Hi All :

   CU2 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 released, you can download it from MSFT Support website. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2854009/en-us     

   Issues that are fixed

Administrator Console

• The Add Site Server Roles Wizard incorrectly blocks adding a site server when the first word of the server's fully qualified domain name is longer than 15 characters.
• Multiple nodes and property sheets in the Administrator Console can now be announced correctly by screen reader software.

Application Virtualization

• Virtual Application packages that are saved on a Distributed File System (DFS) share may not migrate from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012. Errors that resemble the following are logged in the MIGMCTRL.log file:

  Failed to connect to share \\production\dfs\Virtual Applications\App Source : Error 0x80070520 
  Impersonation is reverted. 
  Set the status of the entity Virtual Application 1 to Failed. 
  Set the status of the job entity Virtual Application 1  to Failed. 
  Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.Migration.MigrationException: Failed to connect to share \\production\dfs\Virtual Applications\App Source : Error 0x80070520

• Nonalphanumeric characters in the CertificateIssuers string cause site assignments not to work
        (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2841764/            )    
  in a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Site environment.

Operating system deployment

• Task Sequences may ignore the Multicast Only flag when downloads are performed within the full operating system instead of Windows PE.
• A task sequence that has multiple "Install Application" steps may fail. Additionally, the following error message is logged in the SMSTS.log file:

  Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005

• Clients may not download a new operating system image when custom ports are defined for the site server. The SMSTS.log file will contain error messages that resemble the following:

  WinHttpQueryHeaders() returns status code 404 (Not Found)
  SendWinHttpRequest failed. 80190194.
  DownloadFile failed. 80190194.
  Error downloading file from http://siteserver.contonso.com:80/SMS_DP_SMSPKG$/CAS0000A/sccm?/install_ipremote.cmd to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\CAS0000A\install_ipremote.cmd
  DownloadFiles failed. 80190194.

• Cumulative Update 2 offers limited support for deployment of Windows PE 3.1-based images. These images must be completed before they are added to the site server. If later changes are needed, they can be made by using the Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool. Any Distribution Points that have the old image must be updated.
  
  The following optional components have to be installed beforehand:
  • WinPE-Scripting.cab
  • WinPE-WMI.cab
  • WinPE-WDS-TOOLS.cab
  The following operations are not supported:
  • Installing additional optional component through Configuration Manager
  • Adding drivers
  • Setting scratch space
  • Configuring prestart command
  • Configuring background image file
  • Enabling and disabling command prompt support (debug mode)

Asset Intelligence

• "Software 09B - Computers with infrequently used software installed" reports do not contain accurate data for Windows Installer-based applications that are updated.

Mobile device management

• Windows Mobile 6.5 devices no longer receive application policies after the site server is upgraded from the release version of Configuration Manager 2012 to Configuration Manager 2012 Service Pack 1.

Software distribution

• The content status of a package is stuck in the "In progress - Waiting for Content" status
        (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2828900/            )    
  in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1.
• Content status may show a state of "Unknown" when a distribution point on a Configuration Manager 2007 Secondary Site is upgraded to Configuration Manager 2012.
• Status messages from pull-distribution points are now routed through management points instead of directly to site servers. This decreases the site server performance effect of having multiple pull-distribution points.

Updated list of supported Linux and UNIX clients

• The list of supported UNIX and Linux platforms is updated to include x86 and x64 versions of the following:
  • Ubuntu 12.04
  • Ubuntu 10.04
  • Oracle Linux 5
  • Oracle Linux 6
  • CentOS 5
  • CentOS 6
  • Debian 5
  • Debian 6

Site systems

• Status Manager may not process changes to built-in Status Filter Rules on localized Configuration Manager installations. Entries similar to the following may be logged in the STATMGR.log file:

  ERROR: The component item for SMS_STATUS_MANAGER in the master site control file does not contain property list items for a status filter named "SMS_STATUS_MANAGER", or those property lists are corrupt or badly formatted.

