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hi All, following my other Microsoft Challenge post ( http://wmug.co.uk/wmug/b/dotraphael/archive/2013/02/27/microsoft-challenge-can-we-download-windows-server-2012-and-system-center-2012-sp1-15-000-times.aspx ), Microsoft UK is now challenging the System Center MVP's and each one will have its own...

Hi All, Microsoft UK is challenging the UK MVP's and the challenge is simple.... Can we have 15000 downloads of Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 SP1? In my opinion we can as we're a big community (I already downloaded my copies). If you want to help us it is simple, download the software...

Hi All, i've been busy working on the RC release of CM12Automation (http://cm12automation.codeplex.com/) and today i'm happy to say that it has been released... the codeplex page is being updated and also, i'm uploading videos on youtube. I'll update this page once everyting is there...

Hi All, This project is really going somewhere, i received lots of inputs, including lots of Microsoft people, what is really great... Anyway..i'm finishing the RC version (final testings) and i hope i'll be able to publish it before christmas... at the moment, these are the main changes: 1-...

Hi All, it has been a while since my last post but i've been a bit busy with the new server... unfortunatelly i won't post any pictures yet, nor talk about the performance...it will be in a later post... basically, i'll talk about 2 problems i had..and i actually..."killed" me few...

Hi All, i've been using my laptop to do demos, etc...but it was not enough and i was always struggling with power, speed, etc...and i decided to buy a desktop (well, if we can call it a desktop :)) it has been a while since I bought parts for a pc (by while i mean 6+ years) and i did not know what...

Hi All, Many times I’m asked: How should I deploy this app: Add it to the base image, during the OS Deployment (as application) or after (sw deployment via computer collections/user) This is a trick question and my answer is always couple of questions: 1- Size of the application 2- How...

Hi All, i'm doing some tests and i'd like to monitor the network bandwidth to confirm the amount of data transfered from the server to the client (and vice versa) during many actions, like OS Deployment, SW Deployment, etc... i was looking over the net (and asked help from MVP friends), but unfortunatelly...

Hi All, today i'm proud to announce the release of the CM12 Automation beta... The download can be found at http://cm12automation.codeplex.com/releases/view/95777 and for more information on how to use it, look at this post: http://wmug.co.uk/wmug/b/dotraphael/archive/2012/09/28/project-cm12-automation...

Hi All, I'm really loving doing this project..and it is almost in a beta stage...there are lots of things to do still and i'd love your imput, even for bugs..(send it to me to raphael AT rflsystems.co.uk) Anyway...the webpage of the project is http://cm12automation.codeplex.com/ and the beta...

Hi All, another step-by-step, now on deploying windows 8 apps... 1st of all, create your app (you can follow my post on how to do it here) Now, on CM console, we need to change the powershell execution policy, to do this, change the default client settings -> computer agent ...

Hi All, over the past few days i was playing with SCCM 2012 SP1 Beta and Linux...and i have to say that there are few bugs (i'll see bellow), but it works quite well... anyway...before you start, you need a Linux box...I'm using Suse Enterprise Server 11. I downloaded it from https://www.suse...

Hi All, I created a project on codeplex called cm12 automation. The goal is to automate (using powershell) all CM12 basic tasks... at this moment, there are few scripts: 0- Functions.ps1 - used by the other scripts 1- prepareActiveDirectory.ps1 - this scripts create ad containers, groups, users and extend...

Hi All, this is part of my app for test series..i'm doing this only because later on, when CM12 SP1 will be beta/rtm, we'll start using it to deploy for our lab... my goal is to have java applications with Appv and metro apps (windows 8)...the last post i created the metro app and now, i'll...

Hi All, with windows 8 RTM and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 CTP available, it is time to create a few windows 8 applications...but how???? it is simple.. 1- Download apps sample from http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/Windows-8-Modern-Style-App-Samples and extract it somewhere...

Hi All, i just published this project on CodePlex ( https://configmgrregistratio.codeplex.com/ ). It is still in pre-beta, but worth to check it out. Basically, this project will allow you to create Fake Clients, ideal when you need test load, reports, etc... when you run the tool (as a local Administrator...

Hi All, Have you ever notice how your host performs when running a CM12 lab? well..i always look at the task manager even when i'm not running my virtual lab..and i can tell you if there my lab is running depending on the performance... can you tell me which one of the below pictures is from when...

Hi All, just a quick blog post... in the past few days i've been trying to install a primary site (child site) and always failing :(...after a lot of troubleshooting (and help from Microsoft), we discovered what was going on.. 1st, let me tell you how i set my lab environment. 1 DC 1 SQL (3 instances...

Hi All, for those that want to play with CM12 and doesn't have time (or resources) do build its own lab...there a few to play online... http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9796179 - TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Application Management http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid...

Hi all, ConfigMgr team have been working hard to get all of our labs posted to the TechNet platform. Today they are pleased to let you know that they are live and available! They have a collection of Beta 1 labs now available for you to access on demand to learn about the next release of System Center...