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    DPM 2012 is now available - Download the Eval and experience it for yourself.
    Praveen T [MSFT]

    We are very excited to announce the release of DPM 2012. We want to hear from you what you feel about the changes we have made. Here is a quick summary of the changes.  For more details head to the DPM Blog (http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm) .

    1.       Centralized Management of DPM Servers (built on top of System Center Operations Manager )

    2.       Certificate Based Protection Backup machines from domains not trusted by the DPM Server domain including workgroup machines using certificates

    3.       Enhanced Hyper-V Support – Faster Hyper-V backups (Express Full) support for standalone Hyper-V hosts and ability to perform item level recovery even when DPM is running inside a VM.

    4.       Enhanced SharePoint Support– Recover files in seconds. Item level Recovery without moving content DBs. SharePoint RBS Support.

    5.       SQL FILESTREAM Support

    6.       Cool New UI – Yes. Download it, see it, tell us how you feel .

    7.       TAPE Feature Enhancements – Improved reliability, space optimization and more flexible job management capabilities.

    8.       Consolidate databases of multiple DPM Servers on same SQL Instance.

    9.       And as always, seamless upgrade experience from your existing DPM environment (DPM 2010).

    Download SCS DPM Evaluation Location: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh505660.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_103_1_33

     


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    System Center 2012 UR3 is now available - see KB2751230
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    IMPORTANT NOTE: After Installing UR3 - Please read the following article if you are protecting Sharepoint farm with DPM 2012.

    2809773 The Data Protection Manager database grows and the console crashes after installing Update Rollup 3
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2809773/EN-US

    Description of Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2756127

    Issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012

    Update Rollup 3 for System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (KB2751230)

    Issue 1
    After you upgrade System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 to System Center Data Protection Manager 2012, the tape management report does not display overdue tapes.

    Issue 2
    System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Client Protection does not scale to the limits that are expected.

    Issue 3
    When you try to specify a client computer name in the DPMServerName attribute by using Windows PowerShell, Windows PowerShell crashes.

    Issue 4
    When the name of a Microsoft SharePoint site collection contains a space, and you perform a SharePoint item-level recovery operation in System Center Data Protection Manager 2012, the operation fails.

    Issue 5
    After you rename a SharePoint site in System Center Data Protection Manager 2012, you cannot restore the site.

    Issue 6
    The SharePoint Recovery Point Status Report displays incorrect data in System Center Data Protection Manager 2012.

    Issue 7
    A bare metal recovery fails in certain situations.

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    DPM 2010 - DPM Power shell commands may fail with ArgumentOutOfrangeException after WFM 3.0 update
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    Please be aware that if you installs either of the following WMI updates on a DPM 2010 server, that some DPM power shell scripts may no longer work.

    Some scripts will fail with an ArgumentOutOfrangeException.  I believe that Pruneshadowcopies2010.ps1 is one such script that will fail which result in recovery points not getting deleted. 

    2506146 Description of Windows Management Framework 3.0 for Windows Server 2008 SP2
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506146/EN-US

    2506143 Description of Windows Management Framework 3.0 for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2506143/EN-US

    Un-installing 2506146 or 2506143 fixes the problem(s).

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    DPM 2012 SP1 and UR2 information
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    DPM 2012 SP1 is not available as standalone package. This is the same media for upgrade or new installations which requires a PID.
    You should download DPM 2012 with SP1 from one of the following sources, MVLS Portal, SA license, Technet subscription, MSDN, etc.

    MSDN link - review MSDN license agreement.
    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442898

    If you have a license agreement you should be able to find it on https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/servicecenter

    There is a new Update Rollup for System Center 2012 SP1: Update Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2802159. These updates are available from Microsoft Update, to obtain and install the updates follow these steps on a system that has an applicable System Center 2012 component installed:

    1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
    2. In Control Panel, double-click Windows Update.
    3. In the Windows Update window, click Check Online for updates from Microsoft Update.
    4. Click Important updates are available.
    5. Select the Update Rollup 2 package, and then click OK.
    6. Click Install updates to install the update package.

    To manually download the update packages from Microsoft Update Catalog for DPM, go to the following Microsoft website:

    Data Protection Manager (KB2822782)

    Download: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=2822782

    • Issue 1: An express full backup job in SC 2012 SP1 may stop responding on a Hyper-V cluster that has 600 or more VMs.
    • Issue 2: When a SC 2012 SP1 item level restore operation is performed on a SharePoint the restore is unsuccessful.
    • Issue 3: When you open DPM on a computer that is running SC 2012 SP1, the Welcome screen does not indicate the correct version of SP1.
    • Issue 4: When you perform a disconnected installation of the DPM 2012 SP1 agent, you receive an error message.
                      Protection agent cannot be installed on a machine where DPM is installed.
    • Issue 5: When you use Data Protection Manager 2012 Service Pack 1 for tape backup, you receive the following error message: 
                      The operation failed because of a protection agent failure. (ID 998 Details: The parameter is incorrect (0x80070057))
    • Issue 6: Backups of CSV volumes may be unsuccessful with metadata file corruption in DPM 2012 SP1.
    • Issue 7: The DPM console may require more time to open than expected when many client systems are being protected.




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    DPM 2010 Documentation to help you plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Now Online
    Parag Agrawal [MSFT]

    Use this link (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff833813.aspx) to find documentation that you can download and print to help you plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2010. You can also browse the product documentation online in the DPM TechCenter Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=184254).

     

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    DPM 2010 MOM Pack (English Only) is available for download
    Praveen D [MSFT]

    DPM 2010 MOM Pack (English Only) is now available for download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=32077d99-618f-43d0-843d-4ba4f8019f84&displaylang=en

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    SQL 2008 SP2 or SP3 is now supported as DPM 2010 backend
    Praveen T [MSFT]

    The SQL backend for DPM 2010 server can now be on SQL 2008 Sp2 or SP3 version. If you have a remote SQL backend, it can also be upgraded to SQL 2008 SP2 or SP3. Both the configurations are fully supported.


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    NEW DPM 2010 and DPM 2012 updates are now available for download.
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    New rollup fixes are now available for download.

    DPM 2010 3.0.8195.0
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    Description of hotfix rollup package 7 for System Center Data Protection Manager 2010    
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2751231

    QFE Rollup Package 7 for System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35373

    DPM 2012 4.0.1920.0
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    Description of Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2756127



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    DPM 2012 support for Windows Server 2012
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    updated 6-5-13

    Hello Everyone,

    System Center DPM 2012 is not supported running on Windows Server 2012.  We have had reports of DPM 2012 console crashes when navigating to the recovery tab if DPM 2012 is installed on Windows server 2012.  This issue is fixed in System Center 2012 SP1 which supports being installed on Windows 2012 operating system.

    If you are already in this condition,  you have two options:

    A) You can upgrade to System Center 2012 Sp1.

    B) You can backup the DPMDB, rebuild the DPM server using Windows 2008 R2 install DPM 2012, then restore your current database. The process is explained in the below technet article.

    Recovering DPM servers
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj244606.aspx

    We also do not support protecting Windows Server 2012 workloads using SCS DPM 2012, you must upgrade to DPM 2012 Sp1.   Please do not expect any support for DPM 2012 running on Windows Server 2012, or issues while protecting data sources in Windows Server 2012.






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Configuration Manager Servicing comunicados

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    Welcome to the Configuration Manager Servicing Forum
    Yvette OMeally Microsoft Employee

    The Servicing forum is for discussing the servicing releases for the Configuration Manager family of products and sharing community knowledge about keeping Configuration Manager environments updated.  This includes questions about hotfixes, cumulative updates/rollups, service packs and serviceability best practices.  Questions on or troubleshooting for other product features should still take place in the appropriate forum for the feature.

    For an overview of hotfix installation for Configuration Manager 2007 please see the following article:

    KB 2477182 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Hotfix Installation Guidance

    Before posting we would ask that you check for solutions that have already been published or posted:

    ·In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·In the documentation library HERE

    ·On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords: always use 'Configuration Manager' then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for?
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly. The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·        Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·        Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2 and the KB number of the hotfix if applicable.

