SCCM 2012 R2 supports WS 2012 R2 Update (KB2919355)

System Center 2012 R2 components are now fully supported on the newly released updates for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2919355). The update can be applied to the latest version of System Center 2012 R2.The CU1 update for SCCM 2012 R2 is not required but highly recommended. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2949669

Updating Microsoft Office (Service Packs) using Software Updates

Today I got a support call from a customer, where all software update was being deployed successfully, except the Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2. About a year ago, I had customer with a similar issue, so I though, it might be worth sharing in a blog post… At this customer all clients was stuck …

Identifying SCCM Collection ID’s of included and excluded collections rules

As a SCCM guy, I spend a lot of time creating and managing collections. In SCCM 2012 I’ve reduced the time, but a day where I don’t spend time in the collection node, is still a rare day… One of the new features in SCCM 2012 that I use a lot is the Include/exclude collection …

Java: SCCM 2012 Deployment and Detection Methods

Most SCCM customers uses some kind of 3rd party tool or add-on (Like SCUP) when it comes to patch management of 3rd party tool, like adobe, java, etc. But what if you don’t have access to all these fancy tools? This is a guide to how you can prepare, deploy and upgrade previous versions of …

Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for November 2012

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: November 1, 2012 at the top of the topic. These updates include prerelease documentation to support System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, updates for the release version …

SCCM 2012 + MDT 2012 Update 1 – Send e-mail using Orchestrator

Jörgen Nilsson, a fellow MVP, wrote a great blog post on how you can use System Center 2012 Orchestrator integration with SCCM 2012 and MDT 2012 Update 1 to send an email if an OS Deployment Task Sequence fails. Even if this is a very simple example, I think is a great one, that really shows …

System Center User Group Meeting – November 2012

Welcome to yet another meeting in the Danish System Center User Group. We are very excited to announce our next event and offer you the opportunity to come and meet with fellow System Center administrators and influencers.The main focus of this event, is the upcoming Service Pack 1 to the System Center Suite, Windows 8 …

TechEd Europe 2012: Staffing the ConfigMgr booth

Awesome! I’ve been selected to participate in Tech·Ed Europe 2012 as a Microsoft Product Expert in the Technical Learning Center (TLC). This is is my 4th TechEd where I get the chance to staff as a Microsoft Product Expert (Ask the Experts) in the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager booth. I’m really looking forward to …

What’s New in System Center 2012 SP1 – Virtual Machine Manager

Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) in the community technology preview (CTP) of System Center 2012 SP1 provides the following new features: Network virtualization VHDX support Support for file shares that use the Server Message Block (SMB) 2.2 protocol Live migration enhancements Network Virtualization VMM in the CTP release of System Center 2012 SP1 provides support for …

System Center User Group Meeting – May 2012

Registration for the next System Center User Group meeting is now live… Register here: http://scug.dk/content/SystemCenterUserGroupMeeting-May2012.aspx We are very excited to announce our next event and offer you the opportunity to come and meet with fellow System Center administrators and influencers.The main focus of this event, is to bring back all latest updates on System Center …