Rod Trent MVP, myITforum'er : SMS 2003

1E is hiring in the U.S.

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:39:47 GMT

1E is hiring SMS/SCCM consultants right now in Michigan and Ohio. If you want to work for a good company and have the expertise they are looking for, drop an email to: USRecruitment@1e.com 75% travel is required for these jobs. Read More....(read more)

System Center is a success and congratulations are in order for the myITforum.com community

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:18:27 GMT

You’ve probably seen the news in the last couple days, about how well Microsoft’s System Center brand is performing. If you’ve not heard the news, read through Mary Jo Foley’s comments on it here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3609 What doesn...(read more)

System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog : WMI Troubleshooting Tips

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Sat, 09 May 2009 13:03:34 GMT

The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) subsystem has evolved over time to become a key dependency for many applications, Configuration Manager being one of them. We've been intertwined since the .698 build of WMI shipped with...(read more)

Two new Twibes to follow for MMS 2009

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:11:18 GMT

We’ve created a couple new Twibes for those Tweeters wanting to get the most out of MMS 2009 through up-to-the-minute news and information. First, there’s the System Center Twibe: http://www.twibes.com/group/systemcenter And, of course, the best...(read more)

New SCCM/SMS Software Updates from Roger Zander

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:35:49 GMT

SCCM Client Center has been updated to v2.0.1.0. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=157573&release_id=677985&package_id=307270 Changes . Countdown timer has gone, just need to press OK instead :) AppV info / Offer Remote Assistance...(read more)

Fix for SCCM Remote Tools « t3chn1ck

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:19:23 GMT

After a recent upgrade of SMS 2003 clients to SCCM, we had some difficulty with remote tools not being able to connect. Fix for SCCM Remote Tools « t3chn1ck Read More......(read more)

RegKey to MOF utility

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:43:11 GMT

RegKeyToMOF mcochrane SMS 2003, System Center Configuration Manager 4/13/2009 7 kb A simple tool that shows what MOF syntax should be used to collect information from registry keys. Read More......(read more)

Office 2007 SMS package definition file (.sms) - myITforum.com

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:33:31 GMT

This download includes a Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 package definition (.sms) for various versions and components of the 2007 Office release. A package definition file is a template that contains the SMS components necessary to create...(read more)

1 New SMS 2003 MSKB article…

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:49:26 GMT

Sys Mgmt Svr Ent Ed 2003 EN 915198 - You may receive inaccurate reports when you run SMS hardware inventory reports on the parent site server Published - Updated Read More......(read more)

Distributing AIR in the enterprise using SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:07:53 GMT

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/distributing_air_in_enterprise.html Read More......(read more)

Nico’s SCCM migration issues

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:21:36 GMT

Take a look at the cliff-note version of Nico’s SMS 2003 to ConfigMgr migration, to see if any of his fixes might help you… http://nicosienaert.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html#2849966924822099091 Read More......(read more)

Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update Updated – 3.0 required to work with latest Dell catalog

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:07:00 GMT

SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates is an add-on to SMS 2003 that enables customers to use the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature to update their Dell servers. Customers will be able to deploy BIOS, firmware, and driver updates to their...(read more)

FAQ for Intel® Client Manageability Add-on for Microsoft* SMS 2003

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:51:48 GMT

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/faq-for-intel-client-manageability-add-on-for-microsoft-sms-2003 Read More......(read more)

Time to hoard the SMS Installer installation executable?

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:12:52 GMT

It seems the only way to download the SMS Installer executable these days is to download it from a cached page. Cached page Only a short time ago, it was freely downloadable from the Microsoft web site from this page: http://www.microsoft.com/technet...(read more)

Dell laptop showing wrong processor in inventory?

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:29:17 GMT

You’ll want to take a look at this HotFix: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953955 Read More......(read more)

The original MOF Guide and Monster.MOF available for download

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:43:58 GMT

In the new Community MOF Guide , you can now download the original Monster.MOF and MOF Editing Guide: http://www.myitforum.com/myITWiki/CommunityMOFGuide.ashx Read More......(read more)

The Zander Tools

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:58:44 GMT

Roger Zander has put together some great tools to use with SMS 2003 and some for ConfigMgr 2007. All of these indispensable tools (along with others) can be found by navigating the Tools and Utilities Wiki. SMS 2003 Tools and Utilities ConfigMgr...(read more)

Where is Adaptiva – the response…

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:34:54 GMT

I posted publicly the other day , looking for anyone with any information on Adaptiva. Peter Burnham responded with a comment in the blog posting. From Peter: Hey Rod, we're here, just been extremely busy with the late Q3 sales surge. Sales...(read more)

Where is Adaptiva?

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:50:17 GMT

Remember them from MMS 2008? http://www.adaptiva.com/ They were developing a single-server solution for SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007. During MMS 2008, the product was still in development. They also demo'd the product during the SCCM...(read more)

2 Updated SMS 2003 KB Articles

Rod Trent at myITforum.com — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:11:17 GMT

Sys Mgmt Svr Ent Ed 2003 EN 838891 - You may receive status message ID 4963 or 5436 in the Systems Management Server 2003 or Configuration Manager 2007 Administrator Console when you try to install a new management point Published – Updated Sys...(read more)