DeepFreezeandMicrosoftSystemCenterConfigurationManager2012IntegrationIntroductionThiswhitepaperexplainshowtointegrateMicrosoftSystemCenterConfigurationManagerwithDeepFreeze.

RequirementsIntegrationofDeepFreezewithConfigurationManagerrequiresafullyconfiguredsiteserverforsoftwaredistributionandthattheConfigurationManagerclientisinstalledontheclientworkstations.

ConfiguringtheConfigurationManagerClienttoCollectFaronicsProductDataTheConfigurationManagerclientscanbeconfiguredtocollectinformationontheconfigurationofthevariousFaronicsproductsinstalledonamanagedworkstation.FaronicspublishesmanypiecesofinformationregardingourinstalledproductsintheworkstationsWMIRepository.ThisinformationcanbeusedbytheConfigurationManagertobuildcollectionsofworkstationsbasedonthepresenceandconfigurationofFaronicsproducts.

TostartwewillfirstneedtoconfiguretheConfigurationManagerclienttoincludethisinformationinthelistofdatathatiscollectedaspartofthehardwareinventory.BeforeproceedingpleaseensurethattheFaronicsproductsthatyouarelookingtogatherinformationonareinstalledonaworkstationrunningtheConfigurationManagerClient.

1. OpentheConfigurationManagerConsoleandclickontheAdministrationNode.

2. ClickontheClientSettingsnodeshowninthenavigationpaneontheleft.

3. Right-clickontheClientSettingsthatyouwishtomodifyandselectProperties.InourcasethisistheDefaultClientSettings.

4. InthepropertiesdialogclickonHardwareInventory.

5. IntheHardwareInventorysettingsclickontheSetClassesbutton.

6. AdialogshowingtheHardwareInventoryClassesisshown.ClickontheAddbutton.

7. AdialogtitledAddHardwareInventoryClassisshown.ClickontheConnectbuttontoconnecttotheworkstationthathastheappropriateFaronicsproductsinstalled.

8. Intheconnectionwindowthatisshownenterthecomputernameinthespecifiedfield,andenterroot/FaronicsinthefieldcalledWMInamespace.ChecktheRecursiveandtheCredentialsRequiredcheckboxes.Supplythecredentialsofauserwithadministrativerightsontheclientmachinethatyouareconnectingto.

9. ClickConnect.

10. OncetheWMIclasseshavebeenpulledfromtheworkstationtheywillbelistedasshowninthescreenshotbelow.CheckthecheckboxbesideeachclassthatyouwanttoimportintotheSCCMconsoleasshown.Inourexample,DeepFreezeisshownasselected.

11. ClickOK.

12. OncetheappropriateclassesarelistedintheHardwareInventoryClassdialogandarechecked

clickOK.

13. ClickOKonthedefaultsettingspropertiestoacceptthechangestotheclientconfiguration.

OncetheclientworkstationsnextupdatetheinventorytheinformationthatpertainstotheFaronicsproductsselectedwillberetrievedandcopiedintotheConfigurationManagersinformationonthatspecificsystem.ThisinformationcanthenbeusedtobuildqueriesincollectionsandreportstoidentifymachinesrunningDeepFreezeandotherFaronicsproducts.

BuildingCollectionsforFaronicsProductsOncetheHardwareinventoryisconfiguredtogatherinformationonFaronicsproductsyoucannowbuildacollectionthatwillrepresentworkstationsthatmeetspecificcriteria.InourexamplebelowwewillshowhowtoconfigureacollectionthatwillrepresentallworkstationswithDeepFreezeinstalled.

1. OpentheConfigurationManagerConsoleandclickontheAssetsandCompliancenode.

2. IntheAssetsandCompliancenodeclickontheDeviceCollectionsnode.

3. RightclickonthelefthandsideofthescreenwherecollectionsarelistedandselectCreateDeviceCollection.

4. IntheCreateDeviceCollectionWizardprovideanameforyourcollection,adescription,andselectthelimitingCollection.InourexampleweselectAllDesktopandServerClientsasthe

limitingcollection.

5. ClickNext.

6. Inthenextscreenwedefinethemembershiprulesforthecollection,clickontheAddRulebuttonandselectQueryRulefromthedropdownmenu.

