Security is necessary in today’s world, that’s undeniable, but that doesn’t make it fun. At my current customer, most everything was going swimmingly well until I went to deploy the first […]
SQL Server Inventory Using ConfigMgr
Here’s a script to gather complete SQL Server inventory information using ConfigMgr. I’ve tested and used it to gather information on SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, and 2012. I haven’t tested it […]
IP Subnet Boundaries Are Still Evil
Yes, IP Subnet boundaries are in fact, still evil. This is the long (very long) overdue follow up to my previous post called IP Subnet Boundaries are Evil. Since creating […]
Content Distribution Magic
Content Distribution Follow-up This post is inspired by a question submitted on my previous post: Content Distribution: The Myth. The question was about how ConfigMgr determines if files are different […]
Content Distribution: The Myth
A quick post to dispel a common ConfigMgr myth about content distribution. The functionality in question is what happens when you change the source location of a package (or any […]
Notes on The Software Update Scan Cycle
Most of the below information is cobbled together from a couple of TechNet pages, a blog post or two, presentations I’ve seen over the years, conversations I’ve had with others, […]
WMI Manipulations and Manifestations
As a follow-on to my System Center Universe 2014 session, I thought I’d put together the various ways to create WMI “objects” so that ConfigMgr can later pick them up […]
Windows Update – What Is It Good For?
As is sometimes the case, this blog post is inspired by me being wrong or making an inaccurate statement (and then doing a bunch of research). This time, the statement […]
MDT Application Mapping in ConfigMgr 2012
MDT 2012 Update 1 contains a nice little and very easy to use feature known as Package Mapping. This feature enables software to be automatically (re-)installed during a refresh scenario […]
Collecting USMT Estimates using ConfigMgr
A common ask is how much space is needed to store user state data captured by USMT. This is an important question to answer so that you know how space […]