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Upgrading your sms 2003 admin skills to SCCM 2007
Hi all, As introduced during my presentation at the belgian techdays I will be teaching a custom training class on how-to upgrade you sms 2003 admin skills to SCCM 2007. This class is mainly aimed at current sms 2003 administrators that have transitioned...
Posted: Mar 25 2008, 10:22 PM by kimoppalfens | with no comments
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How to transition from sms 2003 to Sccm 2007 - Notes from the field session at Belgian Techdays
Hi All, I will be speaking at the Belgian Techdays for the second year in a row. The session is aimed at current SMS 2003 administrators that are looking at transitioning to SCCM 2007. The session is scheduled for Thursday the 13th of March running from...
Posted: Mar 02 2008, 09:54 PM by kimoppalfens | with 2 comment(s)
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Understanding Software Updates in SCCM 2007
Configmgr 2007 comes with a totally new way of deploying software updates. The new method offers some great advantages over the old one(s) available in Sms 2003. It didn't take me too long to see the benefits the new architecture brings, but it did take...
Posted: Feb 18 2008, 09:15 PM by kimoppalfens | with 1 comment(s)
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New SCCM 2007 Resources
It's been a while since I posted something, and I'll try to be more productive again in the next couple of weeks/months. This post is a summary of the newly available resources that I deem as important. When I started this blog, I promised myself I would...
Posted: Nov 22 2007, 09:30 AM by kimoppalfens | with no comments
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Search Sccm 2007 docs using a Custom Internet Explorer 7 search provider
In following the instructions on how to better search the Configmgr 2007 documentation library as described over at the Sms writers blog I created a search provider for my personal favorite search engine. Add Live Search Sccm 2007 docs search provider...
Posted: Nov 08 2007, 10:45 AM by kimoppalfens | with 1 comment(s)
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Customize SCCM 2007 Admin console
Hi all, Let's have a show of hands, how many of you like/love the new Configmgr 2007 aka SCCM 2007 admin console? You can lower your hands again now. But I can only assume that a lot of you waved enthusiastically, because the new console is a wonderful...
Posted: Sep 30 2007, 11:29 PM by kimoppalfens | with 3 comment(s)
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Figuring out the collectionid for Linked collections in SMS 2003.
This week someone in the newsgroups asked a question about how to create a collection excluding members from another collection. The answer to that question is based on the knowledge that every collection you make in Sms or Configmgr 2007 aka Sccm creates...
Posted: Sep 12 2007, 12:00 PM by kimoppalfens | with no comments
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Configmgr 2007 Rtm's / Configmgr 2009 Wishlist
Hi all, UPDATED: Removed DP Decommision, this was apparently fixed from what I can see in my lab, great job. As you probably have read on several blogs Configmgr 2007 has Rtm'ed in line with the always publicly announced Summer 2007 release date. So in...
Posted: Aug 29 2007, 11:11 AM by kimoppalfens | with 1 comment(s)
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Planning your CRL Distribution Point for Configmgr 2007 Native mode
Hi all, Everyone that has ever done an sms roll-out should know that planning is critical to the success of the project. Now one planning part that might easily get overlooked is planning some portions of the PKI infrastructure. And an important part...
Posted: Aug 23 2007, 04:25 PM by kimoppalfens | with 1 comment(s)
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Things you might want to know about the SCCM 2007 Fallback Status Point
Function The Fallback Status Point is a new Site System role in Configmgr 2007 that serves 2 purposes. The initial goal of the Fallback Status Point is to serve as a contact point for Configmgr 2007 clients in native security mode that cannot contact...
Posted: Jun 27 2007, 11:13 AM by kimoppalfens | with no comments
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Sccm 2007 client agent deployment using Software updates
Sccm 2007 has a new client deployment method called Software update point based client installation. The idea behind Software update point based client installation is to publish the Sccm 2007 client as a critical update, and hence its name is installed...
Posted: May 19 2007, 12:21 AM by kimoppalfens | with 2 comment(s)
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Prepare your environment for running SMS 2003 - Schema
Warning It is advised to follow the procedure below, before any schema modifications are made, not just sms 2003 schema extentions. There are no known issues in making the SMS 2003 schema extensions. This being said, keep in mind that 1) Every forest...
Posted: May 14 2007, 02:13 PM by kimoppalfens | with 2 comment(s)
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Branch dp's could make sms admins and firewall admins friends again
Sccm 2007 has a brand new feature called branch distribution points. The best-known fact about this feature is that it functions as a distribution point that is supported on any of the operating systems that can run an SCCM 2007 client. In other words...
Posted: Apr 24 2007, 05:56 PM by kimoppalfens | with 3 comment(s)
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Adding a group to the local administrators group
Systems management products often require you to be an administrator on several machines. Sms 2003 and SCCM 2007 are no different in this respect. Microsoft's systems management product requires administrative privileges on the servers to roll them out...
Posted: Apr 23 2007, 06:24 PM by kimoppalfens | with 3 comment(s)
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