May 2011 - Posts
Adding a hotfix to the Setup Windows and Configmgr step in a task sequence
Step 1. Download the Hotfix In this example we'll be applying the following hotfix, KB2509007 (Task sequence that installs many updates stops responding on a System) and as always we need to get the hotfix from Microsoft here . The following files are available, make sure to select the right one for your environment. SCCM 2007 SMS International Client Pack 2 x86 sp2 SCCM_2007_SP2_KB2509007_ICP2...
using vNext beta2 in a LAB - Part 2. Configuration configuring SCCM 2012 beta 2
In Part 1. of this series we Installed vNext , now we will start to configure it. Quote In Configuration Manager 2012, a boundary is a network location that can contain one or more devices that you want to manage. Boundaries can be an IP subnet, Active Directory site name, IPv6 Prefix, or an IP address range, and it can include any combination of these elements. To use a boundary you must add the boundary...
Mastering Windows 7 Deployment - a book worth reading :)
I've just finished reading a great new book called Mastering Windows 7 Deployment from Sybex by Aidan Finn [MVP] (and Darril Gibson and Kenneth van Surksum [MVP]). The book is 482 pages and well worth reading from start to finish if you are in any way serious about Deploying Windows 7 using the tools available like Windows Deployment Services, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, MDT 2010...
How can I force a Site to sync from it's parent site
While troubleshooting some weird site replication issues today it was decided that we needed to force a sync of our SCCM 2007 site with it's parent as the child primary was missing some OSD advertisements. So after some research the following is the process of forcing a resync between a Parent site and it's Child site. 1. Identify the Parent Site On the site with problems (the site you want...
using vNext beta2 in a LAB - Part 1. Installation
If you've been following my previous series of guides on Vnext, then you'll know where this is going, we are going to install vNext beta 2 from scratch and configure it, use it, test it. Step 1. Create the Lab Environment So let's get started, and to start off with I re-used/recycled my lab from Beta 1 by applying the day 1 snapshots effectively giving me a blank AD and blank Vnext server...