• Installation of the Client Notification component (bgbisapi.msi) will fail on sites that have custom websites (SMSWEB) or custom ports that are defined. The BGBSetup.log will contain the following errors messages:
  bgbisapi.msi exited with return code: 1603
  Backing up X:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\logs\bgbisapiMSI.log to X:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\logs\bgbisapiMSI.log.LastError
  Fatal MSI Error - bgbisapi.msi could not be installed
  The bgbisapiMSI.log will also contain errors that resemble the following:

  ERROR: Failed to configure sms ports '0x80020009'.
  ERROR: Failed to process port information.
  @@ERR:25011
  Product: BGB http proxy -- Internal Error 25011. 80020009
  Internal Error 25011. 80020009
  CustomAction CcmCreateIISVirtualDirectories returned actual error code 1603

• Active Directory User and Group Discovery methods may not update group relationship data when the "Enable delta discovery" option is selected.

Configuration Manager SDK

• The CPApplet.CPAppletMgr Automation object returns error 0x80040154 when you use the object on a 64-bit operating system that has Configuration Manager Compatibility Shims (32BitCompat.msi) installed.

Client

• Automatic client updates are unsuccessful for Configuration Manager 2007 clients
        (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2832622/            )    
  in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1

Cumulative Update Setup Wrapper (Installer)

• The installer can now be run again on the same site server to create or to re-create deployment assistance items (packages and programs).
• The installer can update the Administrator Console directly when the installer is run on a site server or on a workstation where the console is installed. Earlier versions of the installer only copied the Administrator Console update (.msp) to the file system, and the console update had to be installed separately. The previous installation method of installing the update manually is still supported.
• The logging format is improved to increase detail for tracking progress or for troubleshooting installation failures.

      Enjoy!

      Justin Gao

      Microsoft (China)

    Hi All :

    With the announcement on TechEd Europe 2013 ,  new version's Microsoft Cloud OS preview are available.

    This including Windows Server 2012 R2 preview , System Center 2012 R2 preview and SQL Server 2014 CTP1.

    You can download these version from TechNet Evaluation Center, link is below :

•     Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205286.aspx
•     Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Preview : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205288.aspx
•     System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Preview : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205297.aspx
•     System Center 2012 R2 Preview : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205295.aspx
•     SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 :  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205290.aspx

     Enjoy !

     Justin Gao

     Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

   This post will to introduce how to deploy Lync Server 2013 Standard Edition, the whole processes is easy.

   More information, you can refer TechNet website:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg398616.aspx

   Please use Adobe Reader X or above version to open.

   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

     Hi all :

     This post will to show how to migration from Exchange 2007 and Exchange 2010 coexistence environment to Exchange 2013. This document just have core migrate phase, Mailbox role.

     About Upgrade from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 , please reference TechNet document : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj898583(v=exchg.150).aspx

     About Upgrade from Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013 , please reference TechNet document : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj898581(v=exchg.150).aspx

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     Enjoy!

     Justin Gao

     Microsoft (China)

       Hi All :

       Apr.2rd Microsoft published Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 1 (KB2816900) , you can download it from : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38176

       More detail information , you can reference : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2816900

       Today, I will to show you how to apply Exchange Server 2013 CU1 on RTM environment.

       My test environment have five servers:

•        DC : Windows Server 2012
•        Ex2013-MailboxA : Exchange Server 2013 RTM (DAG Member)
•        Ex2013-MailboxB : Exchange Server 2013 RTM (DAG Member)
•        Ex2013-CAS : Exchange Server 2013 RTM
•        Ex2013-Console : Exchange Server 2013 RTM

       Upgrade your Exchange 2013 server roles in the required order. First, upgrade Mailbox servers and then upgrade Client Access servers.

      The first step is prepare your AD :

       Insert Exchange Server 2013 CU1 image on DC server, use \setup.exe /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms command to prepare AD shcema :

      Then the Exchange Schema Version rangeUpper value will change to 15254 from RTM value 15137 :

      And then use \Setup /PrepareAD /Organizationname:XXX /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms command to prepare AD :

     Then the objectVersion value will change to 15614 from RTM value 15449 :

     Prepare AD finished, will into Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox role upgrade phase.

