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BizTalk Server General announcements

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    Updated product roadmap, start of new BizTalk Server vNext project
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Monday, August 13, 2018 5:24 PM

    We have some great news to share! We've updated our Microsoft Integration Product Roadmap. See our BizTalk Team Blog, at https://aka.ms/btsblog. We are starting our new BizTalk Server vNext project. Let us know what you want and need in BizTalk Server vNext.

    Paul Larsen [MS]
    Microsoft BizTalk Server Team

     

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    Updated product roadmap, start of new BizTalk Server vNext project
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Monday, August 13, 2018 5:24 PM

    We have some great news to share! We've updated our Microsoft Integration Product Roadmap. See our BizTalk Team Blog, at https://aka.ms/btsblog. We are starting our new BizTalk Server vNext project. Let us know what you want and need in BizTalk Server vNext.

    Paul Larsen [MS]
    Microsoft BizTalk Server Team

     

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    Announcing the availability of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 3
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Tuesday, June 26, 2018 12:46 AM

    Available now is Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 3. This update to BizTalk Server 2016 contains new and improved capabilities for integrating BizTalk Server workloads with Office 365 Outlook Email, Calendar, and Contact resources.

    Office 365 Adapters

    Microsoft Office 365 is a cloud-based subscription service that brings together the best tools for the way people work today. By combining best-in-class apps like Excel and Outlook with powerful cloud services like OneDrive and Microsoft Teams, Office 365 lets anyone create and share anywhere on any device.

    Microsoft BizTalk Server Adapters for Office 365 enable IT professionals and enterprise developers to integrate Outlook mail, contacts, and schedules with new solutions based on BizTalk Server 2016.

    Office 365 Mail Adapter

    Using the BizTalk Adapter for Office 365 Mail, you can read, mark as read or delete, Outlook e-mail messages through one-way BizTalk Server receive locations. Using the Office 365 Mail Adapter, you can write e-mail message, including setting message priority, through one-way static or dynamic BizTalk Server send ports.

    Office 365 Calendar Adapter

    Using the BizTalk Adapter for Office 365 Calendar, you can get future calendar events through one-way BizTalk Server receive locations. Using the Office 365 Calendar Adapter, you can create calendar events, including specifying required and optional attendees, through one-way static or dynamic BizTalk Server send ports.

    Office 365 Contact Adapter

    Using the BizTalk Adapter for Office 365 Contact, you can create contacts, by specifying all settings, through one-way static or dynamic BizTalk Server send ports.

    Licensing

    • Microsoft customers with Software Assurance or Azure Enterprise Agreements are licensed to use Feature Pack 3.
    • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 3 can be installed on Enterprise and Developer editions only.

    Software

    • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 3 contains all the functionality of Feature Packs 1 and 2, plus all the fixes in Cumulative Update 5.
    • You can install Feature Pack 3 on BizTalk Server 2016 Enterprise and Developer Edition (retail, CU1, CU2, CU3, CU4, FP1, FP2).
    • Download the software now from the Microsoft Download Center.

    Documentation

    You can learn more about Feature Pack 3 by reading the documentation articles. Please contribute to improving our documentation, by joining our BizTalk Server community on GitHub.

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    Announcing the availability of BizTalk Server 2016 Cumulative Update 5
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Tuesday, June 26, 2018 12:42 AM
    Microsoft BizTalk Server product team has released Cumulative Update 5 for BizTalk Server 2016. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 4132957, posted to https://support.microsoft.com/help/4132957.
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    Announcing availability of BizTalk Server 2013 R2 Cumulative Update 8
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Wednesday, March 21, 2018 7:05 PM

    Microsoft BizTalk Server product team has released Cumulative Update 8 for BizTalk Server 2013 R2. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 4052527, posted to https://support.microsoft.com/help/4052527.

    Microsoft BizTalk Server Product Team

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    Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:15 PM

    Available now is Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2. This update to BizTalk Server 2016 contains new and improved capabilities for modernizing BizTalk Server workloads in the areas of deployment, runtime and analytics.

    Deployment and Administration

    • Application Lifecycle Management with VSTS
      • Using Visual Studio Team Services, you can define multi-server deployments of BizTalk Server 2016, and then maintain those systems throughout the application lifecycle.
    • Backup to Azure Blob Storage
      • When deploying BizTalk Server to Azure VMs, you can backup BizTalk Server databases to Azure blob storage.

    Server Runtime

    • Adapter for Service Bus v2
      • When using the Service Bus Adapter, you can utilize Azure Service Bus Premium for enterprise-scale workloads.
    • Transport Layer Security 1.2
      • Securely deploy BizTalk Server using industry-standard TLS 1.2 authentication and encryption.
    • API Management
      • Publish Orchestration endpoints using Azure API Management, enabling organizations to publish APIs to external, partner and internal developers to unlock the potential of their data and services.
    • Event Hubs
      • Using the new Event Hub Adapter, BizTalk Server can send and receive messages with Azure Event Hubs, where BizTalk Server can function as both an event publisher and subscriber, as part of a new Azure cloud-based event-driven application.

    Analytics and Reporting

    • Event Hubs
      • Send BizTalk Server tracking data to Azure Event Hubs, a hyper-scale telemetry ingestion service that collects, transforms, and stores millions of events.
    • Application Insights
      • When preparing BizTalk Server to send tracking data to Application Insights, released in FP1, you can use the new Azure sign-in dialog to simplify configuration and named instances of SQL Server.

    Licensing

    • Microsoft customers with Software Assurance or Azure Enterprise Agreements are licensed to use Feature Pack 2.
    • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 can be installed on Enterprise and Developer editions only.

    Software

    • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 contains all the functionality of Feature Pack 1, plus all the fixes in Cumulative Update 3.
    • You can install Feature Pack 2 on BizTalk Server 2016 Enterprise and Developer Edition (retail, CU1, CU2, CU3, FP1).
    • Download the software now from the Microsoft Download Center.

    Documentation

    You can learn more about FP2 by reading the documentation articles. Please contribute to improving our documentation, by joining our BizTalk Server community on GitHub.

    Feedback

    Contribute to the community by participating in our forum, reading our blog, following us on Twitter (@BizTalk_Server), as well as providing product input using our BizTalk User Voice.

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    Announcing availability of BizTalk Server 2013 R2 Cumulative Update 7
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Thursday, October 12, 2017 6:08 PM
    Microsoft BizTalk Server product team has released Cumulative Update 7 for BizTalk Server 2013 R2. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledgebase Article 4038891, posted to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4038891.

    BizTalk Server Team
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    Announcing availability of BizTalk Server 2016 Cumulative Update 3
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Monday, September 4, 2017 5:39 PM

    Microsoft BizTalk Server product team has released Cumulative Update 3 for BizTalk Server 2016. For more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/help/4039664.

    BizTalk Server Team

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    BizTalk SalesForce Integration: Login authentication
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Monday, October 14, 2013 12:03 PM
    Sample based on integration with SalesForce using SOAP is available in code gallery through this link.
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    List of Errors and Warnings, Causes and Solutions on TechNet Wiki
    Sandro Pereira Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:40 PM

    This article is intended to be a knowledge base of all Errors and Warnings, Causes and Solutions documented, by community members, in all stages/components of BizTalk: different stages of development, deployment, adapters, runtime, setup and configuration… Read more here

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    BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:28 PM
    You will find many BizTalk Server related article on TechNet Wiki. Best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.
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    BizTalk Server 2010 - Tools Wiki Article
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Friday, October 28, 2011 8:40 PM
    Through the internet you can find numerous tools that can help you for instance in automating deployment, analyze your BizTalk environment or identify performance issues. You will find these tools on Operating System, Codeplex or Microsoft Download Center. Read more here.

BizTalk Server Adapters and Adapter Pack announcements

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    Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2
    Paul Larsen (Microsoft) Tuesday, November 21, 2017 10:13 PM

    Available now is Microsoft BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2. This update to BizTalk Server 2016 contains new and improved capabilities for modernizing BizTalk Server workloads in the areas of deployment, runtime and analytics.

    Deployment and Administration

    • Application Lifecycle Management with VSTS
      • Using Visual Studio Team Services, you can define multi-server deployments of BizTalk Server 2016, and then maintain those systems throughout the application lifecycle.
    • Backup to Azure Blob Storage
      • When deploying BizTalk Server to Azure VMs, you can backup BizTalk Server databases to Azure blob storage.

    Server Runtime

    • Adapter for Service Bus v2
      • When using the Service Bus Adapter, you can utilize Azure Service Bus Premium for enterprise-scale workloads.
    • Transport Layer Security 1.2
      • Securely deploy BizTalk Server using industry-standard TLS 1.2 authentication and encryption.
    • API Management
      • Publish Orchestration endpoints using Azure API Management, enabling organizations to publish APIs to external, partner and internal developers to unlock the potential of their data and services.
    • Event Hubs
      • Using the new Event Hub Adapter, BizTalk Server can send and receive messages with Azure Event Hubs, where BizTalk Server can function as both an event publisher and subscriber, as part of a new Azure cloud-based event-driven application.

    Analytics and Reporting

    • Event Hubs
      • Send BizTalk Server tracking data to Azure Event Hubs, a hyper-scale telemetry ingestion service that collects, transforms, and stores millions of events.
    • Application Insights
      • When preparing BizTalk Server to send tracking data to Application Insights, released in FP1, you can use the new Azure sign-in dialog to simplify configuration and named instances of SQL Server.

    Licensing

    • Microsoft customers with Software Assurance or Azure Enterprise Agreements are licensed to use Feature Pack 2.
    • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 can be installed on Enterprise and Developer editions only.

    Software

    • BizTalk Server 2016 Feature Pack 2 contains all the functionality of Feature Pack 1, plus all the fixes in Cumulative Update 3.
    • You can install Feature Pack 2 on BizTalk Server 2016 Enterprise and Developer Edition (retail, CU1, CU2, CU3, FP1).
    • Download the software now from the Microsoft Download Center.

    Documentation

    You can learn more about FP2 by reading the documentation articles. Please contribute to improving our documentation, by joining our BizTalk Server community on GitHub.

    Feedback

    Contribute to the community by participating in our forum, reading our blog, following us on Twitter (@BizTalk_Server), as well as providing product input using our BizTalk User Voice.

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    BizTalk Server 2013: Connect to Window Azure Blob Storage Sample
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Monday, October 14, 2013 12:01 PM
    Sample based on WCF-WebHttp Adapter and Windows Azure Blob Storage is available in code gallery through this link.
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    BizTalk Server 2013: WCF-BasicHttpRelay Adapter Sample
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Monday, October 14, 2013 12:00 PM
    Sample based on WCF-BasicHttpRelay Adapter is available in code gallery through this link.
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    BizTalk Server 2013: WCF-NetTcpRelay Adapter Sample
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Monday, October 14, 2013 11:59 AM
    Sample based on WCF-NetTcpRelay Adapter is available in code gallery through this link.
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    BizTalk Server 2013: WCF-WebHttp Adapter Sample
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Monday, October 14, 2013 11:58 AM
    Sample based on WCF-WebHttp Adapter is available in code gallery through this link.
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    BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:28 PM
    You will find many BizTalk Server related article on TechNet Wiki. Best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.
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    BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 - SQL Azure Connectivity
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Friday, October 28, 2011 8:28 PM
    Sample available to demonstrate connectivity with SQL Azure. It is based on the Polling SQL Azure Database Table with WCF-SQL Adapter blog post.
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    BizTalk Adapter Pack 2010 - Table Operation Sample
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Friday, October 28, 2011 8:18 PM

    Sample based on Table Operation on Oracle 11g XE with OracleDbBinding blog post is available in code gallery through this link.

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    BizTalk Server Adapter Pack 2010 Wiki Article
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Friday, October 21, 2011 9:17 PM

    There is a wiki article on BizTalk Server Adapter Pack, describing background, architecture and configuration.

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/biztalk-server-adapter-pack-2010.aspx

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    BizTalk Dynamics CRM Adapter for BizTalk 2009 available
    Yossi Dahan Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:58 AM

    The new CRM Adapter is available here:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=abd3bb9e-a59a-4eb6-8de8-fb25b77926d7

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    BizTalk Adapter Pack 2.0 links
    Vivek Krishna Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:42 AM
    Adapter Pack 2.0 is relased.The below blog entry summarizes all the links on the web you need to get started

    http://blogs.msdn.com/adapters/archive/2009/05/04/biztalk-adapter-pack-2-0-is-now-available.aspx


BizTalk Server EDI and AS2 announcements

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    BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki
    Steef-Jan Wiggers Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:29 PM
    You will find many BizTalk Server related article on TechNet Wiki. Best entry point is BizTalk Server Resources on the TechNet Wiki.

BizTalk Server Host Integration Server announcements

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    Host Integration Server 2013 Cumulative Update 4 is available
    Valerie Robb (Microsoft) Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:12 PM

    We are happy to announce the release of Microsoft Host Integration Server 2013 Cumulative Update 4.

    This cumulative update package contains hotfixes for issues that were resolved after the release of Host Integration Server 2013.

    We recommend that you test the cumulative update before you deploy it in a production environment. Because the builds are cumulative, each new update release contains all the hotfixes and all the security updates that were included in the previous Host Integration Server 2013 cumulative updates. We recommend that you consider applying the most recent Host Integration Server 2013 Cumulative Update to remain current with the product.

    Cumulative update package 4 for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2013:

    • Application Integration - 6 customer issues fixed
    • Data Integration - -12 customer issues fixed
    • Message Integration - 6 customer issues fixed
    • Network Integration - 10 customer issues fixed
    • Session Integration - 10 customer issues fixed

    Information regarding how to download the package and details regarding the specific fixes can be found in the KB article here.

    We encourage you to actively engage with us and propose new features for all BizTalk offerings, including Host Integration Server, through our BizTalk User Voice Page.

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    The SDK for Host Integration Server 2016 has been released
    Valerie Robb (Microsoft) Friday, June 2, 2017 11:02 PM

    The Host Integration Server 2016 SDK has been released.

    It can be downloaded at https://aka.ms/his2016sdk

    The SDK has been updated with current samples for all features of the product – Network Integration, Data Integration, Application Integration, and MQ Integration. Included with this SDK is a host simulator that allows several of the Application Integration samples to run via TCP/IP and HTTP without the need for a backend host system.

    This SDK can be installed without having HIS 2016 installed in order to view the sample code, however, HIS 2016 must be installed for the samples to run.

    Helpful links to get started with Host Integration Server:

    HIS 2016 RTM downloads:

    • For MSDN subscribers:
      • HIS 2016 Enterprise: https://aka.ms/his2016msdnent
      • HIS 2016 Developer: https://aka.ms/his2016msdndev
    • HIS 2016 180 day Evaluation for the public:
      • https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-host-integration-server-2016

    HIS 2016 Cumulative Update 1: https://aka.ms/his2016cu1

    CU1 KB Article: https://support.microsoft.com/help/3216544

    Documentation for Installing HIS 2016: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt736402.aspx

    HIS Blog: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/hostintegrationserver/

    Additional HIS Information: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/biztalk/biztalk-hisoverview.aspx

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    Host Integration Server 2016 Cumulative Update 1 has been released
    Charles Ezzell Wednesday, May 31, 2017 9:08 PM

    Host Integration Server 2016 Cumulative Update 1 has been released. This Cumulative Update addresses multiple issues found since the release of Host Integration Server 2016.

    The Knowledge Base article can be found here. https://support.microsoft.com/help/3216544

    You can also download Cumulative Update 1 from here:  https://aka.ms/his2016cu1

     Thank You.

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    Microsoft Host Integration Server Product Feedback survey
    Charles Ezzell Monday, May 15, 2017 6:19 PM

    We want to hear from you!

    Microsoft HIS Team is looking for product feedback. Please take time to complete the Microsoft Host Integration Server Product Feedback survey, posted to https://aka.ms/hisfeedback. Tell us what you are using, how you like it, and what new technologies and tools you want.

    Thank you!

    HIS Team

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    HIS 2016 Available to MSDN Subscribers
    Valerie Robb (Microsoft) Monday, October 31, 2016 11:27 PM

    The RTM version of HIS 2016 is now available to MSDN Subscribers -

    HIS 2016 Enterprise Edition

    HIS 2016 Developer Edition

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    Announcing release of Host Integration Server 2016
    Charles Ezzell Thursday, October 27, 2016 6:47 PM

    We are pleased to announce the release to manufacturing of Microsoft Host Integration Server 2016.

    This release confirms our commitment to Microsoft enterprise customers and partners, by delivering a set of new technologies, tools, and improvements.

    New Microsoft Client for MQ connecting .NET Framework and BizTalk Server applications to IBM MQ message processing systems, providing simplified administration and improved performance.

    Expanded platform support for latest Microsoft operating systems and development tools, plus support for most popular IBM systems versions, permitting the broadest application support lifecycle for upgraded and new solutions.

    Improved installation and configuration assisting IT administrators to efficiently deploy new clients and servers, reducing operating expenses and total cost of ownership.

