Cliff Hobbs

ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2823071 Released

Microsoft has just released KB Article 2823071: FIX: A Management Point experiences high CPU usage or high memory consumption in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 Symptoms You have a Management Point installed on a site server in … Continued

WMUG Event – Software Updates Overview with Robert Marshall MVP

My fellow MVP Robert Marshall is giving an overview session on Software Updates next Thursday evening (UK time), so if you want to learn more about this feature head on over to:

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2832598 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: DMP Uploader enters a bad loop in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Symptoms Consider … Continued

ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Site Backup: ‘Failed to delete the contents of the backup folder. Error Code = 0x0’

My Site Server backup is failing and if I look in the “smsbkup.log” I see the following: Starting to clean and prepare the backup location Deleting <drive>:\<backup_location>, FAILED, Win32 Error =145 Failed to delete the contents of the backup folder. … Continued

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2817245 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Description of Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Summary This article describes the issues that are fixed and functionality that is updated in Cumulative Update 1 … Continued

ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Site Backup: Why don’t I see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed when I run vssadmin?

I have run “vssadmin list writers” from a Command Prompt on my ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Site Server but I don’t see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed. Why don’t I see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed when I run vssadmin?

ConfigMgr – Announcement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for April 2013

So this month the ConfigMgr Documentation Team have been busy updating a whole bunch of stuff for ConfigMgr 2012 (there were no major updates for ConfigMgr 2007 this month). So grab a coffee, relax and enjoy the read: “The Documentation … Continued

ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Site Backup: ‘Error: Sql Server could not prepare for the Backup.’

I am trying to backup my Site Server but it’s failing with an “Error: Sql Server could not prepare for the Backup.” If I look in the “smsbkup.log” I see the following: Sleeping for 5 seconds... Error: Sql Server could … Continued

ConfigMgr 2007 – KB Article 2831166 Updated

Microsoft has just updated KB Article 2831166: Installing Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.0 fails with “System Center CM Objects Already Installed” Symptoms Consider the following scenario: · Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.0 is installed in a System Center … Continued

MBAM Installation fails with “System Center CM Objects Already Installed”

MBAM Installation fails with “System Center CM Objects Already Installed” I installed Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.0 in a ConfigMgr Integrated topology. I then had to uninstall MBAM. Now I’m trying to reinstall MBAM on the same server … Continued

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