June 2008 - Posts

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Configuration Manager Branch Distribution Points - Hot Tips by gramsey

Branch Distribution Points use BITS to transfer DP content from its parent. Since you're using a BDP, you may be crossing low bandwidth WAN links to get that content. You can use BITS throttling to...
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Kickin' it Old School - RunDll and RunDll32 by gramsey

Ran into a situation today where I needed to "lock workstation" over Remote Desktop. . . couldn't remember the command - a quick live search brought me here: http://www.robvanderwoude.com...
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How To: Remotely Show Machine Advertisement Information for a ConfigMgr Client using PowerShell by gramsey

Here's a quick example for how to query advertisements from a remote (or local) system. Just replace "myComputerName" with the computer name to query. Provided you have proper rights to that...
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ConfigMgr and PowerShell - the RepairClient Method by gramsey

Here's an example of a handy function to initiate a client repair remotely using PowerShell: function repairclient([String] $strComputer) { $SMSCli = [wmiclass] "\\$strComputer\root\ccm:sms_client"...
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Hotfix Watch: Operations Manager and Dell Management Pack 3.1 by gramsey

If you've seen these errors: Health service host process has stopped working Health service Host process encountered a problem and need to close Take a look at MS KB 951526 : The Root Management Server...
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ConfigMgr HotFix Watch - Disjoint Namespace and AD Discovery by gramsey

Do you have a disjoint namespace ? If so, take a look at this article (KB 948303),and consider installing the hotfix: Active Directory System Discovery does not resolve the IP address of a computer that...
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Where are my ConfigMgr PerfMon Counters? by gramsey

If you're running ConfigMgr on Windows Server x64, and you launch "perfmon" from the command line, you won't see ConfigMgr (SMS) PerfMon information. As mentioned here , on x64 you have...
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