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Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/10/2009

This is the last week for the SMSandMOM blog

Last month I warned you that the SMSandMOM blog was being replaced by specialized Configuration...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 02/02/2009

Microsoft Management Summit 2009

I know many of you will probably be heading to Las Vegas for MMS 2009 and if so we have all the...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/29/2009

Using a Public CA for Configuration Manager Native Mode

Just an FYI that we posted a note about using a Public CA for Configuration Manager Native Mode over...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/29/2009

Looking for information on System Center Virtual Machine Manager?

If you've been following the SMSandMOM blog for a while then you've probably noticed how we've...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/29/2009

OpsMgr 2007: Error running report: "Message: Loading reporting hierarchy failed.” “Access is denied"

Just an FYI that we posted a solution to the error above over on our new OperationsMgr blog:...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/27/2009

Troubleshooting database growth issues in Configuration Manager 2007

Just an FYI that we posted a note about troubleshooting database growth issues in SCCM over on our...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/27/2009

One new Operations Manager Knowledge Base article for the week ending 1/24/2009

Just an FYI that I posted the new System Center Operations Manager 2007 KB articles on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/26/2009

Four new ConfigMgr 2007 KB articles for the week ending 1/24/2009

Just an FYI that I posted a note about the new Configuration Manager Knowledge Base articles on our...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/26/2009

ConfigMgr 2007: Client push may fail when the Management Point is installed on Windows Server 2008

Just an FYI that I posted a note about a solution to push install failures when your MP is Win2K8...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/22/2009

Anti-virus software may cause script failures in OpsMgr 2007

Just an FYI that I posted a note about an issue we're seeing in product support relating to script...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/22/2009

ConfigMgr 2007 - Asset Intelligence catalog import fails is the SMS provider is on a remote machine

Just an FYI that Amit Verma posted a note about a solution to AI catalog import failures over on our...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/22/2009

OpsMgr 2007: Programmatically creating a list of groups

Just an FYI that I posted about an article on programmatically creating a list of groups over on our...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/22/2009

Six new ConfigMgr 2007 KB articles for the week ending 1/17/2009

Just an FYI that I posted a note about the new ConfigMgr Knowledge Base articles on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/21/2009

Four new OpsMgr 2007 KB articles available for the week ending 1/17/2009

Just an FYI that I posted the new System Center Operations Manager 2007 KB articles on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/21/2009

ConfigMgr 2007: How to install patches manually on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Just an FYI that I posted a note about manually installing patches on Windows Vista and Windows...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/20/2009

Resetting the health state of your systems using the GreenMachine utility

Just an FYI that I posted about resetting the health state of your systems using the GreenMachine...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/20/2009

OpsMgr 2007: Creating a performance collection rule to collect perf data for Windows servers

Just an FYI that I posted about an article on creating a performance collection rule to collect perf...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/15/2009

ConfigMgr 2007: Dell Latitude E6400 laptop hangs during Windows XP Mini-Setup

Just an FYI that I posted a note about an OSD related issue we've seen when deploying to a certain...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/15/2009

Virtualizing server roles in Operations Manager 2007

Just an FYI that I posted about an article on virtualizing server roles in OpsMgr 2007 over on our...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/15/2009

OpsMgr 2007: Discovery Wizard never ends and no computers are discovered

Just an FYI that I posted about an issue where a missing db owner can cause discovery to fail over...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/14/2009

ConfigMgr 2007: Client registration fails and Clients cannot pull any policies

Just an FYI that I posted a note about how incorrect client install properties can cause ConfigMgr...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/14/2009

Three new OpsMgr 2007 KB articles available

Just an FYI that I posted the new System Center Operations Manager 2007 KB articles on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/13/2009

Two new SMS/ConfigMgr Knowledge Base articles available

Just an FYI that I posted a note about two new Knowledge Base articles on our new ConfigurationMgr...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/13/2009

Two new ConfigMgr 2007 Knowledge Base articles available

Just an FYI that I posted a note about two new ConfigMgr 2007 Knowledge Base articles on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/08/2009