    New telemetry for improving technologies and tools, by monitoring and reporting connections, operations, and exceptions.

    New Microsoft Client for DRDA connecting .NET Framework and BizTalk Server applications to IBM DB2 and Informix relational database systems, delivering increased functionality, with improved performance and scalability.

    To get started, visit the Microsoft Developer Network to read more about what’s new and improved in Host Integration Server 2016.

    Host Integration Server Team

    Microsoft Corporation

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    Announcing Host Integration Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2
    Charles Ezzell Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:35 PM

    We are pleased to announce our public Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) for Host Integration Server 2016.

    HIS 2016 offers technologies and tools enabling enterprise IT organizations to efficiently and securely integrate existing IBM host systems, programs, messages and data with new Azure and Windows applications. This release allows you to preview the many new and improved technologies and tools, when compared to HIS 2013, including:

    • Improved installation and configuration assisting IT administrators to efficiently deploy new clients and servers, reducing operating expenses      and total cost of ownership.
    • Expanded platform support for latest Microsoft operating systems and development tools, plus support for most popular IBM systems versions,      permitting the broadest application support lifecycle for upgraded and new solutions.
    • New Microsoft Client for MQ connecting .NET Framework and BizTalk Server applications to IBM MQ message processing systems, providing      simplified administration and improved performance.
    • New telemetry for improving technologies and tools, by monitoring and reporting connections, operations, and exceptions.
    • New Microsoft Client for DRDA connecting .NET Framework and BizTalk Server applications to IBM DB2 and Informix relational database systems,      delivering increased functionality, with improved performance and scalability.

    Join the HIS community to explore, try and learn more about HIS 2016 CTP2. Download, install and configure HIS 2016 CTP today!

    To get started, we invite you to visit the HIS 2016 preview page (https://aka.ms/his2016ctp2) on the Microsoft TechNet Evaluation Center.

    Host Integration Server Team
    Microsoft Corporation

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    Microsoft Host Integration Server 2016 CTP1
    Charles Ezzell Thursday, March 31, 2016 5:52 PM

    Microsoft HIS team has released Host Integration Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 1.

     

    HIS 2016 CTP1 provides professionals and enterprise developers with technologies and tools to deliver a new set of integration solutions. Here are a few of the new capabilities and improvements in HIS 2016 CTP1.

    • Support for Windows Server 10, Windows Server 2016, SQL Server 2016, BizTalk Server 2016, Visual Studio 2013, and .NET Framework 4.6
    • Support for IBM i 7.2, z/OS 2.2, CICS 5.2, IBM MQ 8.0, and DB2 11
    • New Microsoft .NET Client for MQ
    • New ADO.NET provider and BizTalk adapter for Informix
    • Improved data providers and BizTalk adapter for DB2
    • New Telemetry for improving HIS technologies

     

    See full list of improvements and new platforms posted to MSDN, at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=780628.

     

    To distribute the software, we are utilizing the BizTalk Server 2016 CTP1 program on Microsoft Connect. Please go to Connect and register your Microsoft account, at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=784997.

     

    We look forward to your participation in HIS 2016 CTP1.

     

    Host Integration Server Team

    Microsoft Corporation

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    Host Integration Server 2013 is released to manufactioning
    Stephen_R_Jackson Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:25 PM

    We are pleased to announce that Host Integration Server 2013 is released to manufacturing!

    Microsoft Host Integration Server 2013 enables enterprise organizations to integrate existing IBM host systems, programs, messages, and data with Microsoft class leading suite of server applications.

    HIS 2013 is the ninth release and includes these improvements.

    • Deploy on new platforms
      • Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012,
      • Visual Studio 2012, SQL Server 2012, .NET 4
      • IBM z/OS V1.13, i5/OS V7R1, MQ V7.5, CICS V5.1, IMS V12.1, Informix IDS V12.1, DB2 V10
    • Use latest protocols and formats
      • DB2 client connectivity to SQL Server (DRDA Service)
      • Windows client connectivity to Informix server (OLE DB Provider)
    • Increase enterprise dev and IT pro productivity
      • Transaction Integrator Configuration Tool and Visual Studio code snippets
      • DRDA Service and TI PowerShell modules, XML schemas for app.config and web.config files
      • Managed encoder and trace
      • TN3270 emulator and Host File Transfer Utility
    • Improve performance and scalability
      • Transaction Integrator, MQ channel and host files managed runtimes
      • DB2 client transaction load balancing, bulk copy and bulk insert

    Here are links to the technology and documentation.

    • Release notes with list of new features and installation guide with list of supported IBM products are available on the Microsoft Download Center.
    • On-line documentation is available on MSDN and TechNet.
    • Evaluation copy is available on the Microsoft Download Center.
    • Enterprise edition is available on MSDN and TechNet.

    The HIS 2013 BPA (Best Practice Analyzer) and SCOM Management Pack will be available in September.

    The HIS 2013 Enterprise edition will be available for purchase on 1st September, licensed as supplemental technology to BizTalk Server 2013. See the BizTalk website for more information on BTS 2013 licensing.

    The Host Integration Server Team

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    Host Integration Server 2010 Cumulative Update 6 (CU6) is available
    Stephen_R_Jackson Tuesday, December 4, 2012 4:34 PM

    The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the sixth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2010. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule.

    HIS 2010 CU6 includes fixes for HIS 2010 that were fixed after the release of HIS 2010, including all the fixes that are in the previous HIS 2010 cumulative updates. Details on the included fixes can be found in the following Knowledge Base article:

    2752426    Cumulative update package 6 for Host Integration Server 2010   
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2752426/EN-US

    You can download HIS 2010 CU6 via the Hotfix Download Available link You would need to download the CU6 package that matches the HIS 2010 version (x86 or x64) that you have installed.

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    Host Integration Server 2009 Cumulative Update 4 (CU4) is available
    Stephen_R_Jackson Wednesday, June 6, 2012 1:04 AM

    The Host Integration Server Product Team has just released the fourth Cumulative Update (CU) for HIS 2009. The cumulative update model is used to package and release product fixes on a more consistent schedule.

    HIS 2009 CU4 includes fixes for HIS 2009 that were fixed after the release of HIS 2009, including all the fixes that are in the previous HIS 2009 cumulative updates. Details on the included fixes can be found in the following Knowledge Base article:

    2765212 Cumulative update package 4 for Host Integration Server 2009

    You can download HIS 2009 CU4 via the Hotfix Download Available link in the KB article. You would need to download the CU4 package that matches the HIS 2009 version (x86 or x64) that you have installed.

    Thanks…


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    Welcome to the Host Integration Server forum
    Stephen_R_Jackson Monday, May 3, 2010 3:10 PM

    Hello and welcome to the Host Integration Server forum!

     

    The Host Integration Server (HIS) forum provide you an opportunity to join a community of Host Integration Server customers where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting Host Integration Server 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 feedbacks to Windows Server products, please feel free to post in our forums.

    Stephen Jackson - MSFT

App-V Sequencing Recipes announcements

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    Rate the Recipes you are reviewing!
    karrial Tuesday, June 29, 2010 6:58 AM

    As you are viewing and using the recipes provided by your community experts please make sure to mark the "VOTE AS HELPFUL" link on the upper left corner of the recipe.  This will help us gauge that the recipe is useful beyond just viewing it.

    Thanks for contributing!

    Karri

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    Guidelines to write efficient prescriptive guidance (recipe) for the applications
    Manita Sharma Monday, April 5, 2010 3:53 PM

    App-V Recipe Template

    The Application Virtualization team has listed down some basic details which should be comprised while authoring a recipe for an application. 

    Please ensure to capture the following data while authoring a recipe for an application. The maximum limit is up to 60,000 characters with html markup.

    *If you are not a Microsoft employee you must identify your name and company affiliation which will be published with the recipe.

    Click on ‘Ask a question’ and select ‘Start a discussion’ to post a recipe

    Title: <Ideas: Give a short description about the application name>

    Body: <Include these fields in your recipe>

    Application Name:

    Application Version:

    Company Name: <Who produces the software>

    Sequencer Version:

    App-V Client Version Tested On: <List the versions of the App-V, you have tested on>

    Operating System Sequenced On: <Enter the operating system>

    Pre-requisites: <List the pre-requisites for the sequencer machine: ex. Install WDS 4.0, .NET 3.0>

    Client Operating Systems Successfully Deployed To: <List the operating systems the application was successfully deployed to>

    Posted by Microsoft Employee: <Please provide your name>

    *Posted by non-Microsoft Employee: <Please provide your name and company affiliation>

    If Posted by Microsoft Employee, the Corresponding KB Article Reference: <Please insert the URL if known or available, or N/A if not posted by Microsoft Employee>

    Steps to Sequence the Application:

    <Step1…>

    <Step2…>

    <Step3…>

    Known Issues/Limitations: <Ex. Application dependencies, Client Operating Systems that this package will not work on with: Windows 7 Client, 32-bit; Windows 7 Client, 64-bit; Windows Vista SP1, 64-bit; Windows Vista SP2, 32-bit; Windows Vista SP2, 64-bit; Windows XP, SP3, 32-bit; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008, 32-bit; Windows Server 2008, 64-bit; Windows Server 2003 R2, 32-bit; Windows Server 2003 R2, 64-bit; Windows Server 2003, 32-bit; Other>                                  

    Approximate Sequencing Time:

    Other (Optional fields)

    App-V friendly copy protection scheme?  <Yes/No: This information is helpful for the packager to virtualize the application>

    Additional Notes/Links: <Reference to additional data, if any>

    Custom scripts to assist in the process: <Reference to scripts, if any>

    Descriptive Tags:

    ·         Applying tags to a thread makes it possible for users to find the thread by using the tag cloud.

    ·         Clicking a tag in the tag cloud returns all threads containing that tag.

    ·         While entering tags, use commas to separate tags.

     

    Remember – This is a public forum so never post private information such as e-mail or phone numbers!

    If you have any questions, please contact the team at appvsite@microsoft.com.

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    Welcome to the App-V Sequencing forum!
    Manita Sharma Monday, April 5, 2010 3:45 PM

    Most applications can be sequenced using App-V Sequencer without requiring any special steps. However, there are some third-party and Microsoft applications that require special steps in order to be properly sequenced and work with App-V.

     

    In the past, members of the product team would regularly post instructions for sequencing particularly for the difficult applications. Recently we have been receiving requests from our customers to have one common community forum for sharing information.

     

    We’re listening and we are glad that you are talking!  Based on the enormous feedback, we are extremely pleased to announce the launch of a new community driven Recipe Forum on Microsoft TechNet. This forum is intended for App-V IT Pros within the App-V community to share their best practice recipes in an effort to grow everyone’s knowledge, expertise and save each other time by learning together.   This allows our new members to ramp faster and our experts to shine and show their depth of knowledge!

     

    You can now view prescriptive sequencing recipes for more than X applications that have been provided by a few experienced packagers from the App-V community. The Community is only successful if all members are contributing.  We have responded to your request, now we need you to respond to ours!  PLEASE CONTRIBUTE YOUR RECIPES TO THE COMMUNITY!   We hope that even more App-V users will contribute and use the content on the forum to sequence more applications! 

    If you have any questions, please contact the team at appvsite@microsoft.com.
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    Content posted on this site is provided as-is. You bear the risk of using it. Microsoft gives no express or implied warranties or guarantees. Content contributed by the community has not been tested by Microsoft unless otherwise noted.
    Manita Sharma Friday, April 2, 2010 6:59 PM

    Content posted on this site is provided as-is. You bear the risk of using it. Microsoft gives no express or implied warranties or guarantees.  Content contributed by the community has not been tested by Microsoft unless otherwise noted.

Surface 1.0 Hardware, Platform and Applications announcements

  • Link
    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for July 12, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Wednesday, July 13, 2011 6:39 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on July 12, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2011 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 2533623
    • 905866
    • 2507938
    • 2555917
    • 2532531

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for June 14, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:57 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on June 14, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for June 2011 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 2476490
    • 2503665
    • 2507938
    • 2535512
    • 2525694
    • 2536275
    • 2536276
    • 2544893
    • 2544521
    • 2530548
    • 905866
    • 2533623
    • 2541763
    • 2478657
    • 2478659
    • 2518863
    • 2518865
    • 2478660
    • 2518866
    • 2545698

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for May 10, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, May 10, 2011 7:53 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on May 10, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2011 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 947821
    • 905866
    • 2449742

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for April 12, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:39 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on April 12, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2011article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 2412687
    • 2491683
    • 2507618
    • 2503658
    • 2510581
    • 2510531
    • 2506223
    • 2508429
    • 2509553
    • 2497640
    • 2508272
    • 2511455
    • 2506212
    • 2492386
    • 2506014
    • 905866
    • 2449741
    • 2449742
    • 2512724
    • 2522422

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for March 8, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, March 8, 2011 2:15 AM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on March 8, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for March 2011 article, once it they have been released.

    There are no known issues with the following updates that are, at this time, scheduled for release:

    • 2481109
    • 2479943
    • 2483614
    • 905866
    • 2505189

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for Februrary 8, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, February 1, 2011 5:44 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on February 8, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for February 2011 article, once it they have been released.

    There are no known issues with the following updates that are, at this time, scheduled for release:

    • 2393802
    • 905866
    • 2485376
    • 2479943
    • 2479628
    • 2483185
    • 2482017
    • 2463157
    • 971029
    • 944036
    • 2449741
    • 2117917
    • 2449742

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for January 11, 2011
    April Reagan MSFT Wednesday, January 12, 2011 8:17 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on January 11, 2011. You can find the full list of software updates in the  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2011 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 2485482
    • 2478935
    • 2419640
    • 2264107
    • 2117917

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for December 7, 2010
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, December 14, 2010 10:07 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on December 7, 2010. You can find the full list of software updates in the  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for December 2010 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 2296199
    • 2393802
    • 2436673
    • 2305420
    • 2423089
    • 2442962
    • 2416400
    • 905866
    • 944036
    • 2443685
    • 2467659

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for November 9, 2010
    April Reagan MSFT Wednesday, November 10, 2010 12:20 AM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on November 9, 2010. You can find the full list of software updates in the  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2010 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 2447568
    • 905866
    • 947821

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

  • Link
    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for October 12, 2010
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, October 12, 2010 11:02 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on October 12, 2010. You can find the full list of software updates in the  Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2010 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 979687
    • 979688
    • 982132
    • 981957
    • 2296011
    • 2345886
    • 2207566

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

  • Link
    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for September 14, 2010
    Stacey Briggs Monday, September 13, 2010 8:54 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on September 14, 2010. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2010 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 905866
    • 975558
    • 981322
    • 2141007
    • 2158563
    • 2347290

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

  • Link
    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for August 10, 2010
    Stacey Briggs Monday, August 9, 2010 9:00 PM

    This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on August 10, 2010. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for August 2010 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    ·        905866

    ·        947821

    ·        978886

    ·        980436

    ·        981852

    ·        981997

    ·        982214

    ·        982316

    ·        982664

    ·        982665

    ·        982799

    ·        983589

    ·        2079403

    ·        2160329

    ·        2286198

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

     

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    Patch Release: Microsoft Update patch release bulletin for July 13, 2010
    Stacey Briggs Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:06 AM

    ·         This bulletin describes the results of the Microsoft Surface tests of software updates released on Windows Update on July 13, 2010. You can find the full list of software updates in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for July 2010 article.

    There are no known issues with the following updates:

    • 905866

    Note: To ensure that your Surface unit receives the latest updates, make sure that you have upgraded to Surface 1.0 SP1.

    For general information about how to update a Microsoft Surface unit, see Updating a Microsoft Surface Unit.

Surface 2.0 Platform and Applications announcements

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    Welcome!
    April Reagan MSFT Tuesday, February 21, 2012 5:50 PM

    Welcome to the new forum for the Microsoft Surface 2.0 platform and Bing for Microsoft Surface 2.0 application. 

    For hardware support, please contact Samsung:

    http://www.samsunglfd.com/solution/sur40.do

Windows Embedded POSReady announcements

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    Have a Windows Embedded Standard 7 or 2009 Question?
    Terry Warwick Thursday, June 24, 2010 2:09 PM
    Please find the Windows Embedded Standard forums on MSDN here.
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    Welcome to the POSReady forum!
    Christina Young Monday, July 6, 2009 7:34 PM
    Hello and welcome to the POSReady forum!

    The POSReady forum provides you an opportunity to join a community of POSReady IT Pros where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours. Start by posting POSReady related questions in the forum and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.

    If you have any suggestions or feedback on the POSReady product, please feel free to post a comment in the forum.

    You may also post questions and comments about older versions of POSReady, more commonly known as Windows Embedded for Point of Service 1.x.


    The Windows Embedded POSReady / POS for .NET blog can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/pointofservice/
    You can find more information about POSReady on the Windows Embedded site: http://www.posready.com
    and on MSDN Library: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd458821(WinEmbedded.20).aspx.

MDOP Asset Inventory Service - Announcements announcements

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    Important information About Your AIS Agent Installation Package
    Paul Bourgeau Monday, November 22, 2010 6:03 PM

    Overview

    =======

    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.

