Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr

MMS 2013 – Orchestrator and ConfigMgr – Better Together

steverac — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:03:00 GMT

During my ConfigMgr 2012/Orchestrator 2012 session at MMS I promised to post the demo runbooks I used during the session. As a reminder, The demo runbooks are fairly basic and are designed to stimulate ideas about what is possible and not presented as...(read more)

Configuring multiple Software Update Points in a ConfigMgr 2012 Primary Site – What to expect

steverac — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 05:32:00 GMT

I worked through the process of configuring a second Software Update Point (SUP) on my lab Primary site to see how it all works. It was different than what I expected but is very easy and straight forward to implement. First things first – the...(read more)

Speaking at MMS 2013 – see you there!

steverac — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:06:15 GMT

I will be presenting two sessions Boundary spaghetti! Lining it all up! ConfigMgr 2012 and Orchestrator 2012 – Better Together Should be fun…see you in Vegas!...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012: OSD Machine Variables not available to task sequence – Post Mortem review

steverac — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:50:31 GMT

Note: This blog post discusses details of the database for the purposes of understanding and troubleshooting the described scenario. Editing the database directly is unsupported and should be done only when so advised by Microsoft support...(read more)

Fix available for Root Certificate Update issue on Windows Server

steverac — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:39:00 GMT

The Windows Server team has posted a blog discussing how to resolve this issue if you encounter it. The blog is available at the link below. http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2013/01/12/fix-available-for-root-certificate-update-issue...(read more)

Modifying a Report to Merge Software Update Deployments with Updates Delivered Through Standard Software Distribution.

steverac — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:23:00 GMT

A common question I continue to hear is how to create a report that will give the results of all updates deployed to a system, whether that update is delivered through the traditional software updates mechanism or through standard software distribution...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012–Application Model–Internals– Part II - Client Side Deployment

steverac — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:26:34 GMT

In part I of this blog series we discussed the server side internals when building and configuring a deployment in the new application model. With the delay between part I and part II I have now given you plenty of time to absorb the part I information...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012–Application Model–Internals–Part I

steverac — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:23:00 GMT

By now it is widely known that one of the major shifts in ConfigMgr 2012 is the new application model. There is a lot of documentation about using the application model and creating the different elements associated – but I haven’t seen anything...(read more)

Interesting changes to client push in CM12

steverac — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:49:00 GMT

Ran across a blog from one of my colleagues – details some interesting changes in client push for ConfigMgr 2012. Worth sharing so here ya go… http://blogs.technet.com/b/neilp/archive/2012/07/03/client-push-installation-changes-in-configuration...(read more)

Installing System Center 2012 using the Unified Installer

steverac — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:08:49 GMT

The unified installer ships with System Center 2012. What is the Unified Installer and what is the experience like when using it to install System Center 2012? Lets find out by walking through my experience. First and foremost - READ THE DOCUMENTATION...(read more)