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Windows Server 2012 (alias Windows 8 server beta ) Management Packs are now available for System Center 2012 operations Manager (SCOM 2012)

Hi all,

Big news, the Windows Server 2012 Management Packs are now available for System Center 2012 Operations Manager (SCOM 2012)

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This package contains Beta MPs for the following Windows 8 Server services and roles:

• Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS)
• Active Directory Directory Services (ADDS)
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS)
• DHCP (Core Networking)
• Remote Access
• DNS (Core Networking)
• Cluster Management
• File Services
• Windows Deployment Services
• IIS
• MSMQ
• Network Access Protection
• Network Load Balancing (NLB)
• Networking QoS
• Power Management
• Print Services
• Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
• Windows Backup
• Windows Server Update Services
• Windows Operating System

1. MPs in a production environment is not authorized or supported.
2. can only be installed in System Center 2012 Operations Manager.

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012) SDK - Prerelease available !!!

Hi all geek  friend,

Great news, the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK - Prerelease is available !!!

what's the SCCM 2012 SDK?

The System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK provides information applicable to administrators who want to automate Configuration Manager through script and to developers adding features and extensions to base Configuration Manager functionality.

Configuration Manager SDK Prerelease ?

This Configuration Manager SDK Prerelease contains documentation and samples that are useful in developing applications that access and modify Configuration Manager data. It also provides comprehensive reference material for each Configuration Manager feature. This download contains a preview of the documentation, samples, and reference material we are considering releasing with the Configuration Manager SDK. The documentation, samples, and reference material may change or be extended to include additional material upon final release.

for download, click HERE

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM2012) Documentation Library Update for March 2012 !!!

Hi all,

Important news, the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for March 2012 !!!

What's New in the Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, March 2012

The following information lists the topics that contain significant changes since the February 2012 update.

Configuration Manager

- Updated to include a link to the Release Notes for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Introduction to Configuration Manager

- Updated with a new section for Example Scenarios for Configuration Manager that walk you through how you might use Configuration Manager to empower users by ensuring access to applications from any device, unify compliance management for devices, and simplify client management for devices.

Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager

- Updated for the following updates and clarifications:

• A single label domain is supported with limitations
• Network Address Translation is supported only for Internet-based clients
• The number of clients that are supported at secondary sites is increased to 5,000
• Scale guidance for software update points and limits when you use them for Network Load Balancing clusters
• SQL Server versions, including the recently cumulative update versions
• Manual configurations that might be required when you use a Windows Server 2003 computer as a distribution point
• Clarification that the Exchange Server connector supports Office 356 in addition to BPOS

Planning for Communications Across Forests in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify how clients across forests and clients in workgroups are supported by Configuration Manager.

Technical Reference for the Prerequisite Checker in Configuration Manager

- New topic that provides technical details about available prerequisite checks that Setup runs or that you can run separately to check for security rights, Configuration Manager dependencies, and system requirements.

Install Sites and Create a Hierarchy for Configuration Manager

- Updated for the required permissions when you install a primary or secondary site.

Install and Configure Site System Roles for Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify why throttling settings for the fallback status point do not apply only when it is configured for client connections on the Internet.

Configure Database Replicas for Management Points

- Updated for corrections to the script in the Configure a Self-Signed Certificate for the Database Replica Server section.

Planning for Content Deployment During Migration to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify when a Configuration Manager 2007 distribution point on a secondary site server is eligible for upgrade to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.

How to Assign Clients to a Site in Configuration Manager

- Updated to incorporate mobile device clients, roaming, and how to verify site assignment.

Best Practices for Client Deployment

- New topic with some client deployment best practice recommendations for client computers.

How to Install Clients on Mobile Devices and Enroll Them by Using Configuration Manager

- Updated to add the client settings that relate to the polling schedule and hardware inventory.

About Client Installation Properties in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify the /noservice and /mp properties.

How to Deploy Applications in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify that the option Require administrator approval if users request this application is unavailable when the application is deployed to a device collection. Also clarified the option Deploy automatically according to schedule whether or not a user is logged on.

Prerequisites for Application Management in Configuration Manager

- Updated with the new external dependency that if you deploy .SIS/.SISX files to a Nokia Symbian Belle mobile device that is enrolled by Configuration Manager, you must use a file format that conforms to the OS v9.x SIS file format specification.

Example Scenario for Application Management in Configuration Manager

- New topic that provides an example walkthrough of how you might create, deploy, and manage applications by using Configuration Manager. 

