December, 2006 - ConfigMgr 2012 - WMUG

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I'm Rob Marshall, a consultant who specialises in the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager product. I like to share, i do so by blogging and helping out when I can in the MS SMS newsgroups and participating in the ConfigMgr MVP program.

I was awarded and joined the program in 2009. It'd be an understatement to say it has to be one of the best experiences an IT engineer can have, if they really enjoy specialising in a product.

My biggest weapon for troubleshooting is, my formidable knowledge, no, only joking, you, the community. I find if I cannot answer a question, then I can usually find the answer from using Bing\Google, pouring over the documentation, and if that doesn't work, tinkering in mine or someone elses virtual lab.

The blogs pretty much about ConfigMgr, but it is also a platform for me to express my random urges to display something I've stumbled across, and that I imagine would entertain you or what not as equally as it did me.

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SMS2003 Database Sizing

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
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Sizing an SMS2003 database is an often misunderstood subject, which can cause a lot issues if not done correctly. SMSPerfGuy has a really good article available on this subject: http://blogs.msdn.com/smsperfguy/archive/2004/06/06/149434.aspx ...
SMS2003: Change a SMS Sites Site Description

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
- 0 Comments
Several people have asked me how to change an SMS Sites Description without reinstalling the Site. Say for example they mistype the description, or after a period of time the Site Description may need to be changed due to a division being renamed, taken...
SMS2003 Script: Direct To Query

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
- 0 Comments
I wrote a little script to convert Direct Membership rules in to Queries. If you ever have a need to do so then check out the Files section of our website where you can download it . I cannot see this one being helpful to a wide range of administrators...
Garry Meaburn joins the Microsofties at Reading

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
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Heard some very good news today. Garry Meaburn has become Microsoftified (yes, i just made that word up!). Please join me, in congratulating Garry on making the move to Microsoft. Garry specialises in MOM, and is co-author of the Microsoft Operations...
FindIt!!!

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
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This is a great web-game, check it out :> Find it V1: http://newyorkdesign.hp.infoseek.co.jp/menu06.html Find it V2: http://newyorkdezyne.com/findit2.html If you get stuck, here's a cunning way to erm ... cheat! hint: two copies of MSPaint...
Computer nonsense depicted in movies

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
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Had me in stitches :> NSWF Matt craps on a bunch of ridiculous ideas about programming and code that Hollywood can't seem to stay away from. http://www.drivl.com/pages/code
Wii Remote carnage

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
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Some crazy snaps of damage done by the Wii remote!!! http://www.wiihaveaproblem.com/
Rendering Advertisment, Package and Collection information in the SMS Console

Posted over 7 years ago

by Rob
- 0 Comments
When I visit a sms 2.0 customer site, I setup several things to help me during the engagement, one of which is to prepare 3 queries in the SMS console to expose Advertisement, Package and Collection information. Here's how I do this. Create three queries...