Carlos Santiago's Manageability Blog - Configuration Manager

Patch Compliance Reporting Discrepancies On Re-released Update

MS09-043 was first released in August 2009.  The patch was then re-released in November...

Author: carloss Date: 02/17/2010

WSUS 3.0 SP2 Released

WSUS 3.0 SP2 was released last week and it can be downloaded here.  WSUS 3.0 SP2 includes the...

Author: carloss Date: 09/01/2009

Windows 7: Be first. Save half.

Pre-order Windows 7 today at the Microsoft Store. You'll get it for at least half off and be one of...

Author: carloss Date: 06/25/2009

Configuration Manager 2007 and SMS 2003 Support Statements

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 (SP1 and/or R2) System...

Author: carloss Date: 06/14/2009

MMS 2009 Highlights

This is for the benefit of those that missed MMS this year: Stuff you might have missed since the R2...

Author: carloss Date: 05/14/2009

How To Check If A BITS Enabled Distribution Point Is Up And Running

To check if a Management Point is up and running we have the mplist and mpcert http URLs that we can...

Author: carloss Date: 04/28/2009

Can We Use SCCM To Deploy Updates To Windows Vista SP2 Beta Clients? Yes We Can!

One of my customers is in the TAP program for Windows Vista Service Service Pack 2.  They...

Author: carloss Date: 01/29/2009

How Can I Increase The Size Of The Smsts.log File?

To troubleshoot SCCM Task Sequences we use the smsts.log located on the SCCM client.  Unlike...

Author: carloss Date: 01/19/2009

Green Computing with SCCM 20007 and Vista

The current global economy is prompting corporations to do everything possible to save money. ...

Author: carloss Date: 12/02/2008

System Center Configuration Manager R2 Released To Manufacturing

The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been...

Author: carloss Date: 09/02/2008

How Can We Enable Basic Proxy Authentication On The Software Update Points?

The SCCM admin console does not support configuring the Software Update Point WSUS servers to use...

Author: carloss Date: 08/05/2008

Preload Package Tool for Configuration Manager 2007 Released

The Preload Package Tool (PreloadPkgOnSite.exe) is used to manually install compressed copies of...

Author: carloss Date: 08/01/2008

Alert - Microsoft Security Advisory 954474 Revised

What is the purpose of this alert? This alert is to notify you that Microsoft has revised security...

Author: carloss Date: 06/18/2008

SCCM SP1 Fix List Is Now Available

The Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 fix list KB article has been published. You can find it at...

Author: carloss Date: 06/02/2008

SCCM 2007 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available

SP1 was released to manufacturing last Friday. It is now available for download at:...

Author: carloss Date: 05/27/2008

How do we refresh a package located on a Branch Distribution Point?

The short answer is, we can't.  That does not mean that we don't have a way to update that...

Author: carloss Date: 05/16/2008

How much do you really know about SCCM 2007?

Want to test your SCCM 2007 knowledge? Then download the following quizzes… System Center...

Author: carloss Date: 05/09/2008

What are the licensing requirements to use SCCM R2's integration with Softgrid?

A customer must have purchased the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and be licensed to use...

Author: carloss Date: 05/09/2008

System Center Documentation Search Gadget

Do you want an easy way to search the online SCCM 2007 documentation? You need to try the System...

Author: carloss Date: 05/09/2008

Where is the software updates data in the SCCM database?

If you had a custom report or a SQL query in SMS 2003 to find what machines installed an update or...

Author: carloss Date: 05/08/2008