September 2009 - Posts

[ConfigMgr] New FAQShop Article 25th Sept 09
Fri, Sep 25 2009 3:06

Creating Task Sequence Media seems to have hung. Is there a log I can check? [25/09/09] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr] If you're trying to create TS Media but the process seems to have hung there is a log file you can check......( read...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007

[OpsMgr] Some common Operations Manager issues we get here in product support
Thu, Sep 24 2009 15:39

A fascinating post over on the OpsMgr Support Team blog : We recently did an analysis of the issues we’ve been seeing on the Operations Manager product support team and I thought I’d share a couple here just in case you run into any of them.  Below...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, OpsMgr 2007

[ConfigMgr] New FAQShop Article 24th Sept 09
Thu, Sep 24 2009 8:04

Where can I find a list of the various log files created by OSD and their purpose? [24/09/09] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr] You can find a full list on the ConfigMgr TechCenter at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932135.aspx...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007

[SCSM] Managing Applications with Service Maps in System Center Service Manager 2010
Thu, Sep 24 2009 2:25

System Center Service Manager (SCSM), must be one of the most talked about and delayed products in the System Center suite but it now seems that it may finally see the light of day sometime in 2010. So I thought I’d pass on this blog post to help you...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, SCSM

[SCVMM] Now Available! Updated Virtualization Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guides
Thu, Sep 24 2009 2:20

The IPD Guide for Windows Server Virtualization and IPD Guide for System Center Virtual Machine Manager are now updated to reflect the features and functionalities of Windows Server® 2008 R2 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.  These...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Virtualisation, Hyper-V, SCVMM

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 23 Sep 2009 - Weekly Summary
Wed, Sep 23 2009 16:09

Outlook 2007 200197 Outlook 2007: Body of HTML e-mail messages are blank 974370 When you delete a meeting request in Outlook 2007 without responding to the request, there is no message that states that the corresponding calendar item is deleted SQL Server...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, OpsMgr 2007, KBAlertz, SQL 2005, Win OS, SQL 2008, MS KBs

[News] EDS, an HP Company, Becoming HP Enterprise Services
Wed, Sep 23 2009 15:47

HP today announced that EDS, an HP company, will become HP Enterprise Services. PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 23, 2009 The name change marks the next major step in a year-long integration of EDS into HP and emphasizes the growing global role of enterprise...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, News, HP

[MS KBs] High CPU usage during MIF file processing on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 site servers
Tue, Sep 22 2009 15:38

SYMPTOMS The SMS_Executive service process (Smsexec.exe) consumes high CPU resource on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) site server. The CPU usage on the CPU can be up to 100%. This problem occurs when Management...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, MS KBs, ConfigMgr 2007

Issue with my blog NOT replicating
Tue, Sep 22 2009 8:17

It seems there is an issue with my blog not replicating between WMUG and here (so please don't think I've not blogged for ages). Rod and Ron are aware of the issue and are looking into it, but...( read more ) Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General

[MDT] New FAQShop Article 22/09/09
Tue, Sep 22 2009 8:11

Why do I see a Red Exclamation Mark when I try to install the PXE Filter script? [22/09/09] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr] So you are trying to configure the PXE Filter script but you see a red exclamation mark beside the Installation option...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007, MDT

[Webcasts] TechNet Webcast: Automating Windows 7 Deployments Using System Center Configuration Manager (Level 300)
Tue, Sep 22 2009 2:48

Mark your calendar’s for the 30th September for this webcast: Language(s): English. Product(s): Windows,Windows 7. Audience(s): IT Generalist. Duration: 60 Minutes Start Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Event...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Win7, ConfigMgr 2007, Webcasts

[Hyper-V] Processor Affinity and why you don’t need it on Hyper-V
Tue, Sep 22 2009 2:38

Ever wondered if you can allocate a specific processor for use by a single virtual machine? Well the answer is you don’t have to as Ben explains in this post: http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2009/09/21/processor-affinity-and-why-you-don-t...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Hyper-V

[Deployment] Running PowerShell scripts as part of a task sequence
Tue, Sep 22 2009 2:35

“ Both MDT 2010 Lite Touch and ConfigMgr 2007 run the same task sequencer.  This task sequencer can run any command that you want, just specify the command line to use.  That’s the simple part – the harder part is figuring out what this command...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Deployment, MDT, Scripting

[Events] Thankyou to those that attended out First Live Meeting Last Night
Tue, Sep 22 2009 2:33

Just a quick post to say thankyou to all of those that took the time out to attend our first Live Meeting. Let us know what you think either by commenting here or emailing one of us directly. Of course it goes without saying that we’d like to say a HUGE...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: WMUG, Events, Deployment, ConfigMgr 2007, MDT, Webcasts

[SCVMM] Adding a SCVMM 2008 host in a external trusted domain fails with error 2917
Mon, Sep 21 2009 17:47

Saw this posted by Justin Luyt on the SCVMM Product Team and Support blog: When trying to add a System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 host in a remote domain configured with an external trust , you receive the following error: Error (2917) Virtual...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, SCVMM

[Rant] Taxed to enter the US on holiday? No thanks I’ll stay in Europe...
Mon, Sep 21 2009 14:27

What’s happened to the World? I don’t remember as a child ALL THE TIME the news being dominated by money and taxes (and this was BEFORE the Credit Crunch which a LOT of companies are just using as smoke and mirrors to hide behind). With rising aviation...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Rant