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Hi everyone, welcome to the second blog in the series “New Distribution Points in Configuration Manager SP1”. In this second post I am going to talk about “pull-distribution points” You may ask why we introduced this new distribution point in SP1. One of the easiest ways...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: October 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. We value customer feedback and try to incorporate it when possible. Although we can’t promise to make the docs perfect...

In System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1, we've added the ability to set multiple software update points per primary site. This change allows for placing software update points cross-forest, and providing fault tolerance without requiring an NLB. You can read more about those changes...

Customers using the Upgrade Assessment Tool on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 might encounter a problem if they have some individual hotfixes installed that are before Cumulative Update 1. As an example, the problem will occur if you have installed the following hotfix: http://support.microsoft...

The Configuration Manager console has been greatly improved in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, which enhances its usability. In addition to improvements in performance and layout, the console now supports a quicker way to monitor application deployments. However, you might come across a...

As all Configuration Manager customers know, security is challenging and often requires complex setup configurations. Setting up a Certificate Authority, issuing certificates, and maintaining them can be a herculean task, and in most cases involves interacting with multiple teams in an organization....

This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers empowering your users using iOS devices for work with System Center 2012 and how it applies...

Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 2882125 . This update contains fixes for various issues, and an updated version of the Endpoint Protection client, and adds support for Windows 8.1-based clients. SQL Script changes...

Many of our existing Configuration Manager customers are used to thinking in terms of installing and configuring sites, and then configuring individual features, such as hardware inventory, software distribution, and software updates. This reflected the product evolution and our internal development...

I am happy to announce the release of Cumulative Update 1 to the Configuration Manager clients for Linux and UNIX. This release delivers the following additional capabilities and features to the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 release: Support for managing additional operating systems...

Support for Windows XP reaches the end of extended support in April 2014. We hope that customers using Windows XP are already well underway with migration projects to a more current platform as waiting for the release of Windows 8.1 later this year will only allow for a very short timeframe in which...

Along the same lines as our previous post on customizing offline servicing, this post details how to specify the drive where the Operating System task sequence media creation process stores its temporary files and mounts WIM images. This includes bootable media, standalone media, prestaged media, capture...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: August 1, 2013 at the top of the topic. This month sees additional prerelease information for System Center...

We are announcing support changes for the following releases. These changes will be reflected in the Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Supported Configurations and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Supported Configurations topics within the next month. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager...

This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers how System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Windows Intune allows and administrator...

Cumulative Update 1 for Configuration Manager SP1 is now available as a hotfix download via KB 2817245 . In addition to various issue fixes, this update also includes the following: New and revised Windows PowerShell cmdlets: KB 2817245 contains a complete list of cmdlets, and the Update-Help ...

One request we often receive is for information on reinstalling cumulative updates with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This comes up specifically in the case of a disaster recovery scenario, where hotfixes may need to be reinstalled to the same server following a restore from backup . The...

This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers how System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Windows Intune provide the ability...

[Today’s post is provided by Abraham Wang ] It’s often the case that many customer-reported issues with a Configuration Manager feature are because the Configuration Manager client itself is not working, rather than a problem with the specific feature. However, it’s not always easy...

We are pleased to announce that we’ve just published a new quiz in our popular series of quizzes for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This new quiz tests your knowledge of many of the new features and functionality in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. For example, how well...

Overview This article covers some basic content management usage scenarios using Windows PowerShell for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Included are examples on how to create a site system and configure it as a distribution point (including pull-distribution points), and how to create...

This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post discusses how you can easily tailor and extend the inventory information you collect from Linux...

[Today's post is from Ken Pan ] I am very pleased to inform you that Brad Anderson (Corporate Vice President, Management & Security Division) has just announced the public availability of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 at the day 2 keynote for the Microsoft Management Summit 2011...

The Client Management team is pleased to announce the availability of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013. The installer, release notes and updated documentation are available now on the Microsoft Download Center . MDT 2013 requires the use of the Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 which is also...

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager introduces many exciting new features for deploying software that benefit both administrators and end users. With Configuration Manager, users get a consolidated view of the software status by using Software Center. In addition, users can install or request applications...