Introduction to Hardware Inventory in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify and add information about using MIF files to extend hardware inventory. These topics include additional information:

• Best Practices for Hardware Inventory in Configuration Manager
• How to Configure Hardware Inventory in Configuration Manager
• How to Extend Hardware Inventory in Configuration Manager

Introduction to Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify that although you cannot create general configuration items in the Configuration Manager console, mobile device configuration items are automatically configured with this configuration item type.

How to Create Windows Configuration Items in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify that SQL Query settings cannot use SQL commands that modify the database.

How to Import Configuration Data in Configuration Manager

- Updated to clarify the behavior of the option Create a new copy of the imported configuration baselines and configuration items.

Example Scenario for Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager

- New topic that provides an example walkthrough of how you might use compliance settings to automatically remediate a registry key setting that prevents an application from running.

How to Configure Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager

- Updated with additional information about how to create automatic deployment rules and the antimalware products that Endpoint Protection can uninstall.

Frequently Asked Questions for Configuration Manager

- Updated with new entries that include the following:

• Can I upgrade a prerelease version of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to the released version?
• Can I upgrade an evaluation version of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• Can I manage SMS 2003 clients with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, or migrate SMS 2003 sites and clients to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager?
• Can I use security scopes to restrict which distribution points are shown in the Distribution Status node in the Monitoring workspace?
• When distribution points are enabled for bandwidth control, does the site server compress the content that it distributes to them in the same way as site-to-site data is compressed?
• How often are application deployments summarized?
• How does the processing of requirements differ between a deployment with the action of Install and a deployment with the action of Uninstall?
• What happens if a simulated deployment and a standard deployment for the same application are deployed to a computer?
• When you view the status of an application deployment in the Deployments node of the Monitoring workspace, how is the Compliance % calculated?
• Can I deploy operating systems to computers that are not managed by Configuration Manager?
• When I deploy an operating system to multiple computers, can I optimize how the operating system image is sent to the destination computers?

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The Hydration Kit for SCCM 2012 (System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RTM) is available for download !!!

Hi all,

Great news,  The Hydration Kit for SCCM 2012 System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RTM is available for download !!!

Download Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 RTM (137 kb).

ClicK HERE for read the step by step

Thanks to Johan !!!

And you can use System Center 2012 Unified Installer for realize the automatic installation:

• System Center 2012 Unified Installer is a utility designed to perform new, clean installations of System Center 2012 for testing and evaluation purposes only. If you want to upgrade from an existing System Center installation or choose set up options such as high availability or multi-server component installs, please refer instead to the System Center 2012 component installation guides located on the Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Resource Page.
  User’s Guide >>

For download, clic HERE

New USMT 5.0 Features for Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Hi all,

Great news, New USMT 5.0 Features for Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available !!!

click HERE for download the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8 Consumer Preview

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System Center 2012 product is RTM !!!

Hi all,

Great news, the System Center 2012 product is RTM !!!

The Microsoft private cloud evaluation includes:

For download, CLICK HERE

System Center 2012 User guide and Technet information:

• System Center 2012 Unified Installer is a utility designed to perform new, clean installations of System Center 2012 for testing and evaluation purposes only. If you want to upgrade from an existing System Center installation or choose set up options such as high availability or multi-server component installs, please refer instead to the System Center 2012 component installation guides located on the Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Resource Page.
  User’s Guide >>
• System Center 2012 App Controller provides a common self-service experience across private and public clouds that can help you empower application owners to easily build, configure, deploy, and manage new services.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides comprehensive configuration management for the Microsoft platform that can help you empower users with the devices and applications they need to be productive while maintaining corporate compliance and control.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager provides unified data protection for Windows servers and clients that can help you deliver scalable, manageable, and cost-effective protection and restore scenarios from disk, tape, and off premise.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, built on System Center Configuration Manager, provides industry-leading threat detection of malware and exploits as part of a unified infrastructure for managing client security and compliance that can help you simplify and improve endpoint protection.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Operations Manager provides deep application diagnostics and infrastructure monitoring that can help you ensure the predictable performance and availability of vital applications and offers a comprehensive view of your datacenter, private cloud, and public clouds.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Orchestrator provides orchestration, integration, and automation of IT processes through the creation of runbooks that can help you to define and standardize best practices and improve operational efficiency.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Service Manager provides flexible self-service experiences and standardized datacenter processes that can help you integrate people, workflows, and knowledge across enterprise infrastructure and applications.
  System Requirements >>
• System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager provides virtual machine management and services deployment with support for multi-hypervisor environments that can help you deliver a flexible and cost effective private cloud environment.
  System Requirements >>

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (optional download)

• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 is designed to help you increase control, availability, and flexibility of your datacenter and desktop infrastructure while helping reduce costs.
  System Requirements >>

Yeah, it's official, System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012) and System Center Endpoint protection (SCEP 2012) are RTM (release to manufacturing) !!!

