September, 2012

Hi folks, this is Vladimir from the VMM team and today I want to discuss an issue with System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) and VMware vCenter 4.1 that I saw few weeks ago. The summary of the issue is this: A VMM 2012 Self-Service user...

Are you looking for a good way to get started learning everything that’s new in OpsMgr 2012? If so then here’s the guide for you: ===== Operations Manager got its start under the name Microsoft Operations Manager or MOM, after which it evolved to be known...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue you might run into where expanding an App-V 4.6 SP1 package fails with an error saying “Failed to expand package to disk.” ===== Symptoms To successfully sequence a plug-in...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published today. This one tells you how to determine the version of System Center Orchestrator and its components that you’re running. ===== Summary This article describes how to determine your current System Center...

Microsoft has released an update for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2). This article includes information about the contents of the update and how to obtain the update. Issues that are fixed This update lets servers that are...

As we mentioned yesterday , the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) team has released Knowledge Base article 2734608. This update lets servers running Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) 3.0 SP2 provide updates to computers that are running Windows...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where a backup task in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 may not work correctly if the backup destination folder contains a special character or the folder name ends...

There have been various questions on how and when Operations Manager will provide monitoring support for Windows Server 2012 so I wanted to clarify things in this blog. Supported Configurations: The supported configurations for Operations Manager are...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one explains how to allow applications running inside an App-V Virtual Environment to read from or write to the native registry on a client. ===== Summary The purpose of this document is to describe...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one explains how to fix an issue where Orchestrator Integration Pack for Netcool/OMNIbus activities return the error "java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid ObjectServer data type". ===== Symptoms...

Hello there. As we prepare for September’s two security updates, we’d like to remind you about an important change to Windows’ certificate requirements included in Security Advisory 2661254 (Update For Minimum Certificate Key Length...

This blog post addresses the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 support questions you’ve been asking about for Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection. Question: Which versions of Configuration Manager will support Windows 8 and Windows...

The Beta of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (“SP1”) enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. The Beta is for evaluation purposes only and not to be used in production as described...

As I previously mentioned in the Advance Notification blog on Thursday, today we are releasing two security bulletins, both of which are rated Important. These bulletins will increase protection by addressing two unique vulnerabilities in the following...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about some issues you may see with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Evaluation if a third party deployment type is not registered properly on a client prior to a deployment...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: August 1, 2012 at the top of the topic. A few topics are also...

Hello, Today we published the September Security Bulletin Webcast Questions & Answers page . During the webcast, we fielded thirteen questions, focusing primarily on MS12-061 , covering Visual Studio Team Foundation Server; MS12-062 , affecting...

There are some files that you can use in order to activate or deactivate some features in Configuration Manager 2012 on client side or server side, such as preventing Software Inventory for a particular folder or preventing the installation of ConfigMgr...

Today we released Security Advisory 2757760 to address an issue that affects Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions if a user views a website hosting malicious code. Internet Explorer 10 is not affected. We have received reports of only a small number...

Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Beta supports the management of Linux and UNIX servers. The clients for Linux and UNIX extends the scope of your Configuration Manager environment to collect inventory, deploy software, and run reports...

System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager leverages Windows Azure Online Backup to allow users to store their data online. This document includes documentation to assist users with deploying and using this feature of System Center 2012 SP1 Beta DPM...

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the IT pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware-based virtual machines and disks to Hyper-V®-based virtual machines and...

Dear Users, With the Beta release of Global Service Monitor (GSM) we added one of the most requested features: ability to execute multistep web tests with authentication. This is a big step forward compared with single URL tests we had in CTP, because...

System Center 2012 SP1 Beta - Orchestrator Integration Packs extend the core System Center 2012 SP1 beta - Orchestrator component to enable the authoring of datacenter automation using System Center 2012 Components. This download includes Integration...

We are announcing support changes for the following releases. These changes will be reflected in the Configuration Manager 2007 Supported Configurations and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Supported Configurations within the next month. Configuration...