How do I check my SCCM client status?

In the Configuration Manager console, go to the Monitoring workspace, and select the Client Status node. On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Client Status group, select Client Status Settings.

Why SCCM client is inactive?

A client can be marked as inactive if it fails to update SCCM due to issues such as loss of connection, restrictive firewall settings, and client corruption.

What is client activity in SCCM?

Client activity: The site considers the client as active if it has communicated with Configuration Manager in the past seven days. The site considers the client inactive if it hasn’t done the following actions in seven days: Requested policy update. Sent a heartbeat message. Sent hardware inventory.

What does client check passed Active mean?

As stated, Unknown > Client check passed/Active just means SCCM was able to contact the device and that the SCCM client is running. It is the starting point of the deployment process.

What does it mean to be active in SCCM?

Note: SCCM Console reflects just the client status, which is different from the client health status. It means that the computer resources that are in inactive health state will still continue show as ‘Active’ in the Console, until the resources with inactive health state is deleted by the site maintenance tasks.

Why does SCCM 2012 R2 show as inactive?

Specifiying a client push (with “Uninstall existing Configuration Manager client before the client is installed”) doesn’t help. Most of the existing and new deloyments are showing computers with the normal “Active” Client Activity status. Any logs that we should check ?

How to configure client status in SCCM 2012?

To configure the client status in SCCM 2012, launch the Configuration manager console. Click on Monitoring. Right Click Client Status. Click on Client Status Settings. In the Client Status Settings Properties window we see settings to monitor the client status. Lets see one by one on what they are :-

How to change inactive client settings in SCCM?

This is particularly true for the client status settings. If you want to change inactive client settings in your SCCM infrastructure, you actually have to navigate to Monitoring\\Overview\\Client Status. You can then right click on Client Status and select Client Status Settings.