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Today’s Articles; September 3, 2008

  • System Center Configuration Manager
    Desired Configuration Management - Trigger Evaluation Remotely
    by Sherry Kissinger - 9/3/2008
    Either I haven't seen it posted elsewhere, or can't find it in the SDK, but I had a need to trigger DCM evaluations on clients. Here's the code I ended up with.

    SMS 2003
    SMS_MP_CONTROL_MANAGER Errors
    by Kevin Schwartzmiller - 9/3/2008
    While looking through my site status messages this morning I noticed that there were a few warnings on regarding the sms_mp_control_manager.

    App-V (formerly SoftGrid)
    Time to get generous with ConfigMgr R2 client cache sizes
    by Troy Wilch - 9/3/2008
    One of the nice things about being a consultant is gaining collective knowledge in how organizations run and operate their SMS/ConfigMgr environments. One of the things I run across from time and time again is, folks are stingy when it comes to client cache sizes.

    Scripting
    VBS Script Find Clients Not Reporting A Serial Number To Excel
    by Don Hite - 9/3/2008
    This VBS script will take a site server name and site code via input dialog boxes and will send the machine names to Excel that do not have a serial number present in the SMS database.

    Windows Mobile
    Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrades Now Available - Sept 3, 2008
    by Marco Nielsen - 9/3/2008
    I've tried to compile a list of which devices now have official supported upgrades available for them. This may be useful for many of you as well.

    Hardware and Gadgets
    HP Mobile Messenger
    by John Gormly - 9/3/2008
    Call me fickle…but…the alerts going off so low you can barely here it unless you’re actually carrying the device, and the battery life…(it has a spec’d battery of 1940mAh in it)…is really grating on my nerves.

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    Rod Trent, CEO of myITforum.com, is the leading expert on Microsoft Systems Management Server. He has over 18 years of IT experience, 8 of which have been dedicated to SMS. He is the author of such books as Microsoft SMS Installer and Admin911:SMS, and has written literally thousands of articles on technology topics. myITforum.com is the central location for 3rd party SMS support, as well as, the online gathering place for IT professionals and the IT community. Rod speaks at least 3 times a year at various conferences.
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