Monthly Archives: May 2012

How can I enable Debug View in Configuration Manager 2012 console ?

If you were at MMS 2012 you may have seen CD-B330 Configuration Manager 2012: Overview, in there was a demo of the Configuration Manager console in debugview to see SMS Provider classes by adding a new workspace called Tools to … Continue reading

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oops you deleted the Unknown Computers collection in Configuration Manager 2012 ?

came across this today on the Technet forums so wanted to blog it. Imagine the scenario, someone accidentally deletes the All Unknown Computers collection in CM12. As a result you try to recreate it using manual means but the newly … Continue reading

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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 3. Configuring Discovery and Boundaries

In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading

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How can I easily prompt for a computer name in Configuration Manager 2012

When you install new computers it would be nice to be able to easily name the computer as part of the deployment, otherwise the new computer could end up with a name like MININT-XRGHJTF unless you import it into Configuration … Continue reading

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Congratulations on earning your Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration certification!

got this in the mail today, great ! 🙂 if you are interested in taking the exam (70-243) then please see this post. cheers niall   Congratulations on earning your Administering and Deploying System Center 2012 Configuration certification! We hope … Continue reading

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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 2. Install the primary server – P01

In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading

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ConfigMgr 2012 Toolkit and other goodies

if you are looking for the Configuration Manager 2012 Toolkit you can download it from here, note that the Package Conversion Manager and Physical to virtual tools are also listed there as described below:- Package Conversion Manager (PCM) The Microsoft … Continue reading

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