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Setting Up Multicast in Configuration Manager 2007 R2
Steve Rachui is at it again. This time he's explaining how to setup R2's OSD multicasting feature. It's a great post and contains some very important information that you should be aware of if you're...
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Synchronizing Non-Internet Connected Software Update Points
Because the highest level active software update point for a Configuration Manager site hierarchy must synchronize with Microsoft Update, it can be a little difficult to get this working in...
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Getting Required Updates on Non-Internet Connected SUPs (Part 1)
Before you get to this point: You need to have successfully synchronized your active SUP with the latest and greatest software updates metadata and the WSUSContent directory from an Internet-connected...
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Getting Required Updates on Non-Internet Connected SUPs (Part 2)
[BEGIN EDIT] I've discovered something interesting that might make the remainder of this post moot. When I installed WSUS for the SUP on the disconnected network and used the WSUS local internal...
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Deploying SQL Server 2005 with SP2 Using an OSD Task Sequence (Part 1)
One of the coolest features (I think) of Configuration Manager is the ability to deploy software using task sequences, but because task sequences are generally associated with operating system...
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Deploying SQL Server 2005 with SP2 Using an OSD Task Sequence (Part 2)
The first thing that you need to do before deploying SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 SP2 using a task sequence is to create the packages and programs that the task sequence will use. If you haven't...
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The System Center Online catalog is now fully operational!
Dan Boldo has updated the TechNet Asset Intelligence forum with some great information--the System Center Online catalog is now fully operational. This means that if you have deployed Configuration...
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Want to have the most recent ConfigMgr help available without needing an...
No, we still haven't found a way to make such a large documentation set easily printable, but now you can download the Configuration Manager help file locally and also update the help installed on...
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Automating IIS 7 Installation to Support Configuration Manager 2007
If you've ever installed, or even thought about installing, a Configuration Manager site, or site system requiring IIS on a Windows Server 2008 computer then you've probably had a look at the How to...
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Customizing SMS 2003 Resource Explorer Icons
I've done quite a bit of hardware inventory modifications in my time and while it's great to see the new information displayed in Resource Explorer, it has always kind of bothered me that the new...
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Customizing Configuration Manager 2007 Resource Explorer Icons
If you read the post on how to customize SMS 2003 Resource Explorer icons, then you'll have the history behind why I decided to figure this out. You probably also noticed that I said not to try those...
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Good-bye SMS…well sorta anyway
I haven't posted to this blog in quite some time so some of you might be curious what I've been up to. I guess the short version is that I've been pretty busy—I got a new job and am no longer part of...
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Configuration Manager Cloud Search Service
The Configuration Manager Cloud Search service is now up and running and we could really use your feedback on the quality of search results. For example, are we hitting the right blogs? Are the TechNet...
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The International Customer Advisory Board is Looking for New Members!
Microsoft is building a worldwide community of IT Pros who want to share their frank opinions about our products (primarily Windows Server, Microsoft System Center, and Microsoft Forefront). We call it...
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Is this thing on?
Hi everyone! I know I've been joking a lot lately about getting back to posting to my poor, neglected blog, but I had no idea it had been SOOO long since I've posted anything here! To be fair, I've...
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