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Servicer Manager 2010 Blogging coming to SCCMNAP

Richard Dixon — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:33:04 GMT

Hi, For those of you that have been following my blog, prepare for my next wave of blogging. I know I originally planned for my blog to center around SCCM and NAP. In a since I'm still following that path. With SCSM = System Center Service Manager...(read more)

Forgot About NAP!

Richard Dixon — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:49:04 GMT

I was chilling at home building a new computer with my RTM version of Vista. Joined it to my home domain. I tried accessing Live.com. first thinking live.com was down. Later I started wondering about my Comcast connection. Then I start doubting my router...(read more)

Solution to SCVMM Error (402) "Library server is not associated with this Virtual Machine Manager server."

Richard Dixon — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:14:13 GMT

1. go into the VMM database to the table tbl_WLC_VObject, and change the ObjectState field of the problem VM, which probably has the value 104, to value 1 ** At this point, i went direct to the table and edit the value manually. Of course I did this because...(read more)

Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0

Richard Dixon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:06:27 GMT

This Solution Accelerator provides automated tools and guidance that IT professionals can use to update offline virtual machines efficiently and without exposing them to security risks. The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool 2.0 helps organizations...(read more)

The Most Secure Way to Provision SCUP Certificates for Client Machines and the WSUS/SCUP Server

Richard Dixon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:24:56 GMT

Description: The Most Secure Way to Provision System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) Certificates for Client Machines and the WSUS/SCUP Server. Supporting Article : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/configmgrsum/thread/f53e8ee3-dfc9-4d4b...(read more)

Resolution: Workaround to Error: 2912 No more thread can be create in the system (0x800700A4) in SCVMM

Richard Dixon — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:15:53 GMT

I posting a Workaround for a issue I found and notice that other people running into. So far I not seen or found a root cause or a fix. But this work around is the best I have discovered and better than rebooting the Hyper V host to resolve the issue...(read more)

Solution to: HyperV unstable vmms service crashes periodically

Richard Dixon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:25:53 GMT

Technorati Tags: Hyper V , vmms , SCVMM Problem Statement: I am getting an error, that is causing the hyperV to be unstable. I have 3 hyperV servers in my test env, runnning about 45 clients. All 3 are reporting this error at some point through the day...(read more)

How to enable log trace for System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Richard Dixon — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:53:59 GMT

In order to diagnose a failure scenario, it is normally required to reproduce the issue and collect traces at the same time. Here are the instructions on how to collect the traces: From what computer should I collect the trace? If it’s a console crash...(read more)

Stay home, authorities tell drivers in northern U.S.

Richard Dixon — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:13:15 GMT

Drivers across the country were warned Saturday to stay off roads and hunker down indoors as more heavy snow and blizzard conditions are forecast for much of the northern part of the U.S. At least one death has been attributed to the storms, which have...(read more)

Virtual Machines found stuck with status "Starting" in Hyper-V- / workaround

Richard Dixon — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:54:15 GMT

Recently I found some of my virtual machines stuck in a starting state. When I right click on the VMs that's stuck in the starting state, I only receive the following options: Connect...; Settings...; Rename... and Help. (screen shot below). I was...(read more)

Protect against Virtual Machines with Network Access Protection

Richard Dixon — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:57:15 GMT

It's up on us again, MMS 2009 and I'm going to try and be there to talk about how you can enable and configure your environment to protect your network with Network Access Protection against virtual machines on virtual private networks that have...(read more)

Best Practice for SHV placement

Richard Dixon — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:07:45 GMT

System Health Validator Placement System Health Validator Placement I'm writing this post in response to some Configuration Manager 2007 Network Access Protection questions I received during the MMS 2008 conference. " Where to place the System...(read more)

Download R2 Beta for ConfigMgr 2007

Richard Dixon — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:24:13 GMT

If you have access to Microsoft Connect , get R2 for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. Its out and you and get a hand on preview of some of the feature R2 will bring. Download not from Microsoft Connect ....(read more)

The Official System Center Configuration Manager Home Page

Richard Dixon — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:12:40 GMT

Some how I stumbled on a web page I never seen been for, which is cool. The official home page for System Center Configuration Manager. As you'll notice on the front page that it does not say 2007. most likely because the site is not dedicated to...(read more)

How to Configure ISA SSL Bridging for System Center Configuration Manager Internet-Based Client Management – the real story…

Richard Dixon — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:11:55 GMT

I see links all over about this new piece of documentation released. But, there’s a really good story here that I think a lot of us are missing. This is a great story about how Microsoft listens and reacts to community feedback – at least the documentation...(read more)