    ·        Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·        If there is an error or problem, include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·        Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·        Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

    Other Useful Links:

    System Center Configuration Manager

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

    Configuration Manager 2012 Documentation Library

    Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library

    Configuration Manager 2007 Lifecycle Dates

    Configuration Manager Support Announcements


     

    Systems Management Server 2003

    TechCenter

    System Management Server 2003 Lifecycle Dates
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    Cumulative Update 1 Now Available
    Brian Huneycutt [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    We are pleased to announce that Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager is now available for download via KB 2717295.

    For additional information on the cumulative update model, see our team blog. Installation instructions are covered in the “Update System Center 2012 Configuration Manager” documentation on TechNet.

Data Protection Manager - Storage Pool comunicados

Configuration Manager 2007 General comunicados

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    ConfigMgr 2007 Superflows
    Rob Marshall - MVP MVP

    Check out the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Superflows

    The SuperFlow interactive content model provides a structured and interactive interface for viewing documentation. Each SuperFlow includes comprehensive information about a specific Configuration Manager 2007 dataflow, workflow, or process. Depending on the focus of the SuperFlow, you will find overview information, steps that include detailed information, procedures, sample log entries, best practices, real-world scenarios, troubleshooting information, security information, animations, and more. Each SuperFlow also includes links to relevant resources, such as Web sites or local files that are copied to your computer when you install the SuperFlow.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff385001.aspx

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    !!! Read before posting to the Configuration Manager forums !!!
    Stan White [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 releases only. 
    For the latest information see our Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.
    For help on Beta products use the Connect site at https://connect.microsoft.com/


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

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    Reporting forum is now live
    Stan White [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    This is the home for reporting related questions including using SQL Reporting Services with Configuration Manager.

    Existing posts related to reporting are being moved there.

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Operations Manager - Reporting comunicados

Operations Manager - Extensibility comunicados

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    Welcome
    Justin Incarnato Microsoft Employee

    System Center Operations Manager forums provide you an opportunity to join a community of Operations Manager customers where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting Operations Manager related questions in the forum corresponding to your topic of interest and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.

    If you have any suggestions or feedback on the System Center Operations Manager product, please feel free to post in our forums.

System Center Essentials 2010 comunicados

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    Welcome to System Center Essentials 2010!
    Richard Rundle Microsoft Employee

    Hello and welcome to the Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 forum!

    This forum provides you an opportunity to join a community of IT Administrators who are using System Center Essentials 2010. Essentials 2010 is designed for managing IT environments with up to 50 servers and 500 client computers.

    Here you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours.

    Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 is the successor to System Center Essentials 2007. If you have questions on Essentials 2007, please post them in the Essentials 2007 forums.

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    Frequently Asked Questions for System Center Essentials 2010
    Richard Rundle Microsoft Employee

    Frequently Asked Questions

    General

    Q. What is System Center Essentials 2010?

    A. Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010 provides IT professionals in mid-sized organizations a unified physical and virtual IT management experience. It enables you to better secure, update, monitor, and troubleshoot from a single console, so you can efficiently and proactively manage your IT environment

     

    Q. When will System Center Essentials 2010 be available?

    A. The evaluation version of Essentials 2010 is available now. Essentials 2010 will be available for purchase from June 1, 2010.

     

    Q. How can I evaluate Essentials 2010?

    A. Download Essentials 2010 (registration required).

     

    Q. How long can I use the trial version of Essentials 2010?

    A. The trial version is valid for 180 days (6 months) from the date of installation.

     

    Q. Can I upgrade from the RC of Essentials 2010 to the final (RTM) version?
    A. Yes. You can upgrade from the RC to the RTM. Download the trial version and run SetupSCE.exe to upgrade.


    Q. Can I upgrade from the Beta of Essentials 2010 to the RC or the RTM?
    A. No. You need to uninstall the Beta and then install the RTM version.

     

    Q. What documentation is available for Essentials 2010?

    A. You can access Release Notes, Deployment Guide, Operations Guide, videos and other documentation from the Essentials 2010 evaluation site.

     

    Features and Specifications

    Q. How many computers can I manage with System Center Essentials 2010 RC?

    A. You can manage up to 50 computers running a Windows Server operating system and up to 500 computers running a Windows client operating system You can also monitor network devices using Essentials.  

     

    Q. What languages is System Center Essentials 2010 available in?

    A. Essentials 2010 is available in Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and Spanish. English is the first language released, and all languages will be available within 90 days of the English language release.

     

    Q. Does System Center Essentials 2010 support Remote Operations Manager?

    A. No. Remote Opertions Manager is only supported for Operations Manager 2007 SP1 and Essentials 2007 SP1.

     

    Q. Can I upgrade from Essentials 2007 to Essentials 2010?

    A. Yes. It is possible to upgrade your existing Essentials 2007 installation to Essentials 2010 using the same server.  Run SetupSCE.exe and your existing installation will be detected and you will have the option to upgrade.

     

    Q. Can I run both Essentials 2007 and Essentials 2010 in the same environment?

    A. Yes, but you must meet the following criteria:

    ·         You cannot monitor the same computers using both Essentials 2007 and Essentials 2010.

    ·         If Essentials 2007 is using domain policy then Essentials 2010 must use local policy.

    More information on domain and local policy configuration is in the Essentials Deployment Guide.
     

    Q. Can I run both Essentials 2010 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 in the same environment?

    A. Yes. Do not manage the same hosts or virtual machines using both Essentials 2010 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2. Essentials 2010 includes its own functionality for managing virtual machines. You cannot install both the Essentials 2010 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 on the same computer. 
          

    Pricing and Licensing

    Q. How much does System Center Essentials 2010 cost?

    A. Final pricing and licensing will be available by the end of May 2010. There is currently a limited time offer to purchase Essentials 2007 and Virtual Machine Manager 2008 with one year of Software Assurance which includes a free upgrade to Essentials 2010.

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    Frequently Posted Questions and Answers
    Anshu Agrawal Microsoft Employee

    Frequently Posted Questions and Answers

    Following list of questions are from SCE 2007 and SCE 2010 forums and answers applies to SCE 2010.
    Document Owner: Anshu Agrawal

     

    Question 1 - How can I create auditing rules in Essentials?

    Question 2 - How do I set up a remote console in a different domain or using local policy?

    Question 3 - How can I discover network devices to manage?

    Question 4: Can I run both Essentials and WSUS in the same domain?

    Question 5: Can I monitor a machine that is in a workgroup?

    Question 6:  My managed computers installed successfully, but still report a status of "unknown" in the computer space.  How can I get them to contact?

    Question 7: How can I create a dynamic deployment group?

    Question 8: I get an error when creating software packages saying verification failed.  How do I resolve the issue?

    Question 9: What would prompt an update to go in “Unknown” category in updates space overviews page?

    Question 10: What steps are required to uninstall Essentials from server A and reinstall on server B on same domain?

    Question 11: Is it possible to upgrade from SQL Express to SQL standard without reinstalling Essentials?

    Question 12: Can Essentials ask for the location of the VM files on the destination during the migration process?

    Question 13: Can a package be redeployed?

    Question 14: If we disable auto-select would it uncheck previously selected products?

    Question 15: Where can I find deployment guide of Essentials 2010?

    Question 16: What is the data retention schedule for reporting in Essentials? 

    Question 17: How can you send files to Microsoft for the Essentials team to review?

    Question 18: How can you verify if the computer (agent) is contactable via network?

    Question 19: What if the computer discovery fails for an agent box?

    Question 20: How can you choose installation path for SQL in Essentials installation process?

    Question 21: Why does running the automatic approval rule for all computers result in unapproved updates?

    Question 22: Can third party updates be approved by auto-approval feature?

    Question 23: What if you see monitoringHost.exe process consuming a lot of CPU?

    Question 24: How to troubleshoot if windows update (WU) and Essentials reports different status for updates?

