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Cumulative Update 1 for Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 is...
Cumulative Update 1 for Microsoft System Center Service Manager 2010 is available for download at the Microsoft Download website. This cumulative update is a rollup of fixes for System Center Service...
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ConfigMgr 2007 Solution: Attempts to update or distribute a package to a...
Symptom A package cannot be updated successfully on a Branch DP (BDP) and the Peerdpagent.log shows the following: Package ABC00001 in state 'DownloadComplete'. 6/9/2010 11:42:55 AM 3800 (0x0ED8)...
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New deep-dive document: Component details and data flow for site-to-site...
In a Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site hierarchy, each site must be able to communicate with its parent site and all of its child...
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Microsoft User Research Needs IT Professionals with SMS 2003 or ConfigMgr...
This one isn't necessarily support related but if any of you are in the Seattle area here's a really cool opportunity for you. Microsoft User Research is in need of Seattle area IT Professionals of...
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Opalis Integration Server Log Purge times out or returns an exception
Symptoms When using the Opalis Integration Server "Log Purge" functionality either scheduled or directly from the Opalis Integration Server Client via the "Purge Now..." button, the purge operation...
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Managing Internet based Configuration Manager clients using Direct Access
Our very own Steve Rachui published another great post over on his blog, this time about using the Windows Server 2008 R2 Direct Access feature to manage Internet based clients of System Center...
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How to move from 32-bit SCE2007 to 64-bit SCE2010
Looks like the folks on the System Center Essentials product team blog just posted some great information on how to use the Essentials Server Migration Advisor tool to move from an x86 version of...
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Overview of Opalis Integration Server connectivity requirements
This article outlines the connectivity requirements for the various Opalis Integration Server components to interact with each other. If firewalls exist between the various components, rules may need...
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Solution: Some clients may be assigned to the wrong sitecode in System Center...
When using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 some clients may be assigned to the incorrect sitecode. You may also see entries similar to those below in the locationservices.log file:...
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How to update System Center Essentials 2007 certificates
Looks like the folks on the System Center Essentials product team blog just posted some great information on how to use the UpdatePublisherCert.exe tool to replace the existing System Center...
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How to change the default BitLocker encryption method and cipher strength...
By default, the "Enable BitLocker" task of a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence defaults to an encryption method and cipher strength of "AES 128-bit with Diffuser". However, the...
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Troubleshooting empty program lists in a Configuration Manager 2007 Task...
When attempting to add an Install Software item in a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence, the Program drop-down list under Install a single application may be empty. Clicking Apply...
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New TechNet Virtual Lab: Installing and Configuring the System Center...
After completing this lab, you will be better able to install and configure System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Dashboard, create and Customize Data sets, and control access and configure Data...
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The Web recorder bar does not display in Internet Explorer when attempting to...
When using System Center Essentials 2010, the Web recorder bar does may display in Internet Explorer when attempting to record a browser session as part of creating a Web Application monitor. This can...
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OSD image creation via web page
Steve Rachui has another great Configuration Manager post over on his blog, this time about how to create a web page that allows OSD users to setup imaging themselves without having to use the System...
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The Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for August 2010 is now...
Coming from the System Center Configuration Manager documentation team is news that the Configuration Manager documentation library (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680651.aspx) has been...
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Solution: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 prerequisites checker...
Microsoft Configuration Manager 2007 setup on Windows Server 2008 may fail to proceed with the following error message: Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) is required for the...
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Solution: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 backups fail with Win32...
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 backups may fail if other VSS-aware backup software is scheduled to run concurrently. In this scenario, the Smsbkup.log will show entries similar to...
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How to add a Known/Unknown Computer to a specified collection during OS...
Just a quick heads up that our very own System Center Configuration Manager Support Engineer Vinay Pamnani recently published a great post about how to add a known/unknown computer to a specified...
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Fix: Configuration Manager 2007 Management Point install fails on Windows...
When attempting to install a Configuration Manager 2007 Management Point (MP) on Windows Server 2008, the install may fail with the following errors: MPMSI.LOG [13:52:07] Enabling BITS [13:52:08]...
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