     

Power View announcements

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    Welcome to the Power View Forum!
    Sandy Rivas Wednesday, July 10, 2013 7:01 PM

    We are happy to announce that Power View for Office / Office 365 has it's own forum!  Power View allows you to analyze and create stunning interactive visualizations that uncover hidden insights to share and collaborate from anywhere, on any device!  As you do that - you may have questions / feedback / tips to share.  Please utilize this forum to share/gain knowledge and expertise in Power View.

    We look forward to hearing how you are using Power View and what challenges and suggestions you may have. The more you share, the more the forum can help you get the most out of Power View now and you can influence the next version!

    The Power View Team

Forums Redesign - Q&A / Discussions announcements

  • Link
    How to share your feedback on the new design
    Bryant Hawthorne - MSFT Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:39 PM

    Thank you everyone who has provided feedback into this forum so far. We appreciate the feedback and are actively prioritizing it accordingly. We are monitoring the suggestions and bugs and are currently working to make improvements based on feedback that has already been provided.

    In order to help us make further improvements to this new design, please take the following action:

    • If you have a suggestion for the redesigned Forums please post these to Suggestions and Feedback for the Forums. Please limit one suggestion per post and we encourage users to vote up suggestions to bring attention to the Forums team.
    • If you encounter bugs please continue to post bugs in the Forums Issues forum.
    • If you have additional questions or comments about the redesign, this forum is the place to post.

    Again, thank you for your feedback and know that your voice is being heard.

App-V General Sequencing announcements

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    How to ask a question efficiently in the TechNet forums
    Aaron.Parker Friday, November 18, 2011 10:50 PM
    Thank you for posting in TechNet forum. Online problem solving can be relatively time consuming because it may demand several messages back and force to fully understand the symptom and background, especially at the very beginning. Here are a few suggestions that can help you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible.
     
    When You Ask
    1. Selecting a good title which summarizes the specific problem you have. It will be the one of the main driving forces for others to want to actually read your item. Choosing a badly-formatted title will drive people away, thinking that since the title is so badly written, so must be the information and the question within the thread.
    2. Provide all the necessary information in your initial post. The following information would be very helpful:
    - Symptom description: Detailed description of the problem. If you receive any error messages, please let us know the exact error WORD BY WORD.
    - Environment: The system environment, such as your OS/application version, your network topology, and your domain environment, etc.
    - Any recent relevant configuration change(s): If the issue started to occur after installing any application/updates or changing the configuration, please let us know.
    - Any additional information. Tell what you have done prior to asking your question. This will help us understand that you've done so far.
    3. Write in a clear language. Avoiding spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Don't type IN ALL CAPS, which in most cases is read as shouting and considered rude.
    4. Keep within the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where we have seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.
    5. Be courteous to reply, even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked. (This helps the whole community when you do this, and gives the people who donate their time, warm and fuzzies.)
     
    When answered
    Give Positive Feedback. Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, pleases replies that the issue or question has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered: This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.
    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Windows Vista IE announcements

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    Forum is now archived (read-only). Expand for further information.
    Anthony_Mann Wednesday, December 1, 2010 6:04 PM

    To post or answer questions about Internet Explorer, see the new Internet Explorer category here:

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/internetexplorer

App-V Server and Management announcements

  • Link
    The Great App-V Survey Project
    Tim Mangan Monday, June 4, 2012 10:19 PM

    I am asking for some help here in filling our an anonumous survey about App-V usage.

    Traditionally, Microsoft is the only one that has any information regarding App-V usage out there, and basically Microsoft doesn't share that info (unless someone is bragging).  So I am trying to gather some information to share with the community using an un-scientific survey.  The survey is very short (10 questions), and does not ask you to identify yourself or your company.  You can see all of the questions before you even start.  It is just some basic questions to "get a feel" for what people are doing. 

    Let me be clear that this is not a Microsoft santioned survery and they have nothing to do with it.  My company is requesting this information and will only use it to provide information back to the technical community. Any information gathered will only be used in aggregate form.

    Please fill out the survey at this link: http://www.tmurgent.com/AppVSurvey.aspx

    Thank You!

    Tim Mangan

  • Link
    How to ask a question efficiently in the TechNet forums
    Aaron.Parker Friday, November 18, 2011 10:51 PM
    Thank you for posting in TechNet forum. Online problem solving can be relatively time consuming because it may demand several messages back and force to fully understand the symptom and background, especially at the very beginning. Here are a few suggestions that can help you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible.
     
    When You Ask
    1. Selecting a good title which summarizes the specific problem you have. It will be the one of the main driving forces for others to want to actually read your item. Choosing a badly-formatted title will drive people away, thinking that since the title is so badly written, so must be the information and the question within the thread.
    2. Provide all the necessary information in your initial post. The following information would be very helpful:
    - Symptom description: Detailed description of the problem. If you receive any error messages, please let us know the exact error WORD BY WORD.
    - Environment: The system environment, such as your OS/application version, your network topology, and your domain environment, etc.
    - Any recent relevant configuration change(s): If the issue started to occur after installing any application/updates or changing the configuration, please let us know.
    - Any additional information. Tell what you have done prior to asking your question. This will help us understand that you've done so far.
    3. Write in a clear language. Avoiding spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Don't type IN ALL CAPS, which in most cases is read as shouting and considered rude.
    4. Keep within the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where we have seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.
    5. Be courteous to reply, even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked. (This helps the whole community when you do this, and gives the people who donate their time, warm and fuzzies.)
     
    When answered
    Give Positive Feedback. Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, pleases replies that the issue or question has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered: This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.
    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Surface Hardware Units announcements

  • Link
    This forum has been retired and is now read-only.
    Max Wang_1983 Thursday, May 26, 2011 12:01 AM
    For Microsoft Surface 1.0 hardware questions, please to go the Surface 1.0 hardware, platform, and apps forum at  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/SurfaceSoftware/threads

Learning Manager Bugs and Feedback announcements

  • Link
    Please read before posting questions to this forum.
    FJ2008 Thursday, October 8, 2009 12:03 AM
    Dear Forum User:

    This forum is dedicated only to customers who are using Microsoft E-Learning products. So please post questions only which are related to Microsoft E-Learning Products/issues/information request only.
    Thanks,
    Sidharth lala
  • Link
    Report a Learning Manager Bug
    Alicia Cales Friday, April 4, 2008 7:56 AM

    Did you find a Bug in Learning Manager? Log it here!

    In your post, please include:

    • Course name or number of where the issue is occurring with
    • URL where you are experiencing the problem/issue
    • Detailed reproduction steps of what you did in order to get the problem/problem. If there is an error message, please obtain a copy of the error message.



Surface Applications announcements

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    This forum has been retired and is now read-only.
    Max Wang_1983 Wednesday, May 25, 2011 11:59 PM
    For Microsoft Surface 1.0 hardware questions, please to go the Surface 1.0 hardware, platform, and apps forum at  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/SurfaceSoftware/threads

App-V Clients announcements

  • Link
    How to ask a question efficiently in the TechNet forums
    Aaron.Parker Friday, November 18, 2011 10:52 PM
    Thank you for posting in TechNet forum. Online problem solving can be relatively time consuming because it may demand several messages back and force to fully understand the symptom and background, especially at the very beginning. Here are a few suggestions that can help you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible.
     
    When You Ask
    1. Selecting a good title which summarizes the specific problem you have. It will be the one of the main driving forces for others to want to actually read your item. Choosing a badly-formatted title will drive people away, thinking that since the title is so badly written, so must be the information and the question within the thread.
    2. Provide all the necessary information in your initial post. The following information would be very helpful:
    - Symptom description: Detailed description of the problem. If you receive any error messages, please let us know the exact error WORD BY WORD.
    - Environment: The system environment, such as your OS/application version, your network topology, and your domain environment, etc.
    - Any recent relevant configuration change(s): If the issue started to occur after installing any application/updates or changing the configuration, please let us know.
    - Any additional information. Tell what you have done prior to asking your question. This will help us understand that you've done so far.
    3. Write in a clear language. Avoiding spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Don't type IN ALL CAPS, which in most cases is read as shouting and considered rude.
    4. Keep within the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where we have seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.
    5. Be courteous to reply, even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked. (This helps the whole community when you do this, and gives the people who donate their time, warm and fuzzies.)
     
    When answered
    Give Positive Feedback. Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, pleases replies that the issue or question has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered: This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.
    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

App-V Documentation announcements

  • Link
    How to ask a question efficiently in the TechNet forums
    Aaron.Parker Friday, November 18, 2011 10:52 PM
    Thank you for posting in TechNet forum. Online problem solving can be relatively time consuming because it may demand several messages back and force to fully understand the symptom and background, especially at the very beginning. Here are a few suggestions that can help you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible.
     
    When You Ask
    1. Selecting a good title which summarizes the specific problem you have. It will be the one of the main driving forces for others to want to actually read your item. Choosing a badly-formatted title will drive people away, thinking that since the title is so badly written, so must be the information and the question within the thread.
    2. Provide all the necessary information in your initial post. The following information would be very helpful:
    - Symptom description: Detailed description of the problem. If you receive any error messages, please let us know the exact error WORD BY WORD.
    - Environment: The system environment, such as your OS/application version, your network topology, and your domain environment, etc.
    - Any recent relevant configuration change(s): If the issue started to occur after installing any application/updates or changing the configuration, please let us know.
    - Any additional information. Tell what you have done prior to asking your question. This will help us understand that you've done so far.
    3. Write in a clear language. Avoiding spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Don't type IN ALL CAPS, which in most cases is read as shouting and considered rude.
    4. Keep within the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where we have seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.
    5. Be courteous to reply, even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked. (This helps the whole community when you do this, and gives the people who donate their time, warm and fuzzies.)
     
    When answered
    Give Positive Feedback. Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, pleases replies that the issue or question has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered: This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.
    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

App-V Add-ons announcements

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    How to ask a question efficiently in the TechNet forums
    Aaron.Parker Friday, November 18, 2011 10:53 PM
    Thank you for posting in TechNet forum. Online problem solving can be relatively time consuming because it may demand several messages back and force to fully understand the symptom and background, especially at the very beginning. Here are a few suggestions that can help you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible.
     
    When You Ask
    1. Selecting a good title which summarizes the specific problem you have. It will be the one of the main driving forces for others to want to actually read your item. Choosing a badly-formatted title will drive people away, thinking that since the title is so badly written, so must be the information and the question within the thread.
    2. Provide all the necessary information in your initial post. The following information would be very helpful:
    - Symptom description: Detailed description of the problem. If you receive any error messages, please let us know the exact error WORD BY WORD.
    - Environment: The system environment, such as your OS/application version, your network topology, and your domain environment, etc.
    - Any recent relevant configuration change(s): If the issue started to occur after installing any application/updates or changing the configuration, please let us know.
    - Any additional information. Tell what you have done prior to asking your question. This will help us understand that you've done so far.
    3. Write in a clear language. Avoiding spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Don't type IN ALL CAPS, which in most cases is read as shouting and considered rude.
    4. Keep within the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where we have seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.
    5. Be courteous to reply, even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked. (This helps the whole community when you do this, and gives the people who donate their time, warm and fuzzies.)
     
    When answered
    Give Positive Feedback. Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, pleases replies that the issue or question has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered: This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.
    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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    Welcome to the AppV Add-Ons forum
    Cholione Wednesday, February 17, 2010 10:58 PM

    Hello and welcome to the Application Virtualization Add-Ons forum

     

    This forum provides you an avenue where you can share knowledge, get questions answered, and learn from others with IT environments similar to yours who use the Resource Kit tools and other Add-ons to get the most out of their AppV deployments.

     

    If you have any suggestions or feedback to the AppV product Add-ons like the resource kit tools, ADM template and so on, please feel free to post in this forum.

Power BI Dashboard Preview announcements

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    PowerBI forums are moving to new site http://community.powerbi.com/
    Jialin Xin Saturday, July 11, 2015 10:58 AM

    PowerBI forums are moving to a new site. Please redirect to below url to create new threads.

    • http://community.powerbi.com/

    Please note PowerBI forums will be locked and readonly in the near future. We do sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you.

SQL Server 2012 Setup and Installation (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" - Setup and Installation questions
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:21 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Setup and Installation questions

Azure Active Directory announcements

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    AADSync is available as a customer technology preview (CTP)
    Markus Vilcinskas Friday, April 18, 2014 7:09 PM

    For more details, click here.

    Cheers,
    Markus

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    Introduction to the Wiki Toolbox
    Markus Vilcinskas Tuesday, February 18, 2014 2:28 AM

    Link

    Cheers,
    Markus

  • Link
    Who should use this Windows Azure AD forum?
    Nick Pierson [MSFT] Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:58 PM

    This Windows Azure Active Directory (Windows Azure AD) TechNet forum is intended to provide community support for IT Professionals who use the Windows Azure AD Portal or that manage and/or troubleshoot identity-related issues with any of the following Microsoft cloud services:

    • Office 365
    • Windows Azure
    • Windows Intune

    Members from the Windows Azure AD team will occasionally monitor this forum to help answer questions. However, participation by identity MVPs and other IT Pro community members is strongly encouraged to provide quick replies to those who need answers.

    If you are a Developer looking for support related to Windows Azure AD, please use the Windows Azure AD MSDN forum instead.

    Thanks!

    Nick Pierson

    Windows Azure AD - Senior Writer

    Looking for Windows Azure AD content but not sure where to start? Check out the new Windows Azure AD Content Map wiki page to find helpful links to Azure AD content that may reside anywhere on the Internet. Please contribute to this page and add links!



SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for Excel (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" - PowerPivot for Excel questions
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:22 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" PowerPivot for Excel questions

SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" - Integration Services questions
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:23 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Integration Services questions.

Windows 7 Optimized Desktop Deployment Proof of Concept announcements

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    PoC 2.0 released
    Anthony_Mann Friday, May 7, 2010 6:48 PM

    The Desktop POC Kit v2.0 is a customer focused offering available as free download via the Microsoft download center (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9728107). The kit enables customers to drive an accelerated desktop deployment by providing a ready to run deployment server with the full suite of Microsoft desktop deployment tools installed and ready to use.

    The Desktop POC Kit v2.0 provides enhancements and new products to the POC kit. This version of the POC kit introduces 2 new technical modules. These new modules are “Managing Desktop Policies” which features the Security Compliance Manager tool and product security baselines to drive rapid implementation of Microsoft recommended group policy settings. The other new module is the “Zero Touch Deployment” module which features deployment using the zero touch deployment method using System Center Configuration Manager.

    The updated version of the POC also brings additional products to the deployed desktops. The following products are now included in the POC kit:

    ·         Visio Premium 2010

    ·         Forefront

    ·         Project Professional 2010

    The kit provides new features increasing the value of the kit. These features include:

    ·         Visio deployment dashboard – single view of all deployment tools and deployment progress

    ·         Office 365 Readiness – the deployed image requires the required elements to prepare the deployed desktop for connection to the Office 365 beta services

    ·         Expanded image build & customization

    The existing Desktop POC v2 content has been updated to provide increased understanding of the deployment process. This includes improvements in the technical execution guidance providing deeper explanations and providing improved explanations of why the actions are required. The technical tools are also updated to the latest available versions.

    The following recaps what is delivered on the POC deployment server:

    ·         Assessment/Compat Tools

    o   Microsoft Assessment & Planning Toolkit 5.5

    o   Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6

    o   Office Migration Planning Manager 2010 Update 1 Beta

    o   Office Environment Assessment Tool 2010 Update 1 Beta

    o   Office Compatibility Code Inspector 2010 Update 1 Beta

    ·         Image Build

    o    Security Compliance Manager

    o   Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1

    o   Office Customization Tool & Config.xml

    ·         Image Deployment

    o   Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1

    o   System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3

    ·         Supporting products

    o   Windows Server 2008 R2

    o   SQL Server 2008 R2

    o   Forefront Server

    o   Microsoft Office 2010

    o   Visio Premium 2010

    o   Custom Visio deployment dashboard

    ·         The Desktop POC provides and is ready to the deploy the following components to connected clients in the POC environment

    ·         Windows 7 Enterprise

    o   Language Packs

    o   Custom drivers

    ·         Office Pro Plus 2010

    o   Customized feature installation

    o   Custom help solution template

    o   Customized ribbon

    o   Office 365 required updates

    ·         App-V 4.6

    o   Office 2010 sequenced package

    o   DSC Office Add-ins: PowerPivot

    ·         Visio Premium 2010

    o   Deployment dashboard

    ·         Project Professional 2010

    ·         Forefront client security

    ·         Microsoft Online Services Sign-in Assistant (365 Readiness)

    ·         Silverlight

    ·         Office 2010 Interactive Ribbon guide: Word

    ·         Office Excel Add-in: PowerPivot

    The Desktop POC v2 delivers enhanced technical guidance divided into 14 technical modules. These modules include:

    1.  Setup Guide

    2.  Benefits of an Optimized Desktop

    3.  Justify the Upgrade

    4.  Evaluate Hardware Readiness

    5.  Windows Compat

    6.  Office Compat

    7.  Application Virtualization

    8.  Manage Desktop Policies

    9.  Image Build

    10.  Deploy: Lite Touch

    11.  Deploy: Zero Touch

    12.  Test Windows

    13.  Test Office

    14.  Next Steps

Service Pack 1 RC for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 announcements

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    This forum is now read-only
    Anthony_Mann Tuesday, February 22, 2011 9:31 PM
    Now that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 has been released, this forum is now marked read-only. This enables users to search, but not post. If you have any questions, please ask your questions in the other Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 forums.