    Question 25: What are the locations to find common logs to troubleshoot issues in Essentials?

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    Question 1 - How can I create auditing rules in Essentials?

    Answer: In Essentials, you can create custom rules that collect events from the security log. 

    Go to Authoring space -> Management Pack objects -> select Rules -> Create a rule -> Alert Generating Rules/Event Based/NT Event Log.

    Select the Essentials group you want to collect events from. To collect from all computers, select the Agent group.

    Select the Security Log to collect events from. Next you build the Filter Expression.

    The Source will be Security and the Event ID will be the security event you are interested in, for example event 612 is Audit Policy Changed.

    Finally, configure the alert with title and description to match the event, such as "Audit Policy was changed".

    You need to make sure that auditing for the type of event you want to capture is turned on at the domain group policy or local security policy level, otherwise the security events won't be written to the log for Essentials to see them.

     

    Question 2 - How do I set up a remote console in a different domain or using local policy?

    Answer: When in the same domain, the certificates used to connect to Essentials are generally available from the group policy, but for a different domain or local policy, the certificates require manual import on the UI machine.

    The two certificates are available on the Essentials server in the install directory folder titled Certificates.  The WSUSSSLCert.cer should be imported into the local computer's trusted root authority store.  The WSUSCodeSigningCert.cer should be imported into the local computer's trusted root authority, third party publishers and third party root certification authority stores.

    Question 3 - How can I discover network devices to manage?

    Answer: To discover network devices, launch the same wizard used to discover computers (it appears in the administration space of the splash page in Computer and device section with the name "Add new Computer and devices").  In the Discovery type page, chose network devices.

     

    Question 4: Can I run both Essentials and WSUS in the same domain?

    Answer: Individual machines can only report to one WSUS server.  Those machines managed by Essentials should only report to the Essentials server for updates, although users are not prohibited from contacting Microsoft update directly by default.  If not all machines in the domain report to the Essentials server, a second Essentials server can be used to manage just those machines not included in Essentials.

     

    If the current environment is running a WSUS 3.0 server, you can upgrade the current server to be a Essentials server and retain the settings and data currently stored.

     

    Question 5: Can I monitor a machine that is in a workgroup?


    Answer: Yes.  You will require two certificates from a trusted authority for both the Essentials server and the new manual agent.

    For more information on how to create the appropriate certificates, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735408.aspx

     

    To import the Essentials server’s certificate on the server machine, use the install directory\tools\MOMCertImport.exe tool. 

    Use the System Center Essentials 2010 media and choose a manual agent install.  You will need the two certificates from the install directory of SCE in a folder called ‘certificates’ (WSUSSSLCert.cer and WSUSCodeSigningCert.cer, as well as the PFX certificate from the trusted authority and the trusted authority .cer certificate.

     

    Question 6:  My managed computers installed successfully, but still report a status of "unknown" in the computer space.  How can I get them to contact?

    Answer:  The out of box experience wizard or configure product features wizard must have been run before computers will report status in this section.  If using group policy, the settings may take some time to update before the clients will contact.  If using local policy, the configure product features wizard must be run before agent deployment.

    If these steps have been completed successfully, check one of the machines that is reporting the "unknown" inventory by running the rsop.msc.  Computer Configuration\Administrative Settings\Windows Components\Windows Update\Specify intranet Microsoft updates location should point to https://sceserver.fqdn:8531.  If this is not the case, check that the computer is a member of the AD security group SCE Managed Computers (SCESERVER_MG) and if so, try relogging into the machine or rebooting to pick up the group membership.

    If the correct server is reported, check the %WINDIR%\WindowsUpdate.log to see if any errors are occurring with contacting the Essentials server.  As always, if the answer is not clear, these forums are here to help!  Including the log file information in your post will aid in quick answer.

     

    Question 7: How can I create a dynamic deployment group?

     Answer: Many dynamic groups are available in Essentials from imported management packs that are not initially update/software deployment groups.  For example, groups already exist for SQL servers, active directory servers, or exchange servers if the management packs have been imported for monitoring.  To make these deployment groups, chose to create a group from an already exiting group in the computers space grouping wizard.  If the group you would like to create does not exist by default, try choosing the option to Specify Criteria.  This will create a dynamic group based on manufacturer, model, operating system, service pack, and/or organizational units.

    The authoring space contains a more complex grouping wizard that can create a dynamic computer group based on computer properties.  Once the group has been created from the wizard, it will be available to become update/software deployment group in the computers space using the “create new groups wizard”.

     

    Question 8: I get an error when creating software packages saying verification failed.  How do I resolve the issue?

     

    Answer: Either the out of box experience wizard or the product configuration wizard must be run before using any of the software packaging features of the product.  If this is a remote UI, ensure that the WSUSSigningCert.cer is imported onto the local UI machines Trusted Root Authorities, Third Party Publishers and Trusted Publishers certificates store.  You can find this certificate on the Essentials server installation directory in a folder called Certificates.

     

    Question 9: What would prompt an update to go in “Unknown” category in updates space overviews page?

    Answer: The Update comes to unknown state if it’s not pending, failed or successful. When an update is not qualified for any other states it will put into unknown state.

    Basically “unknown” state is not an installation status as we have pending, failed and successful. Usually it is because an update is so “new” to Essentials that WSUS hasn’t run the applicability check on that update yet. So WSUS does not even know if the update is applicable to the clients. Not to mention the installation status which is after the applicability check, approval and installation of the update are done. Unknown is usually a transient state.

    The unknown state will not display on the overview page of the updates space in Essentials 2010.

     

    Question 10: What steps are required to uninstall Essentials from server A and reinstall on server B on same domain?

    Answer: You must uninstall Essentials from server A to install it on server B first if both servers are on same domain (Only one copy of Essentials per domain is supported).
    Please follow the following steps:

    1. Uninstall from server A
    2. Check to make sure the AD GPO and Security group objects are gone from AD (The security group is called SCE Managed Computers and the policy objects are named System Center Essentials All Computer Policy and SCE Managed Computer Policy)
    3. Install Essentials on server B.
    NOTE: Please go to administration->agent managed and uninstall all SCE agents prior to reinstalling Essentials.

    Also, uninstall Essentials will also uninstall WSUS.

    Question 11: Is it possible to upgrade from SQL Express to SQL standard without reinstalling Essentials?

    Answer: It is possible to upgrade SQL Express to SQL standard:
    http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=55 

    Question 12: Can Essentials ask for the location of the VM files on the destination during the migration process?

    Answer: On the Migrate Virtual machine page, there is an option to specify the folder location on the destination host. There is also a "Browse..." button to select a different location on the destination host. The virtual machine will be placed on the location specified here.

    Question 13: Can a package be redeployed?

    Answer: If you have successfully deployed your package and try to redeploy it won't fail or give you any errors, it will just not re-deploy it. In other case if you are trying to redeploy a package because it failed before. You can fix the failures on the package and redeploy it and it will deploy it. You can also do:
    1)If the package is based on msi, you just uninstall it on the client and it will be redeployed.
    2) If the package is based on exe, you have to delete the file C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb (need to stop the automatic update service before). If you do this, all exe based applications that have been deployed to this machine before will be redeployed.

    Question 14: If we disable auto-select would it uncheck previously selected products?

    Answer: If you disable auto-select it will keep the products selection settings currently chosen but it will not add any or remove any product unless the user selects to manually.

    Question 15: Where can I find deployment guide of Essentials 2010?

    Answer: Deployment Guide

     

    Question 16: What is the data retention schedule for reporting in Essentials? 

    Answer: The data retention value is 37 days for reporting.
    If the retention period is increased on SQL Express you may hit the maximum allowed SQL Express database size.

    Question 17: How can you send files to Microsoft for the Essentials team to review?

    Answer: You can send data like logs, screenshots etc to us for review rather than posting them into a thread post.  This should help keep the posts smaller and easier to read.

    If requested, please send email to SCEData@microsoft.com.  If at all possible, please zip the files before sending.

