August 2011 - Posts

• Microsoft Community Contributor Award

  Hello Microsoft Community, I’m proud to tell you that I just received a Microsoft Community Contributor 2011 Award for my contribution to the Microsoft Online Community through Technet Forums, vNext.be and Scug.be   Thank you ! Cheers Christopher... Posted Aug 31 2011, 03:35 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: SCOrchestrator

• Book Review: Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010

  Introduction Steve Buchanon’s book Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010 , published by Packt Publishing is a dedicated book about Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2010. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager is a Protection and... Posted Aug 26 2011, 02:58 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: dpm, dpm 2010, SCDPM2010, Book Review

• Installing Intel HD Graphics Driver for WinXP with SCCM 2007 SP2 fails with error code 14

  If you need to install the latest release of the Intel HD Graphics Driver via a SD package or OSD task sequence with SCCM 2007 SP2. I downloaded the driver from the Intel website and built a package for a silent install (just adding -s to setup.exe) Read... Posted Aug 25 2011, 07:26 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, SCCM 2007, Configmgr 2007, OSD, SCCM 2007 R2, ConfigMgr 2007 R2, SCCM 2007 SP2, ConfigMgr SP2, SCCM 2007 R3, ConfigMgr2007 R3, Operating System Deployment, Intel

• Live meeting: How to prepare for SCOM 2012

  On 20th of September I’ll be hosting a live meeting where we’ll go over the different steps to prepare yourself and your environment for the move from SCOM 2007 to SCOM 2012. The upgrade path has been said to be easier than the one from MOM2005... Posted Aug 22 2011, 03:22 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, System Center, Operations Manager 2012, sysctr

• Why upgrade to Windows 7?

  Hi there! I would like to start a discussion here. I see a lot of customers still running Windows XP and finally the most of them are thinking to migrate to Windows 7. But is it still worth? Here are my thoughts… Support of XP is guaranteed till... Posted Aug 17 2011, 03:38 AM by SCUG.be

• Download the Latest Evaluation software to build your Private Cloud with System Center

  Did you ever wanted to build and test out a  “Private Cloud” ? The core is the System Center suite. In order to build and test out a “Private Cloud” with  the System Center and Hyper-V stack , you can find the following evaluation versions of... Posted Aug 11 2011, 03:10 PM by SCUG.be Filed under: System Center, cloud, Private Cloud

• SCCM Out of Band Management Troubleshooting (Part2)

  In my previous blog posts “SCCM out of band management troubleshooting Part 1” I explained already that the Kerberos Tokensize with Intel vPro KVM stuff for System Center Configuration Manager is very important. You can read the article here at “ http... Posted Aug 11 2011, 10:11 AM by SCUG.be

• SCCM 2012 SDK Overview (CEP)

  Hi there! Today there was a CEP session about the new SDK that will be released with SCCM 2012. A high-level overview… Release plan: As from MMS2011 the SDK was available for a selected audience. The future plans are a release together with CM... Posted Aug 10 2011, 01:00 PM by SCUG.be

• SCCM Out of Band Management Troubleshooting (Part1)

  It’s no secret for most people that KVM Remote Control is one of my favorite vPro features within System Center Configuration Manager  ( System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 / System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 ) or System Center... Posted Aug 10 2011, 09:47 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: sccm, SCCM 2007, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007, out of band management, SCCM 2007 R2, ConfigMgr 2007 R2, System Center Service Manager, SCCM 2007 SP2, ConfigMgr SP2, Vpro, SCCM 2007 R3, ConfigMgr2007 R3, OOB, AMT, Tokensize

• Step by Step guide for provisioning Intel VPro clients in SCCM 2007 SP2 Part 4

  This is my last post about the step by step series about Step by Step guide for provisioning Intel VPro clients in SCCM 2007 SP2. In my previous post I have talked about importing the 3rd Party Remote Configuration Certificate on the OOB Service Point... Posted Aug 10 2011, 09:05 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, sccm, SCCM 2007, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007, out of band management, SCCM 2007 R2, ConfigMgr 2007 R2, Installation, SCCM 2007 SP2, ConfigMgr SP2, Vpro, SCCM 2007 R3, ConfigMgr2007 R3, OOB, AMT, Intel

• Migrate from SCCM 2007 to SCCM 2012 Part 2

  Hi There! In my previous post we have talked about the migration concept and how you establish a connection between a SCCM 2007 hierarchy and a SCCM 2012 hierarchy. In this post we will talk about the actual Migration Jobs that can be created. The migration... Posted Aug 10 2011, 04:49 AM by SCUG.be

• Intel AMT Vpro KVM Configmgr plugin doesn’t work out of the box

  In my previous blog post “ SCCM 2007 : Intel AMT–VPRO KVM add-on for SCCM 2007 ” , I have written that Intel had release a KVM (version 6 or higher) plugin for Configmgr 2007 . I was experiencing issues with the Intel Vpro KVM Configmgr plugin. It seems... Posted Aug 09 2011, 08:49 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: configmgr, sccm, sccm2007, Configmgr 2007, out of band management, ConfigMgr 2007 R2, ConfigMgr SP2, Vpro, ConfigMgr2007 R3, AMT, Intel

• System Center Orchestrator notes from the field

  Hi Everyone, Kurt Vanhoucke and myself will present two sessions about System Center Orchestrator 2012. Event Details Come and join us for our first event after the hot summer months. During this event we will discuss the new System Center Orchestrator... Posted Aug 09 2011, 08:35 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: SCOrchestrator

• SCOM 2007: How to add Custom Field to monitor

  In SCOM 2007 it’s possible to fill in custom fields with rules like you did in MOM 2005 as explained here: http://scug.be/blogs/dieter/archive/2011/05/13/scom-2007-custom-alert-fields.aspx However this is not possible in monitors because there’s... Posted Aug 09 2011, 04:39 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Operations Manager 2007, scom, opsmgr, SCOM2007, sysctr

• Scug Event: System Center Orchestrator notes from the field

  SCUG Belgium is holding it’s first offsite event after the summer. Join us on Thursday 29th september 2011 to discuss the brand new version of SCORCH 2012(the product formerly known as Opalis). This event will consist out of 2 sessions of an hour: Session... Posted Aug 08 2011, 04:37 AM by SCUG.be Filed under: Opalis, sysctr, SCORCH