SQL Server 2012 High Availability and Disaster Recovery (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Welcome to the SQL Server "Denali" AlwaysOn for High Availability and Disaster Recovery Forum
    Justin Erickson Tuesday, January 4, 2011 8:38 PM

    Welcome to the SQL Server "Denali" AlwaysOn forum for high availability and disaster recovery. The SQL Server product team actively monitors and responds to this forum.

    To report any bugs or provide suggestions, please vote on or file items through Microsft Connect: https://connect.microsoft.com/sqlserver

    See the SQL Server "Denali" AlwaysOn Resource Center for more information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/gg490638(en-us,MSDN.10)

SQL Server 2012 Spatial (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Spatial
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:47 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Spatial questions.

SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Analysis Services
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:42 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Analysis Services questions.

SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for SharePoint (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" PowerPivot for SharePoint
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:43 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" PowerPivot for SharePoint questions.

SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Denali RC0 available for download!
    Robert Bruckner Friday, November 18, 2011 5:02 AM

    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28145

    The following blog post summarizes much of the new functionality added in Power View for RC0:  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlrsteamblog/archive/2011/11/17/what-s-new-in-power-view.aspx

     

    Enjoy!

SQL Server 2012 Master Data Services (Pre-Release) announcements

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    Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Master Data Services
    edhickey Wednesday, November 10, 2010 5:45 PM
    This is the Forum for SQL Server "Denali" Master Data Services questions.

Read Only - Forefront Threat Management Gateway announcements

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    We are moving to the Edge Security forums
    James Kilner Wednesday, December 9, 2009 7:23 AM
    To consolidate the Forefront Threat Management Gateway forums, this forum will be locked at the end of December. For continued information about Forefront TMG, go to the Forefront Edge Security forums: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/forefrontedgesecurity.

Windows Server 2008 R2 General - Read Only announcements

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    Windows Server 2008 R2 General Forum being merged with Windows Server Forums - General
    Marco Shaw Friday, August 7, 2009 6:32 PM

    On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the General Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the General Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the General Forum.

     

    Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email WSSDComm@microsoft.com.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kevin Beares

    Community Lead – Windows Server Division

Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services - Read Only announcements

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    Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Forum being merged with Windows Server Forums - Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services)
    Kevin Beares - MSFT Thursday, July 1, 2010 11:03 PM

    On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Forum.

     

    Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email WSSDComm@microsoft.com.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kevin Beares

    Community Lead – Windows Server Division

Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking - Read Only announcements

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    Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Forum being merged with Windows Server Forums - Network Infrastructure Servers
    Kevin Beares - MSFT Thursday, July 1, 2010 11:06 PM

    On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Network Infrastructure Servers Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Network Infrastructure Servers Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Network Infrastructure Servers Forum.

     

    Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email WSSDComm@microsoft.com.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kevin Beares

    Community Lead – Windows Server Division
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    Resources on Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking
    Joe Davies Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:44 AM

    ·      

    ·           Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Resources

    “Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Networking Enhancements for Enterprises” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637835(WS.10).aspx  

    Windows Server 2008 TechCenter Resources

    “What's New in Networking” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391869.aspx

    “What's New in Network Access Protection” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378823.aspx

    “What's New in Network Policy Server (NPS)” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd391911.aspx

    “What's New in DNS” topic at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd378952.aspx

    DirectAccess Resources

    “Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 DirectAccess Executive Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D8EB248B-8BF7-4798-A1D1-04D37F2E013C&displaylang=en

    “Technical Overview of DirectAccess in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637827(WS.10).aspx

     “Step By Step Guide: Demonstrate DirectAccess in a Test Lab” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d47ed5f-d217-4d84-b698-f39360d82fac

    “DirectAccess Design Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=161985

    “DirectAccess Deployment Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=166398

    “DirectAccess Troubleshooting Guide” at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=165904

    For additional resources, including demos and videos, see the DirectAccess Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/directaccess.  

    BranchCache Resources

    “BranchCache Executive Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=A69EEA64-0FB2-4496-966F-2DF64C56D315&displaylang=en

    “BranchCache Early Adopter's Guide” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a9a1ed8a-71ab-468e-a7e0-470fd46e46b3&DisplayLang=en

    “BranchCache Technical Overview” white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ee07308f-7c53-4c76-9ed9-670bc25a4c9d

    For additional resources, see the BranchCache Web page at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/dd425028.aspx.

    VPN Resources

    “Step-by-Step Guide: Deploy Remote Access with VPN Reconnect in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637783(WS.10).aspx

    “Deploying VPN Connections by Using PowerShell and Group Policy” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee431700.aspx

    Windows Firewall and Internet Protocol security (IPsec) Resources

    “Step-by-Step Guide: Deploying Windows Firewall and IPsec Policies” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc732400(WS.10).aspx  

    DHCP Resources

    “DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Link Layer-based Filtering in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405265(WS.10).aspx

    “DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Failover – Clustering in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405263(WS.10).aspx

    “DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Name Protection in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee404786(WS.10).aspx

    “DHCP Step-by-Step Guide: Demonstrate DHCP Split Scope with Delay on a Secondary Server in a Test Lab” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee405264(WS.10).aspx

    The Cable Guy articles

    “DirectAccess and the Thin Edge Network” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.05.cableguy.aspx

    “NAP on the Internet” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.06.cableguy.aspx

    “Support for IPv6 in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7” article at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.07.cableguy.aspx

    Core Network Guides for Windows Server 2008 R2

    “Windows Server 2008 R2 Core Network Guide” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd894461(WS.10).aspx

    “Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Server Certificates” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772727(WS.10).aspx

    “Core Network Companion Guide: Deploying Computer and User Certificates” document at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee407543(WS.10).aspx

    Developer Resources

    “Changes to Windows networking developer documentation for Windows 7” blog post at http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/archive/2009/08/06/changes-to-windows-networking-developer-documentation-for-windows-7.aspx   

    Other Resources

    “New Network Diagnostic Framework and Network Tracing Features in Windows 7” post at  http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/archive/2009/06/16/new-network-diagnostic-framework-and-network-tracing-features-in-windows-7.aspx

     


    For the latest information about published resources on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 networking, see the WSUAN’s Network Connection blog at
    http://blogs.technet.com/wsnetdoc/default.aspx.

     

    ·        


     

Windows Server 2008 R2 Management - Read Only announcements

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    Windows Server 2008 R2 Management Forum being merged with Windows Server Forums - Management
    Marco Shaw Monday, June 22, 2009 3:54 PM

    On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of the Management Forum. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the Management Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the Management Forum.

     

    Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email WSSDComm@microsoft.com.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kevin Beares

    Community Lead – Windows Server Division

Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Technologies - Read Only announcements

  • Link
    Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Technologies Forum will be closed on July 1st
    Kevin Beares - MSFT Thursday, July 1, 2010 11:10 PM

    On July 1, we will be making this forum read only. After receiving a lot of feedback from the community, it was decided that this forum is a duplication and therefore redundant of popular IIS forum http://forums.iis.net/ on the Official Microsoft IIS site. So, until July 1, we will start asking customers to redirect their questions to the http://forums.iis.net/ Forum. On June 11, CSS engineers will move any new threads to the http://forums.iis.net/ Forum.

     

    Please post a reply to this thread if you have any feedback on this decision or the process. You can also email WSSDComm@microsoft.com.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Kevin Beares

    Community Lead – Windows Server Division

Live Meeting - Rollout/Deployment Programs announcements

  • Link
    Welcome to Office Live Meeting Forums
    IrfanS - msft Tuesday, October 14, 2008 4:53 AM

    Welcome to Office Live Meeting forums.   This is home to comprehensive set of forums designed to cover various aspects of Microsoft Office Live Meeting. I am starting with few forums but will be adding some more as we go along. 

    Detailed technical topics should be posted into their respective forums if one is available. Other post can be done in the General section.  Please note however, it is important for a topic to be posted to the correct forum because different groups e.g. Support and Product Group teams and MVPs monitor different forums.  As moderators review the posts they may also move posts to another topic area per relevance.  Our ultimate goal here is to provide a useful response to every question within a reasonable amount of time.  We are targeting 2-3 business days, however being new initiative we are ramping up, so please bear with us on delays.

    Please also consider the following :

    This posting on forums is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

    These forums are not an official channel for product support. If you have an urgent or business critical issue, you should contact Microsoft Support Services

    Live Meeting Support for Technical and Billing Issues:
           Web Ticket: http://www.livemeeting.com/ask  

    Phone 1-866-493-2835 toll free (US and Canada Only) or refer to  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/939099/en-us  for additional support options.

     

    While much thought and planning was put into the creation of the forums, there is always room for improvement. I encourage you to please post your ideas and feedback in "General Discussion" forum or email them directly to me Irfan.Soomro@microsoft.com.

    Thank you for being a part of the Live Meeting community.

    Irfan Soomro
    Senior Program Manager

    Microsoft Office Live Meeting

Opalis v5 / v6 General announcements

  • Link
    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions about the Forums
    Robert_Hearn Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:15 AM
    Welcome to the Opalis v5/v6 forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about the Opalis Integration Server product acquired by Microsoft.

    Please note that this forum relates only to versions 5 and 6 of the Opalis product.




    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.




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    Tips and Links to Helpful Information
    Robert_Hearn Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:15 AM

    Opalis Resources


    Opalis Team Blog and Resources

    • Opalis Blog
    • Opalis on TechNet
    • Opalis articles on TechNet Wiki

    Related Blogs & Community Resources

    • Opalis Project on CodePlex
    • Charles Joy's Blog
    • Charles Joy's YouTube Videos
    • Adam Hall's Blog 

    Product Information

    • Opalis Product Site

    Opalis 6.3 Downloads

    • Download the free 180-day trial version of Opalis 6.3.
    • Download the Opalis 6.3 Upgrade Package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).
    • Download the full Opalis 6.3 with 6.2.2 package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).

    You can only download and use this software if you are a licensed holder of a qualifying Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and/or Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) license. Qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses include SMSE and SMSD licenses with active Software Assurance coverage on or between December 10, 2009 and April 30, 2011 and SMSE and SMSD licenses acquired through the Core Infrastructure Server Enterprise and Core Infrastructure Server Datacenter under the Enrollment for Core Infrastructure on or between the same dates.

    The Opalis Software License Terms presented to you when you unzip the download explain additional requirements for use of the software. Review the licenses terms carefully. By downloading and using the software, you accept the terms. If you do not accept the terms, do not use the software.

    Product Documentation on TechNet

    • TechNet Library: Opalis Home

    • Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Release Notes

    • Opalis Integration Server Administrator Guide

    • Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide

    • Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Data Protection Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Service Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    Other Documentation, Whitepapers, etc.

    • Technical Notes: Opalis Integration Server Workflow

    • White Paper: Opalis Integration Guide

    • Technical Notes: Introduction to Opalis Integration Server

    Helpful Samples and Downloads

    • Workflow Samples and Examples (articles from 6.2.2) -
             Download the importable workflows from CodePlex

    • Other community samples and Integration Packs

AVICode 5.7 announcements

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    Welcome to the AVIcode forum
    Justin Incarnato [MSFT] Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:00 PM
    Avicode: Collection of blogs and articles to jump-start your AVIcode journey
    http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/avicode.aspx
    http://www.systemcentercentral.com/BlogDetails/tabid/143/IndexID/83808/Default.aspx 

Microsoft Office 2010 Volume Activation (to be retired) announcements

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    Welcome to the Volume Activation forum!
    Ted Way Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:56 PM

    This forum is for questions, feedback, or anything else related to volume activation for Microsoft Office 2010.  Volume products include the Office 2010 Professional Plus suite, and the volume editions of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio.

    Please visit the Office 2010 volume activation resource center:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/ee691939.aspx

    If you have any questions, please feel free to post!

    Ted Way [MSFT]
    Program Manager, Microsoft Office PLEX
    Enterprise Licensing, Group Policy, and 64-bit Office

Active Directory Federation Services announcements

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    Active Directory Federation Services forum will be migrating to a new home on Microsoft Q&A (Preview)!
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Monday, February 24, 2020 6:49 PM

    We’ve listened to your feedback on how we can enhance the forum experience. Microsoft Q&A (Preview) allows us to add new functionality and enables easier access to all the technical resources most useful to you, like Microsoft Docs and Microsoft Learn.

    Now until March 15, 2020

    • You can post any new questions on Microsoft Q&A (Preview) or here.

    From March 15, 2020 until March 30, 2020:

    • New posts – Post any new questions in the Active Directory Federation Services forum’s new home on Microsoft Q&A (Preview). The current forum will not allow any new questions.
    • Existing posts – Interact here with existing content, answer questions, provide comments, etc.

    March 30, 2020 onwards:

    • This forum will be closed to all new and existing posts and all interactions will be in Microsoft Q&A (Preview).

    We are excited about moving to Microsoft Q&A (Preview) and seeing you there.

    Learn More

Opalis v4 General announcements

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions about the Forums
    Robert_Hearn Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:14 AM
    Welcome to the Opalis v4 forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about the Opalis Integration Server product acquired by Microsoft.

    Please note that this forum relates only to version 4 of the Opalis product.




    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.




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    Handy Tips and Links to Helpful Information
    Robert_Hearn Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:27 PM

    Opalis Resources


    Opalis Team Blog and Resources

    • Opalis Blog
    • Opalis on TechNet
    • Opalis articles on TechNet Wiki

    Related Blogs & Community Resources

    • Opalis Project on CodePlex
    • Charles Joy's Blog
    • Charles Joy's YouTube Videos
    • Adam Hall's Blog 

    Product Information

    • Opalis Product Site

    Opalis 6.3 Downloads

    • Download the free 180-day trial version of Opalis 6.3.
    • Download the Opalis 6.3 Upgrade Package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).
    • Download the full Opalis 6.3 with 6.2.2 package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).

    You can only download and use this software if you are a licensed holder of a qualifying Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and/or Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) license. Qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses include SMSE and SMSD licenses with active Software Assurance coverage on or between December 10, 2009 and April 30, 2011 and SMSE and SMSD licenses acquired through the Core Infrastructure Server Enterprise and Core Infrastructure Server Datacenter under the Enrollment for Core Infrastructure on or between the same dates.

    The Opalis Software License Terms presented to you when you unzip the download explain additional requirements for use of the software. Review the licenses terms carefully. By downloading and using the software, you accept the terms. If you do not accept the terms, do not use the software.

    Product Documentation on TechNet

    • TechNet Library: Opalis Home

    • Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Release Notes

    • Opalis Integration Server Administrator Guide

    • Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide

    • Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Data Protection Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Service Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    Other Documentation, Whitepapers, etc.

    • Technical Notes: Opalis Integration Server Workflow

    • White Paper: Opalis Integration Guide

    • Technical Notes: Introduction to Opalis Integration Server

    Helpful Samples and Downloads

    • Workflow Samples and Examples (articles from 6.2.2) -
             Download the importable workflows from CodePlex

    • Other community samples and Integration Packs

Opalis Quick Integration Kit announcements

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    Handy Tips and Links to Helpful Information
    Robert_Hearn Wednesday, December 1, 2010 1:08 AM

    Opalis Resources


    Opalis Team Blog and Resources

    • Opalis Blog
    • Opalis on TechNet
    • Opalis articles on TechNet Wiki

    Related Blogs & Community Resources

    • Opalis Project on CodePlex
    • Charles Joy's Blog
    • Charles Joy's YouTube Videos
    • Adam Hall's Blog 

    Product Information

    • Opalis Product Site

    Opalis 6.3 Downloads

    • Download the free 180-day trial version of Opalis 6.3.
    • Download the Opalis 6.3 Upgrade Package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).
    • Download the full Opalis 6.3 with 6.2.2 package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).

    You can only download and use this software if you are a licensed holder of a qualifying Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and/or Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) license. Qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses include SMSE and SMSD licenses with active Software Assurance coverage on or between December 10, 2009 and April 30, 2011 and SMSE and SMSD licenses acquired through the Core Infrastructure Server Enterprise and Core Infrastructure Server Datacenter under the Enrollment for Core Infrastructure on or between the same dates.

    The Opalis Software License Terms presented to you when you unzip the download explain additional requirements for use of the software. Review the licenses terms carefully. By downloading and using the software, you accept the terms. If you do not accept the terms, do not use the software.