    Please be sure to match the subject of the email with the subject of the post.

    Question 18: How can you verify if the computer (agent) is contactable via network?

    Answer:

    a.     Use the ping command to try and reach the computer using the same name provided to the discovery wizard.  You can do that by going to computer space -> select the computer -> Ping from task pane.

    b.    b. If the machine responds to a ping command, use the IP address of the computer to run ping with the “-a” switch and the IP address, e.g. “ping –a <IP address>”.  This will display the DNS name of the machine; it should match what was used in the original ping command.

    c.     c. Use “nbstat –a <computer name>” to see the registered NetBIOS name and the domain for the computer.  Use “nbstat –A <IP address>” to accomplish the same task using the IP address of the machine.

    d.    NetBIOS is not enabled by default and your network may not be configured to use it.  To determine NetBIOS status, use “ipconfig /all” from the command-line and look for a NetBIOS entry.

     

    Question 19: What if the computer discovery fails for an agent box?

    Answer:  Open the Event Viewer on Essentials server, check if any error message is logged on the Operations Manager event log with the computer name. You can forward the error message or screenshot at SCEData@microsoft.com

     

    Question 20: How can you choose installation path for SQL in Essentials installation process?

    Answer: Default installation does not allow choosing the SQL installation path. But you can install the SQL manually in the desired location and then try installing the SCE 2010. You can find the SQL 2008 Express bits under the prerequisite\SQL folder. SCE setup will detect the installed SQL instance.

     

    Question 21: Why does running the automatic approval rule for all computers result in unapproved updates?

    Answer: this can happen if EULA for that unapproved update has not been accepted. You can manually accept EULA and approve the update and then re-run your auto-approval rule. You will have to accept a EULA for each product separately.   Still it will save time of not approving all EULA for a single product manually.

     

    Question 22: Can third party updates be approved by the auto-approval feature?

    Answer: In Essentials 2010 you cannot run auto-approval rules to approve third party updates / catalogs.

     

    Question 23: What if you see monitoringHost.exe process consuming a lot of CPU?

    Answer: MonitoringHost.exe uses 100% of CPU is a known issue  - Kevin discusses it here from ops manager:
    http://blogs.technet.com/kevinholman/archive/2009/07/20/do-you-randomly-see-a-monitoringhost-exe-process-consuming-lots-of-cpu.aspx

    You can try restarting your health service for now.

     

    Question 24: How to troubleshoot if windows update (WU) and Essentials report different status for updates?

    Answer: If you are seeing more updates on WU/MU please take one update which is not shown in Essentials as needed and make sure the update is approved to the specific client.

    You can get the information by creating a view with the filter “Unapproved update” , select the specific computer group where your client machine resides. If you see the updates there you need to approve the updates.

    The other way you can achieve this by opening the %windir%/windowsupdate.log and look for the update and see what target group the update is approved to. E.g.

    2009-12-01 10:03:59:928  944 ee0 PT Initializing simple targeting cookie, clientId = d1b466eb-cc3c-43c1-bf48-d93323414e04, target group = , DNS name = sh13.shs.loc

    In the above log the target group is null and therefore the update is not approved.

    If you still see the discrepancy please post your query on Essentials forums.

     

    Question 25: What are the locations to find common logs to troubleshoot issues in SCE?

    Answer: You can find all the locations in the Essentials blog for Essentials 2010 troubleshooting guide:

    http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/archive/2009/12/05/essentials-2010-troubleshooting-guide.aspx

    Please let us know if you have any other question along with answer which we can add in this post. 

     

     

    Credit for Answers Provided by:

    Stephanie Drenchen

    Anshu Agrawal

    Ranjith A

    Yog Li

    John Joyner

Data Protection Manager -SharePoint Protection comunicados

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    DPM 2012 SP1 Protecting Sharepoint using SQL 2012 Always On AG as backend is not currently supported.
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    When you try to protect a Windows SharePoint farm using SQL 2012 Always On AG backend using System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Sp1, you receive one of the following error messages:

    ERROR
    =====
    DPM cannot protect this SharePoint farm because DPM did not detect any dependent databases to be protected. (ID: 32008) Verify that the appropriate SQL Server VSS writers are enabled on the computers hosting the SharePoint databases.


    This Windows SharePoint Services farm cannot be protected because DPM did not find any dependent databases and search indices to be protected. (ID: 32008) 1) Verify that the appropriate SQL Server VSS Writers on the computers hosting the Windows SharePoint Services databases are enabled. 2) Verify that the Windows SharePoint Services Search VSS Writers are enabled on the computers where the search indices are.

    CAUSE
    =====
    At this time using SQL 2012 availability groups (AG) for Sharepoint back end is not supported by DPM 2012 Sp1.  We will have some public facing content on the limitation shortly.  I cannot say at this time if this will be fixed in a future DPM 2012 rollup, it needs to be investigated by the product group.

Configuration Manager 2007 Setup/Deployment comunicados

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    !! Read this before posting to this forum !!
    Stan White [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager only. 
    For the latest information see our Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

Operations Manager - Unix and Linux comunicados

Configuration Manager 2007 Announcements comunicados

Configuration Manager 2007 Backup and Recovery comunicados

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    !! Read this before posting to this forum !!
    Stan White [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager only. 
    For the latest information see our Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

Configuration Manager 2007 Admin Console comunicados

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    *** Read this before posting in this forum ***
    Wally Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager only. 
    For the latest information see our     Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

MDOP Asset Inventory Service - General Discussion comunicados

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    AIS Discussion Forums - Important Notice
    Paul Bourgeau Microsoft Employee
     

    Welcome to The Asset Inventory Service technical forums, brought to you by the System Center Online team!

    These forums are a venue for you to post questions, comments, and feedback about your experiences with the Asset Inventory Service.  The goal of these forums is to promote discussion among users of AIS, and foster a community of AIS users.

    Before posting a technical question, be sure to review our technical documentation and troubleshooting guides. They contain important information that may help you resolve your issue.  If you don’t find the information you need in the documentation, please post your issue. It is easier for us to give correct guidance if your log files are included.

    The log collection tool is used to gather the following information:

    ·         SCOnlineClient.log from %Windir%

    ·         System Event Logs

    ·         System Center Online Registry Settings

    ·         System Center Online Scheduled Tasks

     

    To run the log collector tool, navigate via command line to c:\program files\Microsoft System Center Online Client\Diagnostic Tools and run "cscript logcollector.vbs"

    After the Log Collection Tool script is complete, the resulting set of files is located in the same directory.

     

    Please note: The log collector files may contain personally identifiable information.  You may choose to review the contents of these files and alter them file to hide any information before posting it in these forums.

     

    We welcome your input and participation!

Operations Manager - Deployment comunicados

Configuration Manager 2007 Software Distribution comunicados

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    New Technet article "Deploy the 2007 Office system by using System Center Configuration Manager 2007"
    Eric C. Mattoon
    Hey folks - There is a newly published Technet article "Deploy the 2007 Office system by using System Center Configuration Manager 2007" you might want to check out:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd630737.aspx

    Eric


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    !! Read this before posting to this forum !!
    Stan White [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager only. 
    For the latest information see our Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

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    New links for using Office 2010 Office Customization Tool (OCT)
    Eric Mattoon Microsoft Employee

    Office 2010 OCT: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179097.aspx#Licensing_and_user_interface

    Config.xml file in Office 2010: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179195.aspx

    Config.xml file element settings in Office 2010: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179195.aspx#ElementSetting

     

Operations Manager - Authoring comunicados

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    Welcome
    Justin Incarnato Microsoft Employee

    System Center Operations Manager forums provide you an opportunity to join a community of Operations Manager customers where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting Operations Manager related questions in the forum corresponding to your topic of interest and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.

    If you have any suggestions or feedback on the System Center Operations Manager product, please feel free to post in our forums.

