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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part6: Software Updates (SUP)
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
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In my previous article Part5: Software Updates (WSUS), we’ve seen the necessary steps to install WSUS for Configuration Manager. Throughout this article, we will install and configure Software update point. From the Configuration Manager console, click...
SharePoint 2010 Replication Scenarios
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over 2 years ago
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Issa Ayyash
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In some disconnected environments with low or instable network bandwidth, it might be necessary in such situation to deploy two or more identical SharePoint farms and perform content replication/synchronization between them. It’s important to...
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part5: Software Updates (WSUS)
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Elie BouIssa
In my previous blog article Part4: Client Settings , we’ve discussed what have changed since Configuration Manager 2007 and how to create client settings for devices and users collection. In this article, we will first install WSUS and later we will walk...
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part4: Client Settings
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
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In my last blog article Part3: Boundaries and Boundary Groups , we’ve covered how to automatically discover and create boundaries and how to use these boundaries in boundary groups for site assignment and content location. Throughout this article...
SCVMM 2012 Sharing ISO images makes virtual machines in unsupported configuration state
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over 2 years ago
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Tamer Sherif Mahmoud
While using the SCVMM 2012 ISO images sharing “ Share image file instead of copying it option is selected” we have managed to deploy the virtual machines successfully but after deployment these virtual machines appeared to be in unsupported configuration...
Proxy Caching with Lazy Loading
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over 2 years ago
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Mecit Atmaca
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We can optimize proxy caching solution defined here one step ahead by leveraging lazy loading -there is always room for improvement, isn’t it? Lazy loading is one of the design patterns, which delays initialization of an object to the time when it is...
SharePoint 2010 Error when using elevated privilege:The security validation for this page is invalid
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over 2 years ago
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Hisham Samara
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During our execution of one of our engagements ,we've faced a problem of this error getting displayed “The security validation for this page is invalid” what we were trying to do is to grant permissions in code running in elevated privilege for...
WCF Proxy Caching
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over 2 years ago
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Mecit Atmaca
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Introduction One of the way tuning performance of WCF services is to use WCF proxy caching. There has been a long discussion on this subject. Bottom line is FW 4.0 supports caching proxies with some conditions, you may see details here . In order to call...
SQL Server Cluster Upgrade: Tips for minmizing upgrade downtime and using rolling upgrade
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over 2 years ago
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Ahmed Nagy
When upgrading to another version of SQL Server, you usually choose one of the following methods... In-Place upgrade: you install the new version of SQL server on the top of an existing installation Side-by-side upgrade: You prepare a new environment...
Windows Server 2012 Direct Access Part 2–How to Build a Test Lab
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over 2 years ago
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Anil_Erduran
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Here is the second part of Windows Server 2012 Direct Access blog series. Part1: http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2012/05/03/windows-server-2012-direct-access-part-1-what-s-new.aspx In the first post we discussed what’s new and what are the design...
Migrate SharePoint 2007 My Links to SharePoint 2010
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over 2 years ago
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Mohammad Hassan
In my SharePoint Migrate project, my customer request was required to migrate Mylinks from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010, we can do it by the following two steps: First Step: Deploy attached solution to create Mylinks at the new farm SharePoint...
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part3: Boundaries and Boundary Groups
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
In my last blog article Part2: Discovery Methods , we’ve discussed the different discovery methods and how to configure these methods. We’ve also seen the Forest Discovery Method which aim to automatically create boundaries based on the discovered IP...
Protocol Bridging with Routing Services
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over 2 years ago
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Mecit Atmaca
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Introduction In this post, I will try to explain the motives behind using routing services as transport bridging with a sample solution. With references to WCF 4.0, other stuff, this will be interesting journey. Before going into details, let’s...
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part2: Discovery Methods
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
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In part 1 of this series, we went over the steps to deploy a stand-alone primary site. Throughout this article, we will configure discovery methods for our primary site. From the Administration tab, expand Hierarchy Configuration and click Discovery Methods...
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager–Part1: Installing Stand-Alone Primary Site
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
Throughout this blog series, we will go through the installation and configuration of the site server and the site system while exploring the existing and the new features in the product. In part 1, I’ll be driving you through the installation of a stand...
SharePoint 2010 PowerShell GUI tool
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over 2 years ago
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Mohammad Hassan
I found the following tool, developed by Microsoft team; it is very useful if you want to build SharePoint 2010 PowerShell commands for the following products: · SharePoint Foundation 2010 · SharePoint Server 2010 · Office...
Deploy Office 2010 using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
One of the newest features in Configuration Manager is the new application model. Through this model, you can automatically detect information about the application from MSI application files. However, If you are used to deploy Office 2010 using the ...
Web Performance and Load test in VS 2010 Ultimate, Part 2
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over 2 years ago
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Mohammad Hassan
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Part 2 : How to configure your visual studio environment to start web performance and Load test In part 1 of this post series we go through an overview of the web performance and Load test, you can review part 1 by using the following Link: ( http...
Web Performance and Load test in VS 2010 Ultimate, Part1
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over 2 years ago
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Mohammad Hassan
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Visual studio 2010 ultimate enable you to measure, improve and verify web application performance, Web performance test and load test only shipped with VS 2010 ultimate edition, i would like to mention that i will divide this topic into serial of blogs...
Migration to Fast Search for SharePoint 2010 - General Considerations
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over 2 years ago
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Ahmad Shahin
2
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I’m currently working on an engagement where the customer is looking for upgrading his current SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search to Fast Search for SharePoint 2010, but I was wondering if there are any issues that need to be considered during this...
Converged Fabric in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-v
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over 2 years ago
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Tamer Sherif Mahmoud
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Converged Fabrics tends to simplify data center management by consolidating all communication (Management, LiveMigration, iSCSI, CSV and Cluster heartbeat & CSV) onto a single fabric for ease of management and better utilization of high availability...
Application Catalog Role in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
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over 2 years ago
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Elie BouIssa
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During the deployment of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, I installed the Application Catalog web service point and the Application Catalog website point. While monitoring the SMS_PORTALWEB_CONTROL_MANAGER health, I found an error with message...
SSIS package with Execute SQL task Fails on command that runs successfully on SQL Server Management Studio
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over 2 years ago
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Hisham Samara
During our execution of one of SSIS that has multiple tasks we have encountered a case of one task fails that runs SQL server command , the weird thing was this tasks executes with no errors on SQL server management studio but fails on SSIS! After...
Windows Server 2012 Direct Access – Part 1 What’s New
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over 2 years ago
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Anil_Erduran
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Direct Access feature was introduced with Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Client computers. Direct Access overcomes the limitations of VPNs by automatically establishing a bi-directional connection from client computers to the corporate network so...
How to add Desktop Experience feature on Windows Server 2012 “Server 8 Beta”
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over 2 years ago
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Tamer Sherif Mahmoud
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As desktop Experience feature is being relocated to be under User interface and infrastructure many people might believe it’s no longer there ! but it’s and below screenshot shows the exact location of desktop experience feature.
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