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System Center News |
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Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Beta is now available |
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by Rod Trent - 6/10/2009 |
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The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been released and available for download. |
System Center Configuration Manager |
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ConfigMgr Post SP1 Updates |
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by Jason Sandys - 7/2/2009 |
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This is a list of significant post SP1 updates for ConfigMgr. Most of these updates are by request only; all you have to click the link at the top of the KB and complete the quick request. |
SMS 2003 |
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Customizing SMS 2003 Resource Explorer Icons |
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by Jeff Gilbert - 6/17/2009 |
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I've done quite a bit of hardware inventory modifications in my time and while it's great to see the new information displayed in Resource Explorer, it has always kind of bothered me that the new classes always had the default icon while some of the other inventoried information had cooler icons. |
SMS 2.x |
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SMS Exclusions By MAC Address |
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by Don Hite - 8/16/2007 |
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In SMS 2003 as well as SMS 2.0 you can exclude resources from being discovered by adding the machine names... |
SMS 1.2 |
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Microsoft Systems Management Server Lifecycle Support Calendar |
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by Don Hite - 7/26/2007 |
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Here you will find information about the lifecycle support for Microsoft Systems Management Server. |
App-V (formerly SoftGrid) |
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Time to get generous with ConfigMgr R2 client cache sizes |
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by Troy Wilch - 9/3/2008 |
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One of the nice things about being a consultant is gaining collective knowledge in how organizations run and operate their SMS/ConfigMgr environments. One of the things I run across from time and time again is, folks are stingy when it comes to client cache sizes. |
System Center Operations Manager |
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Configuration Steps: SCOM2k7 Basic Service Monitor with a Diagnostic and a Recovery for a Stopped Service |
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by lynn lunik - 7/2/2009 |
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We can use SCOM2k7 to solve many of the operational challenges faced in maintaining healthy Windows Servers. In this scenario I will generate a Basic Service Monitor. |
MOM |
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Troubleshooting the MOM 2005 Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package Task on a Forefront Client Security SP1 Server |
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by lynn lunik - 5/26/2009 |
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The Data Transformation Services (DTS) Package Task is the programatic component in Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 that moves specific Data Tables from the MOM2k5 Database (OnePoint) to the System Center Reporting Data Warehouse (SystemCenterReporting) in Forefront Client Security SP1. |
System Center Essentials |
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Microsoft System Center Essentials - vPro Use Cases Supported |
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by Josh Hilliker - 9/10/2008 |
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Here are the key use cases supported by MS SCE (Microsoft System Center Essentials). |
Scripting |
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VBS Script To Send Windows NT or Active Directory User Names To Excel |
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by Don Hite - 7/2/2009 |
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This VBS Script will send all of the NT or Active Directory (AD) domain user names to excel. |
Windows PowerShell |
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Powershell Commandlets for Connector Configuration in Exchange 2007 |
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by lynn lunik - 7/2/2009 |
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I have had good success using the Exchange 2007 Administrators Pocket Consultant for many of the new Powershell Commandlets (also called Exchange Management Shell). |
Software Management |
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Firefox 3.5 changes the silent installation option |
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by Rod Trent - 7/2/2009 |
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Mozilla changed the Silent install for FireFox 3.5. |
SMS Installer |
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Add the IE8 ADM file to available GPOs |
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by Rod Trent - 5/29/2009 |
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This little utility installs the IE8 GPO settings on your domain controller so that the IE8 GPO settings are available for you to populate throughout your hierarchy. |
Patch Management |
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Fixing Broken WSUS Clients |
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by Christopher Stauffer - 6/22/2009 |
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There are a few things that you can do to fix WSUS clients. |
Security |
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Deploying on-the-fly Open Source Encryption |
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by Chris Hayes - 6/22/2009 |
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So, if you're like many Admins out there you might have some type of Encryption project on your plate along with a million other things. Well if you're not interested in sorting all of those different products into their own columns and doing a cost justification... |
Windows |
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Windows 7 – XP Mode |
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by Chris Nackers - 7/2/2009 |
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So this week I've been playing with Windows 7 and the "XP Mode" that is built on Virtual PC. I must say that i’ve been impressed with it thus far. |
Windows Mobile |
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Windows Mobile 6.5 Device Emulators and more 6.5 Information |
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by Marco Nielsen - 7/2/2009 |
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With the Windows Mobile 6.5 device emulator images now finally released we can probably start to see much more information about Windows Mobile 6.5 being made available to the public. |
SQL Server |
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VBS Script To Monitor SQL Servers SQL Service |
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by Don Hite - 6/29/2009 |
