ConfigMgr 2012 has a feature that allows you to validate content of a distribution point on a schedule, which works great for normal business. However, if you encounter an issue on a package and need to validate […]

This post will demonstrate how to create a right-click action on the Monitoring->Distribution Status->Content Status tab to send content to a DP group. Sometimes when troubleshooting an issue, I realize that the […]

A simulated deployment is a great way to validate detection rules and deployment types prior to deploying an application. In my opinion, there’s one small task that’s missing – the ability to promote a simulation […]

Many times I find myself looking at Monitoring->Deployments in the ConfigMgr 2012 admin console, and find deployments that should be removed. The “out of the box” process to remove deployments is to browse to the […]

My teammate Mike Shuman just published a whitepaper on how to inventory WoL status on Dell Client systems with ConfigMgr 2007- download here: Configuring Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 […]

Here’s a sample script to display all packages that have the option enabled to “Copy the content in this package to a package share on distribution points.” To run the script, launch PowerShell from your ConfigMgr […]

Check out my MVP colleague Kenny’s blog to learn what you need to do to get applications healthy. Filed under: ConfigMgr 2012, PowerShell

We recently encountered an issue that has been around for a while, but no real documentation on it except for a couple posts in the TechNet Forums. Hopefully this post will save you some time. Consider the […]

Whitepaper – Integrating Dell iDRAC into ConfigMgr 2012 I recently posted two articles about integrating the Dell iDRAC with ConfigMgr. You can download all the information in this whitepaper. Visit […]

  Previously, I posted how to Integrate Dell iDRAC into Configmgr 2012. Here are additional Dell right-click tools that can be leveraged with ConfigMgr 2012: Show System and Warranty Information – Launches a Dell […]

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This post describes how to capture the Dell iDRAC IP address with ConfigMgr hardware inventory, and create a right-click extension to allow you to launch the iDRAC from the ConfigMgr admin console. If your Dell […]

After launching your ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 PowerShell Command Prompt, use the Get-CMSite cmdlet to list all primary and secondary sites in a hierarchy. Since this is a GET verb, everything we do here is query-only, […]

After launching your ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 PowerShell Command Prompt, use the Get-CMSite cmdlet to list all primary and secondary sites in a hierarchy. Since this is a GET verb, everything we do here is query-only, […]

After launching your ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 PowerShell Command Prompt, use the Get-CMSite cmdlet to list all primary and secondary sites in a hierarchy. Since this is a GET verb, everything we do here is query-only, […]

After launching your ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 PowerShell Command Prompt, use the Get-CMSite cmdlet to list all primary and secondary sites in a hierarchy. Since this is a GET verb, everything we do here is query-only, […]

After launching your ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 PowerShell Command Prompt, use the Get-CMSite cmdlet to list all primary and secondary sites in a hierarchy. Since this is a GET verb, everything we do here is query-only, […]

After launching your ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 PowerShell Command Prompt, use the Get-CMSite cmdlet to list all primary and secondary sites in a hierarchy. Since this is a GET verb, everything we do here is query-only, […]