July 2009 - Posts

[ConfigMgr] Installing the ConfigMgr 2007 agent on a workgroup machine when connected over Internet
Wed, Jul 8 2009 2:27

Ever wondered hoe to install the ConfigMgr Client on a workgroup machine that’s connected over the Internet? Well in this post on The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog Adnan Ezzi explains all: I had an interesting case the other day and since I...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007

[OpsMgr] New Exchange 2007 Management Pack and Keeping Old Management Pack Data
Wed, Jul 8 2009 2:21

Reproduced from the System Center Operations Manager blog: One of the scenarios supported by the new Exchange 2007 MP (6.0.6623.0) is to keep the Exchange 2007 Converted MP (6.0.6461.0) installed. This allows you to keep your historical data from the...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, OpsMgr 2007

[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #15: Finish actions
Wed, Jul 8 2009 2:13

New Feature 15 courtesy of Michael: When you perform a Lite Touch deployment, the task sequence runs through to completion, and then you will see a summary wizard that shows you any errors or warnings that may have occurred during the process.  That...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Deployment, MDT

[ConfigMgr] When using Configuration Manager 2007 R2 together with Service Pack 1, the R2 features are not accessible by using the Admin Console
Wed, Jul 8 2009 2:11

When using Configuration Manager 2007 R2 with Service Pack 1, the R2 features are not accessible via the Admin Console and are not noted as being installed despite a successful R2 installation process. This occurs when the site in question has a site...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, MS KBs, ConfigMgr 2007

[Hyper-V] Hyper-V Management Tools update for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Virtual PC Guy
Wed, Jul 8 2009 2:06

If you have installed Windows Vista Service Pack 2 on the system that you are using to manage Hyper-V – you should grab this update: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970203 Note that this is an “update” which means that you need to have the original version...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Win OS, Virtualisation, Hyper-V

[ConfigMgr] TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Tue, Jul 7 2009 8:09

Just a heads up that we have a fairly new virtual lab that will walk you through using the SCCM 2007 Administrator Console to verify the site configuration, identify the Software distribution and maintenance windows feature of SCCM 2007, identify the...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

[Virtualisation] Virtual PC Guy - Fixing a missing “Create Virtual Machine” option [Windows Virtual PC]
Tue, Jul 7 2009 7:44

Some people are finding that when they install Windows Virtual PC, their Virtual Machines folder does not have the option to Create Virtual Machine . If this happens to you – there are three options that you can try: When in the Virtual Machines folder...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation

[ConfigMgr] Live Webcast: Activate Today! Realize ROI with Intel vPro Technology and ConfigMgr
Tue, Jul 7 2009 7:44

Join the team from the Intel vPro Expert Center for an informative Webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology and Microsoft System Configuration Manager. This live TechRepublic Webcast , featuring...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007, TrainCert

[OpsMgr] Using Service Manager with Operations Manager - by Adam Bomb
Tue, Jul 7 2009 7:12

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by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

[SMS 2003] New FAQShop Article - 7th July 2009
Tue, Jul 7 2009 6:22

Can I specify the directory name to Extract SMS 2003 SP3 to from the Command Line? Yes you can but the command line you need to use might not be what you'd expect......( read more ) Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Systems Management Server (SMS)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 7 Jul 2009 - Weekly Summary
Tue, Jul 7 2009 3:25

Forefront Security for Exchange Server 961728 The MSExchange Transport and MSExchangeIS services do not start after a server restart 960465 Description of Forefront Security for Exchange Server with Service Pack 2 961397 Additional logging that is implemented...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., KBAlertz, SQL 2005, Win OS, MS Office, MS KBs

[SMS 2003] New FAQShop Article - 6th July 2009
Mon, Jul 6 2009 6:17

How do I Extract SMS 2003 SP3 to a specific directory? To extract SMS 2003 SP3 to a specific directory you can use a switch on the command line......( read more ) Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Systems Management Server (SMS)

[OpsMgr] MPguide_template_external updated
Mon, Jul 6 2009 2:22

From the System Center Operations Manager blog: We have updated the mp guide template that you can use for writing your own mp guides for your custom mps.  The content has been updated for several topics and new content was added for disabled monitors...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, OpsMgr 2007

[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #14: Database improvements
Fri, Jul 3 2009 2:52

From Michael Niehaus’ blog: There were two main database limitations in MDT 2008 Update 1: We didn’t add any new “settings” columns – the list of available settings was still the same as it was originally in BDD 2007. To add new columns to the database...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Deployment, MDT

[HP] HP Introduces First Professional Workstation with Six-core AMD Opteron Processor
Wed, Jul 1 2009 8:54

HP today announced the immediate integration of the highly anticipated Six-Core AMD Opteron™ 2400 Series processor into the award-winning family of HP Workstations. View article......( read more ) Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com