SMS&MOM
OpsMgr 2007: Operations Manager 2007 Receives Community Award
Looks like OpsMgr 2007 won another award. This time, Paul Ross over on the System Center Team...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/21/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: The %SMSDP% variable is not available in SCCM 2007 OSD Task Sequences when Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 is integrated
Here's another cool tip on OSD Task Sequences that Frank Rojas made me aware of. Is there...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/21/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Failure Audit events 570 in Security event log of RMS server
Here's another OpsMgr 2007 tip from Milan Jajal, a support engineer in our Manageability...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/20/2008
Supported configurations for using WSUS to distribute Forefront Client Security Definition updates within SCCM 2007
Just a quick FYI on a recent Knowledge Base article we released describing the supported...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/16/2008
Desktop Virtualization: ConfigMgr 2007 R2 and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V)
Over on the System Center product team blog they posted a really cool video where Jeff Wettlaufer...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/16/2008
Want to stay current on all the new KB articles? Here's how
If you're in charge of administering ConfigMgr or OpsMgr or SMS or MOM or whatever, chances are...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/15/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Unable to PXE Boot using the Unknown Computer Support feature in R2
Here's neat tip I haven't seen before on PXE booting bare metal machine using the new Unknown...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/15/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Custom alert view with Rules and Monitors does not work as expected
Today's System Center Operations Manager 2007 tip comes from Milan Jajal, one of our top OpsMgr...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/14/2008
FYI: Windows 7 officially becomes Windows 7
OK, I know this isn't the type of thing I'd normally cover on this blog but since all of you will...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/14/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Office 2007 Install Software task fails in an SCCM 2007 OSD Task Sequence
Here's a good tip from Frank Rojas, one of our Senior Support Engineers from Charlotte, North...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/14/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 10-5 through 10-11
We had four updated SMS Knowledge Base articles for the week. Links and titles are below:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/13/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: OSD Task Sequence Fails with "Task sequence cannot continue after reboot because TS Manager is not configured to auto-start or GINA is not installed"
Ever tried to do an OSD with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and have it fail "Task...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/10/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: SMSTS error "Hash could not be matched for the downloaded content"
Here's an issue I hadn't seen before that was sent to me by Clifton Hughes, one of our top System...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/09/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Group disappears from groups list if used in Distributed Application
Here's another tip from Milan Jajal, this time on Operations Manager 2007: ======== Issue: Custom...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/09/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Performance Reporting scale values may not plot as expected
We get a call on this every now and then so if you're not seeing what you expect to see with any of...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/08/2008
MOM 2005: Event Error 25117 on MOM server if using DPM 2007 MP
We've been kind of ConfigMgr/SMS heavy lately so I thought maybe we'd do a couple posts on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/07/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 9-28 through 10-4
We had one new and four updated Knowledge Base articles for the week - one on OpsMgr 2007 and four...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/06/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: OSD PXE booting fails with error "No Boot Action for Device (x) found"
Here's another cool tip from Frank Rojas. If you're trying to PXE boot and getting "No Boot Action...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/02/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 9-21 through 9-27
We had five updated Knowledge Base articles for the week - two on ConfigMgr, two on OpsMgr and one...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/02/2008
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V is now supported for Configuration Manager 2007 RTM and SP1
After posting about our support for SQL Server 2008 I got some questions about Hyper-V support so...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/01/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: SQL Server 2008 is now officially supported
I don't think I saw anything about this but since the hotfixes have gone public I might as well give...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 10/01/2008
OpsMgr 2007: How to install and configure an RMS on a Windows Server 2008 cluster
Ever wonder what's needed to setup and configure an RMS on a Win2K8 cluster? If so then check...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/25/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Updated BizTalk Server Management Pack for Operations Manager
Looks like the updated MP for Biztalk is now live in the catalog. We're now at version...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/25/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: OSD deployments to 'Unknown' Computers
Have you ever wanted to use deploy operating systems to computers using a PXE service point without...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/23/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 9-14 through 9-20
We had seven new Knowledge Base articles for the week: Two on SMS 2003, one on MOM 2005, one on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/22/2008
