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  • Wiki Page: How to Inventory Mapped Drives in Configuration Manager 2007

    I was asked a few days ago if ConfigMgr or SMS could inventory mapped drives, and while the answer is yes we don't do it by default. In effect we report the logical disk but not mapped drives. In order to inventory mapped drives we first need to extend the sms_def.mof. Mapped drives are in the...
  • Wiki Page: How to Detect Connectors in FIM

    In some FIM solutions, it is necessary to implement a mechanism that updates the remaining connectors when one connector has been removed. For example, MaxMexican was working on a solution that publishes Active Directory users based on the content of a HR data source. In case of a new HR...
  • Wiki Page: How to Add the Approval Reporting Tab to the Group RCDC

    So, as it turns out it's incredibly helpful to be able to see all of the workflow approvals relative to a specific object; I call this "simple" reporting and it's quite easy to setup. While my example shows how to do this for a Group object, you can really apply this tab to any object...
  • Wiki Page: Troubleshooting ILM Group Populator Language Dependencies

    Table of Contents Introduction Regional settings dependency How to solve this? Introduction Within the scope of Provisioning and Workflow, group management makes part of the Microsoft Identity & Access Management Series solution accelerator. At the same page you’ll find a download link...
  • Wiki Page: Using Services Templates in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012

    Introduction The problem: Before we begin, to help understanding the article, consider the following questions: • How long do you take to install a server and leave it ready to be used in production environment? • How long do you take to configure a server that will be used as a database...
  • Wiki Page: How to Remove the Access Messages and Enable the Single Sign On for RemoteApps

    Note: This article is based on RDS 2008 (R2) and might not apply to RDS 2012 (R2) Table of Contents Introduction Procedure Introduction After installing and publishing RemoteApp applications is normal to hear some complaints from users about the time of the remote connection. The same...
  • Wiki Page: Publish a RemoteApp Application on Remote Desktop Service

    Note: This article is based on RDS 2008 (R2) and might not apply to RDS 2012 (R2) Introduction Basically RemoteApp Server is the server that provides all applications to users through the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The procedure is similar to connecting to a normal desktop but instead of...
  • Wiki Page: How to Clone Virtual Machines in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

    Note: This article is based on VMM 2008 and might not apply to VMM 2012 (R2) SCVMM can use an existing virtual machine as a source for future virtual machines. The source in this case can reside on a virtual machine host or on the library server. Creating a virtual machine from a virtual machine...
  • Wiki Page: How SCVMM 2008 R2 Determines CPU Average Displayed in the Admin Console

    Note: This article is based on VMM 2008 and might not apply to VMM 2012 (R2) This article describes the performance metrics details that System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) collects and how to make sense of performance information that is displayed in SCVMM. SCVMM uses a periodically...
  • Wiki Page: Using a Read Only Domain Controller as a Host in SCVMM 2008 and R2

    Note: This article is based on VMM 2008 and might not apply to VMM 2012 (R2) While using a Read Only Domain Controller as a Host is possible, it is not a best practice. Nonetheless, a few customers are running into issues when attempted. One of our SCVMM engineers researched the issue and has developed...
  • Wiki Page: Understanding Exports in ILM 2007

    “ I’ve tried to export data to a connected data source, didn’t get an error but nothing happened – no data was exported ”. If you have been in a situation like this, you might want to read this article. In this article, I’m addressing some of the most popular questions I found in conjunction with...
  • Wiki Page: Steps to Back Up a Windows Server 2000

    Steps to Back Up a Windows Server 2000 It may seem easy enough to backup Windows Server 2000 with the Wizard, and it is! There are some things to take care of. 1. Make sure all unnecessary services are stopped. SQL server and any other data base applications will have a hard time to restore...
  • Wiki Page: VMM 2008 R2: Troubleshooting the “Unsupported Cluster Configuration” Status

    Note: This article is based on VMM 2008 and might not apply to VMM 2012 (R2) This article includes information about how to troubleshoot why some virtual machines have the “”Unsupported Cluster Configuration” status displayed in the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) console. To view...
  • Wiki Page: Windows Server AppFabric Troubleshooting: Anonymous Logon

    We have recently developed a RESTful .NET 4 service which was deployed to a server running Windows Server AppFabric. We wanted to take advantage of all the Windows Server AppFabric goodness and its WCF monitoring capabilities. Deployment could not have been easier: after creating the zip file and...
  • Wiki Page: Setting Up a new FEP Administrator

    The question has come up revolving around what permissions a FEP administrator needs in the ConfigMgr 2007 console, and whether the console can be 'locked down' to keep the FEP Admin from making accidental changes in the environment. I've listed the permissions you need in ConfigMgr to...
  • Wiki Page: AD FS 1.0 and 1.1: How to Replace the SSL, Token-Signing, and Federation Server Proxy Certificates

    Replacing the SSL certificate 1. Obtain a new certificate with the following requirements a. Enhanced Key Usage is at least Server Authentication . If you are obtaining this from an internal MS Enterprise CA, the Web Server template will work fine. b. Subject or Subject Alternative...
  • Wiki Page: Mapping Multiple Systems with Master Data Services

    Analytics and ETL processes often need a map of the data that is coming from multiple systems. For example, a company may have separate systems for managing customer interactions. If the customers in these systems have different identifiers and descriptions, Master Data Services can be an effective...
  • Wiki Page: SSIS Connectivity White Paper

    Data Source Compatibility of SSIS Components In this section, we'll cover SSIS components and supported connectivity options in each component. It's worth mentioning the Connection Managers in SSIS , the components handling all different types of connection types including ADO.NET, OleDB...
  • Wiki Page: SSIS Connection Managers

    In SSIS, almost all of the built-in components are configured by using Connection Managers. There are a plethora of connection managers built-in, and you can also write your own to plug in to the architecture. Only a subset of them applies to databases and traditional data access. The database-specific...
  • Wiki Page: SSIS For Loop Container

    The For Loop Container is a Control Flow Container that provides similar looping functionality as the T-SQL WHILE statement. The For Loop Container will execute all the Control Flow Tasks placed inside its boundaries until the evaluation condition defined in the EvalExpression section evaluates to...
  • Wiki Page: Index was out of range error when opening the RMS MMC

    The Rights Management Services Management console may fail to start up with the following error: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection. Parameter name: index System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException (Inner Exception: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException...
  • Wiki Page: Customizing Hardware Inventory in Configuration Manager 2007 using NOIDMIF Files

    In response to a recent support call on Configuration Manager 2007, I found that we were lacking any detailed documentation on NOIDMIF files specific to Configuration Manager 2007. There are some older TechNet articles for SMS 2003 on this topic, however, I found that they were either not detailed...
  • Wiki Page: Find KMS Server on your Network

    At times, you might want to find out the KMS server running on your network. If you ever come across that situation, here is the way to identify the KMS Server. You can identify the KMS server by browsing the DNS SRV records: DNS -> DNS Server Name -> Forward Lookup Zones > Domain...
  • Wiki Page: Winsxs folder consumes more space on windows 7

    Operating system Windows 7 SP1 Windows 2008 server R2 Problem Low disk space issue due to the Winsxs folder consumes more size on windows 7 Solution WinSxs is a component store (\Winsxs) needed to repair the OS binaries in the event that a file becomes corrupted or, in worst case scenarios...
  • Wiki Page: How to create a colourful desktop background with a 4 pixel bitmap on XP

    I saw this trick once, and it made my day: Create a 4 pixel bitmap in Paint like this: then save it, and add it as the desktop background picture, with the 'stretch' option: Press 'ok' and see the rather amazing result.
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