August, 2010

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 the following: Deleting E:\SMSbackup\SiteServer...

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 management point and distribution point site system roles...

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 updated on the Web and the latest content on the...

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 Center Configuration Manager 2007 console: OSD is a...

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 happen if Internet Explorer is opening in 32...

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 Displays in System Center Configuration Manager Dashboard...

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 results in a Task Sequence Editor Please select...

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 " Enable BitLocker "...

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 Essentials 2007 (SCE 2007) certificate with a new certificate...

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: DhcpGetOriginalSubnetMask entry point not supported. Current...

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 to be introduced in your environment in order...

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 System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 to System Center Essentials...

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 Configuration Manager 2007: "Do you have internet based...