Arnab’s Blog
Sharing my experiences with System Center products
ConfigMgr Application Approval via Email
ConfigMgr 1810 introduced the feature to receive email-based notifications for application approval...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2018
SQL Server Native Client Update Warning Prerequisite for ConfigMgr 1810
If you are planning to upgrade your ConfigMgr infrastructure to the latest 1810 release, plan for...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 11/28/2018
Deploy CCMSetup.exe via Intune
Intune recently added the option to deploy Win32 Apps which allows the ability to directly deploy...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 10/14/2018
Step-by-step: Highly available Site server
The release of ConfigMgr 1806 introduced the concept of high availability of the Site server by...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 09/01/2018
Inventory Installed Updates missing from QFE Class
In ConfigMgr we have the capability to inventory the QFE [Win32_Quick Fix Engineering] class to...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 06/22/2018
Step-By-Step: Cloud Management Gateway on ARM
Introduction Starting ConfigMgr 1802 Cloud Management Gateway is NO longer a Pre-release feature and...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 03/31/2018
Using ConfigMgr Co-Management to offload Windows Updates to Intune
This post walks through moving Windows Update workloads to Intune. Co-Management for Windows 10...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 12/12/2017
CMG Tip – Why you shouldn’t disable CMG from the default client setting
If you are planning to use the Default Client Settings from 1706 to disable cloud management gateway...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 11/01/2017
Windows 10 Compatibility Scan with Configuration Manager
Before deploying Windows 10, it's a good idea to check the readiness of your existing machines...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 09/21/2017
Feature Updates for Windows 10 via CMG
In my last blog post, I highlighted the option to install the ConfigMgr client over Internet for...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 08/29/2017
Client Installation over Internet
System Center Configuration Manager 1706 simplified the capability to install (bootstrap) the client...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 08/27/2017
Modern Management of Internet Clients
The release of ConfigMgr Tech Preview – 1705 introduced new cloud based client management...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 06/10/2017
Step-By-Step: Simplified Office 365 deployments with Configuration Manger 1702 Tech Preview
With the release of ConfigMgr 1702 Technical Preview, the Office 365 deployment is simplified with a...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 03/07/2017
Step-By-Step: Cloud Management Gateway
Introduction ConfigMgr 1610 introduced the Cloud Management Gateway, an Azure based solution to...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 12/19/2016
Step-By-Step: Installing a fresh Configuration Manager 1606 Site hosted on SQL Server AlwaysOn
Introduction With the release of Configuration Manager 1606 full media, you can install a fresh...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2016
Step-By-Step: Configuration Manager Site Database hosted on SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Group
Introduction Configuration Manager 1602 introduced the support of SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability...
Author: Arnab Mitra [MSFT] Date: 05/14/2016