December 2008 - Posts

Users in Service Manager Beta 1
10 December 08 08:39 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   

Quick points on users for Service Manager Beta 1: 1.  You can automatically populate users in Service Manager by creating an Active Directory connector. 2.  It may not be obvious, but you can view users in the Administration workspace under Read More...

Filed under: System Center, Service Manager, Active Directory, Connectors, System Center Service Manager, Configuration Item, Active Directory Connector, Users

Administering and Tracking Service Manager Beta 1 Connectors
02 December 08 10:52 AM | mumeno | 0 Comments   

Early feedback on Service Manager Beta 1 has highlighted that many folks would like more information around administration of connectors, especially on how to track the progress of a connector. TASKS First, I would like to point out some of the tasks Read More...

Filed under: SCCM, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, Service Manager, Desired Configuration Management, Active Directory, Configuration Management, CMDB, DCM, Connectors, System Center Service Manager, Configuration Item, SCCM Integration, SCCM Connector, Active Directory Connector

Creating an SCCM Connector for Service Manager Beta 1
02 December 08 09:44 AM | mumeno | 4 Comments   

In Service Manager Beta 1, you can create a Connector to a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 database. The SCCM Connector brings Configuration Item data about computers managed by SCCM, including Hardware & Software Inventory, Software Read More...

Filed under: SCCM, System Center, System Center Configuration Manager, Service Manager, Desired Configuration Management, Configuration Management, CMDB, DCM, Connectors, System Center Service Manager, Configuration Item, SCCM Integration, SCCM Connector

Service Manager Beta 1 Basic Setup Walkthrough
02 December 08 09:10 AM | mumeno | 2 Comments   

I am going to write a series of posts about using Service Manager Beta 1, adding some tips that we have learned during our time leading up to the release. For this post, I will start with a walkthrough of the Setup for the basic Service Manager server, Read More...

Filed under: System Center, Service Manager, System Center Service Manager, Setup, Installation