Hi all,

Great news, System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012) is RTM (release to manufacturing) !!!

What's System Center Configuration Manager 2012 (SCCM 2012)?

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager helps IT empower people to use the devices and applications they need to be productive while maintaining corporate compliance and control. It provides a unified management infrastructure across physical, virtual, and mobile client environments.

System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (previously known as Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010) protects client and server operating systems against the latest threats using industry-leading malware detection technologies. It is built on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, giving customers a unified infrastructure for client security and compliance management.

Please note: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection are now provided as a single installation package.

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012) and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection (SCEP 2012):

For download click HERE

System Center 2012 plus suite and optional Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 download:

For download System Center 2012 product

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 RTM available !!! New support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM 2012) !!! :-)

Hi all geek friend,

Great news, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 RTM available !!!

What's Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 ?

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 is the newest version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT 2012 supports deployment of Windows 7, Office 2010 and 365, and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.

New features and enhancements make large-scale desktop and server deployments smoother than ever with new features, such as:

• New support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Integration with Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 7 (DaRT) and Security Compliance Manager (SCM)
• Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a lab environment
• Support for Windows Server “8” Beta

For download click HERE

System Center 2012 - Service Manager | Exchange Connector 3.0 RC available !

Hi all,

Great news, the Exchange Connector 3.0 RC for System Center 2012 - Service Manager is available for download !

The Exchange Connector 3.0 release is compatible only with System Center 2012 - Service Manager

Feature Summary: . It contains bug fixes and still has the original set of features including:

• Create incident from email
• Update incident action log from email
• Resolve or close incidents from email
• Approve/reject change requests from email
• Update change request “action log” from email
• Mark manual activities completed from email
• Add email file attachment to work items as attachments
• Send notifications to users from the console

New features include:

• Support for impersonation so you can now have multiple Exchange connectors monitoring different mailboxes each with their own unique configuration
• Each user in the To/CC of each email is added as a Related configuration item to the work item
• Can monitor a mailbox on an Office 365 Exchange server
• The Exchange Web Service URL to connect to can be configured instead of relying on auto discovery
• Works with service requests
• Any kind of work item can be created from a template – incident, service request, etc.
• Update problem records
• Much more detailed logging
• Detailed event log logging is turned off by default
• The email itself can be optionally added as an attachment to the work item

Please keep in mind that the Exchange connector is still not officially supported by Microsoft.

Click under for Download :

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=29423

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System Center 2012 | Two new product categories will be added to your WSUS server and SCCM 2012!

Hi all,

just an important news for you inform that 2 new product categories will be added to your WSUS server under the System Center 2012 family !

System Center 2012 App Controller

System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager

Thanks a lot to source!

Yeah !!! i am renewed, i am MVP Microsoft 2012 on System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

Hi all friend,

I have today a great announce, i am renewed,

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUHOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am MVP Microsoft 2012 on System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) !!!

Thanks a lot to Microsoft for this great award !!!

My MVP Microsoft Profile HERE !

About the MVP Award Program

Since the early 1990s, Microsoft has recognized the inspiring activities of MVPs around the world with the MVP Award. MVPs freely share their deep knowledge, real-world experience, and impartial, objective feedback to help people enhance the way they use technology. Of more than 100 million users who participate in technology communities, around 4,000 are recognized as Microsoft MVPs.

MVPs make exceptional contributions to technical communities, sharing their passion, knowledge, and know-how. Meanwhile, because MVPs hear the opinions and needs of many others in the technical community, they are well-placed to share highly focused feedback with Microsoft.

MVPs are independent experts who are offered a close connection with people at Microsoft. To acknowledge MVPs’ leadership and provide a platform to help support their efforts, Microsoft often gives MVPs early access to Microsoft products, as well as the opportunity to pass on their highly targeted feedback and recommendations about product design, development, and support.

Awarded in over ninety technology areas, MVPs reflect Microsoft's global customer base and the breadth of Microsoft's technologies. A significant proportion of new MVPs represent emerging markets in China, Russia, and Korea, as well as smaller markets including Ghana, Nepal, and Kazakhstan.