System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Component details and data flow for site-to-site replication in SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:59:46 GMT

This document is intended for customers who need detailed knowledge in order to trace the replication flow of data objects between sites in SMS 2003 or Configuration Manager 2007.

Deep Freeze Enterprise – Integrating with Microsoft SCCM

rodtrent — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:25:44 GMT

This white paper explains the procedure to integrate Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager with Deep Freeze. Deploying a Deep Freeze installation file from the Configuration Manager Console is also explained further in this document.

SCCM/SMS Inventory of User Specific Registry Information via mof edit

rodtrent — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:57:27 GMT

Background: SCCM/SMS hardware inventory, out of the box, does not provide inventory information for network printers, drive mappings.. . This is due to the inventory process being performed in the context of the local system account… Therefore it cannot see the user information held within the user’s registry hive. To make the data available to the SCCM/SMS hardware inventory, you must create a process that will query HKCU data for the user(s) and copy it to HKLM in a thoughtful format. Once you have the data in a central place, you can edit the mof file(s) to incorporate into the SCCM/SMS hardware inventory .

HP Client Catalog for Microsoft System Center Products

rodtrent — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:54:51 GMT

This document describes the HP software update catalog for Microsoft System Center products. It also provides an overview of the custom update process, explains the benefits of using the HP Client Updates Catalog for System Center Products, and gives some insight into how the catalog leverages Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and the HP Client Management Interface (HP CMI).

Finally, this paper describes the steps that should be followed to import the catalog into the Microsoft System Center family of products and deploy HP software updates to HP client systems.

Adobe Reader and Reader X Enterprise Administration Guide

rodtrent — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:33:10 GMT

The enterprise administration guide in PDF with details about enterprise deployments methods such as:

Administrative Install Points (AIP) and GPO/Active Directory
Bootstrapper (binary installs with setup.exe)
Server-based hosting: Windows Terminal Services and Citrix
SCCM/SCUP
Macintosh installer and Apple Remote Desktop support

Mine the Gold in Microsoft SCCM Asset Data

rodtrent — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:55:25 GMT

BDNA Technopedia™ and Normalize™ bring transparency and rapid time-to-decision-making to the world’s most widely used enterprise system management solution.

Transforming Microsoft SCCM data into actionable information useful for IT decision making involves a process of normalization. Normalizing, in this case means sifting through the enterprise-specific asset data generated by SCCM and correlating it with an independent source of IT industry product knowledge.

Adobe Enterprise Administration Guide: SCCM-SCUP Deployments

rodtrent — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:39:21 GMT

This document is specifically designed for administrators and other enterprise IT professionals. It is not intended for end users. Most of the details here pertain to registry and plist level preferences and enterprise technologies, and many also require administrator privileges and tools to use.

Manage, Monitor, and Report: Implementing a Power Management Strategy with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3

rodtrent — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:01:39 GMT

Using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, Microsoft IT deployed a client power management solution to 165,000 desktop and laptop computers. Through new tools that enable centralized management, powerful reporting, and a deep understanding of current power settings, power saving opportunities were assessed, and energy and cost savings were realized. The solution provides a high degree of flexibility, and different levels of enforcement.

Getting Started with User-Centric Management in Configuration Manager v.Next

rodtrent — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:06:01 GMT

Getting Started with User-Centric Management in Configuration Manager v.Next

System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Infrastructure Planning and Design

rodtrent — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:32:06 GMT

The Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) guides are the next version of Windows Server System Reference Architecture. The guides in this series help clarify and streamline design processes for Microsoft infrastructure technologies, with each guide addressing a unique infrastructure technology or scenario.

PUTTING YOUR USERS IN CHARGE COULD SAVE YOU MILLIONS

rodtrent — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:50:26 GMT

This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of how organizations could dramatically reduce help desk costs and increase the value that the IT helpdesk delivers to the business by empowering end users to search for, find and download the applications they need, when they need them

Citrix Connector for System Center Configuration Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:02:48 GMT

Unified and Integrated Application Management across the Enterprise.

What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager R3 (Beta)

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:01:59 GMT

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3 (Beta) adds a complete set of power management tools, scale and performance enhancements, and mobile device management tools helping organizations gain better insight into and control over their IT systems.

Solving the Patch Management Dilemma Using SCCM 2007

rodtrent — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:00:25 GMT

If you find it difficult to patch or update your enterprise computers, a Microsoft System

Center Family product System Center Configuration Manager 2007 may be the solution

you are looking for. In this white paper a strategy to solving the Software Update

Management problem using SCCM will be presented.

What's New in Configuration Manager 2007 R3

rodtrent — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:03:52 GMT

What's New in Configuration Manager 2007 R3