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Extending the Data Warehouse and Reporting for Unix Computers
Setting Things UpOne of the common asks I have been hearing lately is for information on how to extend the data warehouse and reporting, most often to be able to report on Unix computers including...
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Because TechNet didn't have enough Active Directory awesomeness already
Time for a quick lesson in blog history. There'll be a quiz at the end! Ok not really, but some history all the same.Back a few years ago when we here at Microsoft were just starting to get savvy to...
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New OpsMgr Management Packs Released
1. IBM Storage Management Pack version 2.10 - The IBM Storage Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) is a set of software modules, or management packs, which you can use...
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KB: The 'My requests' view in the Service Manager Self-Service portal takes...
The 'My requests' view in the Service Manager Self-Service portal takes long time to load or stays blank. This may happen to a limited number of users and those with large numbers of incidents. If you...
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Customizing Offline Servicing of Operating System Images
You can keep your operating system images updated with the latest software updates from Microsoft using the offline servicing feature of Configuration Manager. Here are a few facts you may not know:...
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Customizing Offline Servicing of Operating System Images
You can keep your operating system images updated with the latest software updates from Microsoft using the offline servicing feature of Configuration Manager. Here are a few facts you may not know:...
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HOTFIX: "Install Application" task sequence fails with Error code 80004005 in...
Consider the following scenario: - You install a Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1) primary site server. - You use the Install Application task sequence step to...
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Deploying the .MSP file from a Service Manager update rollup using...
System Center 2012 Service Manager Service Pack 1 Update Rollup 3 not only includes general Service Manager system updates but some hotfixes for the Service Manager Console as well. Normally you would...
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Customizing the Temporary Location for Operating System Deployment Media...
Along the same lines as our previous post on customizing offline servicing, this post details how to specify the drive where the Operating System task sequence media creation process stores its...
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Customizing the Temporary Location for Operating System Deployment Media...
Along the same lines as our previous post on customizing offline servicing, this post details how to specify the drive where the Operating System task sequence media creation process stores its...
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Top Picks from TechEd 2013: Upgrading Networking Infrastructure and Management
TechEd consistently delivers a wealth of technical information from the best speakers in the world. We thought it would be a great time to pick some of our favorite sessions from the most highly rated...
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A fresh face for the Microsoft Malware Protection Center
Today we launched our new Microsoft Malware Protection Center website.Throughout the redesign process we have been listening to your feedback. You asked for an easier way to find our security software...
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Important Hyper-V Update–July 2013 rollup
The Windows Server 2012 July 2013 update rollup is an important one to install on Hyper-V servers. Specifically because of this update:2853952 Active Directory database becomes corrupted when a...
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Supporting iOS devices in the workplace
This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers empowering your...
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Brad Anderson Examines People-centric IT in Action – End-to-End Scenarios...
When you upgrade a notebook computer or a smartphone device, do you really want to think about how that gets accomplished? Most users don’t but we know IT Professionals and Developers do, so we are...
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People-centric IT in Action: End-to-end Scenarios Across Products
Part 3 of a 9-part series. In today’s post, we tackle a common question I get from customers: “Why move to the cloud right now?” Recently, however, this question has changed a bit to, “What should I...
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Supporting iOS devices in the workplace
This post is a part of the nine-part “ What’s New in Windows Server & System Center 2012 R2 ” series that is featured on Brad Anderson’s In the Cloud blog. Today’s blog post covers empowering your...
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KB: Managing a host in Virtual Machine Manager fails with error 2911 - Not...
The following error message is generated when managing a Hyper-V host with Virtual Machine Manager (VMM):Error (2911) Insufficient resources are available to complete this operation on the...
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Why does Hyper-V create a snapshot every time I apply a snapshot?
I was asked this question today. My first response was: “It doesn’t”. But after a bit of thought I realized what was going on for the user in question. Whenever you take a snapshot of a Hyper-V...
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TechNet Radio: Talking About PCIT and the ‘What’s New in 2012 R2’ Series
This week’s episode is a repost of an interview I did with TechNet Radio earlier this week. In this interview I talk with host Kevin Remde about the new 2012 R2 wave of products, and we talk about the...
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