SMS&MOM
New Microsoft Licensing and Support for Virtualization
If you're running any of our System Center products (including OpsMgr 2007 and ConfigMgr 2007) in a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/20/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Attempting to edit or modify Run Command Line tasks in OSD Task Sequences causes an error
Here's yet another tip from Frank Rojas, this one concerning errors you might receive when trying to...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/18/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: OSD fails with "Sysprep did not complete successfully" error when capturing a Windows Vista or newer image
Here's a great tip from Frank Rojas, a real life support engineer from Charlotte, North Carolina. If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/18/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Infrastructure Planning Guide for OpsMgr 2007 SP1
As I was making my normal Wednesday morning rounds I discovered that the OpsManager product team has...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/14/2008
OpsMgr 2007: DFS Management Pack Generates Bogus DFS Link Monitor Alerts
Here's an interesting Operations Manager tip that comes from Michael Sadoff, a real life Support...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/14/2008
Have you seen the new OpsManJam site?
Some of our folks out in the field got together and put up a fantastic OpsManager website out at...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/13/2008
Update for ConfigMgr 2007: Current issues with Wake On LAN (WOL)
A few months ago Brian Huneycut wrote a post titled ConfigMgr 2007: Current issues with Wake On LAN...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/13/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Sample Configurations and Common Performance Questions DOC
Just a heads up that we recently published a new document titled System Center Configuration Manager...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/12/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Moving the Site Database
I saw an article describing how to move the DB for Ops Manager 2007 but I didn't see one for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/11/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Microsoft Assessment Configuration Pack for ENERGY STAR Power Management now available
Just another quick FYI that we recently released a new DCM configuration pack that uses ENERGY STAR...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/08/2008
MOM 2005: ADMP for MOM 2005 version 1.1 is now available on the download center
Just a quick FYI that the ADMP for MOM 2005 version 1.1 is now available on the download center. The...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/08/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Remote Desktop remote control does not work with Windows Vista clients
Here's a great tip from Frank Rojas, a real life Support Engineer in North Carolina. If you having...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/07/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Announcing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1 Solution Accelerator!
We are pleased to announce the release of our first update to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/06/2008
Finding technical info on Microsoft's web site
Do you ever have trouble finding that exact piece of information you're looking for on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/06/2008
Understanding How You Use This Blog
Ed has asked if a few of us could help out with his survey by posting a link to it here. I'm happy...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/05/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: New Preload Package Tool for Configuration Manager 2007
The Product Group has completed testing on an updated PreloadPkgOnSite.exe tool for ConfigMgr 2007...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/04/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Info on grayed out healthy agent icons and the Exchange agent restart threshold
The folks over on the Operations Manager 2007 Product Team blog recently released a couple posts...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 08/04/2008
ConfigMgr2007: Install fails with Fatal Error - Error Number: 0x80041026
Here's a cool tip we've already received a couple calls on. This one comes from Brian Shaw, a...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/31/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Console crashes with NullReferenceException when changing alert properties for connected management group alerts
Here's another issue I didn't see doc'ed anywhere. Hopefully this will help you out if you're...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/30/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Updated Management Packs for Windows Server 2008
Yesterday I posted on the available of KB954049 that adds support for installing System Center...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/29/2008
Want to install OpsMgr 2007 SP1 or Essentials 2007 SP1 on a Windows Server 2008 computer? Now you can.