7. Inthequeryrulesdialogenterthenameforyournewrule,andclickonEditQuery.

8. IntheQueryStatementPropertieswindowclickonCritera,andthenonthestaricontocreateanewcriteria.

9. IntheCriterionPropertiesdialogselecttheCriterionTypeofNullValue,andclickontheSelect

Button.

10. TheSelectAttributedialogwillbeshown,selectDeepFreezefromtheAttributeClassdrop-downandtheselectVersionfromtheAttributedrop-down.ClickOK.

11. IntheCriterionPropertieswindowensurethattheOperatordropdownissettoisnotNULLandClickOK.

12. IntheQueryStatementPropertiesdialogensurethatthecriteriaislistedinthewindow,andclickOK.

13. IntheQueryRulePropertiesdialogyoushouldseesomethingsimilartothescreenbelowshowingtheentireWMIqueryintheQueryStatementfield.IfyoudoclickOKtocontinue.

14. ClickNextintheCreateDeviceCollectionWizard.InthenextscreenconfirmyoursettingsandclickNext.

15. Oncethewizardcompletesyouwillseeamessageindicatingsuccessasshown.ClickClose.

Pleasenotethatworkstationsmaynotshowinthecollectionimmediatelyiftheyhavenothadtheappropriateinventorydatacollectedfromthemorifthechangestothesystemhaveoccurredafterthesystemslastreportedinventoryreport.

OtherCollectionscanbecreatedbychangingthevaluesthatarespecifiedintheCriterionPropertiesWindow.TocreateacollectionofallmachinesbasedoniftheyareFrozenorThawedfollowthestepsbelow:

1. FollowthestepsforcreatingacollectionofmachinesrunningDeepFreezeuntilyouhitstep9

2. IntheCriterionPropertiesdialogselecttheCriterionTypeSimpleValueandclickontheSelectbutton.

3. IntheSelectattributedialogselectDeepFreezeastheattributeclass,andselectDFStatusastheAttribute,andclickOK.

4. IntheCriterionPropertiesdialogselecttheOperatorasisequaltoandenter“1”intheValuefieldtobuildacollectionoffrozenmachines,anda“2”forthawedmachines.

5. IntheQueryStatementPropertiesdialogensurethatthecriteriaislistedinthewindow,andclickOK.

6. IntheQueryRulePropertiesdialogyoushouldseetheentireWMIqueryintheQueryStatementfield.IfyoudoclickOKtocontinue.

7. ClickNextintheCreateDeviceCollectionWizard.InthenextscreenconfirmyoursettingsandclickNext.

8. Oncethewizardcompletesyouwillseeamessageindicatingsuccessasshown,clickClose.

DeployingDeepFreezeTodeployDeepFreezetoclientworkstationsapackagemustbecreated,tocreatethepackagefollowthestepsbelow:

1. OpentheConfigurationManagerconsoleandselecttheSoftwareLibraryoption.

2. ExpandtheApplicationManagementnodeonthelefthandsideandselectPackages.

3. RightclickandselectCreatePackage.

4. IntheCreatePackageandProgramWizardEntertheName,Description,Manufacturer,Language,andVersionofthesoftwarethatyouareinstalling.

5. Checktheoption,ThispackagecontainssourcefilesandbrowsetothelocationwheretheDeepFreezeinstallationfilesarelocatedandselectthelocation.ClickNext

6. InthenextscreensupplythenameoftheprogramthatthispackagewillbeinstallingintheNamefield.

7. Enterthecommandlinefortheinstallofthesoftwarebyclickingbrowseandselectingtheinstallpackagethatyouaregoingtobeinstalling.Inthecommandlinefieldaddthecommandlineoptions/INSTALLand/NoReboottothecommandline.Thecommandlineshouldread;<filename>.exe/Install/NoReboot

8. UndertheRunModeoptionselectwhetherornotauserisloggedonastherunmode.

9. RemovethecheckboxunderAllowuserstoviewandinteractwiththeprograminstallation.

10. ClickNext.

11. IntheRequirementssectionselectThisProgramcanrunonlyonspecifiedplatformsandselecttheoperatingsystemsthatyouwishtoprotect,selectingoperatingsystemsthatyourversionofDeepFreezedoesnotsupportwillresultintheinstallationfailingontheclientworkstations.

12. ClickNext.

13. Reviewthesettingslistedonthesummaryscreen,ifeverythingiscorrectclickNext.

14. OncetheCreatePackageandProgramWizardcompletesclickClose.Youwillnowseeyourpackagelistedinthepackageslistreadytobedeployedtoworkstations.

