Sep 19
Industry expert, Greg Shields is releasing one chapter at a time of a free e-book on Windows Server 2008 infrastructure. Check it out!
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Sep 11
There is a new feedback email alias for the App-V docs team. If you have any questions or comments regarding the documentation for Microsoft Application Virtualization, please email the team at:
Sep 10
Can Configuration Manager Reports Be Used for EA/SA True-Ups?
ConfigMgr, Configuration Manager 2007, SCCM, Technology No Comments »In short, yes. But, when I recent customer requested documented reference to that fact prior to canceling a subscription to another inventory solution, I had to go digging - deep!
What I was able to find is the True Up Guide on Microsoft’s website.
Page 3 of the document confirms that indeed you may use several of the built-in reports to support your True Up efforts. While it’s a little dated and references SMS and SCE, it’s well understood that it naturally would cover ConfigMgr as an inventory method as well.
Here’s a link to the guide for your reference:
P.S. Make sure you’re using a service packed version of ConfigMgr as the their were issues with the RTM release that showed free Office viewers programs as the full products in the earlier reports. This issue has been resolved in SP1.
Sep 10
The following explanation of why the only available bits for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 are from the evaluation edition was posted to the myITforum.com SMS/SCCM Mail List today by the well-regarded Jeff Wettlaufer, Sr Technical Product Manager at Microsoft.
I thought I would chime in to clear up any concerns about when R2 will hit MVLS.
The October MVLS refresh is accurate. To explain the delay to update the MVLS site, it is important to understand how MVLS operates. In order to batch update their site with all Microsoft product releases (not just a System Center issue), they have a deadline of the middle (15th) of any month for submission. If an RTM date moves past that and hits the 2nd half of the month, MVLS will roll that to the following month. This is the delay we are experiencing.
In the case of Configuration Manager R2, with the RTM date at the end of August, the date was (far) past the date required to have MVLS update in the September refresh. So, Configuration Manager R2, for SA customers, will be reflected in the October MVLS refresh. This delay is not due to a product quality issue, or other product related concern.
This is not a System Center issue. This MVLS deadline happens to any Microsoft product that is released. We are working closely with the MVLS team to shorten this cycle for future releases, and hope in the coming months we can announce that this process has changed for the better, with a tighter cycle from RTM to MVLS update.
The update that has hit the Partner site is in fact also the R2 eval version. There is some slightly different wording there that messages the update for a partner audience, but the link is for the ConfigMgr R2 eval edition.
I hope this helps to explain the delay, and I understand this is not necessarily getting you the bits any earlier. We have taken a TON of feedback on this from our field, our customers and our partners that this must change, and we are doing everything we can to shorten the timeframe for future releases.
Kind regards
Jeff Wettlaufer
Sr Technical Product Manager
System Center
Sep 05
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. This update was just posted yesterday and includes several key added platforms for supported deployments.
Download details: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1
Sep 05
If you watch the Asset Intelligence forum then you might have noticed an announcement today about a new Asset Intelligence catalog update. The following link describes the update in more detail.
Sep 03
It is with great enthusiasm that the Microsoft Application Virtualization product team announces the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of App-V 4.5!!!
The App-V Blog : Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 RTMs!
Aug 20
During my Virtual Machine Manager presentation at last month’s Southeast Management User Group meeting there was a question raised regarding the ability to move workloads between servers (Quick Migration) and how this would impact the "90-day reassignment" rule in most Microsoft server license agreements.
I wanted to share with you news that was just released today regarding this matter.
In short, Microsoft has updated license terms for 41 server-based products to allow for moving these services between servers in a farm.
The full details are available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/aug08/08-19EasyPathPR.mspx
In a related post by Diane Prescott, Product Manager, System Center, the company has also updated the licensing for the Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) license, now including VMM 2008.
Read Diane’s post here.
Aug 16
After the jump, the VMM product group describes what changes to expect between the beta and RTM versions of SCVMM 2008.
rakeshm’s VM Management Blog : Changes between SCVMM 2008 Beta and the Final Release
Aug 15
September 8th will be a pivotal point for Microsoft and core IT infrastructures worldwide. The company will officially launch its new line of virtualization solutions including Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). The launch day will be signaled by a full-day, multi-track event held Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA. Localized events have not been announced.
Here’s the note from the product group regarding the launch:
Attend the launch event and find out how Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, Microsoft System Center – including Virtual Machine Manager 2008 and Microsoft Desktop and Application Virtualization allow you to virtualize from the data center to the desktop, and manage with the same tools you’re already using for your physical infrastructure. For more information or to register, visit www.microsoft.com/virtualization . Please use VIRTVIP when prompted for a registration code. Space is limited.
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