When a computer group is created in Essentials 2010 using Create a Computer Group in the Computers space, a corresponding group is created in the WSUS database. This can be seen in the WSUS console. Figure 1 . Computer groups in the WSUS console...

When a monitored object, such as a computer or distributed application, is taken offline for maintenance, Essentials 2010 detects that no agent heartbeat is being received and, as a result, might generate numerous alerts and notifications. To prevent...

During Essentials installation, Setup creates a number of log files in the %localAppData%\SCE\Logs folder: SetupSCE0.log – Unmanaged bootstrapper log file. SCESetupWizard.log – Managed bootstrapper log file. SCEMSI.log – Essentials Windows Installer log...

Essentials 2010 uses a certificate for signing locally published content. The released version of System Center Essentials 2010 is designed to use an updated type of certificate. Use the UpdatePublisherCert.exe tool to replace the existing certificate...

  With the release of System Center Essentials 2010 and the general excitement around some of the new features like virtualization, some customers are asking about our upgrade/migration story from the previous version. SCENARIO You read about the...