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Importing Non-Microsoft License Data into the Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Site Database
I'm updating the official documentation for this right now, but since there seems to be a lot of confusion about this process, I figured I'd post here as well. This way the information will be...

Posted Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:36 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Wondering if SMS 2003 SP3 or Configuration Manager 2007 Supports Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Clients?
Wonder no more! The updated SMS 2003 SP3 Supported Configurations document has been updated to reflect support for both Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 clients. The Configuration Manager 2007...

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 11:00 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

What's coming in System Center Configuration Manager with Bryan Keller
Curious about what is coming with Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 or R2? Check out Adam Carter's video interview with Bryan Keller at MMS 2008 on TechNet edge where he demo'd some cool stuff including...

Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 6:01 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Check out Ryan's blog!
Ryan Anderson (CSS support escalation engineer) has a new blog that has some really good stuff on it! Check it out: http://blogs.technet.com/ryanan ~Jeff

Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 5:59 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Testing management points the Configuration Manager 2007 way
Testing management point connectivity is just one of those things that SMS/ConfigMgr admins need to do on a regular basis. You can always peruse the mpcontrol.log to check management point health, but...

Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:48 PM by jgilbert | 2 comment(s)

The Configuration Manager 2007 SDK has shipped!!!
At long last, the Configuration Manager 2007 SDK has shipped! This is really a great release and the product of a lot of hard work by only a few SDK writers. Some stats that compare this release to the...

Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:09 PM by jgilbert | 2 comment(s)

Asset Intelligence role-based management capabilities in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1
Changes to the Asset Intelligence feature in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 (Asset Intelligence 1.5) have enhanced the inventory and management capabilities of previous releases to better identify and...

Posted Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:33 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Using Configuration Manager Internet-based client management and have questions about ISA?
When implementing Internet-based client management in Configuration Manager 2007 with ISA Server, you may run into ISA configuration issues--and many of you out there have. While we do our best to document...

Posted Saturday, February 23, 2008 6:31 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Dude, where’s my SMS_SiteSystemToSQLConnection group?
A fairly common question I seem to keep running across from SMS 2003 admins that have upgraded to Configuration Manager is: "What happened to the SMS_SiteSystemToSQLConnection group on my Configuration...

Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:42 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

How to Create the All Windows Vista Systems Collection the Easy Way
Some of you may have noticed that when you open up the Configuration Manager console, and view the default collections, that there isn't an All Windows Vista Systems collection there. There are some...

Posted Friday, December 14, 2007 8:05 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Upgrading SQL for SMS Sites
In order to upgrade an SMS 2003 SP2 or SP3 site to Configuration Manager 2007 the site database must be at the SQL Server 2005 SP2 level. Upgrading SQL Server can be a daunting prospect for a lot of SMS...

Posted Saturday, November 17, 2007 6:13 PM by jgilbert | 4 comment(s)

Common Asset Intelligence Questions and Answers
Here are some common questions and answers from the Asset Intelligence TechNet Forum: What's new in SCCM 2007 wrt Asset Intelligence Coming Soon: Asset Intelligence 1.5 Exchange 2007 not shown in license...

Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:08 PM by jgilbert | 2 comment(s)

Configuring SPN's for SQL Server Named Instances Used to Host the Configuration Manager Site Database
In Configuration Manager 2007, it is supported to install the site database on a SQL Server named instance and not just the default instance as it was in SMS 2003. Regardless of whether or not you use...

Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:43 PM by jgilbert | 2 comment(s)

Using ITMU in Configuration Manager Sites
I'm not really very deep technically on software updates, but a question about using ITMU with Configurarion Manager came up and so I went to the source of all software updates knowledge: Doug Eby...

Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 7:42 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Upgrading SMS 2003 Active Directory Schema Extensions for Configuration Manager 2007
I'm posting this information because we've found an issue with a method of extending the Active Directory schema for Configuration Manager and I won't be able to officially document this until...

Posted Saturday, September 29, 2007 12:52 AM by jgilbert | 1 comment(s)

Upgrading SMS 2003 sites with the evaluation version of Configuration Manager 2007 is not supported and just won't work.
This question seems to be coming up a lot lately so I figured that I would make this post to try and help settle the issue some. While the evaluation version of Configuration Manager 2007 is fully functional...

Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 6:41 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Downloading Configuration Manager Client Prerequisites During Site Setup
During primary site or secondary site installation, the Configuration Manager Setup Wizard will prompt you to download the prerequisite components that must be installed on computers prior to running Configuration...

Posted Saturday, September 01, 2007 5:34 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

About the #Pragma Deleteclass command
The #pragma deleteclass command is used in SMS/Configuration Manager hardware inventory modification to delete class information from WMI repositories. There are a couple of instances where this command...

Posted Saturday, August 25, 2007 5:38 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Capacity Planning for Configuration Manager 2007
As with other tools released with SMS, you should only use tools that are either designed, or supported, for the specific product version you are installing. The Capacity Planning tool released for SMS...

Posted Friday, August 24, 2007 10:40 PM by jgilbert | 2 comment(s)

How to determine a client's subnet mask when defining IP subnet boundaries
Lately a lot of people seem to be having some troubles in determining the appropriate subnet mask to use in site boundaries to assign clients when using IP subnet type boundaries (SMS site boundaries and...

Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2007 5:39 PM by jgilbert | 4 comment(s)

Enabling workgroup clients to locate SMS and ConfigMgr site systems using LMHOSTS files
SMS 2003 or Configuration Manager Workgroup clients must be able to locate a server locator point for site assignment and their default management point in order to be managed. Because workgroup clients...

Posted Thursday, August 16, 2007 10:33 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

System Center Configuration Manager TechCenter
The preliminary System Center Configuration Manager TechCenter has been launched! It's not quite finished yet, but keep checking back for updates and new information. This will be the main site for...

Posted Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:47 AM by jgilbert | with no comments

Configuration Manager pre-RTM setup switch
If you find yourself blocked by a required prerequisite when you're running setup to evaluate Configuration Manager 2007 Beta 2 in your lab environment (or TAP production environment) there is a setup...

Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:15 AM by jgilbert | with no comments

Configuration Manager 2007 state messages explained
When reading the Configuration Manager 2007 Beta 2 online documentation you may be wondering if all the mentions of state messages are really typos for status messages. Do not fear, Carol Bailey has outdone...

Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:12 PM by jgilbert | 1 comment(s)

Configuration Manager 2007 Beta 2 is now available for download on the Microsoft connect site!
Configuration Manager 2007 Beta 2 is now available for download on the Microsoft connect site! You’ll need a Live ID login account to access the installation files to download the new beta and test in...

Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 8:12 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

Configuration Manager 2007 Wake On LAN (WOL) Feature Support
I saw a thread about Wake On LAN on the myITforum SMS e-mail list last week that got me working on some Configuration Manager Wake On LAN (WOL) research for you. I am not actually writing the WOL documentation...

Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:42 AM by jgilbert | 1 comment(s)