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How to migrate Specops Deploy App to a new server
Prerequisites Open the registry on your Specops Deploy App server and find out where the current SQL server is installed. The name of your SQL server can be seen in a key called Connectionstring. Located here: HKLM\software\specopssoft\Specops deploy\server. Edit the key and go to the end of the row. If the database is installed on...
Missing installation
Possible cause The client is not installing the application because it is not a member of the security group. The share where the application files are located do not have permissions for Authenticated users. Possible solution Add the client to the group. Rerun GPUPDATE to install the application.
Upgrade your Specops Deploy Client Side Extension MSI’s with Group Policy Software Installation
Many customers have been asking us how to upgrade the Specops Deploy client side extensions with Group Policy Software Installation. To make life easier for our beloved customers I decided to write a step-by-step guide on how to do this. Enjoy! Step 1: Create a new folder for the new client side extensions Go to...
How to deploy Windows 10 in a multi-language environment
In this blog post I will walkthrough how you can use Specops Deploy to use an English (en-US) image in different parts of your organization with additional languages like Swedish or German. Here’s what you will need: Specops Deploy version 6.2.17129.1 or later MDT version 6.3.8443.1000 ADK version 10.1.15063.0 Windows 10 1703.1 enterprise x64 media...
Server component could not be created on the server
The Specops Deploy Server service is unable to create a Service Connection Point (SCP) for Specops Deploy in Active Directory because access was denied. Possible cause The SVC_SD (Deploy Service Account) does not have the correct permissions on the computer object of the feedback server in AD. Possible solution Open Active Directory Users and Computers....
Missing feedback
The Specops Deploy Server is unable to save the information to a network share called IFP on the feedback server. Possible cause The Server was unable to share the folder. Possible solution Add the SCV_SD account to “Local Administrators” and restart the Specops Deploy Server Service. Verify in the log file that the folders were...
BITS Priority
Specops Deploy is using BITS to transfer files from the Server to the Client before installation. To speed up the transfer it’s possible to increase the priority of the BITS Job by modifying the Deployments.XML file. It does happen sometime that for example Windows Update is using BITS and Specops Deploy have to wait for...
Deploy server not found in Active Directory
The Specops Deploy Server service is unable to create a Service Connection Point (SCP) for Specops Deploy in Active Directory because access was denied. The SVC_SD (Deploy Service Account) does not have the correct permissions on the computer object of the feedback server in AD. Possible solution Open Active Directory Users and Computers. Navigate to...
How deploy the OneDrive sync client with Specops Deploy
To enable users to bypass their lack of administrative rights, many applications, such as Dropbox, Spotify, and OneDrive, are installed in the AppData profile directory. For administrators, this is a security hole, and for users, it is an inconvenience. Take the OneDrive sync client for example (the Next Generation Sync Client which has merged the...
Cleanup Cache for a failing Deployment
This is a quite specific scenario which quite few companies may run into. A company is using their own Wrapper-Script for all installations and ran into some problems where all files did not exist in the Deploy Cache. Which caused failed installations (missing files etc). To reset the deployment on a client, clean up the...