    The second step is upgrading Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox role:

     If your environment have not DAG, you can install CU1 directly. Now facing DAG, you need to find PAM (Primary Active Manager) role use Get-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup <DAG name> -status | Format-List PrimaryActiveManager commad:

      Then move all active databases to PAM server.

      And Use Set-MailboxServer -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy:Blocked to prevent database move to target mailbox node:   

     Now you can install CU1 on non-PAM mailbox node, when apply finished, you can see this node will upgrade to CU1, version is 15.0 (Build 620.29) :

     Restart this server , then use Set-MailboxServer -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy:Unrestricted command to unrestricted this node:

     Move all databases from PAM node to new version mailbox server node.

     Note: If your DAG have more nodes, you need first upgrade all non-PAM nodes and then upgrade PAM node.

     Use Set-MailboxServer -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy:Blocked to prevent database move to PAM node, and then upgrading to CU1, when finished, use Set-MailboxServer -DatabaseCopyAutoActivationPolicy:Unrestricted command to unrestricted PAM node, then you can see upgrade result :

      Now you can restart this server.

      The third step is upgrading Exchange Server 2013 CAS role:

      This step is no additional explanations, insert Exchange Server 2013 CU1 image on CAS server, click Setup.exe to upgrade, when it finished, you can see the result, and do not forget restart this server:

         The last step is upgrading Exchange Server 2013 management console:

       This step is no additional explanations, insert Exchange Server 2013 CU1 image on remote console server, click Setup.exe to upgrade, when it finished, do not forget restart this server.

       Now Exchange Server 2013 RTM upgrade to CU1 finished.

       Enjoy!

       Justin Gao

       Microsoft (China)

    Hi All :

    CU1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 released, you can download it from MSFT Support website. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817245    

Issues that are fixed

Administrator Console

• A Discovery Data Record (DDR) that contains organizational unit (OU) paths that are longer than 220 characters are not processed. The DDM.log file on the site server contains event messages that resemble the following:
  CDiscoverySource::ValidateSchema - array property User OU Name cannot expand size so rejecting.
  CDiscoverDataManager::ProcessDDRs - Unable to update data source
• The Allow clients to use a fallback source location for content option is missing from the Distribution Points tab of the package properties.

Site systems

• Replication Configuration Manager incorrectly reports the link status as Degraded and then reports the status as Active one minute later.
• Site replication fails after a site database is restored to a new server. Additionally, the Rcmctrl.log file contains the following error message:
  ERROR: Received unhandled SQL exception, printing info and throwing it again. This will be retried in next cycle.
  SqlException number: [8115]
  ERROR: Exception message: [Arithmetic overflow error converting expression to data type int.~~The 'spGetChangeTrackingMinValidVersion' procedure attempted to return a status of NULL, which is not allowed. A status of 0 will be returned instead.]               

Device management

• The Configuration Manager client cannot be installed on devices that contain newer ARM processors. Additionally, the following error message is logged in the DmClientSetup log file:
  Fail to get the CAB file name because of unsupported processor type: 0

Software updates

• The Allow clients to share content with other clients on the same subnetoption in the properties of a Software Update Group Deployment is ignored. Additionally, the DataTransferService.log file contains the following message:
  Not using branch cache option.
• When a custom port is configured for software updates, an Internet only client may append the custom port to the URL for the Windows Update service. Additionally, when the custom port is set to 880, log entries that resemble the following may be logged in the DataTransferService.log file:
  UpdateURLWithTransportSettings(): OLD URL - http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update.cab
  UpdateURLWithTransportSettings(): NEW URL - http://download.windowsupdate.com:880/msdownload/update.cab
• The Schedule Updates Wizard does not list content for Windows Server 2012. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
  2793237

        (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2793237/            )    

  FIX: The Schedule Updates Wizard does not list content for Windows Server 2012 in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1

