Michael Griswold's SCCM Tips and Tricks
Things I have learned and want to share
Block accidental task sequence execution
There are several tips on how to stop accidental deployment of task sequences (one of my favorite...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 07/03/2012
Application Catalog not working for everyone?
Today’s post isn’t a tip or trick per se, but rather an issue that is not well documented that I hit...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 06/08/2012
How do I get the right permissions in ConfigMgr 2012?
If you are new to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and learning the new Role Based...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 04/27/2012
Clean-up your inboxes!
One of the things I often get asked to do is to look over ConfigMgr 2007 installs and provide...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 03/29/2012
Memory trick to finding your laptops
I was working with a customer once and we were looking for a good way to separate laptops from...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 02/28/2012
System Center.., all for one!
All kinds of news today. A piece I find interesting…, ConfigMan is no longer going to be...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 01/17/2012
Which WinPE will you get from a PXE boot?
What I like about Configuration Manager is that there is always new things to learn. I had one...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 01/11/2012
Find and fix those unhealthy clients!
While the ConfigMgr product has matured over the years the general category of client health...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 12/16/2011
Got FEP 2010 and 30102, 30103 status messages?
I co-worker of mine pointed out a large amount of 30102 and 30103 status messages being generated by...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 12/08/2011
WBEMTEST..., your easiest gateway into WMI
If you spend much time around Configuration Manager you become aware that a lot of it runs through...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 11/30/2011
Fixing the 0x1 error with the Forefront Definition Update Tool?
OK, I will reveal one of my own skeletons today. I have setup the FEP definition update tool...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 11/02/2011
ConfigMgr 2012 RC is available
Heads-up to everyone out there. The RC of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 is now...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 10/27/2011
Prompted Query to find machines based on MAC address
One of my customers asked me to build this example query and I figured I would share with everyone,...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 09/20/2011
What to do while you wait for ConfigMgr to process
Before System Center Configuration Manager was known as “ConfigMgr 2007” or “SCCM” it was Systems...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 08/23/2011
Zune music backup
Last night I decided to tackle a minor, but annoying, problem in my household. I have a Zune and I...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 08/17/2011
ConfigMgr, OSD, and MAK keys
Today’s post falls into the category of things I feel a little guilty about posting, but I will...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 08/15/2011
Simple, but important, things
When I talk with customers new to SCCM there are two things I advise them to not mess with:...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 06/08/2011
Avoid duplicating work when collecting inventory
For those who have been using SMS and SCCM for a while this post will tell you nothing new, so check...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 03/11/2011
Adobe – Back again!
Hi folks. For those that have been using SCCM and SCUP for a while you may recall that adobe had a...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 02/15/2011
ConfigMgr Admin permissions
Setting up different levels of Admin UI permissions for SMS or SCCM is not always straight forward...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 12/28/2010
Command shell auto-complete
Today’s trick is one of those things that those that know think everyone knows, and those that don’t...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 12/06/2010
Fixing an OSD “oops”
There is a story that goes around PFE circles and that I have told myself so many times I’m starting...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 10/26/2010
SCCM 2007 R3 released!
SCCM 2007 R3 released today. I don’t see a RTM download yet, but it should be on the web this...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 10/14/2010
Are you Intune?
Working in the System Center space I occasionally I get asked about management of environments that...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 10/07/2010
SCCM V.Next Community Evaluation Program
For those that may not have seen the news you may want to take a look at the SCCM V.next Community...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 09/21/2010
It is all relative
I have encountered several customers where something I thought was well understood wasn’t as clear...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 08/06/2010
An alternative way to handle Forefront updates
I was with a customer recently who found management of their Forefront updates to be problematic and...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 06/04/2010
Keep that inventory under control
Inventory settings are site wide yet there are times when you want a class of hardware inventory...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 05/27/2010
SCCM v.Next Beta coming soon
It looks like the open beta for the next version of SCCM is coming soon. The Microsoft Connect...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 05/07/2010
SCCM R3 Beta available
For those that may not have yet heard, the SCCM 2007 R3 beta is available for folks to look at if...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 04/29/2010
Auto-Fix Windows Update Agent
One of the hardest things to tackle in SCCM these days is client health. It is an on-going issue...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 04/15/2010
How to move a collection
This is one of those little known tricks of SMS/SCCM, but it can be handy. I often run into...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 03/22/2010
A warning about direct memberships in collections
Today’s blog post again comes from a fellow PFE and I can’t take any credit. However, I thought it...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 02/26/2010
Troubleshooting OSD with-out being there
I can’t take any claim for this idea but it is one that I think is handy enough, and not very well...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 02/19/2010
Active Directory Discovery..., or not
As I am working with customers often times there is a discussion about Active Directory discovery...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 02/10/2010
SCCM v.Next slide deck
Many folks may know this but for those that do not I’m making this post. Microsoft has posted on...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 01/29/2010
All Requested Software Updates
Something that I recently learned from a colleague of mine was how to create a search folder in SCCM...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 01/28/2010
Professional Blogging
Hi and Hello. I’m a Premier Field Engineer here at Microsoft specializing in System Management...
Author: Mike Griswold Date: 01/28/2010