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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   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

    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.

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    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 :

    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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   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.