October, 2012

Hi ConfigMgr users, Radu Tomoiaga here with some details on extending the Active Directory Schema for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. There are a couple of topics in TechNet that reference this information which I have highlighted in the body...

Security Compliance Manager 3.0 (SCM 3.0) is now available for download! SCM 3.0 is a free tool from the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team that enables you to quickly configure and manage both desktops and servers using Group Policy and Microsoft System...

Now that Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are available, we want to provide an update to our previous post on the plans for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support in System Center Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection. System Center Configuration...

Consider the following scenario: - You have a Branch Distribution Point (BDP) in a Microsoft System Center 2007 Configuration Manager site that uses slow network links. - You try to distribute a large package (for example, a 5.7 gigabyte package) or several...

Hi everyone, Prabhat Joshi here with a tip on an interesting issue I ran into the other day. When running ConfigMgr 2012 reports that use the reporting service, sometimes the Configuration Manager images do not show up in the reports. So what causes these...

Here’s a hotfix for ConfigMgr 2012 that we published a few weeks ago but it doesn’t seem like I ever got around to mentioning it here. This is a hotfix to correct an issue where attempting to deploy a client agent by using System Center 2012 Configuration...

Looking for a good overview of DRS initialization in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager? If so then check out this blog by Microsoft’s own Sudheesh Narayanaswamy: DRS Initialization In Configuration Manager 2012 This one will make you a DRS expert...

Looking for some information on Package Conversion Manager in ConfigMgr 2012? If so then here are a few links you’ll want to check out: Analyzing Packages in PCM Using Fix & Convert scenario in PCM Targeting:  Using PCM’s Collection Query Migration...

This article describes an update is available to support Alternate Content Provider in Task Sequence in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. In an Operating System Deployment scenario, Distribution Point locations that are stored in task sequence...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: October 1, 2012 at the top of the topic. There are no significant updates to the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation...

We are pleased to announce that the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Upgrade Assessment Tool (UAT) Beta has been released to Microsoft Connect and can be downloaded here . The Upgrade Assessment Tool (UAT) is a feature download that provides...