Opalis Quick Integration Kit comunicados

Opalis v4 General comunicados

Data Protection Manager - Exchange protection comunicados

Data Protection Manager - Operations Manager Management Pack comunicados

Opalis v5 / v6 General comunicados

Data Protection Manager - Tape Protection comunicados

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    Creating and using certifcates for DPM tape backups.
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    Below are quick links for using certificates encrypting DPM tape backups for all versions of DPM.

    How to Create Self-Signed Certificates for Successful Encryptions
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff399364.aspx

    MakeCert.exe is available as part of the Windows SDK, which you can download from one of the below links:

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=84091.
          http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa386968(v=vs.85).aspx

    You can install Windows SDK and select option “Tools” under “.Net Development” and   unchecked everything else for installing makecert.exe only.

    How to Import Certificates into DPMBackupStore
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff399563.aspx


    People who have to have deal with Real Certificate Authorities can use the following information to assist with their requests:
     
    If you are dealing with an organization that uses a Windows CA, have them issue a certificate based on the "Web Server" Template.
    If you are dealing with an organization that uses another vendors CA, request that they issue you a certificate with the following:
     
    Key Usages = Digital Signature, Non-Repudiation, Key Encipherment, Data Encipherment
    Extended Key Usage = Server Authentication
     
    The above match the values of your self generated certificate.

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    DPM compatible Tape libraries
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    ·        The guidance we're giving customers is if the tape library or standalone tape drive is listed on the Windows server catalog under the hardware / storage section and shows compatible with Windows 2008  x64 or Windows 2012 X64, then it should work fine with DPM 2010 / 2012 / 2012 Sp1. 
    http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/

    Compatible tape libraries - Applies To: System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Data Protection Manager
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh916523.aspx


    Also leverage the DPM 2007 compatibility list, anything on this list should work on DPM2010 if they have Windows 2008 X64 drivers.

    System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Tested Hardware
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/dpm/cc678583.aspx

    If you cannot find support for the library, you can download and run the DPMtapeLibraryCompatibilityChecker tool from the following link.

    https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=885774776d4f197a&sc=documents&id=885774776D4F197A%21128


    For Standalone drive.
    =====================

    Run the following command to list libraries attached to the system.

    DPMLibraryTest.exe /Certify /LL


    Run the following command, where \\.\tape######## is the symbolic name of the tape drive to test from the output of the /LL command.


    DPMLibraryTest.exe /CERTIFY /TL \\.\Tape2147483646 /SA


    For tape library
    ================

    Run the following command to list the libraries attached to the system:

    DPMLibraryTest.exe /Certify /LL

    Run the following command, where \\.\Changer# is the symbolic name of the tape library to test from the output of the /LL command.

    DPMLibraryTest.exe /CERTIFY /TL \\.\Changer0 /ST 1 2 4 5

     

    Description of the tests.

    Test 1: Basic Configuration
    This test will scan your system for attached devices. It will identify the libraries and the stand-alone drives attached to your system and give you a summary of what it finds. For each device, you will see a Device Name, Serial Number, Vendor Name, Product Name, Firmware Revision and SCSI properties.
    At the end of this test, the user must verify whether all the information as seen by the tool. If the information is incorrect, check the following:
    • Check if all the devices are listed in Device Manager.
    • Ensure that the drivers for the devices are up-to-date.
    • If the drive mappings are incorrect, use the DPMDriveMapping.exe to correct the mappings. If you do not have DPM installed on the computer, copy the DPMLA.xml that DPMDriveMapping.exe creates to the folder to which you extracted the Tape Library Certification tool.

    Test 2: Mount/Dismount
    This test will pick a tape from the first available slot and perform a mount/dismount of that tape to/from a drive.

    Test3: Drive Cleaning
    A cleaner cartridge in needed for this test to run. Please read the pre-requisites section for this test. If you are using Firestreamer or a VTL where you cannot remove/change tapes, please use the /ST flag of the tool to skip the cleaner test.

    Test4: I/E Media
    This test will pick up the first available tape and move it to the I/E port and back. If your library/VTL does not have I/E ports the tool will automatically skip the test.

    Test5: I/O
    This test will pick up the first available writable tape and write a few buffers to it and try reading what is written. The purpose of this test is only to check for reading/writing ability.  Any specific/transient errors in any drive have to be inspected using the Advance Mode.
     Warning
    This test will overwrite information in the tape. Ensure that the first available tape does not have important data on it.

    Once complete, for any test failures, review the  LibraryTestTool-*-Curr.errlog files located in the directory you ran the tool from.

    Once the tool passes the tests, then DPM should be able to use the tape library for backups.

     


    NOTE1: DPM does not support Automated Cartridge System Library Software, ACSLS is the software that controls an Automated Cartridge System (ACS). There are no plans to support it.

    NOTE2:  DPM does not support tape libraries that have auto-clean feature enabled. If the library supports auto-clean but that feature cannot be disabled, wo do not recommend using that library with DPM.



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    Support for IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Added to DPM 2010 and beyond
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    DPM 2010 now supports the IBM System Storage TS2900 / TS357X Tape Autoloader after installing this DPM 2010 or later Hotfix.

    2465832 Description of the hotfix rollup package for System Center Data Protection Manager 2010: March 2011
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-US;2465832

    However, you must also add this registry key before that fix will be implemented.

    Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\Agent
DWORD: RSMCompatMode
Value: 29 (Decimal)


MDOP Asset Inventory Service - Announcements comunicados

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    Important information About Your AIS Agent Installation Package
    Paul Bourgeau Microsoft Employee

    Overview

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    Every Asset Inventory Service (AIS) agent installation package contains a certificate that identifies the account of the AIS subscriber. This certificate is used to ensure that inventory reported by an agent is associated with the correct account when it is received at the AIS web service.

    This certificate has a lifetime of 3 years. After this time, the installation package cannot be used to successfully enroll new agents, although existing agents will continue to function just fine. A notification will be displayed in the console for those accounts that are approaching the 3 year threshold (approximately 60 days before the certificate expires). The systems administrator of the AIS account should then download their new agent installation package which is available from the normal download page in the AIS console.

    The AIS service supports multiple agent installation packages per account. This means that the original package and the new package can both be used to install new agents. This allows a transition period where an organization can change their procedures to use the new installation package. Eventually, however, the certificate in the original installation package will expire, after which time only the new package should be used.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    =======================

    What do I do if I see the following announcement on my home page:

    “Your original AIS agent installation package expires on <expiry date>. Please download your new agent installation package and use it for all future installations. [Computers that had the original agent installation package installed before <expiry date> do not have to be updated.]”

    This means that your original agent installation package is going to expire soon, and you need to download a new one and use that for agent installations. The message will typically be shown 60 days before the package expires. You can continue using the original installation package until the date in the announcement but it is recommended that you start using the new one as soon as possible.

    When I go to the client deployment area, there’s no option to download a new installation package

    If you see the expiry announcement on the home page, the service will have generated a new installation package for your account. You download it the same way you downloaded the original package by visiting the Client Deployment area of the Management and Support workspace and click on the link that says “Download Client Here”. You can verify that you have downloaded the latest package by viewing the properties of downloaded file as follows:

    ·         Select the file and display the property page

    ·         Select the Digital Signatures Tab and view Signature List

    ·         Locate “Microsoft Corporation” in the list and double-click it

    ·         The Signing Time on the displayed property page should be Nov 2010.

    What happens if I carry on using the original installation package?

    If the announcement is shown on the home page and you continue to use the original installation package after the date shown in the message, you will not be able to successfully enroll agents into the AIS service. The installation will be successful, but when the agent attempts to enroll in the service, it will be rejected. The only way to correct this situation is to download the new installation package from the service and install that on the affected machines. [see below: How do I correct a failed installation?]

    What do I do if I see the following announcement on my home page?

    “Your original AIS agent installation package expired on <expiry date>. Please download your new agent installation package and use it for all future installations. [Computers that had the original agent installation package installed before <expiry date> do not have to be updated.]”

