How To Install SCCM 2012 R2 Console Including Your SCCM Servername

Introduction This HowTo is how to package the SCCM Console (AdminConsole.msi) silently and include your SCCM Server already applied f...

Introduction

This HowTo is how to package the SCCM Console (AdminConsole.msi) silently and include your SCCM Server already applied for easy install.

What You Will Need: SCCM Media and Orca

Steps (5 total)

1

Download and Install Orca

You may need to google to find Orca as it seems hard to find these days. Once found you will need to download and install.

Orca is a microsoft tool used to edit .msi files.

2

Find The AdminConsole.msi

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Open Orca and click on File > Open and browse to the SCCM Media\SMSSETUP\BIN\i386 folder and select adminconsole.msi

3

Add Your SCCM Server

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On the left side of the page scroll down to the "Property" node. Click on the Properly node and at the top click Tables > Add Row. For the Propery field type DEFAULTSITESERVERNAME and for the value type in your SCCM Server (Fully Qualified Domain Name) Example: SCCMServer.domain.com or .local

4

Save The MSI

Click File and Save the .msi file.

5

Silent Install Of The MSI

Run the following command in an elevated CMD to install the msi silently and then open the console and it should automatically find your SCCM Server.

NOTE: Your cmd should be pointing to the folder that has the adminconsole.msi in it.

To Install the file locally:
msiexec /i adminconsole.msi /qn

To Install the file from a network drive:
msiexec /i "%~dp0adminconsole.msi" /qn

Conclusion

By default, you are prompted to provide the name of the SCCM server for the console to connect to which is annoying. Wish the console would search the domain myself. This is a work around.