    Product Documentation on TechNet

    • TechNet Library: Opalis Home

    • Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Release Notes

    • Opalis Integration Server Administrator Guide

    • Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide

    • Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Data Protection Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Service Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    Other Documentation, Whitepapers, etc.

    • Technical Notes: Opalis Integration Server Workflow

    • White Paper: Opalis Integration Guide

    • Technical Notes: Introduction to Opalis Integration Server

    Helpful Samples and Downloads

    • Workflow Samples and Examples (articles from 6.2.2) -
             Download the importable workflows from CodePlex

    • Other community samples and Integration Packs

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions about the Forums
    Robert_Hearn Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:19 AM
    Welcome to the Opalis Quick Integration Kit (QIK) forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about the Opalis Integration Server product acquired by Microsoft.

    Please note that this forum relates only to the Quick Integration PKit (QIK) for the Opalis product.



    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.




Opalis Integrations announcements

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    Handy Tips and Links to Helpful Information
    Robert_Hearn Wednesday, December 1, 2010 1:08 AM

    Opalis Resources


    Opalis Team Blog and Resources

    • Opalis Blog
    • Opalis on TechNet
    • Opalis articles on TechNet Wiki

    Related Blogs & Community Resources

    • Opalis Project on CodePlex
    • Charles Joy's Blog
    • Charles Joy's YouTube Videos
    • Adam Hall's Blog 

    Product Information

    • Opalis Product Site

    Opalis 6.3 Downloads

    • Download the free 180-day trial version of Opalis 6.3.
    • Download the Opalis 6.3 Upgrade Package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).
    • Download the full Opalis 6.3 with 6.2.2 package (for customers with qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses only).

    You can only download and use this software if you are a licensed holder of a qualifying Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) and/or Microsoft System Center Server Management Suite Datacenter (SMSD) license. Qualifying SMSE and SMSD licenses include SMSE and SMSD licenses with active Software Assurance coverage on or between December 10, 2009 and April 30, 2011 and SMSE and SMSD licenses acquired through the Core Infrastructure Server Enterprise and Core Infrastructure Server Datacenter under the Enrollment for Core Infrastructure on or between the same dates.

    The Opalis Software License Terms presented to you when you unzip the download explain additional requirements for use of the software. Review the licenses terms carefully. By downloading and using the software, you accept the terms. If you do not accept the terms, do not use the software.

    Product Documentation on TechNet

    • TechNet Library: Opalis Home

    • Opalis Integration Server 6.3 Release Notes

    • Opalis Integration Server Administrator Guide

    • Opalis Integration Server Client User Guide

    • Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Data Protection Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Service Manager

    • Integration Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    Other Documentation, Whitepapers, etc.

    • Technical Notes: Opalis Integration Server Workflow

    • White Paper: Opalis Integration Guide

    • Technical Notes: Introduction to Opalis Integration Server

    Helpful Samples and Downloads

    • Workflow Samples and Examples (articles from 6.2.2) -
             Download the importable workflows from CodePlex

    • Other community samples and Integration Packs

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    FAQs: Frequently-Asked Questions about the Forums
    Robert_Hearn Thursday, March 18, 2010 12:17 AM
    Welcome to the Opalis Integrations forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about the Opalis Integration Server product acquired by Microsoft.

    Please note that this forum relates only to Integration Packs for the Opalis product.




    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.




Security announcements

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    Welcome to the Windows Phone Security forum
    Robert M. Hoover, PMP Monday, October 28, 2013 9:14 PM

    Welcome to the Windows Phone Security forum. Here you can ask questions and start discussions related to Windows Phone 8 security.


    Additional security information for Windows Phone 8 is available at http://www.windowsphone.com/business/:

    Windows Phone 8 Security Overview

    Windows Phone 8 Certificates

SQL Server PowerPivot for SharePoint announcements

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    PowerPivot Beta will not work with released versions of Excel, Sharepoint 2010 and others. Pls read!!
    Vikram Jayaram Friday, February 5, 2010 9:17 PM

    Summary

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

    If PowerPivot for Excel 2010, Excel 2010, SharePoint 2010, or the Reporting Services Addin for SharePoint 2010 are beta versions, PowerPivot and its related functionality will not work with the Released versions of these components.

     More Information
    =============================

    The beta versions of the components listed above are not compatible with the released versions of these components. If the beta versions of the components are installed, they will not function with the released versions. For example, if you have a beta version of the PowerPivot download installed and upgrade to the released version of Excel 2010, the PowerPivot addin will not be available in Excel.

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    Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Patch Now Available
    Kathy MacDonald [MSFT] Friday, November 20, 2009 10:50 PM
    Some of you may have been waiting for the Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 QFE to be released before installing SharePoint 2010 and PowerPivot for SharePoint. The QFE has just been released!

    To read more about how to install the QFE with SharePoint 2010, please see: http://blogs.msdn.com/opal/archive/2009/11/16/installation-notice-for-sharepoint-2010-public-beta.aspx.

    Thanks ~

    Kathy MacDonald 

Hybrid Auditing announcements

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    Forum closed
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:36 PM
    This forum is now closed and it does not take any questions. Thank you for your participation.

Networking announcements

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    Forum closed
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:39 PM
    This forum is now closed and it does not take any questions. Thank you for your participation.

Virtual Machine Manager (VMware) announcements

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    Forum closed
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:48 PM
    This forum is now closed and it does not take any questions. Thank you for your participation.

Azure SQL Database announcements

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    New service update available for SQL Data Sync!
    Shirley Wang [ADF] Thursday, May 28, 2015 2:58 PM

    While it has been 3+ years since we last announced an update to SQL Data Sync service, we have been continuously deploying updates to the backend service to address top customer issues.  We are listening to your feedback, and today we are happy to announce the latest update which includes both service changes and a new SQL Data Sync agent install.  This update includes two main enhancements:

    1. Support for synchronizing tables that have column collations:
      • If the selected sync schema tables do not already exist in your hub or member databases, upon deploying the sync group, SQL Data Sync will automatically create corresponding tables and columns in the empty database with the same collation settings as the select sync schema.
      • If the tables to-be-synced are already created in both hub and member databases, SQL Data Sync requires the primary key columns have the same collation between hub/member databases to successfully deploy the sync group.  There is no collation restriction on the non-primary key columns.
    2. Improvements to performance and resilience:
      • We enhanced batch transfer of serialized changes from source to destination, so you should see faster sync throughput.
      • We improved transient error handling logic when reading from the source or writing to the destination.

    The new version of SQL Data Sync agent in the download center.  Please follow the step-by-step instructions here to install a new Data Sync agent.  If you have an existing agent, you can refer to this MSDN article for detailed upgrade procedures.  A previous version of Data Sync agent will continue to work until it expires on 8/18/2015.

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    Understand Azure SQL Database and SQL Server in Azure VM
    Vinod Ramakrishna Friday, October 3, 2014 6:35 PM

    Microsoft Azure provides you two options when hosting your SQL Server-based data: Azure SQL Database and SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machine. This new article explains how each option fits into the big picture in Microsoft’s Data Platform, and then discusses the common business motivations that might affect your choice. Please take a look at it!

    http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/data-management-azure-sql-database-and-sql-server-iaas/


    Selcin Turkarslan

Azure Storage announcements

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    Azure Ultra disks GA
    DiegoRamirez-MSFT Thursday, August 15, 2019 3:25 PM

    With general availability of Microsoft Azure Ultra Disks Storage today, we are delivering the next generation of our highly performant Azure Managed Disk, for data intensive workloads migrating to or running in the cloud. Azure Ultra Disk will help you get maximum extremely scalable performance and sub-millisecond latency for applications and databases like SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra, Oracle DB, Postgre SQL, NoSQL, MySQL and many more.

    Azure Ultra Disks will give you access to the best in class IOPS, throughput and latency in the cloud. You can now:

    • Choose from a range of different disks sizes ranging from 4 GiB up to 64 TiB with granular increments
    • Scale performance up to 160K IOPS and 2 GB/s per disk with zero downtime using our flexible innovative design
    • Achieve the optimal performance you need per disk even at low storage capacities 

    Our preview customers have benefited by achieving new levels of performance and scale on Azure for their Virtual Machine and Container workloads. Get started today with Azure Ultra Disk Storage.  Please refer to our how-to-guidefor a deep dive and learn more at https://aka.ms/UltraDiskBlog.


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    Archived Windows Azure Storage Forum Content
    Brad Calder Saturday, March 26, 2011 6:48 PM

    When the forums moved into specialized areas, the original forum content for Windows Azure was left archived at this link:

     

    http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/windowsazure/

     

     

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    Windows Azure Storage Team Blog
    Brad Calder Saturday, March 26, 2011 6:58 AM

    Please see the Windows Azure Storage Team Blog for more information on Windows Azure Storage

     

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazurestorage/

     

Cloud Services (Web and Worker Roles) announcements

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    Remote Desktop Connection Issues: CredSSP
    Micah McKittrick Monday, May 14, 2018 5:03 PM

    With the release of the March 2018 Security bulletin, there was a fix that addressed a CredSSP, “Remote Code Execution” vulnerability (CVE-2018-0886) which could impact RDP connections. The vulnerability was discovered to which the exploits observed were:

    • Targets receive a malicious RTF Microsoft Office document
    • After being opened, the malicious document causes the second stage of the exploit to be downloaded in the form of an HTML page with malicious code
    • The malicious code triggers the use-after-free memory-corruption bug
    • Accompanying shellcode then downloads and executes a malicious payload

    For additional information regarding this update and mitigation steps see the following blog: 

    Unable to RDP to Virtual Machine: CredSSP Encryption Oracle Remediation 

    For general discussion of this topic please see: 

    General Discussion - Unable to RDP to Virtual Machine: CredSSP Encryption

    If the mitigation steps detailed in the above links do not solve your problem please submit a new forum post to: 

    Azure Virtual Machines

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    New article published: Table Storage vs. SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure)
    SethM-MS Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:56 PM

    You might find this new MSDN article interesing: it compares two types of structured storage supported by Windows Azure: Windows Azure Table Storage and Windows Azure SQL Database (formerly SQL Azure). The goal of this article is to provide a comparison of the respective technologies so that you can understand the similarities and differences between them. This analysis can help you make a more informed decision about which technology best meets your specific requirements.

    Check it out and please do rate the topic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj553018.

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    Follow @wapforums on Twitter to stay connected with the Windows Azure Platform MSDN forums
    Jialin Xin Friday, February 18, 2011 7:20 PM

    As posted on the Windows Azure Team Blog:

    The Windows Azure Platform MSDN forums provide free online community support for Windows Azure and SQL Azure developers from Microsoft insiders, MVP's, and like-minded developers. The forums are a great means to get quick answers and support on all things Windows Azure without having to log a support ticket. The Windows Azure Platform forums average more than 360 new posts a month and 99% of the posted questions receive a response within one day.

    To make it easier to stay on top of what's happening on the forums, you can now follow @wapforums on Twitter to keep track of new forum questions and discussions as they're posted. When you're logged into Twitter, you'll be able to see questions as they're asked, get community tips as they're posted and identify discussions that you may want to participate in.

    And be sure to watch for posts from #MSTechTalk for tips and discussions from Microsoft engineering teams and #WAPSupport for posts related to top support questions.

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    Forums for Windows Azure AppFabric CTP & SQL Azure Labs Support
    Brian Aurich Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:51 PM

    The SQL Azure and Windows Azure AppFabric teams have forums setup specifically for support & feedback of their products in CTP and Labs.  These forums should be reserved for conversations only while the product/feature/version is not a production release.  Along with community members providing answers, these forums are supported by the product groups.

    You can find these forums with the descriptions of what they cover under the Windows Azure Platform - CTPs, Betas & Labs forum category.

    Currently, the Windows Azure Betas & CTPs (XS instances, VM Roles & Windows Azure Connect) are supported under the primary Windows Azure Platform forums .

    Thank you,

    Brian Aurich - Windows Azure Community PM

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    Windows Azure Platform FAQs
    Brian Aurich Wednesday, December 1, 2010 9:43 PM

    Frequently Asked Questions for the Windows Azure Platform are available here:

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/faq/default.aspx

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    Windows Azure Platform Training Course and Training Kit - Septemeber 2011 refresh released
    Brian Aurich Wednesday, December 1, 2010 7:46 PM

    The Windows Azure Platform Training Course includes a comprehensive set of hands-on labs and videos that are designed to help you quickly learn how to use Windows Azure, SQL Azure, and the Windows Azure AppFabric.

    The Windows Azure Platform Training Course is available here and includes a link to the latest offline training kit.

    Wade Wegner provides information about the September update in his blog here.

Windows Multipoint Server announcements

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    Forum closed
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Tuesday, July 14, 2020 8:02 PM
    This forum is now closed. Thank you for your participation.
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    What to do when Dashboard cannot be used in WS 2016?
    Eva Seydl Monday, October 23, 2017 4:46 PM

    If you are running into an issue where the WMS Dashboard is in an unusable state the security certificate might be expired which the Dashboard needs to connect to the webservice on the Server. Please use the following steps to identify if you are running into the same issue and apply the solution provided in this article: 

    1. Run "c:\Program Files\Windows MultiPoint Server\LogCollector.exe".  Click "Collect Data" and then "View Logs" in MultiPoint Log Collector 
    2. "View Logs" will open a folder with some zip files.  Open the latest zip file, and then open "Microsoft-Windows-WMS-Trace.csv" from inside the zip file (use notepad)
    3. Search for SecurityNegotiationException in the logs.

     

    If you see this error to run the following command in PowerShell as administrator:

    net stop wms; $hostname = (Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -Property Name).Name; Get-ChildItem -Path 'Cert:\localmachine\MultiPoint Services Certificates\' | ForEach-Object {if ($_.Subject -like ('*'+$hostname+'*')) {Write-Host ('Removing '+$_.Thumbprint); Remove-Item -Path ('Cert:\localmachine\MultiPoint Services Certificates\'+$_.Thumbprint)}}; net start wms

    The certificate can also be manually deleted but the process to do that is complex, so either way should work.

    If you want to try to manually remove the certificate, follow these steps:

    1. You will need your local host name.  If you don't know that, you can run the command "hostname" from a command prompt and it will tell you the computer's host name.
    2. From a command prompt run “Net stop wms”.  You will need to be running in an elevated command prompt as an administrator.
    3. From a command prompt run “mmc.exe”.  You will also need to be running in an elevated command prompt as an administrator.
    4. CTRL+M to add a new snap-in
    5. From the list of available snap-ins on the left, choose certificates, then add it to the list.  There will be a popup dialog.  Choose computer account from the three options, then choose local computer
    6. Find “MultiPoint Services Certificates” in the list of  certificates for the local computer.  Delete all the certificates where “Issued By” is the local host name.
    7. Now run “net start wms”.  When the MultiPoint service starts, it will create a new certificate for you.  This should fix the problem.

    An update is work in progress and will be shipped in one of the upcoming releases.

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    Testdrive MultiPoint Services Role as part of Windows Server 2016
    Eva Seydl Friday, November 20, 2015 6:53 PM

    Download the latest technical preview for Windows Server 2016 and test-drive Multipoint Services role: https://aka.ms/ws2016-eval 

    If you are running into issues let us know here on the TechNet forum.

    Are you missing features? Let us know on UserVoice: aka.ms/uservoice-wms

Streaming Media Services announcements

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    Forum closed
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Tuesday, July 14, 2020 9:41 PM
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    Getting assisted support for Windows Media Services
    David Bristol [msft] Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:17 PM

    Sometimes the links on support.microsoft.com are a bit hard to find.  If you need assisted support for Windows Media Services you can open a support ticket by going to http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?Gprid=3170.

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    Windows Media Services 2008 "R2" is available
    Chris Knowlton Friday, June 11, 2010 6:54 AM

    If you are running a Windows Server 2008 R2 server, then you will need the corresponding R2 release of Windows Media Services 2008. You have two options for getting it:

    • You can follow the download and installation instructions on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963697
    • You can install and auto-configure WMS using the Web Platform Installer directly on your server
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    Welcome to the Streaming Media Services forum!
    David M. Nelson Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:08 PM

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

     

    If you have any questions or feedback about Windows Media Services 2008 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, or about Windows Media Services 9 Series for Windows Server 2003, please feel free to post them in this forum.

Microsoft Online: Announcements announcements

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    Forum closed
    Sandra Aldana - MSFT Tuesday, July 14, 2020 10:03 PM
    This forum is closed due to lack of activity. Thank you for your participation.

MDOP Asset Inventory Service - General Discussion announcements

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    AIS Discussion Forums - Important Notice
    Paul Bourgeau Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:55 PM
     

    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!

Systems Management Server 2003 announcements

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    Welcome to the SMS 2003 Forum!
    Wally (no longer at Microsoft) Tuesday, May 4, 2010 10:24 PM

    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

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Mobile Device Management announcements

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    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:30 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager Servicing announcements

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    Cumulative Update 1 Now Available
    Brian Huneycutt [MSFT] Tuesday, August 21, 2012 1:38 PM

    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.

