November 2007 - Posts

• SMS Engineer in Wash, DC area

  One of Tier1Technologies strategic Clients located in the Washington,  DC area currently is looking to fill the position of SMS Engineer. Required Skills · In-depth understanding of SMS 2003 configuration, maintenance, monitoring and operations · Knowledge of scripting using VB, Windows Scripting Host, WMI and SQL  queries · Knowledge of AD a plus · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Description of role: · Engineer, maintain and manage the SMS infrastructure (troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, upgrades) · Actively monitor SMS clients health and perform corrective actions accordingly · Actively manage SMS daily operations (package releases, distribution, reporting) · Ensure and maintain acceptable level of package distribution success rates to SMS clients · Analyze engineering requirements for the PC environment and assist in developing appropriate solutions · Assist desktop team in troubleshooting PC related issues Provide Tier 3 level escalated helpdesk support to clients for SMS related issues. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please forward your resume, contact information to: Heather Moffitt Sr. Resource Manager Tier One Technologies 395 Valley Brook Road McMurray, PA 15317 (724) 820-1864 (800) 784-5773 hmoffitt@tier1technologies.com About Tier One Technologies: Tier One Technologies provides Technical Consulting Solutions to various concerns throughout the United States. Our service offerings include:  contracting, contract to hire and full time placements both in the Commercial and Federal Government sectors. For further information on Tier One Technologies, please visit our website at: www.tier1technologies.com Posted Nov 30 2007, 09:18 PM by myitforum with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Jobs

• Over 1 million page views on November 27, 2007

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• Today's Articles; November 28, 2007

  System Center News System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library (November 2007) by Rod Trent - 11/28/2007 Download an updated version of the documentation for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for a computer running the Configuration Manager console. System Center Configuration Manager System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Pack Catalog Site EXPLODES with new Configuration Packs from Microsoft by Chris Mosby - 11/28/2007 Have you been to the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Pack Catalog Site lately? SMS 2003 Troubleshooting Client can't install, “Performance counter registrations are missing or corrupted” in CCMEXEC.log by Ian Dearing - 11/28/2007 You may see this error on some computers where the SMS Client won't install. This article discusses possible reasons for this, and solutions to the problem. MOM MOM 2005 Staggering Discovery by Scott Moss - 11/28/2007 If you have multiple management servers in the same time zone, which are members of the same management group and have noticed that your SQL Server is getting over taxed during the discovery process, stagger the times when your management servers run discovery. Scripting VBS Script To Write System Restore Information To An Excel Spreadsheet by Don Hite - 11/28/2007 This VBS script will allow you to enter a remote workstation name from an input dialog box and return the machines System Restore information to an Excel spreadsheet. It will include all but the System Checkpoints which are created by the system. It will return the sequence number, the description, Windows PowerShell Windows PowerShell 2.0 CTP Available for Download by Ying Li - 11/28/2007 In case you haven’t heard, the new version of Windows PowerShell — Version 2.0, CTP is now available for early “adopters”. Windows VBS Script To Write System Restore Information To An Excel Spreadsheet by Don Hite - 11/28/2007 This VBS script will allow you to enter a remote workstation name from an input dialog box and return the machines System Restore information to an Excel spreadsheet. It will include all but the System Checkpoints which are created by the system. It will return the sequence number, the description, SQL Server SQL Query To Find Specified Table Column Names by Don Hite - 11/28/2007 This script will allow you look for any specified column name from all of the user tables from within the current database object. This can be of particular interest to those wanting for example to find which SQL table holds the LastHWScan column. Posted Nov 28 2007, 01:28 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Articles

• Today's Download; November 27, 2007

  Building a Single Image for Dell PowerEdge Servers Using Altiris Deployment Solution Sample Sysprep.inf file for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 using Altiris Deployment Solution tokens. Posted Nov 27 2007, 12:17 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Downloads

• Today's Articles; November 27, 2007

  System Center Configuration Manager Mastering Book Preview - Software Update Process in ConfigMgr by Chris Mosby - 11/27/2007 In a thread over in the forums we have been discussing the Software Update process among other things. I copied a snippet of the book that Chris Urban and I have been working on, so I might as well post about it here as well. SMS 2003 Moving the SMS 2003 site database from SQL Server 2000 to a SQL Server 2005 remote database instance by Jeff Gilbert - 11/27/2007 This is a fairly simple process, but as with everything, you should test and verify the process for yourself in a lab before moving on to your production environment. MOM MOM 2005 Management Server Agent Stuck Queue by Scott Moss - 11/27/2007 MOM 2005 Management Server Agent Stuck Queue One of the nicer aspects of MOM 2005 is its agent’s ability to cache information incase there is a loss of network connectivity. This ability is available to both the Agents as well as the management server. System Center Essentials System Center Essentials 2007 Product Tour by Gwen Zierdt - 11/27/2007 As part of the IT Forum wave of announcements, an updated Adobe Shockwave tour for Essentials 2007 is now available. Scripting VBS Script To Verify If The Admin$ Share Exist On A Remote Machine by Don Hite - 11/27/2007 This VBS script will allow you to verify if the Admin$ share is accessible and exist on a remote machine. Patch Management Mastering Book Preview - Software Update Process in ConfigMgr by Chris Mosby - 11/27/2007 In a thread over in the forums we have been discussing the Software Update process among other things. I copied a snippet of the book that Chris Urban and I have been working on, so I might as well post about it here as well. SQL Server SQL Query To List Database Tables Primary Keys by Don Hite - 11/27/2007 Here you will find information on SQL Primary Keys as well as a SQL query will list all of the Table Names and their corresponding Primary Key tables. Posted Nov 27 2007, 12:17 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Articles