Client

• The MicrosoftPolicyPlatformSetup.msi  file is now correctly signed.
• The selection of multiple targeted applications in Software Center will fail if the calendar region is set to Arabic (Saudi Arabia). Additionally, Software Center displays the following error message:
  Software Center cannot be loaded. There is a problem loading the required components for Software Center.  You can try launching Software Center at a later time.  If the problem continues, you can contact your helpdesk.
• The hardware inventory on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows Server 2003 R2 may cause the Wmiprvse.exe process to exit unexpectedly.  Additionally, when you view the results of the fault, the details of the fault resemble the following:
  Faulting application wmiprvse.exe, version 5.2.3790.4455, faulting module msvcr90.dll, version 9.0.30729.6161, fault address 0x00056b1d
• PXE support is added for IA-32 EFI computers.

PowerShell

• When the Clear-CMPxeDeploymentcmdlet is run, you receive the following error message:
  The method or operation is not implemented.
• When the Update-CMDistributionPoint –DeploymentTypeNamecmdlet is run, you receive the following error message:
  Key not Found Exception.
• When the New-CMDeviceCollection cmdlet is run, the refreshschedule parameter is not defined in the NewByLimitName parameter set.
• When the New-CMDeviceCollection cmdlet is run together with the LimitingCollectionNameoption, the cmdlet is unsuccessful. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
  Unable to cast object of type 'Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine.WqlArrayItems' to type'System.Management.ManagementBaseObject'.
• When the .GetType method is used for the object that is returned by the New-CMSchedulecmdlet, the method is unsuccessful. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
  The adapter cannot get property "GetType" for instance of SMS_ST_RecurInterval.
• When the Import-CMComputerInformation -CollectionName "All Systems" -ComputerName "Computer01" -MacAddress "xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"command is run, the command is unsuccessful. Additionally, you receive the following error message:
  WARNING: The collection All Systems does not exist or is not suitable for adding the new device.

    Hi All :

    System Center 2012 Configuration Manager supports the management of virtual applications that are created with Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V). When you use Configuration Manager to manage App-V applications, Configuration Manager takes over the management and streaming components of a typical App-V infrastructure.

    When you use Configuration Manager to manage virtual applications, you gain the benefits of using a single management infrastructure. You will also gain the benefits of scalability, deployment, and content distribution features, such as collections and user device affinity, and additional advanced application management features that Configuration Manager provides. App-V also integrates with Configuration Manager features, such as operating system deployment, software and hardware inventory, software metering, and Asset Intelligence to support virtual applications.

   To deploy virtual applications to computers, you must have the Configuration Manager client and App-V Client installed on your computers. Client devices can include desktop and portable computers, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) clients. The Configuration Manager and App-V Client software work together to deliver, locate, and launch virtual application packages. The Configuration Manager client manages the delivery of virtual application packages to the App-V Client. The App-V Client runs the virtual application on the client.

    Now, System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager fully support Application Virtualization 5.0, this document will to show you how to integrate Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 with App-V 5.0.

    Please use Adobe Reader X or above version to open.

    Enjoy!

    Justin Gao

    Microsoft (China)

    Hi All :

    When you deploy System Center 2012 SP1 configuration manager on HTTP only mode, you will start to install client agent , but you may encounter this error :

"Couldn't verify 'X:\Windows\ccmsetup\MicrosoftPolcyPlatformSetup.msi' authenticode signature. Return code 0x800b0101" Like below picture :

    When you to checking ccmsetup folder, you can see this new tool:

   This issue occurs because the MicosoftPolicyPlatformSetup.msi file is signed with a digital certificate that does not have the proper timestamp attributes. More information please read :

   Microsoft Security Advisory (2749655) Compatibility Issues Affecting Signed Microsoft Binaries : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2749655

   So you have two methods to resolved this issue:

Method 1

Install the hotfix that is provided in this article before you install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 client. This hotfix should be installed to all site servers.
Note System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 now includes hotfix 2801987. If you install System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 by using media that you obtained on or after January 25, 2013, you do not have to install the hotfix that is described in this Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article. 

