System Center 2012 R2 and new Intune releases coming very soon

System Center 2012 R2 and new Intune releases coming very soon

As part of “Blue” wave of releases, Microsoft has officially announced (so I no longer need to keep things secret), at TechEd North America an R2 version of System Center 2012 and a new release of Intune which will be … Continued
Events – Wally’s Back in London 21st June 2013

Events – Wally’s Back in London 21st June 2013

Wally is stopping off in the UK on Friday 21st June at the Microsoft office in Cardinal Place, Victoria, London to present a whole day on ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 and Mobile Device Management. If you want to attend this free … Continued
‘SMS Software Inventory Processor failed to process software inventory file “<path>\<name>.SIC”’

‘SMS Software Inventory Processor failed to process software inventory file “<path>\<name>.SIC”’

I am seeing Component Status Messages with an ID of 3707, the text of which states: SMS Software Inventory Processor failed to process software inventory file “<ConfigMgr_installation_directory>\inboxes\auth\sinv.box\<name>.SIC” because the file does not have a corresponding discovery record. SMS Software Inventory … Continued
ConfigMgr 2007 – ‘SMS Software Inventory Processor failed to process software inventory file “<path><name>.SIC”’

ConfigMgr 2007 – ‘SMS Software Inventory Processor failed to process software inventory file “<path><name>.SIC”’

Problem: I am seeing Component Status Messages with an ID of 3707, the text of which states: SMS Software Inventory Processor failed to process software inventory file “<ConfigMgr_installation_directory>inboxesauthsinv.box<name>.SIC” because the file does not have a corresponding discovery record. SMS Software … Continued
ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2841764 Released

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2841764 Released

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article which contains a Hotfix which you should only apply if you are seeing the issue described (you’ll also need CU1 applied before you start) : FIX: Site assignments do not work in a System Center … Continued
Site Assignment fails with either “Failed to get Site Version from all directories” or “Failed to refresh security settings over AD with error 0x87d00217”

Site Assignment fails with either “Failed to get Site Version from all directories” or “Failed to refresh security settings over AD with error 0x87d00217”

Site Assignment fails with either “Failed to get Site Version from all directories” or “Failed to refresh security settings over AD with error 0x87d00217” I am having problems with my Clients failing to get Assigned to a Site. If I … Continued
ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2309968 Updated

ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2309968 Updated

Microsoft has just updated KB 2309968: Slow performance after you change the system time or after you resume the computer from hibernation on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You deploy many updates … Continued
ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2850370 Released

ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2850370 Released

Microsoft has just released KB 2850370: Modifying a Configuration Manager 2007 service window may cause an unexpected delay in a software update deployment Symptoms Consider the following scenario: • You create a maintenance window for a Microsoft System Center Configuration … Continued
ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2802399 Updated

ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2802399 Updated

Microsoft has just updated KB 2802399: Memory leaks when you use an App-V package that contains icons in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You build a three-tier System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack … Continued