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 and reliability will be improved. However, it...

<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 System Center Configuration Manager: http://www...

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 Manager UI and apply it to one client. However...

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-2010-update-rollup-1.aspx ***********...

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 the MP nearest to the client. (If a client is in...

First of all, Configuration Manager 2007 can work with .NET Framework 4.0, for the official support statement please reference to http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2010/06/30/configuration-manager-support-announcements-for-june-2010.aspx . .NET Framework 4.0 is now supported with...

SMSContext is a SWbemNamedValueSet ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393732(VS.85).aspx ). SWbemNamedValueSet are used principally to send more information to providers when submitting certain calls to WMI. In most cases, you don’t need to set SMSContext when making WMI calls. But providing...

NPS error code issued by the CMSHV Description Client Component (Fragility) Software update scan failure Server Component 0x80270002 Possible reasons: 1. No SCCM client 2. Client installation problem 3. Old version of SMS client (v3) ...

It’s a known issue that SCCM R3 Power Reporting will not run correct in some locale system. More specifically if the time format is not mm/dd/yyyy or the number format use ‘,’ instead of ‘.’ as the separator. Workaround: 1. If you run the report in admin console, make...

Status filter rules is a feature in ConfigMgr: it triggers an action when a specific status message is received. ConfigMgr has some pre-defined status filter rules. You can define your own status filter rule to fulfill your administrative requirements. Below is an example on how to use status filter...

This blog entry will discuss how to install, uninstall an SCCM client patch and how to enable reporting to get accurate installation status when you manually create the package/program to deploy SCCM client patch. How to install an SCCM client patch along with Client Push Installation This method...