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Configuration Manager 2012 introduced the Cumulate Update (CU) model for servicing. As you can see, the CU installation executive is a little different from the one of Configuration Manager 2007 updates. For example: CU will not update the Admin...

Very occasionally, you may found that an FEP policy called “FEP Service policy” gets applied instead of the policy with highest precedence. “FEP Service Policy” is an undocumented policy. “FEP Service Policy” is...

Windows Server 2012 is released recently. System Center Update Publisher 2011 can work well on Windows Server 2012 except for the following known issues: 1. On Windows Server 2012, the WSUS version is 4.0. While on all other OSes, you can only install...

If you use Software Update Point (SUP) in a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 hierarchy, you may face the problem of expired updates. Consider the following scenario: Updates are saved in the SMS database as CIs (Configuration Items). All...

Microsoft recently released a security update to block RSA keys that are less than 1024 bits: KB2661254 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/advisory/2661254 This update is now released to download center only and not yet be enforced to MU....

If you use Configuration Manager to deploy Exchange Rollups, you may find it failed to install. The symptoms are: In UpdatesHandler.log, it shows the update installation was cancelled and shows a Win32ErrorCode = 2278557284. In WindowsUpdate...

My colleague Adam has a better series of samples of the Client SDK. You can check these blogs here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ameltzer/archive/tags/sdk/. In this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/minfangl/archive/2012/04/25/step-by-step-on-how-to-create...

In SC 2012 Configuration Manager, Site to Site communication will use SQL Service Broker feature to replicate data between site databases instead of file based replication in previous Configuration Manager versions. With SQL replication, the performance...

In this series, I will demonstrate some operations on SC 2012 Configuration Manager and show you what log entries you will see during the process. Hope by doing this, you can gain some troubleshoot experience for SC 2012 Configuration Manager. In this...

My colleague Adam has a better series of samples of the Client SDK. You can check these blogs here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ameltzer/archive/tags/sdk/. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK RC is now available at: http://www.microsoft.com...

This might be useful for 3rd-party update developers. Description Context Used to Install Update Site This is when you go to http://www.update.microsoft.com directly for updates. This is only used for pre-Vista systems...

One of our partner meet the following issue when they are testing their catalog: Though the cab file is signed properly, when importing the catalog, it shows “Unknown” on some OS. This issue only happen on one Windows Server 2008 SP2...

I’d like to start this series to share some trouble shoot cases study for System Center Update Publisher 2011. The first one is about the following scenarios: One of our partner has created a catalog. They used System Center Update Publisher...

Another hot request from Customers about FEP is to allow the initial definition update after FEP client install is served up via Configuration Manager instead of from the live MU. To achieve this, first you should follow the article here to keep your...

There’re some questions about FEP 2010 Standalone. Actually, it’s quite vague about the meaning of FEP 2010 Standalone. FEP 2010 means FEP 2010 Server that are integrated with SCCM 2007. When most customers talk about FEP 2010 Standalone...

<update> Add the link to CSILD description: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb762494(v=vs.85).aspx System Center Update Publisher 2011 provider customers the ability to create customized updates which can be deployed with...

Issues Description: On FEP 2010 SU1, you edit the FEP Policy and only change the "Only check alternative sources if definitions on the client computer are older than (days):” setting by changing the number in the text box (instead of clicking...

Some customers may use both Configuration Manager and FEP 2010 Group Policy Tool ( http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13088 ) to manage FEP Client settings, you may find the following issues: You create a FEP policy in Configuration...

In this blog post, I will give more details on the FEP 2010 Update Rollup 1 Signature Update Policy Settings to help you understand what does each setting mean. The FEP Policy Properties Diagloue, Update Tab: These settings map to the registry...

A new version of this tool has been released and some of the issues mentioned here have been fixed. Refer here first: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2011/11/01/how-to-use-definition-update-automation-tool-for-forefront-endpoint-protection...

Below are some FAQ around the changes and new features introduced in Configuration Manager 2012. 1. Superseded Rules Q: Now SUM has a new setting – ‘superseded rule’ that can expire an superseded update after some time. When does...

System Center Updates Publisher 2011 has been released recently. You can download it now from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=083f45ca-1ede-4f7a-be74-77854c3a9b01&displaylang=en When you start your surfing on the new...

Software Metering is a feature in Configuration Manager that allows you to monitor and collect software usage data from Configuration Manager 2007 clients. Check the following technet document for more about Software Metering: http://technet.microsoft...

This blog will explain how Software Update Point synchronization work, the difference of manual and scheduled sync and why use active and non-active Software Update Points. Manual Sync & Scheduled Sync There’re two ways in Configuration...

Configuration Manager boundaries will affect the client’s resident (local) management point (MP) A client’s Assigned MP is the default MP installed on to the site the client is assigned too. A client’s Resident MP is...