Fix SMS_PORTALWEB_CONTROL_MANAGER (Internal Server Error) in SCCM 2012

Good day
For some reason SCCM 2012 ( System Center Configuration Manager 2012) may report the following error:

Portal Web Site Control Manager detected PORTALWEB is not responding to HTTP requests.  The http status code and text is 500, Internal Server Error.

Possible cause: Internet Information Services (IIS) isn't configured to listen on the ports over which PORTALWEB is configured to communicate. 
Solution: Verify that the designated Web Site is configured to use the same ports which PORTALWEB is configured to use.

Possible cause: The designated Web Site is disabled in IIS. 
Solution: Verify that the designated Web Site is enabled, and functioning properly.

For more information, refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base.

The Fix is easy by using the following command:

aspnet_regiis.exe /iru

The Aspnet_regiis.exe file can be found in one of the following locations:

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319 (on a 64-bit computer)

Hope That Help 

How can I know if the Management Point is working ???

SCCM 2012 Depend Management Point to communicate with the clients, but some time you got some error related to MP unreachable, or not function.. etc.

The Question is how can I know if the Management Point is working or not ?

• As know that everything in SCCM have its own log, first we need to check if the Management Point is installed successfully, we can check the MPSetup.log file.
• Check IIS and make sure that the Virtual Directory SMS_MP is present under the default website
• Check MPControl.log for success messages (Statuc Code 200)
• Run a test from your IE
• http:///sms_mp/.sms_aut?mplist (This should return the MP Server Name)
• http:///sms_mp/.sms_aut?mpcert (This should return a long number and letters)

If all are OK, then your MP are working OK and you have no problem in it.

Hope these information can help

NOTE: these information are from:

http://www.madanmohan.com/2010/10/how-to-check-management-point-is.html

Manual Run SCCM 2012 Backup

This is the case, You can set the SCCM 2012 to schedule a backup and set the destination backup location.

This is good, but what if you want to run a manual backup, its easier than what you may expect and also its in a place that you not expect (not in the Configuration Manager Console), follow this path

Open Services.msc and then search for the following service SMS_SITE_BACKUP and just simple start it.

At this point the SMS site backup should start, refer to the smsbkup.log file (located in D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Logs) 

Hope this that help