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Reinstalling Cumulative Updates in Configuration Manager
One request we often receive is for information on reinstalling cumulative updates with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This comes up specifically in the case of a disaster recovery scenario,...
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Reinstalling Cumulative Updates in Configuration Manager
One request we often receive is for information on reinstalling cumulative updates with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This comes up specifically in the case of a disaster recovery scenario,...
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Getting Projection Objects Using the SCSM SDK ObjectProjectionCriteria Class
Quick sample here. Let’s say you want to get all the service requests assigned to a particular support group (enum data type property). No problem! Use ObjectProjectionCriteria. That will get you...
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DFS Replication in Windows Server 2012 R2: Restoring Conflicted, Deleted and...
Hi folks, Ned here again. Today I talk about a new feature in Windows Server 2012 R2 DFSR, restoring preserved files. DFSR has had conflict, deletion, and preexisting file handling since its release,...
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Going to TechEd Australia?
If so, I’ll see you there for my two sessions. DFSR has been hitting the gymSMB 3 is the answerThere are still a few days left to register if you live upside down. Based on the available evidence, all...
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Common Mistakes When Troubleshooting Critical System Issues
Hey y’all Mark here again. A lot of the content we provide here on this blog is to keep you guys ahead of potential issues that can arise and also explain how things work in the field. Doing education...
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Get the “Scoop” on Hyper-V during VMworld
VMworld kicks off this week in San Francisco. I happen to know a few loyal VMware IT professionals, and the event is clearly a very exciting time of the year for them - an opportunity to meet other...
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Get the Scoop on San Francisco's Finest Custard with the Hyper-V Team
VMWorld is in full swing and Microsoft is there. The most obvious question that VMworld attendees (and IT professionals that are familiar with VMware) are probably asking right now – “why would I want...
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Get the Scoop - FREE Frozen Custard and Hyper-V
VMworld is in full swing and Microsoft is there to actively participate. One obvious question that VMworld attendees (and IT professionals that are familiar with VMware) are probably asking right now...
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Automation–Service Management Automation Runbook Spotlight–Virtual Machine...
Hello Readers/Viewers!Before we get into this post’s content, I wanted to extend a BIG THANKS to those of you who have been keeping up with our System Center 2012 R2 Service Management Automation...
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Automation–Service Management Automation–Utility Runbook Spotlight–VMM Custom...
Hello Readers/Viewers!There comes a time when a project’s complexity increases to the point of requiring pre-requisites. The follow-up post to Automation–Service Management Automation Runbook...
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Top Picks from TechEd 2013 - Episode 6 - Mark Russinovich Deep Dive Sessions
In this week’s Top Picks from TechEd 2013, we have selected some sessions from Microsoft Technical Fellow, Mark Russinovich. Mark is consistently rated one of the top speakers at every event he...
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Hyper-V in my House - 2013
A while ago I talked about how I was using Hyper-V in my house. These days I have a quite different configuration in place. I updated my household deployment immediately after Windows Server 2012 was...
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New Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator Cookbook Now Available
Yesterday the new " Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator Cookbook " was published and is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.de and Packt Publishing website. The authors are Sam Erskine (future...
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What’s New in 2012 R2: PaaS for the Modern Web
Part 9 of a 9-part series. A major promise underlying all of the 2012 R2 products is really simple: Consistency.Consistency in the user experiences, consistency for IT professionals, consistency for...
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What’s New in 2012 R2: Platform as a Service for the Modern Web
Setting up and managing web farms isn’t for the faint of heart. We’ve made great strides with automation and scripting in the past, but we have continued to innovate.Web Sites for Windows Server,...
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Planes, trucks and frozen custard - The Hyper-V Team at VMworld 2013
By now, readers of this blog may have already heard of our presence at VMworld in San Francisco this week. As you can imagine, planning a “guerrilla” activity is never a trivial task, and making it...
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The Hyper-V Team at VMworld 2013 - Fun Times and Frozen Custard
Many VMworld 2013 attendees looked at Hyper-V a long time ago, and haven’t kept up with the progress our platform has made in recent years. If you count yourself among this group, we at Microsoft would...
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Dell PowerEdge VRTX: 4-Node Cluster-in-a-Box That Can Be Deployed in 45 Minutes
Hi Folks –Dell’s latest server, the PowerEdge VRTX Shared Infrastructure Platform is an incredible cluster-in-a-box that delivers highly-available services and storage in one beautiful package. There...
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KB: "No such file or directory" error when you try to install a Unix agent
Consider the following scenario: - You are running Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. - You recently applied System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cumulative Update 6 or Cumulative...
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