NEW IPD Beta - Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007
The Infrastructure Planning and Design team has been working on a new guide - Microsoft System...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/18/2008
New Updated Knowledge Base articles for 9-7 through 9-13
We had three new Knowledge Base articles for the week: One on System Center ConfigMgr 2007 and two...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/18/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Troubleshooting PXE Service Point Issues and WDS service not starting
NOTE: For the latest version of this article see the following:...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/17/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 8-31 through 9-6
We had four new Knowledge Base articles for the week: One on Mobile Device Manager 2008, two on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/15/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Monitoring an Agent in a non-trusted domain
There may be times when you want to monitor an agent computer that resides in a domain which is not...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/10/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Discovery data processing fails with "Invalid monitoring class property value" message
Here's a cool tip from Michael Sadoff, a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in North Carolina. ...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/09/2008
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Developed a Business Case for System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Mark your calendars now because there's a new webcast coming up next month that you won't want to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/08/2008
Moving the SMSPKGC$ share to a different drive
The day may come when you find that you need to move the package share (SMSPKGC$) to a different...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/04/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Error [-2146232060] Invalid object name ‘ACT Databases’ when connecting to SQL server in Configure ACT Server properties
Here's another issue that a couple folks seem to be running into every now and then. Thanks go...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/04/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: MPControl.log shows HttpSendRequestSync fails with status code 500 'Internal Server Error'
Note: The information below does not apply to Windows Server 2008. Do not run these steps on a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/03/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Service Level Dashboard Management Pack v1.1
We are pleased to announce the availability of the Service Level Dashboard Management Pack for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/03/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Agent Push Installation Fails with Error 25211. Failed to install performance counters
Here's a great tip on troubleshooting agent installation problems where you're getting Event ID...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/03/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 8-24 through 8-30
We had twelve new Knowledge Base articles for the week: Two on SMS 2003, six on System Center...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/02/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Update on R2 Eval download
Earlier today I posted that R2 is now available but I inadvertently left out one minor detail - The...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/02/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Unable to open Configuration Manager Console, error: MMC Cannot Initialize the Snap-in
Today's troubleshooting tip comes from Clifton Hughes, a real life Senior Support Engineer from our...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/02/2008
Now Available: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED ----- The Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Eval...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 09/02/2008
OpsMgr 2007: The Health of the Root Management Server is in a Gray “Not Monitored” State
Here's a great FYI sent in by Lenny Wile, one of our top OpsMgr guru's from the Las Colinas, Texas...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/28/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Client installation fails with "Unable to compile the file ccmclasses.mof"
Today's tip comes from Vinay Pamnani, a Support Engineer in our System Center Configuration Manager...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/27/2008
Reporting installation fails after applying SMS 2003 SP2, SP3 or ConfigMgr 2007 SP1
Here's a cool find created by Dennis Donahoe, a Senior Support Engineer from out Charlotte, NC...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/27/2008
Missing End User License Agreement (EULA) will cause error 0x80240033 in the UpdatesHandler.log
Here's an interesting issue written up by Scott Ellison, a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in our...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/26/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: OSD deployment errors out within a few seconds after WinPE loads and then automatically reboots
Here's another great OSD related tip from Frank Rojas, a Senior Support Engineer in our Charlotte,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/26/2008
New and Updated Knowledge Base articles for 8-10 through 8-23
Back by popular demand are the weekly new Knowledge Base article lists and instead of just listing...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/25/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Announcing the new Certificate Generation Wizard
The OpsMgr 2007 product team just announced their new Certificate Generation Wizard over on the...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/25/2008
OpsMgr 2007: How to create a monitor to alert when a network share is created
Here's a really neat tip sent by Jose Rodas, a real life OpsManager Support Engineer in Charlotte,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/21/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Unable to boot from USB Flash Drive Task Sequence Media
Here's another great tip from Frank Rojas, one of our top Support Engineers out in Charlotte, North...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/21/2008