• Closing in on the end of the November 2007 SWAG drawing

  This Friday, November 30th, 2007 will be the final day that you can enter to win this month’s SWAG drawing donated by Managed Planet.  Enter to win today: http://www.myitforum.com/contest/swag/November2007.asp Managed Planet has donated The Data Translation Services Plug-In for SMS2003 and ConfigMgr 2007: The Data Translation Services Plug-In for SMS2003 and ConfigMgr 2007 is an extension for SMS2003  that offers rule based data integration and mapping with other business information data pools such as the WEB, LDAP, ODBC, and Independent Data sources. DTS allows you to easily bring enterprise data together to extend your knowledge and business decisions through reporting beyond the standard SMS2003 Inventory. Out of the box you can immediately extend the capabilities of SMS2003  with the DTS rules for LDAP and WEB import providing simple cost effective data integration. DTS will automate reaching out to a OEM system manufacturer web site to provide you with the original system build lists, purchasing, and warranty information. DTS will import and map key attributes from LDAP (Active Directory) to provide you extended Intel within SMS2003 on managed resources for business decisions. DTS is not just about importing. It empowers you to connect and map existing SMS2003 inventory data TO other business resources. **Coming Soon**  Barcoding for DTS for SMS2003.  This will allow you to create and publish barcode forms from within SMS2003.  With these forms you can now utilize a barcode scanner to track your assets from the receiving dock on throughout the physical lifecycle status changes within your organization.  Contact us for more details!   The winner gets 1 year of DTS for SMS2003 FREE with maintenance and upgrades included!  This offer starts on 12/1/2007 and ends on 12/1/2008. Posted Nov 26 2007, 03:31 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Contest News

• Over bandwidth again!

  As myITforum.com continues to grow through patronage, membership, and features we are constantly going over our hosting company’s bandwidth allotment.  Looking back, I don’t believe there’s been a month this year where we’ve not blasted past our bandwidth allotment. For a lot of web sites this may spell doom and gloom.  Not for us!  We just want to thank you all for being dedicated and loyal fans, members, columnists, bloggers, Wiki editors, myITforum.com TV channel lovers, email list members, and forum posters.  You continue to “wow” us with your continued participation. In the event you love myITforum.com just a little too much, don’t keep us a secret.  Share the love with your friends, co-workers, and the vendors your associate with.  Tell them about myITforum.com so that we continue to show steady increases. And, if you’re feeling especially loving this holiday season, think about giving to myITforum.com.  Even though we need money to operate, we also need additional contributions.  We provide many, many ways that you can give back to the community you love:  http://www.myitforum.com/donations/waystohelp.asp Posted Nov 26 2007, 03:29 PM by myitforum with no comments

• Today's Download; November 26, 2007

  file user section date size SMS Server Tools 0.1 bwhite157 SMS 2003 11/26/2007 671 kb This release includes 4 command-line tools: 1. Management Point Ping (mpping.exe); 2. Site Information (siteinfo.exe); 3. Package Information (pkginfo.exe); 4. Distribution Point Mod (dpmod.exe).For more info see: http://netplantation.com Posted Nov 26 2007, 12:15 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Downloads