Method 2

Use Windows Update to install the following updates before you install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 client:

• Update 2756872 for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
• Update 2749655 for Windows that are earlier than Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

     Enjoy!

     Justin Gao

     Microsoft (China)

  Hi All :

  The App-V 5.0 shared content store mode allows the computer running the App-V 5.0 client to run virtualized applications and none of the package contents is saved on the computer running the App-V 5.0 client. Virtual applications are streamed to target computers only when requested by the client.

The following list displays some of the benefits of using the App-V 5.0 shared content store:

• Reduced app-to-app and multi-user application conflicts and hence a reduced need for regression testing
• Accelerated application deployment by reduction of deployment risk
• Simplified profile management

•    To install the RDS version of the App-V 5.0 client type:

App_client_setup_rds.exe /sharedcontentstoremode=1 /q

•    To install the standard version of the App-V 5.0 client type:

App_client_setup.exe /sharedcontentstoremode=1 /q

   Note : You must perform a silent installation or the installation will fail.

   When you use domain account to logon to the RDS server , you can see the published virtualization applications :

      In SCS mode, you can not download virtualization applications to the local drive.

      Enjoy!

      Justin Gao

      Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

   This document will to show you how to implementing Application Virtualization 5.0 deployment, and how to sequence application and so on .

   More information you can reference TechNet library :  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj713487.aspx

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

    Hi all :

    March 6th MSFT released System Center 2012 SP1 Cloud Services Process Pack. System Center Cloud Services Process Pack (CSPP) is Microsoft’s Infrastructure as a Service solution built on the System Center platform. With the System Center Cloud Services Process Pack, enterprises can realize the benefits of Infrastructure as a Service while simultaneously leveraging their existing investments in the Service Manager, Orchestrator, Virtual Machine Manager, and Operations Manager platforms.CSPP is an extension pack built on top of System Center. This release is compatible only with System Center 2012 and 2012 SP1. This release does not contain a new feature set from prior releases.

    You can download it from this link : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36497  

    More details technology information , you can access TechNet library : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh562067.aspx

    This document will introduction how to deploy System Center 2012 SP1 CSPP on System Center 2012 SP1 environment.

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

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

Configuration Manager 2007 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 now support Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1.

The following table lists the roles/features that are supported for each product with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1.

*  For Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and R3, hotfix KB2676776 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2676776 is required.

** For a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 secondary site, you can use SQL Server 2012 SP1 or SQL Server Express 2012 SP1.

No software updates are required for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1.

Note:  System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM (no service pack) does not support SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2012 SP1.

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 (FEP 2010) now supports SQL Server 2012 SP1.

Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 now supports upgrading an existing Forefront Endpoint Protection database and reporting database to Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1.

To use SQL Server 2012 SP1 with Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010, you must upgrade the existing instance of SQL Server from SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 or SQL Server 2012. It is not supported to install new Forefront Endpoint Protection components on an existing or new instance of SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2012 SP1.

The following update is required to use Forefront Endpoint Protection with Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2012 SP1.

Forefront Endpoint Protection data warehouse and reports fail to get new data on SQL Server 2012 - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2683558

System Center Security Monitoring Pack for Endpoint Protection now supports System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1.

No software updates are required.

 Enjoy!

 Justin Gao

 Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

   Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) is a management solution for the virtualized datacenter, enabling you to configure and manage your virtualization host, networking, and storage resources in order to create and deploy virtual machines and services to private clouds that you have created. The VMM Self-Service Portal is no longer supported in System Center 2012 SP1. Instead, we recommend that you use System Center 2012 SP1 - App Controller as the self-service portal solution.

   This document will to show you how to deploy System Center 2012 SP1 VMM.

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

   Hi all :

   Orchestrator provides a workflow management solution for the data center. Orchestrator lets you automate the creation, monitoring, and deployment of resources in your environment.

   This document will to show you how to deploy SC2012 SP1 Orchestrator . This part not including SPF.

