SCCM Client installation Troubleshooting steps Check list

We can find most of the SCCM value information on Eswar Koneti's blog.

A link to one such valuable post that helped me in maintaining a checklist for SCCM Client troubleshooting is given below. Please click the link to view the post.

SCCM Client installation Troubleshooting steps Check list
http://eskonr.com/2010/11/sccm-client-installation-troubleshooting-steps-check-list/

Scripting with Windows PowerShell

Want to learn about the Windows PowerShell command line and scripting environment? 

Microsoft Script Center focuses on teaching people on how to use Windows PowerShell and VBScript to reduce time spent performing mundane tasks.

Click on the below topics, and you will find training Videos, Guides, Wiki articles, and more that will help you learn Windows PowerShell.

• Script Center -- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter
• Webcasts from the Scripting Guys -- http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd742419.aspx

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2

The Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 contains 11 downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Configuration Manager 2007. Click the below link to download the Toolkit.

ConfigMgrTool.msi - http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/5/0/55078AC4-3D15-407B-948E-CEB72A0A5A50/ConfigMgrTools.msi

1. Trace32 - A log viewer that provides a way to easily view and monitor log files created and updated by Configuration Manager 2007 clients and servers.
2. Client Spy -A tool that helps you troubleshoot issues related to software distribution, inventory, and software metering on Configuration Manager 2007 clients.
3. Delete Group Class Tool - A tool used to remove inventory group definitions along with history data, tables, views and stored procedures for the group.
4. Desired Configuration Management Migration Tool - A tool used to migrate from the DCM Solution for SMS 2003 to DCM in ConfigMgr 2007.
5. Desired Configuration Management Model Verification Tool - A tool used by desired configuration management content administrators for the validation and testing of configuration items and baselines authored externally from the Configuration Manager console.
6. Desired Configuration Management Substitution Variable Tool - A tool used by desired configuration management content administrators for authoring desired configuration management configuration items that use chained setting and object discovery.
7. Management Point Troubleshooter Tool - A tool that checks a computer system before and after a management point installation to ensure that the installation meets the requirements for management points.
8. Policy Spy - A policy viewer that helps you review and troubleshoot the policy system on Configuration Manager 2007 clients.
9. Preload Package Tool - A tool used to manually install compressed copies of package source files on Configuration Manager 2007 sites.
10. Security Configuration Wizard Template for Configuration Manager 2007 - The Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) is an attack-surface reduction tool for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. Security Configuration Wizard determines the minimum functionality required for a server's role or roles, and disables functionality that is not required. The Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 Security Configuration Wizard template supports new site system definitions and enables the required services and ports.
11. Send Schedule Tool - A tool used to trigger a schedule on a Client or trigger the evaluation of a specified DCM Baseline. You can trigger a schedule either locally or remotely.

 Ref: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9257