additional details.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;829868
13) IIS Lockdown Tool
If you are using the IIS lockdown tool on your IIS 5 servers be sure to
apply the SMS server template from the SMS 2003 toolkit.
http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/toolkit.asp
14) Deinstall the MP and IIS, then reinstall IIS and the MP.
a) Remove the MP role on the server.
b) Disable IIS. Remove completely. Reboot the server.
c) Verify that the DTS Service is enabled.
d) Verify that the Task Scheduler is enabled.
e) Verify that the Windows Management Instrumentation service is
running.
f) Enable BITS, enable WEBDEV and install IIS.
g) Verify that the World Wide Web Publishing Service is running.
h) Verify that the MP machine account has been added to the
SMS_SiteSystemToSQLConnection_<site_code> group.
i) Enable MP role on the server.

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http://paddymaddy.blogspot.com/

SCCM 2007 MP success verification

 

 

http://<ManagementPointComptuerName>/sms_mp/.sms_aut?mplist
http://<ManagementPointComptuerName>/sms_mp/.sms_aut?mpcert

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http://paddymaddy.blogspot.com/