Ronni Pedersen @ myITforum.com

A Geek's Perspective on Desktop Management

December 2008 - Posts

Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0.1

Anyone who manages large numbers of virtual machines share the challenge of keeping the virtual machine client operating system up to date. Virtual machines that are left offline for extended periods of time do not automatically receive operating system, antivirus, or application updates that would keep them compliant with current IT policy. The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 provides a way to automate the process of updating virtual machines with the latest operating system updates.

You can read more about the Solution Accelerator at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc501231.aspx

Download the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool  2.0.1.

See a demo video here:
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=8b4ff511-feba-4741-9595-09836ddcae7a

Posted: Dec 12 2008, 02:01 PM by rpedersen | with no comments
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TechNet Forum migration - Complete!‏

During the last couple of days Microsoft has been migrating, the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 forums to a new and updated version.

The forum migration is now completed and I encourage you all to try the new forum. So far it everything seems to be both faster and more reliable.

Microsoft TechNet Forums
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories/ 

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - Forum list
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/configurationmanager/

Here is each individual one if you are interested in only a single one:

  • General - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrgeneral/threads/
  • Announcements - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrannouncements/threads/
  • Admin Console - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgradminconsole/threads/
  • Asset Intelligence – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrai/threads/
  • Backup and Recovery – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrbackup/threads/
  • Desired Configuration Management – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrdcm/threads/
  • Documentation – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrdocs/threads/
  • Internet Clients and Native Mode – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgribcm/threads/
  • Inventory - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrinventory/threads/
  • Operating System Deployment – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrosd/threads/
  • SDK – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrsdk/threads/
  • Setup/Deployment – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrsetup/threads/
  • Software Distribution – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrswdist/threads/
  • Software Updates Management – http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrsum/threads/

    Rod Trend has created an OPML file that contains the latest RSS feeds for the Configuration Manager 2007 forums on Microsoft's TechNet social site. Download the OPML file here: http://myitforum.com/cs2/files/folders/configmgr/entry124871.aspx

    • Posted: Dec 11 2008, 07:10 PM by rpedersen | with 1 comment(s)
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    TechNet Webcast: Green Enterprise: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and Intel vPro/AMT Technologies (Level 200)

    Date: 
    Friday, December 19, 2008
    11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

    Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 includes integrated provisioning and management support for Intel vPro/Active Management Technology (AMT) hardware management technologies. This integration provides a strong solution for enterprise management of both desktop software and hardware platforms within a single unified administration console. Join this webcast to learn how to provision and use vPro to extend the capabilities of System Center Configuration Manager to incorporate secure hardware and power management for a truly green managed enterprise desktop solution. Topics include:

    • System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2
    • Intel vPro hardware management and security
    • Centralized Intel vPro provisioning
    • Remote troubleshooting with Intel vPro hardware management
    • Centralized power management
    • Secure wake and update

    Register for this Live WebCast:
    http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032392909%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e

    Posted: Dec 10 2008, 09:27 PM by rpedersen | with no comments
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