System Center News
1E Free Tool Available - SERVICE WINDOW
by Rod Trent - 1/6/2009
Provides a graphical interface that allows an administrative user to view, add, edit and delete maintenance windows (service windows) on a selected target computer.
System Center Configuration Manager
Script Skeleton for ConfigMgr with Logging
by Donnie Taylor - 1/6/2009
If you are like me, you want a consistent look to your scripts, verbose yet readable output, and a quick connection to your SCCM server or client. Here is a script framework that I use when developing new code.
System Center Operations Manager
SC Operations Manager 2007 SP1 - Validating the SPN Entries for Root Management Server and the SDK and Config User ID
by lynn lunik - 1/6/2009
I wanted to record for reference the 'normal' SPN entries for a SCOM2k7 SP1 Root Management Server, along with the SDK and Config User ID in a single server configuration.
Scripting
Script Skeleton for ConfigMgr with Logging
by Donnie Taylor - 1/6/2009
If you are like me, you want a consistent look to your scripts, verbose yet readable output, and a quick connection to your SCCM server or client. Here is a script framework that I use when developing new code.
Windows PowerShell
PowerShell Script to restart multiple remote computers
by Ying Li - 1/6/2009
Right before Christmas, PowerShell team released Windows PowerShell V2 Community Technology Preview 3 (CTP3).
Security
Security Audit Events for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista
by lynn lunik - 1/6/2009
Finally, a single Worksheet has been generated by Microsoft which begins to document Security Audit Events instead of referencing 3 or 5 'Security Guides' that partially reference specific Audit Event values.
Windows
Security Audit Events for Windows 2008 and Windows Vista
by lynn lunik - 1/6/2009
Finally, a single Worksheet has been generated by Microsoft which begins to document Security Audit Events instead of referencing 3 or 5 'Security Guides' that partially reference specific Audit Event values.
Exchange Server
Update Rollup 5 for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 (KB941421)
by lynn lunik - 1/6/2009
The Exchange Team has offered a current Update Rollup for Ex2k7 SP1. This Update Rollup addresses a challenge encountered by Ex2k7 Servers that cannot directly access the Internet by a routed path.
Web Technologies
OutTwit Search/Track Keywords
by John Gormly - 1/6/2009
Ok, so I’ve described how I search the incoming messages from Twitter to find the stuff I want to read first quickly. But having said that, do you really need to follow everyone just because they may have mentioned something your interested in once?
Microsoft Deployment
Using Roles for software assignment in MDT
by Maik Koster - 1/6/2009
Within MDT you can define your specific settings via computer definition, Make/Model, Location or Roles. Also Applications in LTI or Packages in SCCM can be defined this way. But instead of assigning the applications/packages directly to a location or computer I suggest to use roles instead.