April 2007 - Posts
SMS 2003 SP3 Download Links
For the upgrade go here , for the eval go here . Sorry I haven't posted anything, we were out in AZ house hunting and tomorrow I leave for the UK for three weeks so time has been a little crazy! ( emphasis mine) Overview Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) brings full Vista support to your organization beyond just OS Deployment, which is already available through...
SMS 2003 SP3 Due Out Friday
Thanks Paul! SMS 2003 SP3: Friday Yes, SMS 2003 SP3 is due to be posted this Friday April 27th (yes, 2007). The most reliable of sources has confirmed it. I don't know any other details. For example, will Premier customers get the first hit at it? Or what time of day. But at least some peole will get their hands on it this Friday. Of course there's the usual disclaimers. Maybe the product team...
The Amazing Amiga At It Again
Do you remember the Amiga? Are you a fan from the days of old? Well now that you have a job you can afford one, and next week you will find out when you can buy one! If you've still got any amount of fondness for the Amiga brand in you, you'll be happy to hear that the old-timey PC maker is planning on releasing two brand- spanking-new PCs next week. Amiga's still using the PowerPC architecture...
What Are Your Computers Doing At Night?
If you are using SMS to install patches or applications at night do you leave them on all the time? Do they stay on 24 hours a day? Seven days a week? If you leave your computers on at night they are only actually being used for 8, maybe 9 hours a day but are on for 24, and don't forget the weekends! And its not just the CO2 and the electricity that computer uses, but they have to pay to cool that...
SoftGrid - Importing An Application How To
So now that you have successfully sequenced an application, now what the heck do you do with it? The very short answer is you import it. But what would be the point of this post if I didn't explain it? So to start I will cover the console and then walk through the process of getting the application to actually work for your clients. The Console - A Brief Explanation I am going to assume you can...
SoftGrid Sequencing How To
Sequencing The sequencing process consists of three different wizards , you can not use the wizards but why? If you ego tells you "we work in IT - we are computer experts, we don't use wizards! Besides what if someone saw us!?" Ignore those thoughts, if you were an expert at sequencing you wouldn't bother reading this! Trust me use the wizards until you are an expert and even then...
SoftGrid Sequencing - Setup (Continued)
Here are some of my notes from my testing and data gathering, touched up a little for readability. This discusses some (more)of the options of setting up your sequencing workstation and some of the pitfalls to try and avoid. If you don't use OneNote you are missing out! Exclusions - Why would you want to exclude something? Well by default cookies, Internet cache directories, history, etc are not monitored...
System Center Operations Manager 2007 documentation
Overview This download contains the following documentation for System Center Operations Manager 2007: • Operations Manager 2007 Deployment Guide: This guide steps you through the deployment process for System Center Operations Manager 2007. • Active Directory Management Pack Guide for Operations Manager 2007: This document includes a Management Pack overview, deployment procedures, and monitoring...
SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update v3
Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update Brief Description SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates is an add-on to SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) that enables customers to use the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature to update their Dell servers. SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update includes the following components: Setup – Windows Installer based setup that allows SMS...
More Help With SoftGrid - Some Common Errors And Solutions
During my testing of SoftGrid this week I was trying to figure out why I wasn't getting shortcuts on the desktop for one of my app's and came across this on their TechNet blog. If you encounter errors with SoftGrid on the client side you only need to look for the last part of the error to get the plain text explanation. For example, if you get Error code: 410030-0060922C-800736B1 you should google...
My New Position With 1E
Several days ago in one of my posts I wrote that I would have some news to announce - and today is that day! Beginning on Monday April 23 rd I will start my new position as a System Engineer for the Western US with 1E ! Just four days before my birthday - Happy Birthday to me! I am extremely excited to be working with 1E ( don't believe me? See below !). In May I will be onsite at their headquarters...
Longhorn's Server Core Explained
Matt explains what Server Core is for in Longhorn and why you should care. Monday, April 16, 2007 1:05 PM by mattmcspirit Longhorn Server: Server Core Roles With Windows Server Codename "Longhorn" Beta 3 just around the corner, I thought it would be an apt time to take a quick look at one of the new deployment options in Longhorn Server, namely, Server Core. As we all know, High Availability is top...
Researchers Want A Do Over For The Internet
Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet Friday April 13, 11:04 pm ET By Anick Jesdanun, AP Internet Writer Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet to Better Address Security, Mobility NEW YORK (AP) -- Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the Internet, some university researchers with the federal government's blessing want to scrap all that and start over. Source...
Windows Update Agent v2 Still Causing Problems
This should sound familiar to a number of people. WSUS Celerons and SVChost "BK" posts in what we've been suspecting all along..that 927891 isn't working/doesn't always work. Oh in my network where I don't have Celery.... I mean Celerons .... so the applications of 927891 does help a lot, but if you have underpowered machines, celerons you are STILL getting nailed.... KB927891 helps resolve the svchost...
BDD 2007 Source Code Available For Download!
Overview The Microsoft® Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) is best-practice guidance for desktop deployment. BDD is targeted at companies that want to reduce deployment time, effort, and cost by increasing the level of automation. It allows administrators to deploy desktops with Zero Touch and Lite Touch interaction at the target PCs. This accelerator also helps organizations...
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