• Today's Articles; November 26, 2007

  System Center Configuration Manager Using Microsoft Virtual Machines With ConfigMgr 2007 by Don Hite - 11/26/2007 ConfigMgr 2007 allows you to use Microsoft Virtual machines for running your ConfigMgr environment on Intel based machines. You can use either Microsoft Virtual PC or Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 as the guest operating system. SMS 2003 Script to repair Missing Distribution Points by Mark Mears - 11/26/2007 This script identifies packages that have failed to be populated on DPs and then resets the database values and performs a scripted refresh of the package to repair the condition. I initially spent 6 hours repairing this manually before writing the script and the script ran in under 5 minutes. System Center Operations Manager Installing The SQL Server 2005 Management Pack For OpsMgr 2007 by Don Hite - 11/26/2007 The SQL Server 2005 Management Pack For OpsMgr 2007 allows you to discover SQL 2005 database engines, Instances and databases as well as allows you to discover Database File and Group objects. MOM MOM 2005 Manualmc.txt file Fun! by Scott Moss - 11/26/2007 MOM 2005 Manualmc.txt file Fun! System Center Essentials SCE 2007 Server Installation Essentials by Don Hite - 11/26/2007 To install SCE 2007 the Microsoft server that will host the application and the SQL database must have the Windows server 2003 Network Operating System (NOS) installed. Scripting Script to repair Missing Distribution Points by Mark Mears - 11/26/2007 This script identifies packages that have failed to be populated on DPs and then resets the database values and performs a scripted refresh of the package to repair the condition. I initially spent 6 hours repairing this manually before writing the script and the script ran in under 5 minutes. Windows PowerShell PowerShell Script To Force A Local SMS 2003 Client To Rediscover It’s Site Code by Don Hite - 11/26/2007 This PowerShell script will force a local machine to rediscover its SMS site code. SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Error 15457 by Don Hite - 11/26/2007 When looking at your SQL Server 2000 ERRORLOG file you may see a message similar to the following: 2007-12-25 12:01:30.47 spidxx Error: 15457, Severity: 0, State: 1. Miscellaneous Microsoft Developer Network Online Magazine by Don Hite - 11/26/2007 The Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) magazine is on line like the TechNet http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/dhite/archive/2006/09/17/FREE-Subscription-To-TechNet-Magazine.aspx magazine and is updated soon after each issue has been mailed. Posted Nov 26 2007, 12:15 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Articles

• Today's Articles; November 23, 2007

  System Center Configuration Manager Patching in SCCM 2007 by Steve Pruitt - 11/23/2007 Here’s a summary of some of the most significant differences I found in patching between SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007. MOM MOM 2005 Management Server Agent Stuck Queue by Scott Moss - 11/23/2007 MOM 2005 Management Server Agent Stuck Queue One of the nicer aspects of MOM 2005 is its agent’s ability to cache information incase there is a loss of network connectivity. This ability is available to both the Agents as well as the management server. System Center Essentials Top Ten Reasons to Use System Center Essentials 2007 by Gwen Zierdt - 11/23/2007 Top Ten Reasons for using Essentials 2007. Scripting VBS Script To Search Active Directory For Machines With A Specified Operating System by Don Hite - 11/23/2007 This VBS script will take an Active Directory (AD) domain name from an input dialog box and will search AD for machines with a specified Network Operating System (NOS) and send the machine name, version number and its corresponding operating system name to an excel spreadsheet. Patch Management Patching in SCCM 2007 by Steve Pruitt - 11/23/2007 Here’s a summary of some of the most significant differences I found in patching between SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007. Windows Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Step By Step Guide Documents by Don Hite - 11/23/2007 Here you will find a generous sampling of more than a bakers dozen Microsoft Word documents for Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft. Windows Mobile SmartphoneNotes: Must-have application for a Smartphone by Rod Trent - 11/23/2007 If you have a Windows Mobile Smartphone, you probably already realize that Microsoft Outlook “Notes” are not an available component to synch to your Smartphone. SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server Error Severity Levels by Don Hite - 11/23/2007 Here you will find a quick reference guide to use when troubleshooting the various SQL severity levels. Active Directory and Group Policy VBS Script To Search Active Directory For Machines With A Specified Operating System by Don Hite - 11/23/2007 This VBS script will take an Active Directory (AD) domain name from an input dialog box and will search AD for machines with a specified Network Operating System (NOS) and send the machine name, version number and its corresponding operating system name to an excel spreadsheet. Microsoft Office Pin your actual Outlook 2007 calendar to your desktop by Rod Trent - 11/23/2007 Outlook on the Desktop is a calendar object that gets pinned to your desktop and stays there all the time in plain sight so you can always see what's upcoming. Posted Nov 23 2007, 12:45 PM by myitforum with no comments Filed under: Articles

• Today's Articles; November 19, 2007

  System Center Configuration Manager SCCM/MDT: Deploying Applications Based on Previous Application Versions by Jason Scheffelmaer - 11/19/2007 So for the last couple days I have been trying to get this to work and finally it hit me what I was doing wrong. If you want to set this up all you need to do is first use an MDT imported Task Sequence into SCCM so it takes advatange of the MDT scripts and settings. SMS 2003 Enable DCOM by Sherry Kissinger - 11/19/2007 Vince Tran found an excellent utility for Enabling DCOM on Windows 2000/XP using SMS. System Center Operations Manager The OpsMgr 2007 Health Explorer by Don Hite - 11/19/2007 The health explorer in OpsMgr 2007 allows you to view alerts as well as state changes and other monitored object issue changes as well as take actions on them. This in effect allows you to diagnose and act upon the various failures that OpsMgr has generated from within the console. System Center Essentials VBS Script To Return SCE 2007 Database Information by Don Hite - 11/19/2007 This VBS script will allow you to enter an SCE 2007 server name and will echo back the Server Name, the Database Name and The Server Version from the registry. Scripting VBS Script To Retrieve A Remote Workstations Group Policies And Send To Excel by Don Hite - 11/19/2007 In a previous By Request script entitled By Request VBS Script To Retrieve A Remote Workstations Group Polic