ThawingDeepFreezethroughSCCMAdministratorscanconfigureSCCMsothatitcanThawandFreezeworkstationsbyconfiguringapackagethatwillruntheappropriatecommandlinecontrolsontheworkstationsthatneedtobethawedorfrozen.

ConfiguringDeepFreezewithaCommandLinePasswordThefirststepofgettingaThawtaskconfiguredistoconfiguretheDeepFreezeinstallontheclientworkstationwithacommandlinepassword.ThecommandlinepasswordsareconfiguredintheDeepFreezeConfigurationAdministratoronthepasswordtab.Administratorswillneedtobuildanewinstallationpackagetoinstall,oranewconfigurationfiletopushtotheclientworkstationstomaketheappropriatechangesontheclientsystems.

1. OpentheDeepFreezeConfigurationAdministrator.

2. IfyouareeditinganexistingconfigurationfileclickontheOpeniconandselecttheappropriatefiletoedit,ifworkingonanewconfigurationfileskipthisstep.

3. ChecktheenablecheckboxnexttoanewpasswordandselectCommandLineintheTypedrop-downdialog.

4. Enteryourcommandlinepasswordinthepasswordfield.Passwordsshouldbelongenoughtobesecure,andshouldonlycontainalphanumericcharactersassomecharactersareinterpreteddifferentlyonthecommandlineandmayinterferewithusingthecommandlinecontrols.

5. Makeanyotherconfigurationchangesthatyouneed.

6. ClickontheSaveAsbuttontosavetheconfigurationfileasaRDXfileforconfigurationupdates,orClickontheCreatebuttontocreateanewinstallationfilefordeploymenttoworkstations.

AftersavingtheconfigurationfileorworkstationinstallereitherupdatetheconfigurationoftheworkstationthroughtheEnterpriseConsoleorreinstallDeepFreezeontheclientworkstation.

Afterchangingtheconfigurationitisstronglyrecommendedtotesttheconfigurationbyrunningthecommandlinecontrolmanuallyfromthecommandlinetoensurethatitproperlycontrolstheworkstation.Commandlinesyntaxforthesoftwarecanbefoundattheendofthisdocument.

CreatingtheThaw/FreezeTask1. OpentheConfigurationManagerconsoleandselecttheSoftwareLibraryoption.

2. ExpandtheApplicationManagementnodeonthelefthandsideandselectPackages.

3. RightclickandselectCreatePackage.

4. IntheCreatePackageandProgramWizardEntertheName,Description,Manufacturer,Language,andVersionofthesoftwarethatyouareinstalling.

5. InthenextscreensupplythenameoftheprogramthatthispackagewillbeinstallingintheNamefield.

6. Enterthecommandlineforthecommandlinecontrolthatyouwanttorunontheclientworkstation.ForExample:

32bitWindowsC:\Windows\System32\dfc.exepassword/THAWNEXTBOOT1C:\Windows\System32\dfc.exepassword/FREEZENETXBOOT64bitWindowsC:\Windows\SysWOW64\dfc.exepassword/THAWNEXTBOOTC:\Windows\SysWOW64\dfc.exepassword/THAWNEXTBOOTFullpathsmaynotberequiredprovidedthatthefolderthatDFCislocatedinisincludedinthesystempath.

7. UndertheRunModeoptionselectwhetherornotauserisloggedonastherunmode.

8. RemovethecheckboxunderAllowuserstoviewandinteractwiththeprograminstallation.

9. ClickNext.

10. IntheRequirementssectionselectThisProgramcanrunonlyonspecifiedplatformsandselecttheoperatingsystemsthatyouwishtoprotect,selectingoperatingsystemsthatyourversionofDeepFreezedoesnotsupportwillresultintheinstallationfailingontheclientworkstations.

1Pleasenotethatwedonotrecommendrunning/BOOTTHAWEDor/BOOTFROZENasthesecommandswillcauseaworkstationtorebootimmediatelyandmayinterferewiththeexecutionoftasksthatusethesetasksaspre-requisites.

11. ClickNext.

12. Reviewthesettingslistedonthesummaryscreen,ifeverythingiscorrectclickNext.

13. OncetheCreatePackageandProgramWizardcompletesclickClose.Youwillnowseeyourpackagelistedinthepackageslistandcannowbeincludedasapre-requisiteforthawingworkstationsbeforerunningothertasks.