System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Service Pack 1 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

Just an FYI that I posted a note about the System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Service Pack 1...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2009

New VMM Knowledge Base article available

We have a new System Center Virtual Machine Manager KB article available that fixes a certain P2V...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2009

Cumulative update package 1 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3

Just an FYI that I posted a note about Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2005 SP3 on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/07/2009

SQL Server 2005 SP3 is now supported for SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007

Just an FYI that I posted a note about SQL Server 2005 SP3 on our new ConfigurationMgr blog:...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/06/2009

New Operations Manager 2007 Knowledge Base articles for 12-14 through 12-20

Just an FYI that I posted the new System Center Operations Manager 2007 KB articles on our new...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/06/2009

New Virtual Machine Manager Knowledge Base article available

We have a new System Center Virtual Machine Manager KB article so if you're using SCVMM and Virtual...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/06/2009

New SMS 2003 Knowledge Base article

Just an FYI that I posted a new SMS 2003 KB article over on the new ConfigurationMgr blog:...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/05/2009

The OpsMgr 2007 DNS MP version 6.0.6480.0 is Released

Just an FYI that I posted on the new DNS MP on the OperationsMgr blog at:...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 01/05/2009

Where did all the posts go?

Many of us are beginning to pack things up and head out for the holidays so I just wanted to give...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/18/2008

ConfigMgr 2007: How to inventory mapped drives

I was asked a few days ago if ConfigMgr or SMS could inventory mapped drives, and while the answer...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/18/2008

OpsMgr by Example: Agent Deployment using ConfigMgr

Looks like there's a new installment in the OpsMgr by Example series over at...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/18/2008

OpsMgr 2007: Tips on installing the Web Console component on Windows Server 2008

The OpsMgr product team just posted some good notes on getting the Web Console component installed...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/18/2008

Tips for installing clients to Windows SteadyState PCs

We've received a couple calls on this so I thought a quick post might help just in case you're using...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/17/2008

OpsMgr 2007: Disk space monitoring of SQL DB file does not trigger an alert if DB is set to Autogrow

Here's an interesting issue that was sent to me by Rohit Kaul on our OpsMgr 2007 team. This one...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/16/2008

SMS: SUSFP detects that MS08-062 patches are needed even though IIS is not installed on target machine

Here's another issue you may want to be aware of if you're still using the old SUSFP scan engine to...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/16/2008

Coming Soon: Specialized OpsMgr 2007 and ConfigMgr 2007 blogs

A few years ago a young manager at Microsoft had an idea; an idea to create a new blog that would...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/15/2008

New Knowledge Base articles for 12-7 through 12-13

For the week of 12-7 through 12-13 we had three new Knowledge Base articles: Two on OpsMgr 2007 and...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/15/2008

ConfigMgr 2007: The Transfer Site Settings Wizard fails to transfer client installation methods

Here's one that's probably going to be relatively uncommon but I came across it the other day and...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/11/2008

ConfigMgr 2007: New Product Feature Quizzes for your enjoyment

Looks like the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 User Assistance (UA) team has created a set...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/11/2008

OpsMgr 2007: How to make ACS work on port other then the default

Here's an interesting tip sent to me by Milan Jajal on how to make ACS work on a port other than the...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/11/2008

SMS 2003: ScanWrapper.exe fails to complete after installing patch 955069

Here's another issue I got from both Clifton Hughes in our Irving, Texas office and Keith Thornley...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/10/2008

OpsMgr 2007: How to identify what scripts are running on the agents, including frequency and parameters

Here's another interesting one for you.  What I wanted was a way to track what scripts are...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/10/2008

SMS 2003: SystemConsoleUsage data missing under hardware inventory

Here's a quick tip on why some of the data in reports based on SystemConsoleUsage may be missing in...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/09/2008

ConfigMgr 2007: Task Sequence may fail to run with error code 0x80072ee7

Here's another neat tip from Clifton Hughes in our Irving, Texas site.  If you're PXE booting...

Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 12/09/2008

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