Cliff Hobbs

How do I enable Verbose Logging for the ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Administrator Console?

I’m experiencing issues with the ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Administrator Console and I’ve been told enabling Verbose Logging could help me track down the issue, but I don’t know how I do this. How do I enable Verbose Logging for the … Continued

ConfigMgr 2007 – Hotfix Available for Invalid Software Updates

If you’re using ConfigMgr 2007 you need to be aware of this from the ConfigMgr Support Team Blog (ConfigMgr 2012 isn’t affected): “If you are a Configuration Manager 2007 customer, we recognize you might have concerns about the impact of recent … Continued

Why do I not see the ‘SMSPKG’ directory on my ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Distribution Point?

I’ve just installed a new Secondary Site and configured the site as a Distribution Point. Why do I not see the ‘SMSPKG’ directory on my ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Distribution Point?

“Point to point” Server Management Article

This article is a reproduced version of the “Point to point” article I wrote for Server Management Magazine back in November 2007. Thumbnails of the actual pages from the magazine are included at the end of the article which can … Continued

ConfigMgr 2012 – Can I upgrade from a Prerelease version of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?

Question: Can I upgrade from a prerelease version of ConfigMgr 2012 to the Released to Manufacturing (RTM) version? [More…]

System Center – New System Center and Management Content for the week of 4th – 10th November 2012

The following is courtesy of Microsoft: “Here is the latest content for System Center and management, including new KB articles, new hotfixes, new blog posts and new TechNet Wiki articles. During this week we had 7 new Knowledge Base articles, … Continued

Why do I not see the “Virtual Application Package” option when creating a new ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Package?

I am trying to create a new Virtual Application Package. However, when I right-click on the “Packages” node I don’t see the “Virtual Application Package” option available from the “New” context menu. Why do I not see the “Virtual Application … Continued

SMS 2003 – Management Point Troubleshooting Checklist

PROBLEM: I seem to be always having problems with SMS 2003 Management Points. Is there some kind of Troubleshooting Checklist available that could help me?

ConfigMgr 2012 – ‘ERROR: Failed to publish sms client to WSUS, error = 0x80131622’ when deploying the ConfigMgr 2012 Client as a Software Update

Problem: I am trying to deploy the ConfigMgr 2012 client by doing a software update deployment. However, the client is not being published to the software update point and if I look in the “WCM.log” I see the following: ERROR: … Continued

Do I need the AUTORUN.INF on my ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Build Media for it to work?

I’ve got autorun disabled in my environment for security reasons. I see that on my ConfigMgr USB build keys there is an AUTORUN.INF. Do I need the AUTORUN.INF on my ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Build Media for it to work?

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