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

   In App Controller in System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the following new features are available:

• Upload a virtual hard disk or image to Windows Azure from a VMM library or network share
• Add a virtual machine to a deployed service in Windows Azure
• Start, stop, and connect to virtual machines in Windows Azure
• Copy a virtual machine from VMM to Windows Azure
• Deploy a virtual machine in Windows Azure to create a cloud service
• Add a Service Provider Framework (SPF) hosting provider connection

   More information , please access TechNet website : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh546834.aspx

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

   Hi all :

   This blog post will to show you how to deploy System Center 2012 SP1 Service Manager on Windows Server 2012 environment , including Service Manager , Data Warehouse and Self-service portal .

   More details information , please access TechNet website : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh495575.aspx

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

    Hi All :

    This blog post will to show how to deploy System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager on Windows Server 2012 environment.

    More information you can access this TechNet link : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh757823.aspx

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    Enjoy!

    Justin Gao

    Microsoft (China)

   Hi all :

   This blog post will to show you how to deploy System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager at distributed environment on Windows Server 2012.

   More information you can reference TechNet link : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh298610.aspx

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

    Hi All :

    This post will teach you how to deploy System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager on a standalone Windows Server 2012 environment. The deploy phase is very easy.

    More information you can reference this TechNet document : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh298612.aspx

    About What's New in System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager , please access : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj656650.aspx

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    Enjoy!

    Justin Gao

    Microsoft (China)

    Hi All :

    System Center 2012 SP1 was GA ! I will continue to post SP1 related documents for your reference.

    Now I will first to show you how to deploy System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 on Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 environment . And how to manage Unix/Linux and Mac client will post in the future. 

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    Enjoy !

    Justin Gao

    Microsoft(China)

    Hi All :

    System Center 2012 SP1 was generally available @ Jan.15th , you can downloads these bits from MSDN/TechNet subscription website or VL website.

    We have also made downloadable VHDs available for evaluation:

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 - Configuration Manager – Evaluation (VHD)  : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36428

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 – Service Manager – Evaluation (VHD) : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36427

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 – Service Manager (Data Warehouse) – Evaluation (VHD) : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36425

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 – Operations Manager – Evaluation (VHD) : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36424

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 – Orchestrator – Evaluation (VHD) : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36426

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 – Data Protection Manager – Evaluation (VHD) : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36423

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 – Virtual Machine Manager – Evaluation (VHD) : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36435

     Enjoy!

     Justin Gao

     Microsoft (China)

       Hi All :

       When you installing Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox High-available on Windows Server 2012 environment , you may encounter this error : An Active Manager operation failed with a transient error: Please retry the operation. Error: The fully qualified domain name for node 'XXXX' could not be found.

        Now , you need to assign the machine account of the first node added to the DAG with full control of the pre-staged object.

      1. Select the appropriate container in Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in console where you wish the account to be created.  Right click, select New –> Computer :

      2. In the Computer name box, type the name that was assigned to the database availability group :

        3. Click OK , the computer account created . Right-click this account and click Properties :

       4. Then click Security tab , and click Add... , add the first DAG member server computer account and assign the machine account Full control Allow permission :

   6. When presented with the disable dialog, select Yes :

     7. After the object has been successfully disabled,  press the OK button on the success confirmation :

    8. And now , you can start to creating DAG successfully !

     Enjoy!

     Justin Gao

     Microsoft (China)

   Hi all :

   This document will to show you how to deploying and creating Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox high availability solution on the Windows Server 2012.

   More details information , please reference TechNet website : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd638137.aspx

   Hope useful to you !

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

    Hi 各位：

    TechEd 2012 大会终于结束，附件是我在本次会议中所讲的课程大纲，供大家参考。

    Enjoy !

    Justin Gao

    Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

Here’s a hotfix for FEP 2010 that we recently published. This one’s an update that adds Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support to Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients

This article describes an update that enables the Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 client to support Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.   
After you install this update, you can install the Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 client on a computer that is running Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012.

Note This update only applies to Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients that are integrated with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

To continue reading and to get a download link, please see the following:

2758685 - Update adds Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support to Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2758685)

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  Justin Gao

  Microsoft (China)