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    Welcome to the Configuration Manager Servicing Forum
    Yvette O'Meally Friday, August 19, 2011 11:33 PM

    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

Configuration Manager 2007 General announcements

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    All ConfigMgr 2007 forums are consolidated
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:54 AM

    We consolidated and merged all threads of the Configuration Manager 2007 forums to Configuration Manager 2007 General.

    Please post all of your questions regarding ConfigMgr 2007 (no matter which area) to Configuration Manager 2007 General.

    Thank you.

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    ConfigMgr 2007 Superflows
    Robert Marshall - MVP Friday, February 10, 2012 8:39 AM

    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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    Reporting forum is now live
    Stan White [MSFT] Tuesday, August 10, 2010 7:36 PM

    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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    !!! Read before posting to the Configuration Manager forums !!!
    Stan White [MSFT] Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:57 PM

    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

Microsoft Intune announcements

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    New MDM Forum in the Configuration Manager TechNet forums
    Shakti Prasad Mishra Friday, October 31, 2014 10:24 PM

    Hi Intune Admins,

    We would like to share a new resource for admins using System Center Configuration Manager with Microsoft Intune on TechNet.

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-us/home?forum=configmanagermdm

    If you have questions about Mobile Device Management with System Center Configuration Manager + Microsoft Intune please feel free to post questions in either forum.

    Thanks,

    The Microsoft Intune Team

Office 2016 for Mac announcements

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    Welcome !
    Matt Seybold Wednesday, August 5, 2015 8:10 PM

    Office 2016 for Mac is available for Office 365 and Volume Licensing customers. The new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote provide the best of both worlds for Mac users: the familiar Office experience paired with the best of Mac. Volume License customers can download it from their Volume Licensing Service Center starting today, August 5, 2015.

    Thank you.

Visio General Questions and Answers for IT Professionals announcements

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    About the Visio 2010 forum
    Fred Diggs Sunday, October 18, 2009 6:20 PM

    Welcome to the Visio 2010 Forum. This forum provides a place for you to discuss all topics related to Visio such as questions you may have about the product or tips & tricks you have learned and want to share with others.

Backup – Windows and Windows Server announcements

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    Old Threads
    Sushil.Baid [MSFT] Friday, July 2, 2010 1:16 PM
    Folks - Some of the old threads has been marked as general discussion based on inactivity on them for a longer duration. If the issue is not resolved, please start a new thread.
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    Vista Backup and Recovery - common causes and solution
    Christine Fok Thursday, June 4, 2009 8:45 PM
    We've created a solution table on our blog for some issues we've seen while troubleshooting Vista backup\recovery (including System Restore) issues with some customers. We encourage you to visit the blog and see if it addresses your issue.

    http://blogs.technet.com/filecab/archive/2008/03/12/common-causes-and-solutions-to-backup-system-restore-and-complete-pc-backup-problems-updated.aspx

    Regards,
    Christine
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    Welcome to Windows and Windows Server Backup Forums!
    Malu Menezes Monday, September 8, 2008 11:51 PM

    Windows Backup forums provide you an opportunity to join a community of Windows customers where you can share knowledge on windows backup, get questions answered, and learn from others with backup needs similar to yours. Start by posting Windows Backup related questions and leverage the knowledge available in your new forum community.

     

    This forum supports Backup questions for Windows and Windows Server.

     

    Also, visit our blog for fresh information on Microsoft Storage and Windows Backup:

    http://blogs.technet.com/filecab

Remote Desktop clients announcements

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    We are migrating to new forums!
    Eva Seydl Friday, August 30, 2019 9:06 PM
    We are migrating to new forums and the Microsoft Remote Desktop product group will no longer be monitoring this forum! Please submit your feedback for our clients via its respective feedback forums listed below to ensure we see it.

    Feedback Hub for Windows clients
    UserVoice for web client
    UserVoice for iOS client
    UserVoice for macOS client

    UserVoice for Android client

High Availability (Clustering) announcements

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    On-Demand Cluster Webcasts to Learn More:
    Elden Christensen Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:57 PM

    Webcast:  “High Availability 101 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V”
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407222&Culture=en-US

    Webcast: “Failover Clustering Feature Roadmap for Windows Server 2008 R2”
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407235&Culture=en-US

    Webcast: “Innovating High Availability with Cluster Shared Volumes”
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407238&Culture=en-US

    Webcast: "Automating and Managing Windows Server Failover Clusters with PowerShell"
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=1032448852&CountryCode=US

    Webcast:  "Failover Cluster Troubleshooting with Windows Server 2008 R2"
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventId=1032399048


    Deployment:
    Webcast: "High Availability Server Apps with Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clusters"
    https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448854&CountryCode=US

    Webcast: "Clusters and Virtualization: Guest Clustering vs. Host Clustering"
    https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032448850&CountryCode=US

    Webcast: “Multi-Site Clustering with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise”
    http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032407242&Culture=en-US

Windows Server 2012 Essentials announcements

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    Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is Now Available!
    Guang HU - MSFT Friday, June 14, 2013 8:08 AM

    The Update Rollup 3 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials is now available for download from Windows Update. You can read about the issues this rollup update addresses in Microsoft Support Knowledgebase http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2862551.


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    Windows Server Essentials integration module for Windows Azure Backup upgraded
    Shen_Xu Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:47 AM

    With the announcement of the new Windows Azure Backup preview, we’re happy to announce the new release of the Windows Server Essentials integration module.

    Windows Azure Backup helps you protect important server data off-site with automated backup and restoration. You can manage cloud backups from Windows Server 2012 Essentials Dashboard by installing the integration module.

    To start using the Windows Azure Backup preview, please create a Windows Azure account. To begin your sign up, go to the Windows Azure free trial webpage. Then visit the Windows Azure Management Portal to New a backup vault, download and install the integration module, and register your server.

    If you had the previous version of the integration module installed, you must retrieve your stored data before May 4. Then you need to uninstall the previous integration module and the Windows Azure Online Backup agent, before trying the new version.

    To uninstall the integration module:

    1. Go to the Essentials Dashboard.
    2. Navigate to Applications page, Add-ins tab.
    3. Remove the online backup add-in.

    To uninstall the Windows Azure Online Backup agent:

    1. Go to Control Panel.
    2. Click Uninstall a program.
    3. Remove the Windows Azure Online Backup agent.

    Data from the earlier preview will be available until May 4, 2013. It will not be transferred to the new Windows Azure Backup preview. Please make sure to retrieve any data that you wish to retrieve before uninstalling the old integration module.

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    Windows Server 2012 Essentials Resources
    Shen_Xu Tuesday, March 19, 2013 3:54 AM

    Download RTM Evaluation copy from here:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/jj659306.aspx?wt.mc_id=TEC_133_1_14

    See Sinead’s post for details:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2012/10/09/windows-server-2012-essentials-released-to-manufacturing-available-for-evaluation-today.aspx

    Read the Overview blog from our engineering team:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/07/11/download-the-beta-release-of-windows-server-2012-essentials-today.aspx

    TechNet Center:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sbs/jj159331

    TechNet Library:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200119  (Note the Exchange installation, and Transition to Windows Server 2012 Standard instructions are also included)

    More product introduction coming from our official product blog:

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/

    Product data sheet and FAQ

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server-essentials/default.aspx

    Licensing datasheet on price, license, and server roles comparison:

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/B/04BD0EB1-42FE-488B-919F-3981EF9B2101/WS2012_Licensing-Pricing_Datasheet.pdf

    Additional downloads on TechNet and MSDN, including SDK and Client Restore Disk:

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442898#searchTerm=windows%20server%202012%20essentials

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442904#searchTerm=windows%20server%202012%20essentials

    Thank you everyone for your feedbacks and support, please continue to use the Windows Server 2012 Essentials forum for your RTM and evaluation experience.

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads

    Thank You!

File Services and Storage announcements

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    New white paper providing guidance for sizing NTFS volumes
    JoseBarreto Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:55 PM

    Microsoft released a new white paper, available here, discussing best practices and guidance for sizing NTFS volumes and some details on CHKDSK execution times on Windows Server 2008 R2. When planning Windows Server deployments, we are often asked questions such as “How large can I make my volumes?” or “How long will it take to repair a volume?”. This white paper helps answer these questions.

Hyper-V announcements

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    How to ask a question efficiently in TechNet forum
    BrianEh Friday, November 15, 2013 3:48 PM

    Thank you for posting in TechNet forum. The online problem solving can be relatively time consuming because it may demand several messages back and force to fully understand the symptom and background, especially at the very beginning. Here are a few suggestions that help you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible.

     

    When You Ask

    1. Selecting a good title which summarizes the specific problem you have. It will be the one of the main driving forces for others to want to actually read your item. Choosing a badly-formatted title will drive people away, thinking that since the title is so badly written, so must be the information and the question within the thread.

    2. Provide all the necessary information in your initial post. The following information would be very helpful:

    - Symptom description: Detailed description of the problem. If you receive any error messages, please let us know the exact error WORD BY WORD.

    - Environment: The system environment, such as your OS/application version, your network topology, and your domain environment, etc.

    - Any recent relevant configuration change(s): If the issue started to occur after installing any application/updates or changing the configuration, please let us know.

    - Any additional information. Tell what you have done prior to asking your question. This will help us understand that you've done so far.

    3. Write in a clear language. Avoiding spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Don't type IN ALL CAPS, which in most cases is read as shouting and considered rude.

    4. Keep with the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where we have seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.

    5. Be courteous to reply, even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked. (This helps the whole community when you do this, and makes the people who donate time, warm and fuzzies.)

     

    When answered

    Give Positive Feedback. Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, pleases replies that the issue or question has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered: This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.

    The content of this post was borrowed from: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/33d4bcfd-9a20-437c-8a5a-26d0deb01131/how-to-ask-a-question-efficiently-in-technet-forum?forum=winservergen

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    Managing Server 2012 Hyper-V Remotely
    BrianEh Friday, September 28, 2012 3:00 PM

    This has been a popular question lately, here are the details:

    Remote Server Admin Tools: 

    (please note that there is a client and server combination here.  AFAIK there is not (yet) a tool release to manage Server 2012 from Win 7 clients)

    Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 8: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=28972

    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2202.remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-for-windows-vista-windows-7-windows-8-windows-server-2008-windows-server-2008-r2-and-windows-server-2012-dsforum2wiki.aspx

    Manage Hyper-V Server 2012 Remotely:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj647785.aspx

    (there are domain member and non-domain member instructions in there)

IPAM, DHCP, DNS announcements

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    Enhanced Analytical and Audit logging for DNS Servers
    Kumar Ashutosh Shrivastava Saturday, August 16, 2014 7:54 AM

    A Windows DNS server related patch has been released.

    Update adds query logging and change auditing to Windows DNS servers

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2956577/en-us

    This is a hotfix and has to be downloaded on servers. A brief summary:

    1. Analytical logging for all DNS transactions (queries, responses, drops, server falures, zone transfers, dynamic updates) at a very high speed. Has negligible impact on DNS server performance.

    2. Enhanced logging for all change auditing on DNS server.

    New event channels have been introduced for this. Analytical channel is disabled by default. Audit channel is enabled by default.

    Watch this space for more details...

  • Link
    Blog Alert: Name Resolution Performance of Windows DNS Server 2012 R2
    Kumar Ashutosh Shrivastava Wednesday, July 9, 2014 2:20 PM

    Read the full blog here: Name Resolution Performance of Windows DNS Server 2012 R2

    Do subscribe for updates!

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    IPAM DHCP integration
    Greg Lindsay Monday, July 7, 2014 9:48 PM

    Windows PowerShell scripts have been uploaded to the Microsoft Script Center for integration of your current DHCP lease database with IPAM.

    By default, IPAM imports DHCP scopes from managed DHCP servers as IP address ranges. However, individual leases and reservations are not automatically imported as IP addresses. To import these, and to configure a periodic import task, see the following links:

    For IPAM on Windows Server 2012: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Windows-Server-2012-f44cefce

    For IPAM on Windows Server 2012 R2: http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Windows-Server-2012-R2-15d16e82

    Thanks,

    -Greg

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    Jump Start with Windows DNS
    Kumar Ashutosh Shrivastava Tuesday, July 1, 2014 5:13 PM

    Welcome to the Windows DNS. You can get started at

    Windows DNS on technet

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    Forum to discuss IPAM, DHCP and DNS in windows server
    Kumar Ashutosh Shrivastava Friday, April 4, 2014 6:05 AM

    For any queries on IPAM, DNS and DHCP in windows server please use this forum

Network Access Protection announcements

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    NAP is deprecated.
    Greg Lindsay Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:14 PM

    Please be aware that NAP is deprecated, and might be removed in a future release of Windows Server. This was announced with the release of Windows Server 2012 R2.

    See http://technet.microsoft.com/library/dn303411.aspx:

    "Network Access Protection (NAP) is deprecated. Other options for keeping client computers up to date and secure for remote access include DirectAccess, Windows Web Application Proxy, and various non-Microsoft solutions."

    Thanks,

    -Greg

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    Introducing the TechNet Wiki
    Greg Lindsay Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:11 AM

    The TechNet Wiki is now available. Use your Live ID to join.

    We hope this will be a great tool for our community, so check it out! There is even a forum for discussing the Wiki, or asking question.

    Greg Lindsay

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    Tool for migrating IAS configuration settings to NPS is now available
    Joe Davies Thursday, January 15, 2009 7:17 PM
     
    See http://blogs.technet.com/nap/archive/2009/01/15/tool-for-migrating-ias-configuration-settings-to-nps-is-now-available.aspx for details.

Setup Deployment announcements

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    Known Issue: After applying KB 953230 WDS stops working
    Jez Sadler - MS Friday, July 18, 2008 2:44 AM
    On  7/8/2008, a security patch was released for DNS by Microsoft and other DNS server vendors. The Microsoft patch was tracked as KB953230 - the documentation on it is here.

    As part of the patch, DNS now reserves 2500 UDP ports - including the ports from 64000 to 65000 that WDS uses by default. Because of this, if DNS and WDS are running on the same server, WDS cannot access those ports and so is unable to perform TFTP (required for PXE boot) or Multicast.

    To work around this, open the WDS MMC, select your server, and go to Server Properties from the right-click menu or the Action menu. Then on the Network Settings page, set a different range of UDP ports. The best range to choose will depend on what else you are running on your server - you want to pick ports that other server roles and applications are not using. The dynamically allocated ports start from 49152, so your Start port should be at least that.

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) announcements

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    Remote Desktop Community Application Compatibility Site is Live
    Silvia Doomra [MSFT] Tuesday, August 10, 2010 4:37 PM
    To understand application compatibility for RDS environment and the issues faced by other users and their possible solutions, please visit: the new community driven website http://www.microsoft.com/rds/compatibility/Default.aspx
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    Windows Foundation Server supports Terminal Services
    Christa Anderson Monday, June 22, 2009 11:04 PM
    A low-cost server platform for small businesses, Windows Foundation Server includes support for Terminal Services including TS Gateway for secure remote access. More information is linked below.

    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/foundation.aspx

Windows PowerShell announcements

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    Local and virtual PowerShell user group listing
    Marco Shaw Friday, March 5, 2010 9:04 PM
    Find a PowerShell user group here: http://powershellgroup.org/
  • Link
    Marking questions as answered
    Marco Shaw Friday, February 26, 2010 2:22 AM
    Quite often, some users will be provided with a solution, yet won't mark the thread as answered.  The moderators of this forum will try to review almost every thread/answer, and may prematurely mark a thread as answered, when it isn't.  In cases like those, the original poster can feel free to unmark the thread as answered.

Small Business Server announcements

  • Link
    Looking for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta Forums?
    Cris Hanna Thursday, July 5, 2012 6:39 PM
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserveressentials/threads
  • Link
    SBS Best Practices Analyzer
    Kevin Weilbacher [SBS MVP] Monday, June 21, 2010 12:25 PM

    In troubleshooting SBS issues, we will often ask whether you have run the SBS (2003/2008) Best Practices Analyzer (BPA).

    BPA examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server and then presents a list of information and errors, which are sorted by severity, that you should review. The list describes each issue, and it provides a recommendation about what you should do to resolve the issue. The recommendations are developed by the product support organization for Windows SBS.

    Download SBS 2003 BPA

    Download SBS 2008 BPA

     

    Edit by Nick Whittome 04/09/2011
    For SBS 2011, there is a requirement to install

    the Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 and then the Windows Server Solutions Best Practices Analyzer 1.0

  • Link
    How to use your own NNTP News Reader instead of the web, to access SBS Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:49 AM

    For any of you struggling with the Web interface, and
    users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
    newsgroups community.

    Microsoft has developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
    which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
    forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader
    functionality.  You can find instructions on how to download and set up the

    Microsoft NNTP Bridge
    http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums


    Another "Non Microsoft" supported NNTP Bridge can be found here
    http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/

    This SBS Forum is group: Technet.en-US.smallbusinessserver

    Note: The drawback to using these NNTP Bridges are that you are not able to VOTE posts as Helpfull or mark your post as Answered.
    (We still urge you to reply to if the solution worked for  you however, this benefits everyone.)

