In Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012, you can monitor the deployment of all software (software updates, compliance settings, applications, task sequences, packages and programs) by using the Monitoring workspace in the Configuration Manager console.
Applications in Configuration Manager 2012 support state-based monitoring, which allows you to track the last application deployment state for users and devices. These state messages display information about individual devices. For example, if an application is deployed to a collection of users, you can view the compliance state of the deployment and the deployment purpose in the Configuration Manager console.
An application deployment state has one of the following compliance states:
- Success – The application deployment
succeeded.
- In Progress – The application deployment is
in progress.
- Unknown – The state of the application
deployment could not be determined.
- Requirements Not Met – The application was
not deployed because it was not compliant with a dependency or a
requirement rule.
- Error – The application failed to deploy
because of an error.
You can view additional information for each compliance state, which includes subcategories within the compliance state and the number of users and devices in this category. For example, the Error compliance state contains three subcategories:
- Error evaluating policy
- Content related errors
- Installation Errors
When more than one compliance state applies for an application deployment to a user that has more than one device, you will see the aggregate state that represents the lowest compliance. For example, if a user logs in to two devices and the application is successfully installed on one device but fails to install on the second device, the aggregate deployment state of the application for that user displays as Error.
Use these subcategories to help you to quickly identify any important issues with an application deployment. You can also view additional information about which devices fall into a particular subcategory of a compliance state.
To monitor the state of an application
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In the Configuration Manager console, click Monitoring.
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In the Monitoring workspace, click Deployments.
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To review general status information about an application deployment, select a deployment, and then click the Summary tab in the Selected Deployment window.
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To review deployment details for a compliance state and the devices in that state, select a deployment, and then, on the Home tab, in the Deployment group, click View Status.
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To review information about the applications deployment type, select a deployment, and then click the Deployment Types tab in the Selected Deployment window.