Author: martin

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 – Deploying and using Work Folders

    Hey, here’s Martin again. Today I have the pleasure to implement a very nice new Feature to my LAB: Work Folders. They are now available in Windows Server 2012, and those are the requirements: A server running Windows Server 2012 R2 for hosting sync shares and user files A volume formatted with the NTFS file…

  • SCCM 2012 – Extend Value List in Query

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    Did you ever had the Problem, that when you created a query, let’s say you wanted to know, if the Software inventory has found a executable named zune.exe. So you go to your System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Console and create a new query by navigate to “MonitoringQueriesCreate Query”:

  • SCCM 2012 – Include CU in OSD

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    Please refer to our new Blog Post about including Cumulative Updates: http://blog.hosebei.ch/2014/03/14/sccm-2012-r2-include-client-hotfix-or-cumulative-update-while-on-osd/ Hey, here’s Martin again. This is an often discussed Topic, but now, I found a nice solution to get rid of the Problems when you want to include a cumulative update to your Task Sequence. Also since we got a 32-bit and 64-bit…

  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Cumulative Update 3 released

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    Last friday, Microsoft released CU3 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1. Most important Point for me with this CU is the Support of the following Features for Windows 8.1: •Software distribution •Software update management •Compliance Settings

  • SCCM 2012 – Show next effective Maintenance Window

    Hey, here’s Martin again. Did you ever wanted to know, what the effective next maintenance window for a specific Computer in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is? There isn’t a built-in Report, that will give you the infomation you are looking for. And if you would like to calculate for yourself, have fun, when your…

  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Report Builder not available

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    Hey, here’s Martin again. Today I faced the Problem, that I wasn’t able to start the SQL Report Builder on a SCCM 2012 SP1 infrastructure, the following error message appears: The Report Builder click-once application does not exist on the report server ‘$FQDN Primary Site Server’. Ensure that the report builder application manifest exists on…

  • SCCM 2012 – Application supersedence

    After a nice summer break, enjoying the Lifestyle of Bern and Swimming in the river Aare (Here is a sample Picture of what happens here during summer http://v2.suedostschweiz.ch/var/upload/news/image/151730_640.jpg), I would like to write a small blog post about the superseding Feature in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

  • SCCM 2012 – Unkown computer support and mandatory deployment

    Today I set up my System Center 2012 Configuration Manager R2 Preview Lab, and wanted to have a look with operating System deployment and unknown Computer Support. I’ve never used unknown Computer Support for OSD, thus I deployed the Task sequence as a required, because I always use this for other collections than the unknown…

  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Using Linux Client on Debian 6

    Hi, here’s Martin again. With the cumulative Update 2 for Microsoft System Center 2012 configuration Manager there was added Support for some more Linux Distribution, and for me, I waited for the Support of Debian, Debian is my fav. Unfortunately only Debian 5 and Debian 6 is currently supported, Debian 7 “Wheezy” is not supported.…

  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Cumulative Update 2 released

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    Microsoft has released the second cumulative update for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1. The Installation process from the CU2 was changed a Little bit, and more Linux distributions are now supported by SCCM: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2013/06/21/now-available-cumulative-update-2-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-service-pack-1.aspx See the blog post from Ronni Pedersen about installing CU2: http://www.ronnipedersen.com/2013/06/installing-sccm-2012-sp1-cu2-quick-start-guide/