Install SCCM Client manually through Command Prompt

There are multiple way to install SCCM Client however you should know how to install client through command prompt. Because it will help you to install client manually during SCCM client troubleshooting and also helpfully if you want to install clientt on workgroup machine. 

Before installing SCCM Client on targeted device, copy SCCM client on local drive or shared location. you can get this client source setup files from primary site server location.  

\\<site server name>\SMS_<site code>\Client\

Open command prompt with administrator rights, goes to client. path using CD command  and run below command

CCMSetup.exe /mp: (MP Server Name) SMSSITECODE= (Site Code Name) FSP= (Fall Back Status Point Server name)

For example:

Below parameters used in this example

/MP: This CCMSetup parameter specifies the management point server for downloading the required client installation files.   

SMSSITECODE= This Client.msi property specifies that the client tries to locate the Configuration Manager site code to use, You can use your site code that you want to assign or use AUTO which will automatically use site code defined by Active Directory Domain Services.

FSP= This Client.msi property specifies that the fallback status point used to receive state messages sent from the client computer which will be helpful for monitoring/troubleshooting purpose.

Additionally you can also use below parameters/options during client installation (as per your requirement).

/logon This CCMSetup parameter specifies that the installation should stop if an existing Configuration Manager client is found on the computer

/forceinstall Specify that CCMSetup.exe uninstalls any existing client, and installs a new client.

/retry If CCMSetup.exe fails to download installation files, use this parameter to specify the retry interval in minutes. CCMSetup continues to retry until it reaches the limit specified in the /downloadtimeout parameter. Example: ccmsetup.exe /retry:30

After running this command it will run “ccmsetup” background process and will disappear once client installed.

Verify Client installation status:

During client installation it creates ccmsetup folder under %systemroot% folder (C:\Windows) which copy all necessary files to install SCCM client and create log files. You can check ccmsetup.log to verify is client installed successfully or not. The CCMSetup.exe command generate below return codes to identify client installation status.

SCCM setup return codes and meanings-

0    =  Success

6    =  Error

7    =  Reboot required

8    =  Setup already running 

9    =  Prerequisite evaluation failure 

10  =  Setup manifest hash validation failure 

Once client successfully installed you will see the Configuration Manger is showing under Control Panel (Change the view of control panel to large icons or small icon to display in Control Panel)

You can verify assigned site code, MP, certificate, client version, installed components etc. after opening Configuration Manager Property