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System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and SP2 now support Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 as a Configuration Manager 2007 site database. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 now supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services. No software updates are required. Source and more...
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Hi everyone, in case you had not seen anything on this, we have recently jointly released the Citrix connector for ConfigMgr 2007. Through this release, the ConfigMgr SDK has been used to extend and support the management of application services through XenApp. Very cool indeed. Some resources...
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The Configuration Manager v.Next Beta is planned to release in May 2010 and will be available to download on Connect. You can now join the Open Beta. As a member of the Open Beta, you will receive an announcement informing you of when the download package is available for your review. System Center Configuration...
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The Beta version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 is now available for download on connect. MDT 2010 Update 1 includes Office 2010 support, the ability for users to initiate and customize their own deployments using Configuration Manager (codename Modena), key enhancements in Windows 7 driver...
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Today I got a call from a customer that wanted me to add a new network driver for a Lenovo ThinkPad T410, to the boot image in ConfigMgr. The driver was a Windows 7 only driver, so I needed to apply the KB978754 hotfix first. When I first tried to apply the hotfix I got the following error: Software...
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Yesterday at the Microsoft Management Summit, Brad Anderson announced during his keynote the release of ConfigMgr07 R3 Beta. Power management is at the core of the R3 release, it addresses the need that many organizations have to monitor and reduce the power consumption of their computers. ConfigMgr07...
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Finally the first public release of ConfigMgr. 2007 R3 Beta is now available for download :-)
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Microsoft is currently preparing for an update for MDT 2010 that will add some new enhancements to the product. One of the most exciting ones is the new “ user-driven OS deployment task sequence template ”, which will enable “ self-service OS deployment ” with System Center Configuration Manager 2007...
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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Dashboard lets customers track application and operating system deployments, security updates, the health status, and IT compliance with key regulations—with an easy to use, customizable Web interface. Because the Dashboard is built on Windows SharePoint...
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Most of you already have knowledge about the power of SCUP used together with ConfigMgr. System Center Custom Updates (SCUP) gives you the possibilities to include 3rd. party updates in your normal Configuration Manager software update deployments. One of the downsizes to SCUP is that it requires high...
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Microsoft has released a couple of new guides ready for download. I have read the guides and they are really great. They can (and must) be used in every single Configuration Manager Deployment project. They will walk you through some design considerations as well as providing useful information about...
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Microsoft has released a new compatibility pack for SMS 2003 SP3 that’s adds Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 as supported clients. However since main stream support for SMS 2003 has already ended I would highly recommend that you start migrating to Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 ASAP, and only use...
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This report will list all software registrered in Add/Remove programs and installed during the last 7 days. The SQL code SELECT TOP ( 100 ) PERCENT dbo.v_R_System.Name0, dbo.v_GS_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.DisplayName0, dbo.v_GS_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.InstallDate0, DATEDIFF ( Day , CONVERT (date,dbo.v_GS_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS...
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In order to successfully discover and install the ConfigMgr. clients on workgroup computers you need to configure a few settings. You need the Server Locator site system role, the proper client installation settings, configure the network discovery method, the Network access account and finally the client...
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With a new service pack also comes a new version number in the ConfigMgr. console: ConfigMgr RTM Version 4.00.5931.000 ConfigMgr SP1 Version 4.00.6221.1000 ConfigMgr SP2 Version 4.00.6487.2000