  • Link
    How to Successfully Post a Question to SBS Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:38 AM

    Here are a few suggestions that make it sure you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible:

    1. Search the Forum for your question  -- Quite possibly  someone may have already answered your question, and you won't have to spend time waiting for it to be answered again.

    2. If Possible Run SBS Best Practices Analyzer. (It often can help you fix problems on your own.)

    SBS2011
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Standard download from Here Link http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=15556
    Note In addition for SBS2011 y
    ou'll also need to download Microsoft Baseline Configuration Analyzer 2.0 Here Link
    http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=16475  

    SBS2008
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Download from Here Link
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=130639

    SBS2003
    Best Practices Analyzer
    Download from Here
    Link http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3874527A-DE19-49BB-800F-352F3B6F2922&displaylang=en

    3. Make sure your posting Subject or  "title" summarizes the specific problem you have -- 
    A question with a title of "Urgent! Help needed!" is not as likely to get
    answered as quickly a question with a title of "How to configure my firewall to open port 80". 
    A more specific, detailed title is far more likely to get a better response than a general one.

    4. Post what version of SBS you have. and service Packs, This helps people know where you are at.
    We can tell what version of Exchange you are using etc and sharepoint. (If different please tell.)
    (Not all details are necessary, but try to include any relevant information.)

    5. Avoid if possible "Me Too" Posts!  I'm guilty of this also, but unless it's exactly the same thing and you have some "Added information" you distract from the original post.  If you question if your issue is different Please make a new post. 

    6. Keep with the same thread. do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where I've seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.

    7. If you do post a question, be courteous to reply even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked.
    (This helps the whole community when you do this, and makes the people who donate time, warm and fuzzies.)

    8. Give details about your problem --  rather than " It won't work, please  help!", provide some details like Error Codes, statements like, "Program starts, it gets to a part to install xxx and 2/3rds of the way and then does this.",  Links to Screen Shots and images also help.  Also search for any error
    messages in logs etc.  Other basic things like it was working before I did this, or it stopped working after I installed this. also helps.

    9. Give Positive FeedBack: Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, please reply that the issue or question  has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered:  This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.

    In addition Please Vote as "helpful" replies that contribute to the answer or lead to resolution of the issue. 

    Reminder most answers are from volunteers. MVP's do not get paid by Microsoft.
    Many of them have REAL jobs and answer questions for FREE!

    Thank You and I hope you take the pay it forward philosophy that has made this forum a success.

    Russ Grover  SBSMVP July 2009 - July 2011

     

     

Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials announcements

  • Link
    Welcome to the forum for Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials!
    Ning Kuang Thursday, December 22, 2011 1:39 AM

    Welcome to the forum for SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials!

     

    SBS 2011 Essentials and WSS 2008 R2 Essentials are both build on top of Windows Server 2008 R2 platform, and share the technologies from Windows Server Solutions product family.

    Customers will benefit from enhanced technical expertise when the two communities are combined together.

    Note, there are still major differences between these two products, It will be helpful to call out the product name when ask questions, following are some of the examples:

    1. SBS 2011 Essentials must be a Domain Controller; WSS 2008 R2 Essentials can be a standalone server.

    2. SBS 2011 Essentials does not include Media Feature.

    3. WSS 2008 R2 Essentials are offered via OEM channel as devices,  the “headless recovery” method for server recovery is used, where a server recovery DVD and a USB key are needed. For details, refer to the OEM manufactory’s user manual.

    For manuafactory related quesions and issues, you can reference your manuafactory's support and community site, for example: http://community.wdc.com/t5/WD-Sentinel-DX4000/bd-p/sentinel

  • Link
    How to use your own NNTP News Reader instead of the web, to access SBS Essentials Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Friday, March 25, 2011 8:10 PM

    For any of you struggling with the Web interface, and
    users who prefer to use an NNTP (newsgroup) reader to participate in the
    newsgroups community.

    Microsoft has developed a solution called the NNTP Bridge
    which allows a user to connect a variety of supported NNTP readers to the
    forums they would like to participate in and continue having the NTTP reader
    functionality.  You can find instructions on how to download and set up the

    Microsoft NNTP Bridge
    http://connect.microsoft.com/MicrosoftForums/

    Another "Non Microsoft" supported NNTP Bridge can be found here
    http://communitybridge.codeplex.com/

    This SBS Essentails Forum is group: Technet.en-US.smallbusinessserver2011essentials

    Note: The drawback to using these NNTP Bridges are that you are not able to VOTE posts as Helpfull or mark your post as Answered.
    (We still urge you to reply to if the solution worked for  you however, this benefits everyone.)

    Remember to pay it forward, your knowledge is great for the community :)

    Thank You
    Russ Grover - SBS MVP

     

  • Link
    How to Successfully Post a Question to SBS Essentials Forum:
    Russ Grover - SBITS.Biz Friday, March 25, 2011 8:05 PM

    Here are a few suggestions that make it sure you get the best answer to your question as quickly as possible:

    1. Search the Forum for your question  -- Quite possibly  someone may have already answered your question, and you won't have to spend time waiting for it to be answered again.

    2. Make sure your posting Subject or  "title" summarizes the specific problem you have -- 
    A question with a title of "Urgent! Help needed!" is not as likely to get
    answered as quickly a question with a title of "How to configure my firewall to open port 80". 
    A more specific, detailed title is far more likely to get a better response than a general one.

    3. Post what service Packs or additional programs you have added, This helps people know where you are at.
    (Not all details are necessary, but try to include any relevant information, but if you think it may be an AV related issue mention what AV you are using.)

    5. Avoid if possible "Me Too" Posts!  I'm guilty of this also, but unless it's "Exactly" the same thing
    and you have some "Added information" you distract from the original post. 
    If you question if your issue is different, Please make a new post. 

    6. Keep with the same thread. Do not refer to a post you made last year, and above all, 
    Please come back. There are hundreds and thousands of posts where I've seen people given great and wonderfully long answers yet no reply from the original poster.

    7. If you do post a question, be courteous to reply even if it's to say. "I've given up" or thanks that worked.
    (This helps the whole community when you do this, and makes the people who donate time, warm and fuzzies.)

    8. Give details about your problem --  rather than " It won't work, please  help!", provide some details like Error Codes, statements like, "Program starts, it gets to a part to install xxx and 2/3rds of the way and then does this.",  Links to Screen Shots and images also help.  Also search for any error
    messages in logs etc.  Other basic things like it was working before I did this, or it stopped working after I installed this. also helps.

    9. Give Positive FeedBack: Once you've received a correct answer to your question, either from a Microsoft employee, an MVP, or the community in general, please reply that the issue or question  has been answered. And if possible mark the solution as answered:  This step is important, since it lets other people benefit from your posts.

    Lastly Please Vote as "helpful" replies that contribute to the answer or lead to resolution of the issue. 

    Reminder most answers are from volunteers. MVP's do not get paid by Microsoft.
    Many of them have REAL jobs and answer questions for FREE!

    Thank You and I hope you take the pay it forward philosophy that has made this forum a success.

    Russ Grover  SBSMVP July 2009 - July 2011

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Application Management announcements

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:33 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – General announcements

  • Link
    New way to file feedback/bugs for Configuration Manager
    Cathy Moya Saturday, January 6, 2018 10:19 PM

    We are happy to announce that if you want to give feedback about issues/bugs with System Center Configuration Manager, you can now file them using Windows Feedback hub, an app built-in to all Windows 10 systems.

     

    Here's how to file ConfigMgr bugs using Feedback Hub

    1. On your start menu, find Feedback Hub

    finding feedback hub on start menu

    2. Click the feedback icon on the left, and then click +Add new feedback

    finding feedback node

    3. For the category, select Enterprise Management, and for the subcategory, pick the best match for your issue.

    ConfigMgr categories

    4. Fill out the rest and submit.

     

    If you want to give product suggestions, those are still best filed at https://configurationmanager.uservoice.com so everyone can help prioritize requests by voting.

     

    If you were used to filing bugs on connect.microsoft.com, that site has been deprecated. Unfortunately, due to the systems we use, we were not able to preserve the customer-side experience you had in Connect and replicate that in any other tool. Please be assured that your bugs still exists in our bug database, even though you no longer have visibility to their status. When you file new bugs in Feedback Hub, the product team has the option to provide comments and status updates, but may not reply to every feedback item. 

    Thanks for your feedback!

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 1:44 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Operating System Deployment announcements

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:35 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Security, Updates and Compliance announcements

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:32 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Site and Client Deployment announcements

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:28 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – Migration announcements

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:31 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Configuration Manager (Current Branch) – SDK and PowerShell announcements

  • Link
    Configuration Manager 1602 Release
    Kerim Hanif [MSFT] Wednesday, March 16, 2016 2:33 AM

    Hi everyone,

    We’re looking forward to hearing what you think about the latest 1602 release! Make sure you read our team blog to find out what’s new in this release and how you can get the update faster.

    Here are your options for letting your voice be heard by the product team.

    • For assistance with the upgrade process please post your question in the Site and Client Deployment forum.
    • To provide feedback or report any issues with the functionality included in this release, please useConnect.  
    • If there’s a new feature or enhancement you want us to consider including in future updates, please use the Configuration Manager UserVoice site.

    Additional resources:

    What’s New in System Center Configuration Manager

    Get Ready for System Center Configuration Manager

    Start Using System Center Configuration Manager

    Upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager

    Technical Documentation for System Center Configuration Manager

    System Center Configuration Manager Support

    Report an issue

    Provide suggestions

Service Manager - Customization Using the SDK and Authoring Tool announcements

  • Link
    System Center 2012 Service Manager Developer's Survival Guide
    Anton Gritsenko - FreemanRU Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:58 PM

    The TechNet Wiki page where you can find a lost resources for development and deep authoring for System Center 2012 Service Manager.

    System Center 2012 Service Manager Developer's Survival Guide

Database Design announcements

  • Link
    Database Design Resources
    Arnie Rowland Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:40 PM

    The following list of database design resources is not intended to be exhaustive or ‘the correct list’. Items are included simply because one of the Moderators knew the material and offered it as a suggestion. If you wish to offer suggestions for inclusion, please do so.

     

    Books

     

    A Developer's Guide to Data Modeling for SQL Server: Covering SQL Server 2005 and 2008

    Eric Johnson and Joshua Jones

    An Introduction to Database Systems

    Chris Date

    Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals

    Lex de Haan, Toon Koppelaars

    Architecting Regulatory-Compliant Architectures
    Mike Walker, Microsoft

    Data Modeling Essential

    Graeme Simsion and Graham Witt

    Database Modeling and Design: Logical Design

    Toby Teorey

    Information Modeling and Relational Databases

    Terry Halpin

    Practical Issues in Database Management: A Reference for the Thinking Practitioner

    Fabian Pascal

    Pro SQL Server 2008 Relational Database Design and Implementation

    Louis Davidson, Kevin Kline, et al

     

    Online Resources

     

    A Simple Guide to Five Normal forms and Relational Database Theory
    http://www.bkent.net/Doc/simple5.htm

    Data Modeling vs. Database Design
    http://www.aisintl.com/case/library/R-Theory_vs_ER/r-theory_vs_er.html

    Data Models
    http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models/index.htm

    Database Design - Ten Common Database Design Mistakes, Louis Davidson
    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/ten-common-database-design-mistakes/

    Database Design Issues -EAV Model Discussion (Querying an EAV Table)
    http://tinyurl.com/yks8hu

    Database Design Issues –EAV and OTLT
    http://tonyandrews.blogspot.com/2004/10/otlt-and-eav-two-big-design-mistakes.html

    Database Design ROI by Paul Nielsen
    http://www.sqlserverbible.com/files/databasedesignroi.pdf

    Introduction to the Unified Dimensional Model (UDM)
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345143(SQL.90).aspx

    Library of database models
    http://www.databaseanswers.org/data_models/

    On Normalization and Repeating Groups by Fabian Pascal
    http://www.dbdebunk.com/page/page/622318.htm

    ORM white paper
    http://www.orm.net/pdf/ORMwhitePaper.pdf

    Overview of the Relational Model
    http://www.utexas.edu/its/archive/windows/database/datamodeling/rm/overview.html   

    Understanding Data Model Quality, Graeme Simsion
    http://www.tdan.com/view-articles/5100

     

  • Link
    Please READ before Posting or Replying to Posts
    Arnie Rowland Monday, December 7, 2009 6:27 PM

     


    Out of Scope
     

    Some topics are out of scope for this forum.

    1. Bugs, Product Decisions, and Feedback: The purpose of this forum is not to ask the product team why decisions were made and to ask them to make other changes. That feedback belongs in Connect. The purpose of this forum is to help you out with specific issues, if possible. Please post your feedback via Connect:

    https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer

      

    Rules of Conduct

    ·         Relevance to Topics: We encourage you to keep your postings as close to the subject as possible.

    ·         Respect: Please be respectful of other participants, and their contributions; avoiding insults, demeaning remarks and slurs.

    ·         Tolerance: Please don’t assume someone’s curtness was meant to insult, slur, or demean you.

    ·         Confidentiality: Confidential information should not be posted. This is a publicly available forum.

    ·         Appropriate Language: Please keep the conversation on a professional level, avoiding any hint of profanity in your interactions.

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    Forum Moderators may, at their discretion, edit posts for clarity, readability and inappropriate language; split post into separate threads when appropriate; and delete post that do not positively contribute to the thread. Failure to comply with these 'Rules of Conduct' may result in your posts being edited to remove the offending comments, censure, or expulsion from participating in the Forums. The bottom line is: this Forum should feel like a ‘safe’ place to ask hard questions that invoke passionate responses.

    Marking Answers

    By their very nature, many database design questions will not have a easily decernible 'answer'. You are encouraged to give folks 'credit' for helping you when appropriate. If someone's response was 'Helpful', use the 'Vote as Helpful' button. If a response answered some part of your question, or provided you one or more clues that led you to a solution, then use the 'Mark as Answer' option. Just as a thread may evolve into multiple questions, it may also have more than one 'Answer'.

    Welcome to the Database Design Forum

    This is a Forum for questions and discussions about database designs for Microsoft technologies, including: SQL Server, Access, SQL Azure, SQL Express, SQL Compact, etc. Often Database Designs will be generic and can be ported to any vendor's technology. Design problems that are best solved with other technologies will be welcomed and addressed to the best of our knowledge and ability.

    We ask that you recognize that database design is a mixture of art and science. You may receive conflicting suggestions, for there can be multiple paths to a workable solution. You will have to use your own judgment and knowledge of your business requirements to determine the best solution for your particular problem. The 'right' design is compounded by many factors, including business, regulatory, hardware/software requirements, as well as staff expertise. We also encourage you to share your experiences with a particular design issue if it will serve to help others encountering similar problems.

    In order to receive useful responses, please spend some time and properly present your scenario. Attempts to 'save time and effort' by cutting out parts of the scenario will often lead to wasted time and effort as the suggestions have to be discarded because they don't work with other parts of the unseen puzzle.


    But there are limits to what you can expect from volunteers through a disconnected medium. The questions most likely to receive a good and targeted answer, are those that present a small problem, that give a very clear description of that problem within its context, and that are placed by people with a fair understanding of the subject who need help getting over a few nasty bumps. The questions that are almost impossible to answer satisfactorily are those that present a huge problem, with no clear description, and asked by someone totally new to the subject matter.

    We hope that you will understand when we say that most of us that volunteer our time on this Forum do so in order to help folks learn. We will be pleased if you find the Forum to be useful. However, it is difficult or impossible for us to engage with folks privately. We don't have time to do both, and our commitment is help folks using the Forums.

    Do not hesitate to read all of the threads, join in the discussions, offer your own experiences and information, and ask questions to increase your knowlege. Seek out blogs from those who write in a manner that you appreciate, and consider reviewing the Database Design Resources for additional guidance and help.

     

Service Manager - Data Warehouse, Reporting and Dashboards announcements

  • Link
    Service Manager Data Warehouse schema is now available
    Chris Lauren [MSFT] Thursday, March 17, 2011 5:47 AM

    In my recent blog post I've attached a schema as well as some guidance as to how to navigate through the DW, what the type of tables are and more.

    http://blogs.technet.com/b/servicemanager/archive/2011/03/14/service-manager-data-warehouse-schema-now-available.aspx

Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics announcements

  • Link
    Welcome to Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics forum
    ophirp Monday, May 4, 2015 2:52 PM

    Here you can find discussions on Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics or ask a question to the community.

    For official product support, please contact Microsoft Customer and Services Support via http://support.microsoft.com .

