Monthly Archives: June 2012

How can I view hidden EndPoint Protection reports in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on June 27, 2012 by ncbrady

If you browse reports in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager  you’ll notice that you can drill down further into some reports which in turn opens up new reports that are not normally visible. If you’d like to find these reports … Continue reading →

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I’ll be at TechEd Europe this week – if you are there drop by and say hi !

Posted on June 23, 2012 by ncbrady

This is just a very quick post before I head off to TechEd Europe in Amsterdam tomorrow. I’ll be at the Technical Learning Center as part of the Microsoft Staff and I hope some of you drop by and say … Continue reading →

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How can I upgrade System Center 2012 Configuration Manager to Service Pack 1?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by ncbrady

In this post you will see how to upgrade System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (RTM release, build 7711) to the recently released Service Pack 1 Beta (Build 7782). [Post Published 20/6/2012. Updated 11/9/2012 with SP1 beta info] Update 11/2/2013: I’ve … Continue reading →

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 CTP2 is available for download

Posted on June 15, 2012 by ncbrady

Microsoft have released Service Pack 1 CTP2 days after announcing it at TechEd in the US. You can download the CTP here. This Community Technology Preview (“CTP2”) enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 and Windows Server … Continue reading →

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How can I add a PXE enabled Distribution Point on Server 2008 X86 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by ncbrady

Imagine that you still have some Server 2008 X86 boxes in your organization and cannot replace them with Server 2008 R2 just yet, you decide to use what you have and enable the Distribution Point role on these servers with … Continue reading →

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Can’t export SCM Configuration Baselines to Excel Spreadsheets even after enabling macros ?

Posted on June 13, 2012 by ncbrady

I installed Security Compliance Manager in order to export some pre-made Configuration Baselines which I would later import into Configuration Manager 2012. While I was at it I wanted to export the same baselines to an XLS spreadsheet in order … Continue reading →

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Get Certified on System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (Exam 70-243) with this FREE Study Guide!

Posted on June 10, 2012 by ncbrady

spotted this on Twitter this morning, and i’d recommend you check it out, it’s a free to download PDF Guide to help you pass the 70-243 Exam. All it takes to get the guide is you have to Tweet the … Continue reading →

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How can I display my System Center 2012 Configuration Manager hierarchy in Bing Maps?

Posted on June 8, 2012 by ncbrady

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has a nice feature in it to allow you to view your hierarchy, simply navigate to the Monitoring workspace and select Site Hierarchy, if you want a closeup click on Fit Screen. Ok that’s very … Continue reading →

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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 5. Adding WSUS, Adding the SUP role, deploying the Configuration Manager Client Agent

Posted on June 4, 2012 by ncbrady

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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