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This VBS Script will allow you to monitor the SQL Server service state for machines in a text file called MachineList.Txt. If the service is stopped the color will be red. |
Exchange Server |
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Exchange 2010 and Mobility |
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by Marco Nielsen - 6/10/2009 |
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I’m an old Exchange administrator since the 5.0 days and a new version of Microsoft Exchange server is coming near you very soon. It brings a long list of new and enhanced features. |
Small Business Server |
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer |
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by Rod Trent - 10/17/2007 |
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The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) and presents a list of information and errors that administrators should review. |
Web Technologies |
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Moving computers in Active Directory using a webservice |
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by Maik Koster - 6/15/2009 |
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If you are using GPOs in your Active Directory Environment you can come into a situation during your deployments, where the settings of a GPO might have impacts on the deployment process. |
Sharepoint |
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SharePoint 2007 - Workflows - URL Woes |
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by Mike Lucero - 7/24/2008 |
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I'm sure that there are people out there who have had this problem as I've seen a LOT of posts asking about the problems with this particular workflow lookup item, but no complete solutions which take into considerations one of the most common problems in SharePoint naming: spaces. |
Active Directory and Group Policy |
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Moving computers in Active Directory using a webservice |
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by Maik Koster - 6/15/2009 |
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If you are using GPOs in your Active Directory Environment you can come into a situation during your deployments, where the settings of a GPO might have impacts on the deployment process. |
Microsoft Office |
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How to Print an Entire Worksheet Even if You Defined a Print Area |
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by Rod Trent - 5/29/2009 |
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Use this tip to print an entire worksheet even if a print area has been defined. |
Macintosh-Apple |
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PowerPoint 2008 for Mac |
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by Joseph Hinkle - 2/20/2008 |
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I just finished up sanitizing a presentation about basic SMS software distribution troubleshooting that I created for our help desk at work. |
Hardware and Gadgets |
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The hard to find update for Microsoft’s LifeCam for Windows 7 |
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by Rod Trent - 7/2/2009 |
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If you have a Microsoft LifeCam webcam, Windows 7 blocks its use to incompatibility issues. But, there’s an update for Windows 7 so that the LifeCam functions. |
Networking |
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Monitoring Network Switches and Interfaces |
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by edan yona - 10/21/2008 |
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As many of you have seen Operations Manager has the infrastructure to support monitoring of network devices, however that infrastructure is limited in it's discovery mechanism, it will only identify a single class (network device) and no sub components. |
Support Management |
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Transition to Consulting - Swimming with the Sharks, the Year in Review |
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by Brad Bird - 1/12/2009 |
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In October 2007, I made the decision to leave my former full-time employment with the University of Ottawa for a far more risky venture, independent consulting. |
Miscellaneous |
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PowerShell to help Web Site Launch – Multiple Host Headers on Multiple Web Servers |
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by Ying Li - 2/13/2009 |
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Quite often I receive requests to launch a website with multiple domain names and they will need to work with or with out www such as whatever.com and www.whatever.com. |
SMS Alliance |
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Grant Thornton LLP chooses Sybase iAnywhere to manage 3000 mobile devices |
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by Rod Trent - 4/30/2007 |
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US Member Firm of Global Accounting, Tax and Business Advisory Organization Leverages Information Anywhere Suite to Streamline Desktop and Mobile Laptop Management. |
Altiris |
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Microsoft Application Virtualization (MAV) / SoftGrid and Symantec Altiris SVS clients on the same machine BSOD |
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by Shaun Cassells - 8/26/2008 |
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It looks like the filter driver in Softgrid cannot deal with SVS on Windows XP SP2. |
Virtualization |
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Virtual Machine Remote Control Client Plus (VMRCplus) |
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by lynn lunik - 6/27/2009 |
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If you prefer a 'tabbed metaphor' in your Web Browser (hello Firefox and IE 7!) and you use Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 then you may want to consider using the new Virtual Machine Remote Control Client Plus (VMRCplus). |
Microsoft Deployment |
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Manually removing the BDD PXE Filter |
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by Chris Nackers - 7/2/2009 |
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So, if you’re like me and were so excited to install MDT 2010 Beta 2 that you forgot to remove the PXE filter first. You will notice that your WDS service will not start and SCCM will be upset about the PXE role. |
System Center Mobile Device Manager |
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SCMDM Future Roadmap |
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by Marco Nielsen - 7/2/2009 |
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Since the release of SCMDM SP1 back in December 2008 there has been very little information on the roadmap. One of my colleagues let me know that updated information on this topic was recently posted to the System Center Mobile Device Manager blog. |
Network Access Protection |
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Getting NAP Client Information |
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by Rod Trent - 12/18/2008 |
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Use this PowerShell script to retrieve information about the Network Access Protection Client. |
