1. go into the VMM database to the table tbl_WLC_VObject, and change the ObjectState field of the problem VM, which probably has the value 104, to value 1 ** At this point, i went direct to the table and edit the value manually. Of course I did...

Description: The Most Secure Way to Provision System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) Certificates for Client Machines and the WSUS/SCUP Server. Supporting Article : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/configmgrsum/thread/f53e8ee3-dfc9-4d4b...

I posting a Workaround for a issue I found and notice that other people running into. So far I not seen or found a root cause or a fix. But this work around is the best I have discovered and better than rebooting the Hyper V host to resolve the issue...

Technorati Tags: Hyper V , SCVMM , vmms Problem Statement: I am getting an error, that is causing the hyperV to be unstable. I have 3 hyperV servers in my test env, runnning about 45 clients. All 3 are reporting this error at some point through the day...

Recently I found some of my virtual machines stuck in a starting state. When I right click on the VMs that's stuck in the starting state, I only receive the following options: Connect...; Settings...; Rename... and Help. (screen shot below). I was unable...

It's up on us again, MMS 2009 and I'm going to try and be there to talk about how you can enable and configure your environment to protect your network with Network Access Protection against virtual machines on virtual private networks that have connectivity...

System Health Validator Placement I'm writing this post in response to some Configuration Manager 2007 Network Access Protection questions I received during the MMS 2008 conference. " Where to place the System Health Validator Point Role (SHV) be...

If you have access to Microsoft Connect , get R2 for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. Its out and you and get a hand on preview of some of the feature R2 will bring. Download not from Microsoft Connect .

Some how I stumbled on a web page I never seen been for, which is cool. The official home page for System Center Configuration Manager. As you'll notice on the front page that it does not say 2007. most likely because the site is not dedicated to that...

I see links all over about this new piece of documentation released.  But, there’s a really good story here that I think a lot of us are missing.  This is a great story about how Microsoft listens and reacts to community feedback –...

Friday, May 23, 2008   |   5 Comments    |   For a prospect customer there's nothing better than a real-world implementation to realize the potential or a certain technology. And this is very true in an almost unexplored...

System Health Validator Placement I'm writing this post in response to some Configuration Manager 2007 Network Access Protection questions I received during the MMS 2008 conference. " Where to place the System Health Validator Point Role (SHV) be...

Though the building alone covers a whopping 11 acres, you can't even see Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT )'s new $550 million data center in the hills west of San Antonio until you're practically on top of it. But by that point, you can hardly see anything else...

The company says that a better firewall, IPv6 support, better onboard encryption, and network access protection make Windows Server 2008's security a primary selling point. Microsoft is pushing the improved security of its Windows Server 2008 software...

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT ) on Monday introduced its first operating system designed for manufacturers of handheld portable navigation devices. Windows Embedded NavReady 2009, which is based on Windows Embedded CE, includes technologies for connecting PNDs...

New customer/partner-ready content from Microsoft IT Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of Using Configuration Manager 2007 to Extend Software Update Compliance Across Networks , which discusses how Microsoft IT uses Microsoft®...

Problems with SMS 2003 updates and Configuration Manager 2007. The WSUS Offline Scan Catalog ( wsusscn2.cab ) fails to synchronize on a Configuration Manager 2007 or Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 site server using the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates...

Microsoft came through for IT administrators. They recently released RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) for Windows Vista SP1. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d647a60b-63fd-4ac5-9243-bd3c497d2bc5&DisplayLang=en (x64...

Requirements: Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Configuration Manager Site with Software Update enabled Organizational Unit or Security Group 2 Configuration Manager ADM Templates Active Directory Group Policy Object Windows Server Update Service ...

You can find documentation on this here: --> How to Install Configuration Manager Clients Using Software Update Point Based Installation Let me know if you have any questions, I'll help you along in getting this setup.

“SCCM” is not the official acronym for Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007. " ConfigMgr " is. “SCCM” is not owned as a trademark by Microsoft and therefore we really cannot use it. But I have noticed that many people...

Question: Is there any possibility, or third party tools, that will make me sure that 100% of computers that I want it to install the client, has the SCCM client installed... and if they don't, is there any way to initiate installation and to be sure...