When working with System Center Configuration Manager 2007, 2012, or 2012 R2, one of your primary tasks is to ensure that the Configuration Manager Client Agent is successfully installed and running properly. The agent must be running to make client configuration changes, to deploy software, to inventory the system, to process compliance audits, etc. If … Continue reading How to Deploy the System Center Configuration Manager Client Automatically To All New Computers
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How to make the System Center Configuration Manager Client install faster
When working with System Center Configuration Manager 2007, 2012, or 2012 R2, one of your primary tasks is to ensure that the Configuration Manager Client Agent is successfully installed and running properly. The agent must be running to make client configuration changes, to deploy software, to inventory the system, to process compliance audits, etc. Many … Continue reading How to make the System Center Configuration Manager Client install faster
How to Verify a System Center Configuration Manager Client is Finished Installing
When working with System Center Configuration Manager 2007, 2012, or 2012 R2, one of your primary tasks is to ensure that the Configuration Manager Client Agent is successfully installed and running properly. The agent must be running to make client configuration changes, to deploy software, to inventory the system, to process compliance audits, etc. Many … Continue reading How to Verify a System Center Configuration Manager Client is Finished Installing
How to Force System Center Configuration Manager Client Updates
When working with System Center Configuration Manager 2007, 2012, or 2012 R2, you probably make changes to client configuration settings. Some of the changes don’t need to reach your managed clients very quickly, while others could be considered more important. For example, you may need to enable compliance evaluation and run an evaluation cycle prior … Continue reading How to Force System Center Configuration Manager Client Updates
Migrating to Windows 7 or Windows 8
Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Office 2003 support ends on April 8, 2014. In order to assist companies with the transition, Microsoft answers the basic “Why?”, “What?”, and “How?” questions on their end-of-life website. The site also provides redirection to a couple of great starting points as you consider moving toward either Windows 7 … Continue reading Migrating to Windows 7 or Windows 8
PowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration
Microsoft TechEd is a great conference to attend to learn about the latest technologies and this year was no exception. The announcement of the upcoming release (Dates not specified) of PowerShell v4 in Windows Server 2012 R2 caused quite a stir. Yes, most of us were expecting PowerShell to get its usual incremental updates and … Continue reading PowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration
Best Practice – Folder Structure for Building Windows Images and Maintaining Drivers in Win7 Server2008 & Server 8
With the advent of customizable Microsoft .wim files, students often ask if there is a best file structure for gathering and maintaining drivers and images. The textbook answer is ‘develop a structure that supports your environment’, effectively another way to say ‘it depends’. After providing varied examples, I wondered if there might be a related … Continue reading Best Practice – Folder Structure for Building Windows Images and Maintaining Drivers in Win7 Server2008 & Server 8
System Center 2012 – The future of the IT Admin
I recently spoke at a fantastic Microsoft conference in Belgium called TechDays. It was their 10th year holding this conference, and as you can imagine, it focused on the new technologies to be released by Microsoft this year. I posted details of the trip and conference on my blog http://www.jasonhelmick.com/, but I wanted to take … Continue reading System Center 2012 – The future of the IT Admin
Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on System Center Configuration Manager SCCM – What’s next in the evolution of the system administrator.
Interface Technical Training hosted a special SCCM: Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft ConfigMgr class with MVP Greg Shields on November 14-18, 2011. We sat down with Greg Shields to get his thoughts on various topics related to application management, virtualization, The Cloud, and System Center Configuration Manager. In this video, Greg shares his insights on … Continue reading Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on System Center Configuration Manager SCCM – What’s next in the evolution of the system administrator.
Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on Microsoft’s Cloud strategies with SCVMM 2012 and Hyper-V version 3
Interface Technical Training hosted a special SCCM: Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft ConfigMgr class with MVP Greg Shields on November 14-18, 2011. We sat down with Mr. Shields in a four-part interview to get his thoughts on various topics related to application management, virtualization, The Cloud, and System Center Configuration Manager. In this video, Greg … Continue reading Video: Microsoft MVP Greg Shields on Microsoft’s Cloud strategies with SCVMM 2012 and Hyper-V version 3