January 2011 - Posts

• FEP 2010 with ConfigMgr Integration : Computers are no longer accessible remotely

  Hi , When migrating slowly at a customer from Symantec Endpoint protection to FEP 2010 we encountered the following issue : After the FEP client has been installed, the computer is no longer remotely accessible , even with RC.exe from System Center Configuration... Posted Jan 31 2011, 08:25 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, SCCM 2007, configmgr2007, Configmgr 2007, SCCM 2007 R2, ConfigMgr 2007 R2, Installation, SCCM 2007 SP2, ConfigMgr SP2, R3, SCCM 2007 R3, ConfigMgr2007 R3, FEP, FEP2010, FE

• Opalis new IPs and Operator Console installer

  Interessting news I've read today... Well actually 2 news items about Opalis got my attention. 1. New Integration Packs (Original to be found here ) Quest just released an integration packs for Opalis. The IP contains 3 objects which are FTP, Telnet... Posted Jan 27 2011, 03:54 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Installing, Operator Console, 6.3, integration packs, IP

• A new add-on for DPM: dBeamer!DPM

  It seems that there is a new add-on available for system center data protection manager. The add-on is called dBeamer!DPM and according to their website , it transforms DPM into a central component of a High-Availability – On-Demand infrastructure... Posted Jan 25 2011, 11:55 AM by SCUG.be

• Using Computer Groups in Opalis

  While I was playing around with Opalis this weekend, I noticed the computer groups in the Opalis Integration Client.  When I figured out what they are, I noticed that they can be extremely powerful. The Computer Groups can be found in the Connections... Posted Jan 24 2011, 11:26 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: System Center, Client, How To, workflows, 6.3, Computer Groups, Workspace designer

• Installing a remote Operations Manager database with DBcreateWizard.exe

  Hi all, One of my customers was asking me if he could install the OpsMgr database remotely. This is perfectly possible with DBCreatewizard tool. The DBcreatewizard tool is a small tool that let you install the Opsmgr database and the datawarehouse without... Posted Jan 19 2011, 06:56 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: opsmgr, opsmgr R2, R2, Opsmgr DB, install, dbcreatewizard, setup

• Configmgr 2007 OSD : Using Lenovo Update Retriever to install all your drivers without importing them in the ConfigMgr driver catalog

  Did you also think that driver management  in OSD could be more simplified ? For example when you have Lenovo devices , you need to also install a lot of “bad” drivers en also in a very specific way or features such as “hotkeys”does not work .Let... Posted Jan 17 2011, 06:00 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, sccm, SCCM 2007, configmgr2007, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007, script, OSD, Drivers, SCCM 2007 R2, ConfigMgr 2007 R2, Windows 7, Installation, SCCM 2007 SP2, ConfigMgr SP2, SCCM 2007 R3, ConfigMgr2007 R3, Operating System Deployment, Deployment, Task Sequence

• What’s inside an OIP?

  Did you ever wanted to know what’s inside an Opalis Integration Pack file? Here’s how you can do see it… 1. Select the original OIP file, in our case, we are going to use the System Center Configuration Manager Integration Pack 2. Rename the file to Read... Posted Jan 15 2011, 04:03 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: System Center, Opalis, 6.3, integration packs, system center IP, IP

• Movie: Administration Workspace

  After my first movie , here is the second one about Windows Intune (Please visit the site to view this media) This movie goes in detail about the Administration Workspace. Here is (in short) the different topics: 1. The overview We start the movie by... Posted Jan 14 2011, 05:26 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: windows, Intune, Movie, Administration

• Configmgr 2007 : PXE boot & MTFTP……. defaulting and make you wait for 10–15 minutes

  Problem : I am trying to setup OSD at a customers site. I am having issues when trying to network boot a client.  When doing a Network boot the client picks up DHCP information correctly and then displays "MTFTP....." and the dots continue... Posted Jan 13 2011, 01:23 PM by SCUG.be

• Opalis Support Articles

  A friend of mine asked if I had a list of Opalis articles (support articles, knowledgebase articles, fast publish...) As I am working on an Opalis course, I happened to create one. Figured I could share it with you all... Support for Opalis Integration... Posted Jan 13 2011, 04:24 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Issue, KB, Opalis, Action Server, error, Support

• From the Forums: Could not enumerate Exchange

  Here's a strange case that has been discussed on the great DPM forums. A user reported that he could not enumerate the Exchange server when he was creating a protection group for Exchange Server using the DPM wizard. These are the errors he got: DPM... Posted Jan 13 2011, 03:50 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: issues, dpm, Troubleshooting, Exchange, dpm 2010, Tips and Trics, forum

• Legacy Objects

  As said during the previous post, I'm going to discuss Legacy Objects today. This is based on the 6.3 version of Opalis. If you are still running Opalis 6.2.2, you will see a difference in the objects in the Legacy container. 1. Part of the Foundation... Posted Jan 12 2011, 06:28 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Opalis, policy, 6.3, foundation objects, foundation object library, Legacy

• Integration Pack? Foundation Objects?

  I had an interesting discussion with some friends about Opalis yesterday.  We were talking about the difference between an Integration Pack and the Foundation Objects. Before I give you the details, just a quick overview of the Foundation Object... Posted Jan 09 2011, 07:33 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Opalis, 6.3, integration packs, foundation objects, foundation object library

• Movie: Registering and Deploying Integration Packs

  Hey All, I just finished my first movie about System Center Opalis. This movie shows you how to register and deploy Integration Packs: (Please visit the site to view this media) Here’s the overview: The deployment manager The deployment manager... Posted Jan 06 2011, 06:34 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Action Server, 6.3, integration packs, IP, Deployment Manager, Register

• Movie: General Overview

  I’m in the progress of making some movies for Windows Intune. The first one has been released online (Please visit the site to view this media) In this movie, you will get a quick overview of the different workspaces in the Windows Intune Administrator... Posted Jan 06 2011, 06:00 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: overview, Intune, Movie, General Overview