    This means that your original agent installation package has expired. If you obtained a new installation package and phased out using the old package before the date of expiry, then you have no further actions. If, however, you have been attempting to deploy agents using your original agent installation package then you need to take the following action:

    -          Stop using the original installation package

    -          Download a new agent installation package from the AIS console by visiting the Client Deployment area of the Management and Support workspace and click on the link that says “Download Client Here”

    -          Start using the new installation package for all future installations

    -          Identify the machines where an attempt was made to install the AIS agent with the expired installation package.

    o   These will be machines where the agent was recently installed, but are not displayed in the console.

    o   For these machines, re-run the install with the new package [see below: How do I correct a failed installation?]

    How do I correct a failed installation?

    If you identify a machine where an attempt was made to install an AIS agent, but the enrollment failed because the agent installation package had expired, proceed as follows:

    -          Option #1

    o   Uninstall the AIS agent

    §   Asset Inventory Service Tips and Troubleshooting

    ·         Tip: How to remove the AIS client software

    o   Run the installation using the new agent installation package

     

    -          Option #2

    o   Run the installation using the following MSI flags: REINSTALLMODE=vomus

    §  For example:  msiexec /I  <path to new .msi file> REINSTALLMODE=vomus

    Note: if you simply run the new agent install on the failed machine (without following either of these options) it will not successfully update the agent configuration and enroll with the service.

    How do I know when my agent installation package will expire?

    The following steps describe how to determine when an agent installation package was signed. If the current date is less than 3 years from this date, the package can still be used to install and enroll an agent :

    ·         Locate the agent installation package

    ·         Select the installation package file and display the property page

    ·         Select the Digital Signatures Tab and view Signature List

    ·         Locate “Microsoft Corporation” in the list and double-click it

    ·         If the Signing Time on the displayed property page is less than 3 years ago, then the package can still be used to install and enroll an agent.

    Why does the certificate in the agent installation package expire after 3 years?

    Certificates have an expiry date to reduce the time period available to an attacker. Three years was adopted as a reasonable balance between renewing the agent installation packages and providing acceptable security for user accounts.

     

Interop Connectors for Operations Manager comunicados

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions about the Forums
    Robert_Hearn
    Welcome to the Interop Connectors for System Center Operations Manager forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about  our products. 

    Please note that this forum relates only to the Operations Manager connectors (not the connectors for Service Manager, which are discussed in another forum)


    Q: Where can I find more information about the products, technical information and troubleshooting?

    A: See the "Helpful Links" annoucement within this forum.

    Q: Why are some threads locked?

    A: When a thread is marked as answered or was not replied to for a long period of time, new posts in that thread may not get recognized and may not get a response. To ensure that new posts get the visbility they need, we lock threads that are marked as answered or where we cannot get a response from the poster within a reasonable period of time, so that any new replies will be done in a new thread and gain immediate attention.

    If you have the same issue as mentioned in a previous thread, but the answer provided does not solve your problem, post a new question and refer to the existing thread so we can quickly rule out that issue as the cause of your particular problem. That will speed up the process of getting your problem solved.

    Q: How long should I expect to wait for an answer?

    A:     We typically respond to new questions within 24-48 hours (excluding weekends and holidays) depending on when the post occurred. If you need faster response or you have a critical issue, please contact Microsoft Support (http://support.microsoft.com/). You should also visit the support page on the Operations Manager TechCenter.



Service Manager - Data Warehouse, Reporting and Dashboards comunicados

Virtual Machine Manager - Self-Service Portal 2.0 comunicados

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    Now Available - System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1
    Mike Briggs [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Using the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1, you can respond more effectively—and at a lower cost—to the rapidly changing needs of your organization. Built on Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V technology, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager, the VMMSSP enables you to offer infrastructure as a service.

    The VMMSSP includes a pre-built, role-based self-service portal for both the datacenter managers and business unit IT consumers to provision infrastructures for their applications and services. The VMMSSP is now localized in three languages: Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. This dynamic self-service portal provides automated workflows to on-board business unit IT departments, and enables partners to expose their unique hardware capabilities through familiar Microsoft scripting technologies.

     

    This new version provides localization for Chinese and Japanese and lets users import virtual machines created outside the self-service portal but managed by VMM and additionally to re-import virtual machines previously removed. Fully supported by Microsoft, the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1 is a partner-extensible solution that enables customers to dynamically pool, allocate, and manage their computer, network, and storage resources to deliver a private cloud platform inside their datacenter.

    Next steps:

     

    System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1 features:

    • Import virtual machines. Allows DCIT administrators to re-import virtual machines that were removed from the self-service portal and also import virtual machines created outside the portal but managed by VMM.
    • Set virtual machine expiration dates. This feature lets users set an expiration date for the virtual machines that are being created or imported so that the virtual machines auto-delete after the set date. This feature also provides users the flexibility (through role-based access) to set or change the expiration date for the virtual machine.
    • Define and use custom virtual machine actions. A datacenter administrator can now create up to five custom virtual machine actions and make them available to users on the Virtual Machines tab of the self-service portal. For example, a database administrator can create a Create Checkpoint action and add it to the list of actions on the Virtual Machines tab.
    • Use Opalis policies in virtual machine actions. In a datacenter that includes a deployment of Opalis Integration Server, a datacenter administrator can customize tasks in virtual machine actions to trigger Opalis policies instead of running scripts.
    • Define and use custom virtual machine properties. A datacenter administrator can define custom properties to collect information from users in the Create Virtual Machine wizard, and use these properties in the tasks of the CreateVM virtual machine action. For example, if a datacenter administrator creates the properties RAM and CPU Count, the Create Virtual Machine wizard includes fields for RAM and CPU Count. When a user finishes the wizard, the wizard passes the RAM and CPU Count values that the user entered to the tasks in the CreateVM virtual machine action.
    • Notify administrators. This feature provides functionality to notify BUIT or DCIT administrators via email about various events in the system (for example, Submit request, Approve request, and so on).
    • Move infrastructures between business units. This feature allows DCIT administrators to move an infrastructure from one business unit to another when the system is in Maintenance Mode.
    • VMMSSP Management Pack. This feature allows DCIT administrators to monitor the health of the self-service portal components. Download VMMSSP Management pack.
    • Localization. The VMMSSP is now localized in three languages: Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese.
    • Manage virtual machine DVD drives and media. When working with virtual machines that have DVD drives, users can attach media such as ISO images to the virtual machines.
    • Connect to VMware virtual machines. Users can now use the VMMSSP to manage and connect to virtual machines hosted by VMware host servers.
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    Welcome to the VMMSSP v2 TechNet forum
    Mike Briggs [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Hello and welcome to the Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal 2.0 forum!

     

    The VMMSSP forum provides you with an opportunity to join a community of VMM 2008 R2 customers where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting questions related to VMMSSP in the forum corresponding to your topic of interest, and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.

    If you have any suggestions or feedback regarding VMMSSP, please feel free to post in our forums.

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    New visitors – Please read before posting
    Mike Briggs [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Hello!

    This forum is dedicated to questions about Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal 2.0 (VMMSSP). Please use good judgment to post your question to the relevant subforums.

    If your question is not about this product, please find the correct forum here: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?SiteID=17

     

    When posting a question or an issue, it is helpful to include the product version that you have a question about, your VMM environment, the steps you tried, and any specific error messages you observed.

    Thanks!

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    Announcing the release of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal 2.0
    Mike Briggs [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    VMMSSP (also referred to as the self-service portal) is a fully supported, partner-extensible solution built on top of Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, and System Center VMM. You can use it to pool, allocate, and manage resources to offer infrastructure as a service and to deliver the foundation for a private cloud platform inside your datacenter. VMMSSP includes a pre-built web-based user interface that has sectionsfor both the datacenter managers and the business unit IT consumers, with role-based access control. VMMSSP also includes a dynamic provisioning engine. VMMSSP reduces the time needed to provision infrastructures and their components by offering business unit “on-boarding,” infrastructure request and change management. The VMMSSP package also includes detailed guidance on how to implement VMMSSP inside your environment.

    Prerequisites:

    ·         Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition or Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition.

