I often get the question how to handle applications with dependencies to other applications using Configuration Manager 2007. I have written this example and will follow up with a post on how to do it using SCCM v.next which is much easier than using SCCM 2007. You can use the “run another program before” feature
SCCM R3 is finally here!! So if you haven’t implemented Reporting Services in your SCCM environment now is the time, otherwise you will not be able to utilize all the new cool reports included in the Power Management feature! More information regarding R3 can be found here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2010/10/14/configuration-manager-2007-r3-is-here.aspx
During a project I stumbled on some new useful hotfixes for SCCM 2007 Sp2 released in September which helped us in the project and which could be useful elsewhere. 1. The Active Directory system discovery process cannot detect a client if the DNS suffix of the client differs from its DNS domain name in System
When migrating from SMS2003 or another deployment solution to SCCM 2007/MDT, one of the challenges are to import the computers into the MDT database so they are present when a computer needs to be re-installation is necessary. Michael Niehaus have written a great article and powershell cmdlet which I have used a couple of times now
I had the great honor to be presenting two sessions at the Cornerstone event Best-of-MMS in Stockholm 28-29/9. It was really a great event and a great time! Thanks to Cornerstone, all the sponsors and of course everyone who attended for making it a great event!
In June 2010 the Application Compatibility Toolkit version 5.6 was released. If you do a fresh install of the ACT 5.6 you need to use the following script to configure the ACT Connector to be able ti connect the updated database. The “wizard” in the console to connect to the database doesn’t work against the
One of the most common problems I see at customers is that the IIS logs on the SCCM servers are filling up the system drive. The log files can easily become around up to 2GB per day on a site server with the MP and DP roles on it, of course depending on many other factors as well, number
We are getting closer to the TechED Europe which takes place in Berlin 8-12 of November. It will be a great event! I will be attending along with a lot of other Swedish colleagues. we will be staying at the Swissôtel and I highly recommend all other Swedish attendees to join us at the same hotel! See