We just released our support hotfix for Windows Server 2008 as KB954049 that adds support for...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/28/2008
Support Policy For Operations Manager 2007 running on hardware virtualization software
A lot of people are curious to know what Microsoft's official support policy is regarding OpsMgr...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/24/2008
The OpsMgr Health Service service terminated with service-specific error 3 (0x3)
Here's another Operations Manager 2007 issue you might want to keep your eyes open for: ========...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/24/2008
SMS or ConfigMgr 2007 Reporting installation fails after applying SMS 2003 SP2 or SP3 or ConfigMgr 2007 SP1
Here's another emerging issue we're starting to see so if you're having trouble installing Reporting...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/23/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: SP1 install fails resulting in an unexpected restart and post-upgrade SMS Executive service crashes
We're seeing a new issue that seems to be biting a couple people here recently so here's a heads up...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/22/2008
OpsMgr 2007: The Operations Manager 32-bit agent is supported on 64-bit Operating Systems
I get asked this every once in a while and since I couldn't find it mentioned anywhere I thought it...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/22/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Clients not installed - RegTask: Failed to get certificate. Error: 0x80004005
We're starting to see a couple of these issues roll in so I thought a heads up might be in...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/21/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Troubleshooting Console Performance in large environments
I've been getting a few questions lately about slow performance with the console so I thought a post...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/17/2008
Service Level Dashboard Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 RTM
I mentioned the Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 before but I wanted to send...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/16/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 6-29 through 7-5
We had four new Knowledge Base articles for the week: Two on System Center OpsMgr 2007, one on SMS...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/15/2008
Vista SP1 Installations Deployed Using Operating System Deployment Cannot Hibernate
This was posted by Nathan Barnett over in one of the ConfigMgr 2007 forums so I thought you might...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/14/2008
TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center Operations Manager 2007
Yesterday I posted some of you ConfigMgr 2007 virtual labs so today I thought I'd post some on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/10/2008
ConfigMgr 2007 R2 Release Candidate now available
System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Release Candidate 1 is now available at...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/09/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Reports are blank - Event ID: 31565 generated on the RMS
We're starting to see more of these issues come in so I wanted to make sure you all were aware of...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/09/2008
TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center Configuration Manager 2007
If you're new to ConfigMgr 2007 or just looking to hone your skills then these TechNet Virtual Labs...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/09/2008
Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager 2007
Have you heard about the Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager 2007? If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/08/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 6-22 through 6-28
We had six new Knowledge Base articles for the week: Two on System Center ConfigMgr 2007, three on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/07/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 6-15 through 6-21
We had six new Knowledge Base articles for the week: Two on System Center ConfigMgr 2007, three on...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/03/2008
Usability study for System Center Configuration Manager Users (Puget Sound Only)
One of the Program Managers in User Research sent me a heads up on a ConfigMgr study that's coming...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/03/2008
ConfigMgr 2007: Duplicate records show up in Reports
Here's a cool tip from Frank Rojas, ConfigMgr 2007 Support Engineer out in North Carolina. If...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/02/2008
OpsMgr 2007: No Health State for DFS Link Targets
Here's an interesting issue uncovered by Michael Sadoff, one of our top Support Escalation Engineers...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 07/01/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 6-8 through 6-14
We had two new Knowledge Base articles for the week, one concerning System Center ConfigMgr 2007 and...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/30/2008
Windows PowerShell Basics: Part 3
Overview In lesson 1 and lesson 2 we looked at the Where-Object cmdlet. The example we looked...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/19/2008
Edit: WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
Actually it looks like the issue Cecilia posted on is different. Sorry about the confusion. You'll...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/18/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Beta
The IPD Team just sent out an announcement concerning the IPD beta and how it now covers VMM 2008,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/18/2008
Fix Available: WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
The hotfix to correct this problem has been publicly released and is now available online. Microsoft...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/17/2008
New Knowledge Base articles for 6-1 through 6-7
We had six new Knowledge Base articles for the week concerning System Center ConfigMgr 2007, OpsMgr...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/17/2008
Update: WSUS Offline Scan Catalog Fails to Sync on ConfigMgr 2007
We recently posted some new information regarding the inability to deploy updates to SMS 2003...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/16/2008
OpsMgr 2007: Online Management Pack Guides
Have you ever downloaded an OpsMgr 2007 Management Pack but had trouble figuring out what's new,...
Author: J.C. Hornbeck Date: 06/16/2008