    For the latest product documentation, please check our TechNet library at: http://aka.ms/ata-technet

Lync 2010 and OCS - Mobility announcements

  • Link
    Microsoft Lync 2010 for Mobile Devices (updated 20 Dec 2011)
    Desmond Lee Monday, December 12, 2011 2:58 PM

    Microsoft Lync 2010 for Windows Phone (11/12 Dec 2011)
    http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps/9ce93e51-5b35-e011-854c-00237de2db9e?wa=wsignin1.0&ocid=soc-n-at-loc--TI-MG&WT.mc_id=soc-n-at-loc--TI-MG

    Microsoft Lync 2010 for Android (13/14 Dec 2011)
    https://market.android.com/details?id=com.microsoft.office.lync&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5taWNyb3NvZnQub2ZmaWNlLmx5bmMiXQ..

    Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPhone (19/20 Dec 2011)
    http://itunes.apple.com/app/microsoft-lync-2010-for-iphone/id484293461?mt=8

    Microsoft Lync 2010 for iPad (19/20 Dec 2011)
    http://itunes.apple.com/app/microsoft-lync-2010-for-ipad/id484222449?mt=8

    References

    Mobile Client Comparison Tables
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh691004.aspx

    Deploying Mobile Clients
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh691005.aspx

    Note
    The Lync client for mobile phones and devices all require Office365/Lync Online account or on-premise Lync Server setup. Besides backend infrastructure updates and configuration settings*, users with Lync accounts must be enabled with the appropriate voice and mobility policy (where applicable).

    * see Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service (Dec 2011)

Lync 2010 and OCS - Planning and Deployment announcements

  • Link
    RTM Download: Skype for Business 2015 (Server / Desktop Client)
    Desmond Lee Monday, May 4, 2015 8:40 AM


    Skype for Business Server 2015 - successor to Lync Server 2013

    - Download available for MSDN subscribers and Volume Licensing customers (1 May 2015).


    Skype for Business 2015 Desktop Client*

    - April 14, 2015 update for Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) (KB2889923)

    * Windows platform

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    Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service (Dec 2011)
    Desmond Lee Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:58 PM

    Requirements

    • Lync Server 2010 Cumulative Update 4 (CU4); KB2493736; download
    • Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Service and Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Autodiscover Service; download
    • Infrastructure and configuration updates (see references)
    • Lync Mobile client; see Microsoft Lync 2010 for Mobile Devices (updated 20 Dec 2011)

    References

    • Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Mobility Guide (download)
    • Planning for Mobility (link)
    • Deploying Mobility (link)
    • Monitoring Mobility for Performance (link)

    Enjoy!

     

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    Lync Server 2010 RTM Trial / Evaluation Download
    Desmond Lee Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:34 AM

    Microsoft Lync Server 2010 180-Day Trial
    (x64 only; includes both Standard and Enterprise Editions)

    Microsoft Lync 2010 client Trial
    - x86 version
    - x64 version

    Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Group Chat Trial

    Enjoy!

     

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    Lync Server 2010 Goes RTM !
    Desmond Lee Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:41 AM


    Microsoft Lync Released to Manufacturing
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/uc/archive/2010/10/27/microsoft-lync-released-to-manufacturing.aspx

    Enjoy!

Operations Manager - Authoring announcements

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    Welcome
    Justin Incarnato [MSFT] Friday, May 22, 2009 5:00 PM

    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.

Operations Manager - Deployment announcements

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    OpsMgr 2007 SP1 and R2 now officially support Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
    Rob Kuehfus Friday, September 18, 2009 7:28 PM

    http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/09/18/opsmgr-2007-sp1-and-r2-now-officially-support-windows-server-2008-r2-and-windows-7.aspx

     

    Support is now available for running Operations Manager 2007 SP1 and Operations Manager 2007 R2 on the following operating systems:

    ·         Windows Server 2008 R2

    ·         Windows 7

    The official support statement is posted under Knowledge Base article 974722.  The supported configuration guides for R2 and SP1 will be updated shortly as well.  The following table lists the Operations Manager roles and components that are supported on these operating systems.

    OS

    OpsMgr server roles

    OpsMgr Agent

    OpsMgr Operations Console

    Windows Server 2008 R2

    Yes

    Yes

    Yes

    Windows 7

    No

    Yes

    Yes

     

    The updated Windows Server Operating System Management Pack (version 6.0.6667.0), which includes support for Windows Server 2008 R2, is available on the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Catalog web site at this time as well!  There are currently over 20 MP updates or new releases that are in the pipeline for months ahead to support this OS and when those management packs become available you can get them on the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Catalog web site and from the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Operations console.

    Note: No support for Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 will be provided with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.

    Thanks
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    What’s new in R2 Deployment and Upgrade!
    Rob Kuehfus Friday, May 29, 2009 10:41 PM
    Check out the MOM team blog for some quick information.

    http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2009/05/29/what-s-new-in-r2-deployment-and-upgrade.aspx

    New Documentations and Guides

    Upgrade Guide

    Troubleshooting Guide

    Deployment Guide



    Thanks

    Rob Kuehfus | Operations Manager | Setup and Deployment Program Manager
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    Welcome
    Justin Incarnato [MSFT] Friday, May 22, 2009 4:59 PM

    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.

Operations Manager - Extensibility announcements

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    Welcome
    Justin Incarnato [MSFT] Friday, May 22, 2009 5:00 PM

    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.

Operations Manager - General announcements

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    Operations Manager Customer Feedback Survey
    Suraj Guptha Monday, May 18, 2015 6:23 PM

    The Operations Manager team is interested in your feedback! We are committed to keeping customers like you happy and productive.  Your response to this survey will help us better understand your needs and problems so that we can improve the next version of Operations Manager.  

    If you have any problems responding to the survey, please feel free to send me an email.

    https://aka.ms/scomcustomer

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    Cumulative Update 7 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (KB2783850)
    ScottMoss Tuesday, April 23, 2013 3:31 AM

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2783850/en-us

    Issues that are fixed in Cumulative Update 7

    Cumulative Update 7 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 fixes the following issues:
    • Console performs poorly when User Roles are used to scope object access.
    • Availability data is not shown for the current day when daily aggregation is used.
    • Behavior is inconsistent between some views on web console and console.
    • Log files do not roll over when the Unicode log file is monitored.
    • Several security issues are fixed.
    Cumulative Update 7 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 fixes the following cross-platform issues:
    • Logical disk performance statistics are not collected for some volume types on Solaris computers.
    • Some Network Adapters on HP-UX computers may not be discovered.
    • Network adapter performance statistics are not collected for HP-UX network adapters.
    • The Solaris 8 and 9 agent may not restart after an ungraceful shutdown. 

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    Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 (KB2750631)
    Alexey Zhuravlev - G14 Saturday, October 13, 2012 7:25 AM

    Update Rollup 3 for System Center Operations Manager 2012 (KB2750631)

    Issue 1
    When you use the 32-bit version of Windows Internet Explorer to start a web console, the Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Presentation.Controls.SpeedometerGaugeUIController controller does not work correctly.
    Issue 2
    When you run a Windows PowerShell cmdlet, you receive the following error message:

    Get-BPAModel is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet.

    Issue 3
    When you try to change a URL in the "web application availability monitoring" template instance, the change is not applied.

    KB article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2756127/en-us

    Download link: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=2750631

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    Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (KB2626076)
    Bob Cornelissen Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:34 PM
    Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 includes all previous cumulative updates for Operations Manager 2007 R2 and includes all cross-platform updates.

    To download Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2, go to the following Microsoft Download Center website:
    Download Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2            (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=694147f8-9691-4833-97af-0de918c60141)       

    Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 resolves the following issues:
    • RMS promotion fails if NetworkName and PrincipalNames are not in sync for agents.
    • UI is limited to only 100 MB for the Memory Usage field in the wizard.
    • Additional OIDs in auth certificate are not processed correctly.
    • AEM creates duplicate computer objects in OpsMgr based on Agents NetBIOS name.
    • Cannot open reporting pane on OpsMgr 2007 R2 remote console.
    • Cannot view schedule for scheduled report.
    • ManagementServerConfigTool with the option "promoterms" fails because it stops polling the SDK Service.
    • OpsMgr reports are failing on Windows 7 with the error: "Cannot initialize report."
    • ACS events have "n/a" as their category in the ACS database.
    • Watch agentless monitoring listener to detect failure to respond.
    • SCOM SDK memory leak on cryptography keys and cryptography contexts.
    • After you click Edit Schedule, a message box appears, and you cannot save the change value.
    • Audit events can be lost when the AdtServer process crashes.
    Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 resolves the following cross-platform issues:
    • The installation process for the IBM AIX 6.1 agent incorrectly checks for AIX 5.3 packages.
    • After a system restart, the OpsMgr agent for Solaris may start to run before local file systems are mounted.
    • On Red Hat Linux version 4 and SUSE Linux version 9, LVM disks are not discovered and cannot be monitored.
    • The OpsMgr agent for AIX does not report the arguments for monitored processes.
    • When Microsoft security update MS12-006 is installed on an OpsMgr management server, that management server can no longer communicate with the OpsMgr agent on any Linux or UNIX server.
    • On HP-UX, OpsMgr cannot discover and monitor a logical volume that is composed of more than 127 physical volumes.
    Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 adds the following cross-platform features:
    • Support for IBM AIX 7.1 (POWER).
    • Support for Oracle Solaris 11 (x86 and SPARC).
    Note The new agents for IBM AIX 7.1 and Oracle Solaris 11 are included in Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2. You can download the management packs for these new operating system versions by going to the following Microsoft website:
    System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Monitoring Management Packs            (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b15fef5c-e331-4006-8913-be376bb0e0c1)       
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    Exchange 2010 MP Guidance
    Adrian Doyle MSFT Friday, August 19, 2011 2:40 PM
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2592561
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    Operations Manager 2007 Authoring Console prompts for Microsoft.SystemCenter.Library.mp version 6.1.7221.61 or later versions
    Adrian Doyle MSFT Thursday, August 4, 2011 4:28 PM

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2590414

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    Troubleshooting Blank Reports in System Center Operations Manager
    ScottMoss Tuesday, July 12, 2011 5:19 PM

    New KB Troubleshooting Blank Reports in System Center Operations Manager

    http://support.microsoft.com/k​b/2573329

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    Custom Report Documentation Available
    Adrian Doyle Monday, December 13, 2010 8:45 PM

    This is available at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg508710.aspx and covers the following:

     

    Custom Reporting Overview

    Setting Up the Environment

    Creating Custom Reports

    Data Warehouse Schema

    Inside a Generic Report

    Custom Report Queries

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    Looking to Create Performance Alerting?
    Adrian Doyle MSFT Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:37 PM

    How to create a Basic Performance Monitor to look at a Static Threshold - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309655.aspx

    Detailed information on Performance Monitors can be found at - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff629408.aspx

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    Looking to Create Event Monitors?
    Adrian Doyle MSFT Thursday, August 12, 2010 7:27 PM

    How to create a Simple Event Monitor - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309597.aspx

    How to create a Correlated Windows Event Unit Monitor - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb381298.aspx

    Detailed information on Event Monitors can be found at - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff629447.aspx

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    Troubleshooting Gray Agent or Management Server states in System Center Operations Manager 2007 and System Center Essentials
    Adrian Doyle MSFT Monday, July 19, 2010 9:23 PM
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2288515 - please check this before posting on any grey Agent or MS issues.
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    Operator Basics SuperFlow available
    Jeanie Decker (MSFT) Wednesday, April 7, 2010 7:10 PM

    The Operator Basics SuperFlow for Operations Manager 2007 helps front-line operators who are new to Operations Manager get started using the product.

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    Operations Manager 2007 R2 Sizing Helper available for download
    Jeanie Decker (MSFT) Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:06 PM
    Check out the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Sizing Helper.

    The Operations Manager 2007 R2 Sizing Helper is an interactive Excel document designed to assist you with planning & sizing deployments of Operations Manager 2007 R2. It helps you plan the correct amount of infrastructure needed for a new OpsMgr R2 deployment, removing the uncertainties in making IT hardware purchases and optimizes cost. A typical recommendation will include the recommended hardware specification for each server role, topology diagram and storage requirement. The Operations Manager Sizing Helper is most useful when used with the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Design Guide (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=184377).

    The Sizing Helper was previously available through the System Center Operations Manager blog.

Operations Manager - Management Packs announcements

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    Link to all Microsoft Management Packs
    DanielSavage [MSFT] Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:25 PM
    You can find all existing and soon to be released Management Packs for Operations Manager at : http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16174.microsoft-management-packs.aspx

Operations Manager - Reporting announcements

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    Troubleshooting Blank Reports in System Center Operations Manager
    ScottMoss Tuesday, April 23, 2013 3:18 AM

    Troubleshooting Blank Reports in System Center Operations Manager

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2573329

Operations Manager - Unix and Linux announcements

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    Latest Agents and MPs for SCOM 2012 and SCOM 2012 R2
    Steve Weber [MSFT] Friday, July 26, 2013 4:08 PM

    Latest MPs and Agents [UR3] for SCOM 2012 and SCOM 2012 SP1 can be found here:

    http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29696

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    Helpful Links for Cross Platform Information
    Robert_Hearn Tuesday, July 19, 2011 10:56 PM
    Helpful links for System Center Cross Platform information:


    Top Troubleshooting Topics:
    • Certificate Signing Error Message

    • The Certificate Name Does Not Match the Hostname

    • Incorrect Operations Manager Process Fmd Alerts Might Be Generated on SPARC-Based and x86-Based Computers Running Solaris 10 Zones

    • Operations Manager Incorrectly Reports Shared Resources from a Solaris 10-Based Server

    • Cross-Platform Logging Methods

    Blogs:
    • System Center Cross Platform Team Blog

    Source Code Projects on CodePlex:
    • Cross Platform Solutions

    • Cross Platform Community Extensions

    Product Documentation:
    • Cross Platform Management Pack Authoring Guide

    • Deploying UNIX or Linux Agents

    • Cross Platform Operating System Package Dependencies

    • Authentication and Data Encryption for UNIX and Linux Operating Systems

    • Management Pack Guides for Cross Platform Operating Systems

    Product Information:
    • Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform and Interop Solutions

    Latest Downloads
    • System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Update

    • System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Authoring Resource Kit

    • System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Connectors

System Center Orchestrator - Third-Party Integrations announcements

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions About the Forum
    Robert_Hearn Monday, May 9, 2011 5:22 PM
    Welcome to the System Center Orchestrator forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about System Center Orchestrator (formerly Opalis Integration Server).

    Please note that this forum relates only System Center Orchestrator 2012.

    If you have questions about Opalis, please visit the Opalis forums here:
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/scinterop



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

    A: You can find a number of Orchestrator-related resources from Microsoft and the community on the Opalis / Orchestrator team blog:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/opalis/p/opalis_resources.aspx

    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 reply?

    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/).

System Center Orchestrator - General announcements

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions About the Forum
    Robert_Hearn Monday, May 9, 2011 5:21 PM
    Welcome to the System Center Orchestrator forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about System Center Orchestrator (formerly Opalis Integration Server).

    Please note that this forum relates only System Center Orchestrator 2012.

    If you have questions about Opalis, please visit the Opalis forums here:
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/scinterop




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

    A: You can find a number of Orchestrator-related resources from Microsoft and the community on the Opalis / Orchestrator team blog:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/opalis/p/opalis_resources.aspx

    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 reply?

    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/).

System Center Orchestrator - Quick Integration Kit / SDK Development announcements

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions About the Forum
    Robert_Hearn Monday, May 9, 2011 5:23 PM
    Welcome to the System Center Orchestrator forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about System Center Orchestrator (formerly Opalis Integration Server).

    Please note that this forum relates only System Center Orchestrator 2012.

    If you have questions about Opalis, please visit the Opalis forums here:
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/scinterop



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

    A: You can find a number of Orchestrator-related resources from Microsoft and the community on the Opalis / Orchestrator team blog:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/opalis/p/opalis_resources.aspx
     

    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 reply?

    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/).

System Center Orchestrator - System Center Integrations announcements

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    FAQ: Frequently-Asked Questions About the Forum
    Robert_Hearn Monday, May 9, 2011 5:22 PM
    Welcome to the System Center Orchestrator forum! This forum is designed to help you find answers to questions about System Center Orchestrator (formerly Opalis Integration Server).

    Please note that this forum relates only System Center Orchestrator 2012.

    If you have questions about Opalis, please visit the Opalis forums here:
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/scinterop



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

    A: You can find a number of Orchestrator-related resources from Microsoft and the community on the Opalis / Orchestrator team blog:
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/opalis/p/opalis_resources.aspx

    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 reply?

    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/).

Virtual Machine Manager - Self-Service Portal 2.0 announcements

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    Now Available - System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1
    mlbriggs Thursday, July 14, 2011 7:15 PM

    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.

    • Download VMMSSP
    • Visit the official System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 SP1 blog.
    • Microsoft Cloud website at www.microsoft.com/cloud.

     

    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:

    • Learn more about VMMSSP.

     

    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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    New visitors – Please read before posting
    mlbriggs Monday, July 12, 2010 12:45 PM

    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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    Welcome to the VMMSSP v2 TechNet forum
    mlbriggs Monday, July 12, 2010 12:44 PM

    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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    Announcing the release of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal 2.0
    mlbriggs Monday, July 12, 2010 12:43 PM

    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

    ·