    ·         Windows Server Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0

    ·         Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2.

    ·         SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition or Standard Edition.

    ·         .Net Framework 3.5 SP1

    ·         Message Queueing (also known as MSMQ)

    ·         Windows PowerShell 2.0

    Where to get it: Download VMMSSP 2.0

    Benefits of VMMSSP:

    With VMMSSP, you can:

    ·         Allocate datacenter resources. Use VMMSSP to pool datacenter infrastructure resources, such as network, storage, load balancers, virtual machine templates, and domains, and make them available to business units to meet their infrastructure needs. You can also use VMMSSP to establish the costs associated with reserving and using infrastructure resources.

    ·         Simplify business unit on-boarding. Use VMMSSP to simplify the process of enrolling a business unit and provisioning its infrastructure. With VMMSSP, datacenter administrators can register business unit requirements in one central location. After they have registered, business unit administrators can request resources in the organization’s infrastructure pool to host their IT services.

    ·         Validate and provision infrastructures requests. Use VMMSSP to simplify the process that datacenter administrators use to validate and provision a business unit IT administrator’s infrastructure requests. Using VMMSSP, datacenter administrators can provision the requested resources, and assign them to the requesting business unit IT administrator.

    ·         Provide forms for self-service virtual machine provisioning. Use VMMSSP to streamline the business unit IT user’s experience in managing virtual machines.

    ·         Extend and customize virtual machine actions. Use the powerful extensibility features of VMMSSP to work with IHV, ISV, and SI partners to customize different virtual machine actions (create, delete, stop, start, resume, shutdown, pause, store, and deploy).In this way, you can leverage the unique characteristics of your infrastructure.

     

    Note   Like the self-service portal that is currently available as part of Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2, the new self-service portal offers a web-based user interface for managing virtual machines. But it also differs from the existing self-service portal in many ways. One of the most important differences is that the virtual machine actions are extensible, so datacenter administrators work with hardware vendors and partners to customize the actions to match their own capabilities or requirements. Another difference is that this self-service portal provides standardized workflows that gather data using web-based forms and support both manual and automated steps. This approach reduces the time needed to provision infrastructures and their components, and helps ensure consistency in the resulting infrastructures.

     

    Important   VMMSSP is not an upgrade to the existing VMM 2008 R2 self-service portal. You can choose to deploy and use one or both self-service portals depending on your requirements.

Configuration Manager 2007 Reporting comunicados

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    !! Read this before posting to this forum !!
    Stan White [MSFT] Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the Configuration Manager community!

    The Configuration Manager forums are a great way to get expert help when you are not finding what you need in documentation or other online publications or if you have further clarifying questions.  There are lots of feature experts from the community ready to help - people like you who work with the product every day and have to solve the very same issues you are working though, and of course some of the folks from Microsoft that design, build, test and support the product. 

    First of all these forums are for System Center Configuration Manager only. 
    For the latest information see our     Product Page
    Posts about other products will be moved or deleted to keep the search indexing accurate.
    For help with SMS 2003 please see the ‘other links’ at the bottom of this announcement.


    Before posting we would ask that you make a reasonable effort to find a solution that has already been published or posted:

    ·          In posts already in the forums - often someone has already hit your issue and posted a solution (see searching below)

    ·          In the documentation library HERE

    ·          On other Technet resources or blogs – links below


    Tips for keyword searches:
    Sometimes it's just a difference in a keyword, but you can find a lot of answers with the correct ones.
    Search in Technet or your favorite search engine:
    Keywords:  always use  'Configuration Manager'  then narrow to specific terms that you find in error messages, component names or logs.
    You might be surprised how often the answer is in the top 10 results returned.

    Still didn't find what you are looking for? 
    Great, create a post and provide enough information so you can get a useful answer quickly.  The more information you provide, the faster someone can recognize your issue and get you the best solution.

    ·          Look through the forums to locate the category that most closely matches the feature or operation you are attempting.

    ·          Include the version of the product - Config Mgr 2007 SP1, SP2 or R2.

    ·          Describe relevant details about your environment (operating systems, SQL, AD, accounts, site settings) and what you are attempting to accomplish.

    ·          If there is an error or problem include sections of relevant logs and/or exact error messages.

    ·          Describe what remedies you have tried already.

    ·          Check back on your post often, many are answered the same day!

     

    Other Useful Links:

     

    System Center Configuration Manager 2007

    Main Product Page

    Community Page

    Product Team Blog

    Support Team Blog

     

     

    Systems Management Server  2003

     

    TechCenter

     

    Community Support Newsgroups

    SMS Admin

    SMS Installer

    SMS Inventory

    SMS Miscellaneous

    SMS Setup

    SMS Site Communications

    SMS Software Distribution

    SMS Tools

    SMS Software Update Services

Virtual Machine Manager – General comunicados

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    New to VMM Forum? Read before posting a question.
    Carmen Summers Microsoft Employee

    Hello!

     

    This forum is dedicated to questions about SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager). Please use good judgement to post your question to the relevant subforums. 

    If your question is not about this product, please find the correct forum here: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?SiteID=17.

     When posting a question or an issue, it is helpful to include the product version you have question about, your VMM setup environment, the steps you tried and specific error message you observed. 

    A few related forums for your ease of reference are:

     

    Thanks!

     

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    How to collect SCVMM traces
    Carmen Summers Microsoft Employee

    For general information about troubleshooting VMM 2012, such as collecting traces and logging information, see VMM 2012 General Troubleshooting Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=211124) on the Microsoft Download Center.  .

    Before Collecting a DebugView Trace

    1.       Install DebugView on the SCVMM server, the host in question, and/or the Web server (for troubleshooting self-service portal issues).

    2.       Save the following code into a text file and name it "odsflags.cmd":

    @echo off

    echo ODS control flags - only trace with set flags will go to ODS

     

    if (%1)==() goto :HELP

    if (%1)==(-?) goto :HELP

    if (%1)==(/?) goto :HELP

     

    echo Setting flag to %1...

    reg ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\Carmine" /v ODSFLAGS /t REG_DWORD /d %1 /f

    echo Done.

    goto :EXIT

     

    :HELP

    echo Usage: odsflags [flag], where flag is

    echo TRACE_ERROR = 0x2,

    echo TRACE_DBG_NORMAL = 0x4,

    echo TRACE_DBG_VERBOSE = 0x8,

    echo TRACE_PERF = 0x10,

    echo TRACE_TEST_INFO = 0x20,

    echo TRACE_TEST_WARNING = 0x40,

    echo TRACE_TEST_ERROR = 0x80,

     

    :EXIT

    3.       Save the following code into a text file and name it "odson.reg":

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

     

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\Carmine]

    "ODS"=dword:00000001

    4.       Save the following code into a text file and name it "odsoff.reg":

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

     

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Tracing\Microsoft\Carmine]

    "ODS"=dword:00000000

    5.       Copy the three files created above, odsflags.cmd, odson.reg, and odsoff.reg, to the machines that DebugView will be used on.

    6.       Run the following commands at an elevated Command Prompt:

    odson.reg

    odsflags.cmd 255

    (If you need to collect traces for both VMM Server and the host or the Web server, make sure to run these commands on all of these computers).

    Collecting a DebugView Trace

    1.       Open DebugView as an administrator and ensure that both Capture Win32 and Capture Global Win32 are selected on the Capture menu item. You should be able to see tracing from the VMM components showing up in DebugView. (If you need to collect traces for both VMM Server and the host, make sure to do these steps on all of these computers).

