August, 2011

Today, we’re happy to announce the beta release of Data Protection Manager 2012, with the latest and greatest System Center data protection capabilities. In its fourth generation, Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 builds on a...

Check out the latest partner released connector between System Center Service Manager 2010 and Microsoft Project! http://blogs.technet.com/b/servicemanager/archive/2011/08/31/new-scsm-microsoft-project-connector-released-by-partner-expit.aspx   The...

Hi everyone, Alvin Morales here again.  I recently came across several cases here in support where folks were looking for the steps needed to configure Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) with a Microsoft Network Load Balancer (NLB) setup...

One key to a professional-looking Integration Pack is a set of customized icons for the IP category and its activities. When...( read more ) ...read more

A while back we announced that a book was being written about Service Manager called System Center Service Manager 2010 Unleashed as part of the very popular Unleashed series of books from Sams Publishing.  That book is now published and available...

Our partner Expit has released a new SCSM – Microsoft Project connector.  It is an add in for Microsoft Project that allows project managers to create change requests in Service Manager as part of the project.  Later when the change request...

If you import the Exchange connector MP and then create an Exchange connector and then delete the Exchange connector MP without first deleting the Exchange connector from the Connectors view you will end up with an orphaned Exchange connector object in...

Just wanted to let you know about another important milestone which has been reached in the SCSM 2012 development lifecycle.  We have released the CTP2 build to TAP customers and partners on schedule.  This will be the final non-public release...

We get a lot of questions on how to do more advanced notifications from people such as: How can I send notifications via SMS? How can I tell SCSM to only send notifications to me during certain times of the day/week? How can I tell SCSM to send me an...

[Today's post is from the Configuration Manager Writing Team ] The Configuration Manager 2012 documentation library has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: August 1, 2011 at the top of the topic. There are no significant...

Hi everyone, Lee Stevens here.  Here’s an issue I see customers run into every now and then so I thought I’d give you a heads up just in case you see it too.  Say, you have a VBScript that you have used, tried and tested on the x86 platform...

Hi everyone, Lee Stevens here.  I’m a consultant here at Microsoft and I wanted to take a minute to show you a quick tip on how to eliminate slack space in the SCCM 2007 database.  Sometimes System Center Configuration Manager 2007 may leave...

Today we’re releasing Security Advisory 2607712 , to address at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar , a root certificate authority. DigiNotar has since revoked the digital certificate. This is not a Microsoft security vulnerability;...

Hi Marc Reynolds here.  I have seen some issues lately where users of System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) protected clients have experienced slow performance on their clients after installing the DPM client. There have been two scenarios...

Hi everyone, Terry McKinney here.  Below is a quick-reference document that illustrates the MOST COMMON site to site data replication flow path in SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007. There are exceptions to this flow path of course so see the document referenced...

Here’s a heads up on yet another cool article I found over on the TechNet Wiki that was written by Yuri Diogenes.  This one talks about one way you can fix an issue where Windows Update clients are receiving a 8024402C error when checking for updates...

Now that you have had a chance to test SCOM 2012, please provide feedback! Usage Survey Allow about 20 minutes to complete this survey. Complete the survey and qualify to Win an Xbox & Kinect! Sweepstakes Official Rules ...read more...

Take a look at Brad Anderson’s, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft, perspective on Microsoft’s cloud computing strategy, our private cloud solutions and the economics of those solutions versus VMware. Click here to read more. ...read...

Here’s a quick heads up on a new Configuration Manager  2007 KB article we published this morning: Symptoms After you install the System Center Configuration Manager Console on a localized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), you receive the...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published today.  This one talks about FTAs and Office and there’s a link to the official KB at the bottom: Symptoms When a Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) virtualized Office package is used in...

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform website ( http://www.microsoft.com/server-cloud ). The new site is a comprehensive source for information relating to our private cloud and virtualization solutions...

Here’s a heads up on another cool article I found over on the TechNet Wiki today. This is another one written by Microsoft’s own Yuri Diogenes and it talks about all the things you need to be aware of if you decide to place a WSUS server on a DC: A common...

Your opportunity to win one of two Xbox 360 4GB Kinect Game Console Bundles! Starting next week on August 30 th at 9:00 a.m. PST, we’re kicking off our Microsoft Path to the Private Cloud Contest. During the contest you’ll have the opportunity...

One of the most important benefits of using an online PC management solution like Windows Intune, is that you are not tethered to any geographic location. If you and the PCs you are managing are connected to the internet, you can access the Windows Intune...

Symptoms When using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM 2007), DNS 2008 Component Discovery Fails on Windows Server 2008. Below events are logged in the Operations Manager Event Log on the DNS Server. Event 1 Log Name: Operations Manager...