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Configuration Manager 2012 Real World Deployment Experience
Posted
3 months ago
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Shitanshu
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I am starting new blog series on my Configuration Manager 2012 for sharing early deployment observations and learning of Configuration Manager 2012 at Microsoft, which is the largest Configuration Manager 2012 deployment to date. My goal is to help you...
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Please join Microsoft IT Real World Deployment Case Study sessions at Tech-Ed 2011…
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9 months ago
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Shitanshu
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I am very excited to meet the ITPros community next week at Tech·Ed 2011 in Atlanta. Another reason why I am so excited is because I will be presenting 2 sessions this year in Tech-Ed 2011 which are my favorite topics to talk about. This would be my 1st...
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Where is Microsoft IT ConfigMgr team in MMS 2011?
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11 months ago
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Shitanshu
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Last 10 days to go and I am eager to meet the community of experts at MMS 2011. This would be my 3 rd time at MMS and 2 nd time as a speaker for below session which I am very passionate to talk about as we have great experience in deploying this solution...
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Senior Service Engineer Position for Configuration Manager
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over 1 year ago
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Shitanshu
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We have currently position open in our group for Configuration Manager and thought you or your friends might be interested in this Microsoft job opening. Please apply through online link available below for position. Service Engineer, Senior, United States...
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Part 2: Custom Monitoring for ConfigMgr – Monitoring Client Scan failures
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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In this post, I am sharing how we implemented a solution to monitor and alert for Scan failures using custom SQL job which will monitor Software Update Point (SUP) Scan failures and report an event which is alerted through OpsMgr. Though we have ConfigMgr...
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How Microsoft IT is using Configuration Manager R3 for Power Management?
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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We have technical case study released titled “Manage, Monitor, and Report: Implementing a Power Management Strategy with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3” and here is overview of this technical case study. Situation: Microsoft is committed...
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Part 1: Custom Monitoring for ConfigMgr - Monitoring ConfigMgr boundaries
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over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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At Microsoft IT, we have implemented lot of custom monitoring for ConfigMgr service and I am starting this new series to share some of the custom monitoring implemented in production which helps in identifying problems proactively. However our primary...
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ConfigMgr Client Agent Settings in Microsoft
Posted
over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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In my previous post on ConfigMgr Site Role Hardware used in Microsoft IT , I received a comment for sharing Client Agent settings used at Microsoft IT which can help in understanding the need of required hardware for different site roles. Thanks to Saud...
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SMS / ConfigMgr Release Milestones
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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With recent release of ConfigMgr R3, I thought to update one of my old blog on SMS birthdates and idea came up present all release dates in new format. Please click on the below image to enlarge it . Note: I am missing SMS 2.0 SP1, SP3, & SP4 release...
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ConfigMgr Site Role Hardware used in Microsoft IT
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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I have received queries regarding hardware specification used in Microsoft IT for Configuration Manager site roles, so this post is to share hardware specification used in Microsoft IT for different site roles including both physical and virtual platform...
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ConfigMgr Service Ops and Engineering Positions
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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We have currently following positions opened in our group and thought to share through my blog with folks looking for their next career move. Please apply through online link available below for each positions. About our Group: The Management Platforms...
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Part 4: SQL queries for creating Configuration Manager Client Health and Problem Management Dashboard
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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In my previous posts for Configuration Manager Dashboard I talked about what to expect in next update for this series and here are awaiting SQL queries for “Configuration Manager Client Health & Problem Management Dashboard”. I want to...
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Virtualization Cuts Capital and Operating Expenses by 75 Percent at Microsoft for Configuration Manager 2007
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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Microsoft IT manages almost 230 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site servers for managing the worldwide Microsoft desktop environment. Most of these instances reside on dedicated physical hardware and are typically underutilized. Microsoft IT...
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Part 1: Configuration Manager 2007 R3 beta deployment in Microsoft IT
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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Microsoft IT Configuration Manager team has recently deployed Configuration Manager 2007 R3 beta in production as part of R3 dogfooding . And below are the detailed steps we documented for deploying Configuration Manager 2007 R3 beta. Special Thanks to...
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Part 3: SQL queries used for creating custom Configuration Manager Dashboard in Microsoft IT
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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In part 1 blog post for Configuration Manager Dashboard, we shared the sneak view for custom dashboard created in Microsoft IT using Configuration Manager Dashboard. And lot of inquires we received for sharing the SQL queries for creating these dashboard...
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Coming Soon - Configuration Manager 2007 Virtualization Story at Microsoft IT
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over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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We have whitepaper coming very soon for an overview of Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site role virtualization with hardware configurations used in production in Microsoft IT for its Configuration Manager 2007 environment. We will...
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Part 2: Using Configuration Manager Dashboard for Software Update Deployment Readiness (Patch Tuesday Checklist)
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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In my previous post I talked about some of the critical checks performed for Software Update Deployment readiness as part of routine ConfigMgr administrator task prior to every 2nd Tuesday of month to ensure ConfigMgr hierarchy is ready for deploying...
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Microsoft Management Summit 2010 Countdown Started…
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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I am attending the Microsoft Management Summit 2010 for 2nd time and excited for presenting a session as speaker on Configuration Manager Dashboard which was released today :) Session Details: BE01 Configuration Manager Dashboard Date & Time...
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Part 1: How Microsoft IT using Configuration Manager Dashboard?
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over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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Today Configuration Manager Dashboard was released worldwide. One of the great feature of this solution is that it is customizable and extensible dashboard solution to view key Configuration Manager Datasets within a single summarized dashboard. Microsoft...
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Configuration Manager Site Roles Availability versus Core Service Delivery Impact
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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Last week I was working with service management team for defining the service impact in Microsoft IT for the services which are dependent on Configuration Manager. The Configuration Manager has multiple site roles and each site role has its own importance...
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Configuration Manager Central Site Performance Analysis during Jan’2010 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Release
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over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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In January 2010, Microsoft has released critical Out-of-Band Security Bulletin MS10-002 and we had captured some key performance metrics for Configuration Manager Sites. The purpose of the Configuration Manager performance analysis to achieve following...
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Phase 1: Configuration Manager Virtualization in Microsoft IT
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over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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In early 2009, Microsoft IT had implemented virtualization in a lab environment for Configuration Manager pilot deployment and scenario validation. Based on the pilot results, Microsoft IT decided that four Configuration Manager site roles—Distribution...
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How to implement role based security model in Configuration Manager 2007 Part#2?
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over 2 years ago
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Shitanshu
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Here is long awaiting part#2 for how to implement role based security model in Configuration Manager. In my last blog post I had mentioned about the role based security group implementation and received lot of feedback for how to do the same in...
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Software Update Deployment (Patch Tuesday) Checklist
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over 2 years ago
by
Shitanshu
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During every Patch Tuesday and Out of Band (OOB) release, Microsoft IT Configuration Manager Production support team performs a quick check for entire hierarchy. And here is the check list which helps in identifying in any issues proactively. Though Configuration...
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How to deploy ConfigMgr07 Management Pack & which rule to enable?
Posted
over 3 years ago
by
Shitanshu
5
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Recently we have deployed the ConfigMgr07 SP2 Management Pack in production in Microsoft IT and here are some key lesson learned and best practices. 1. Download latest ConfigMgr07 SP2 Management Pack available on below link which has ConfigMgr07...
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