    Figure 2: DebugView.exe Capture menu

    2.       Restart the Virtual Machine Manager Service on the SCVMM server by running the following commands at an elevated command prompt:

    net stop vmmservice

    net start vmmservice

    3.       Restart the Virtual Disk Service by running the following commands at an elevated command prompt:

    net stop vds

    net start vds

    4.       Restart the Virtual Machine Manager Agent service on the host by running the following commands at an elevated command prompt:

    net stop vmmagent

    net start vmmagent

    5.       Restart the IIS service on the Web server by running the following command at an elevated command prompt:

     iisreset

    6.       Reproduce the issue.

    7.       After reproducing the issue, save the output from the DebugView to a text file for analysis.

     Important:

    Turn off tracing after collecting the data by running the following command at a Command Prompt:
    odsoff.reg

     

     

    The format of a DebugView trace differs from that of an ETL trace since DebugView captures all Win32 application activity and, if selected, Kernel mode activity. If saved as a text file, it may be opened in other tools such as TextAnalysisTool.net or Trace32.

     

System Center Essentials - Capacity Planner comunicados

Systems Management Server 2003 comunicados

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    Welcome to the SMS 2003 Forum!
    Wally Microsoft Employee

    Welcome to the SMS 2003 forum. As you have heard, Microsoft is moving from the public newsgroups to forums. This is the one location for you to ask questions on SMS 2003.

    Please do not ask questions on Configuration Manager here (there are other forums specifically for Configuration Manager at: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/configurationmanager/). And please don't ask SMS 2003 questions on the Configuration Manager forums :-)

    There will be community presence here to help you with your questions on SMS 2003, however, be aware, that just like in the newsgroups, responses/answers are never guaranteed. You may need to go to Customer Support Services (CSS) to have questions resolved. We'll do our best to help here when possible.

    Thanks, and enjoy,

    Wally

Service Manager - Customization Using the SDK and Authoring Tool comunicados

Operations Manager - General comunicados

Data Protection Manager - Setup and Agent management comunicados

Data Protection Manager - Hyper-V and CSV Clusters comunicados

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    Windows 2012 server Guests running on Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-v are placed in saved state during DPM backup.
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    You are using DPM 2010/2012/2012 Sp1 to backup Windows 2008 (R2) hyper-v guests and observe that Windows 2012 server / Windows 8 guest VM's only get the option "Backup using saved state". But you want to backup it using child partition snapshot.

    It was also reported that some Windows 2012 server guests transfer the whole VM during backups instead on block level changes.  The below resolves both of these issues.

    SOLUTION
    =======

    What we found is that the Hyper-V integration components needs to have scoped VSS snapshots to be turned off in order to support hot backups. This is a new feature apparently in Win8/2012 and the default is enabled.

    Implement this registry key on EACH VM that is Windows 8 or Windows 2012 to resolve the issue.  You must add a key called SystemRestore, then add a value called ScopeSnapshots as follows.

    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
    REG_DWORD ScopeSnapshots 0x0

    See the additional info on scoped snapshots.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa378941(v=vs.85).aspx



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    DPM is performing "Backup Using Saved State" versus "Backup Using Child Partition" - WHY ?
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    When DPM protects a Hyper-V guest using HOST level protection, the Hyper-V writer on the hyper-V host communicates with the integration components inside the guest and determines if child partition or saved state backup will be performed.  Once DPM adds the guest to a protection group, the description: "Backup using child partition" or "backup using saved state" will not change, even thought the condition that determines the state may change.

    To get a real-time view of how then next backup will be perfomed, you can run the following test.

    To list hyper-V writer captions for guests to see if online or saved state backups can be done:

    From an administrative command prompt:

    a. Type: copy con script.txt and press enter
     b. Type: list writers and press enter
     c. Press CTRL + Z (to save)
     d. Type: diskshadow /s script.txt | find /i "caption: backup using"

    Output will be displayed for each guest.


    Here are the general conditions that make a VM go into a saved state during backup.

    Protecting Hyper-V machines
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh757866.aspx


    Conditions when DPM fails to back up Hyper-V virtual machines in an online state

    By default, System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager (DPM) performs a backup of a Hyper-V Virtual Machine (VM) in an online state. However, DPM cannot back up a Hyper-V VM in an online state, if one or more of the following conditions are true:

    •Backup (Volume Snapshot) Integration Service is disabled or not installed.
    •The virtual machine has one or more dynamic disks.
    •The virtual machine has one or more non-NTFS based volumes.
    •The virtual machine Cluster Resource Group in a cluster setup is offline.
    •The virtual machine is not in a running state.
    •A ShadowStorage assignment of a volume inside the virtual machine is explicitly set to a different volume other than itself.
    •An App-V drive is installed on the virtual machine that creates a non-NTFS volume.

    These conditions are set by the Hyper-V writer. In such a case, the VM is put in a saved state before a snapshot of host volumes are taken (except when the VM is turned off) for a backup. The Hyper-V writer adds the VM in the following format:
    •For offline backups: Backup Using Saved State\<VMName>
    •For online backups: Backup Using Child Partition Snapshot\<VMName>

    Additional reason is if there is less than 300MB free space on a volume in the guest.


    If you are using DPM 2010/2012/2012 Sp1 to backup Windows 2008 (R2) hyper-v guests you may observe that Windows 2012 server / Windows 8 guest VM's only get the option "Backup using saved state". It is also reported that some Windows 2012 server guests transfer the whole VM during backups instead on block level changes. 

    The below resolves both of these issues.

    SOLUTION
    =======

    The Windows 8 or Windows server 2012 guest needs to have scoped VSS snapshots turned off in order to support online backups. This is a new feature apparently in Win8/2012 and the default is enabled.

    Implement this registry key on EACH Windows 8 or Windows 2012 guest to resolve the issue.  You must add a key called SystemRestore, then add a value called ScopeSnapshots as follows.

    HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
    REG_DWORD ScopeSnapshots 0x0

    See the additional info on scoped snapshots.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa378941(v=vs.85).aspx



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    V4 - Windows Server 2012 Hotfix available that helps resolve DPM 2012 Sp1 Hyper-V backup problems.
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    ******** New V4 announcement ********

    Please ensure you are on DPM 2012 Sp1 UR2 (4.0.3408.0) which does include one fix for Windows 2012 Hyper-V protection.

    2802159 Description of Update Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2802159

    Update improves cluster resiliency in Windows Server 2012
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2848344


    Note     This update replaces a previous resiliency improvements update that is described in KB 2838669

    There are no additional configuration changes required after installing this update.

    If you continue to see problems protecting Windows 2012 Hyper-V guests after installing the above hotfix, please open a support case for further investigation.



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    DPM 2012 support for Windows Server 2012
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    System Center DPM 2012 (non-Sp1) is not supported running on Windows Server 2012.  We have had reports of DPM 2012 console crashes when navigating to the recovery tab if DPM 2012 is installed on Windows server 2012.  This issue is fixed in DPM 2012 SP1, so please upgrade to fix the problem.

    We also do not support protecting Windows Server 2012 using SCS DPM 2012 )non-Sp1)   Please do not expect any support for DPM 2012 (non-sp1) running on Windows Server 2012, or issues while protecting data sources in Windows Server 2012.  This includes Hyper-V protection.



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    Anouncement: System Center Data Protection Manager CSV Serialization Tool
    Mike Jacquet Microsoft Employee

    This tool will help serialize DPM backups across multiple Windows 2008 based hyper-v clusters in a unattended way.

    Download the tool from the below KB article.

    System Center Data Protection Manager CSV Serialization Tool
    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36524

    Overview

    With the current approach, if there are multiple clusters managed by DPM, the user needs to run DSConfig.ps1 on one node of each cluster and then XMLs of each cluster needs to be merged and replace the DataSources.xml in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\Config  directory of the DPM server. And moreover these steps need to be repeated each time any VM is added to the cluster.

    The XML merging/serialization tool will remove many of these manual steps. The tool needs to be run on the DPM server periodically (or scheduled). It will run DSconfig.ps1 on one node of each cluster, merge the XML and replace Datasources.xml in the DPM config directory. 

                                   

    System requirements

    Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

    For DPM: Supported operating systems: 

    • Windows Server 2008
    • Windows Server 2008 R2
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
    DPM Versions: DPM 2010 with  QFE 3 and above or  DPM 2012
    For CSV Cluster Nodes:
    Windows Server 20008 R2 & Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Data Protection Manager - PowerShell comunicados

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