Ronni Pedersen's deployment ramblings

Configuration Manager Survival Guide

Ronni Pedersen — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:20:49 +0000

The Configuration Manager documentation team has recently published the survival guide on the TechNet wiki. The Survival Guide is a wiki topic meant to capture all the best information on the Web.

Check it out here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/7075.system-center-2012-configuration-manager-survival-guide.aspx

System Center User Group Meeting – May 2012

Ronni Pedersen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:21:58 +0000

Registration for the next System Center User Group meeting is now live…

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 from Microsoft Management Summit 2012 in Las Vegas. During this event you can expect to see lots of live demos from most of the System Center 2012 suite.

More info on System Center User Group Denmark:

Website: http://scug.dk/

Events: http://scug.dk/content/Events.aspx

Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/pages/System-Center-User-Group-Denmark/133995186642729

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/pages/System-Center-User-Group-Denmark/133995186642729#!/groups/196465560389943/

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2509783&trk=hb_side_g

Eventbrite: http://scugdk.eventbrite.com/

TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center 2012

Ronni Pedersen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:37:40 +0000

Step into the System Center Virtual Labs for Free
No complex setup or installation is required to try out System Center running in the full-featured TechNet Virtual Lab. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks any time.

Right now the following labs are available:

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager:

Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Application Management
Content Management
Managing Clients
OS Deployment Bare Metal
Advanced Software Distribution
Basic Software Distribution
Software Updates
Endpoint Protection
Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007

System Center 2012 Operations Manager:

Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring

System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager:

Building Your Cloud Infrastructure
Building a Service Template

All available labs: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/systemcenter/bb539977

Order your free MMS 2012 Jacket

Ronni Pedersen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:51 +0000

Important message to all Danes attending MMS 2012 In Las Vegas – Order your free MMS jacket here, and register for the Danish Party: https://survey.enalyzer.com/?pid=t4p2f8cm

Enjoy.

New Hotfix: Issues after restoring a Configuration Manager 2007 site server from a 32-bit to 64-bit operating system

Ronni Pedersen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:59:57 +0000

Microsoft supports the use of the Site Repair Wizard to restore a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site server from a 32-bit Operating System to a 64-bit Operating System as noted in the article About the Site Repair Wizard (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680393.aspx).

However, there are two possible issues that may occur on a site server restored in this manner. These issues will only occur if the site server was originally installed to the default \Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager directory on the 32-bit Operating System.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2667543/

List of Public KB Articles and Hotfixes for Configuration Manager 2007 SP2:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4505.list-of-public-kb-articles-and-hotfixes-for-configuration-manager-2007-sp2.aspx

MMS 2012 Content Catalog

Ronni Pedersen — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:10:09 +0000

Microsoft has started to publish the sessions for this year’s great event in Las Vegas.
Right now there is 80 breakout sessions published on the site.

Additional topics are being added daily, so check back regularly…

Available session: http://www.mms-2012.com/topic/list

List of Public KB Articles and Hotfixes for Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

Ronni Pedersen — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:26:23 +0000

This is a list of System Center Configuration Manager public hotfixes and KB articles published after Service Pack 2.

Note: Some updates are required only under certain circumstances, please read hotfix description before installing them.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/list-of-public-kb-articles-and-hotfixes-for-configuration-manager-2007-sp2.aspx

Get started on your Private Cloud certification

Ronni Pedersen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:47:52 +0000

Microsoft has designed a Private Cloud certification that is built on Windows Server 2008 and System Center 2012. The Private Cloud certification requires to pass 3 exams on Windows Server 2008 (Exams 640, 642, & 643). When you pass all the Windows Server exams, you need two System Center exams to achieve the Private Cloud certification.

Once you have achieved the Private Cloud certification, you will be required to show continued ability to perform on the latest versions of the Private Cloud technology by passing a recertification exam every 3 years.

Learn more about the Private Cloud certification here: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-private-cloud.aspx.

If you are interested in the Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager certification, you can get your training started now by taking the beta course from a Microsoft partner – http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/Course.aspx?ID=10747AB&Locale=en-us#tab1.

10747A : Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
10747B : Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Even more exciting, for the first time, Microsoft are going to open up for beta exams for the Private Cloud to the public at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas.

Exam 246: Private Cloud Monitoring and Operations with System Center 2012
Exam 247: Private Cloud Configuration and Deployment with System Center 2012

Beta exams will be limited, but it will be free. Register for MMS today.

Update:

Beta Exam 71-243, Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is now available for registration at Prometric.

Source: http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/btl/b/weblog/archive/2012/01/17/system-center-2012-is-a-true-private-cloud-builder-get-started-on-your-private-cloud-certification-now.aspx

System Center 2012 Licensing

Ronni Pedersen — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:32:41 +0000

Microsoft is getting ready for a new System Center release, and the requirement for licensees has changed. Read all about it and make sure that you organization is ready for the changes:

Licensing details:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/1/1/11128EC7-2BE7-480C-9D46-4ECECA9E481A/System%20Center%202012%20Licensing%20Datasheet.pdf

CampusDays – ConfigMgr 2012 Application Management Part 2 of 2

Ronni Pedersen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:46:53 +0000

Two month ago, I had the honor of presenting at Microsoft Campus Days 2011 in Copenhagen.

I had two sessions, and both sessions topics was about software distribution in System Center Configuration Manager 2012.

The sessions was recorded (In Danish), and is now available on Microsoft TechNet.

Session I15: System Center Configuration Manager 2012: Application Lifecycle Management Part 2 of 2

Download slides from the presentation here from.

Enjoy.