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by Dana Daugherty   Dana Daugherty’s latest article helps you find the client discovery information configured for a specific client within the SMS Administrator console. You know the client discovery method that you have configured but can you find this information for a specific client within the console? This article will help. From within the […]

by Dana Daugherty This article outlines the process of creating a SMS CAP from the administrator console. Dana Daugherty’s latest article outlines the process of creating a SMS CAP from the administrator console. There are two reasons for creating CAPs: X      There aren’t enough for the size of a site. X      You want to move […]

by Dana Daugherty Note: There are some known problems with this approach. If it is not done properly your installation may fail. Dana Daugherty’s latest article addresses several workarounds for an issue where MSIExec may not be able to find .msi files on the package share because the connection is closed. This is due to […]

by Dana Daugherty Do you have a piece of SMS Installer code that you use repeatedly within the same script or within multiple scripts? Why not use the include script command to avoid redundant programming? Do you have a piece of SMS Installer code that you use repeatedly within the same script or within multiple […]

by Dana Daugherty This article is based on the recent Hot Fix for Q article Q281107 and 2 tools from SMS 2.0 Support Tools (Clitravl.exe and Site4c.exe). It highlights my organization’s use of these tools and the application of the hot fix. Initially, SMS 2.0 provided little support for traveling and home based users. Hopefully […]

By Dana Daugherty This program removes all SMS client components from NT2000 machines without a reboot. It also removes the all SMS related NT profiles and will remove 1.2 client components if they are present.  Check out this great SMS client cleaner utility. It removes SMS 1.2 components if present, removes SMS 2.0 components, and […]

by Dana Daugherty This Problem was first reported prior to SP-2. It was listed on the list of bug fixes for SMS SP-2 and SP-3. Microsoft admits the issue still wasn’t solved in SP-3. There is a hotfix provided by Microsoft that may help. I have had success with one particular registry edit that Microsoft […]

by Dana Daugherty This article provides an overview of the new features in the newest release of SMS Installer (version 2.0.148) Dana Daugherty’s latest article provides an overview of the new features in the most recent release of SMS Installer, version 2.0.148. The major addition in this version is integration with Windows Installer, with built-in […]

by Dana Daugherty Microsoft supports only one backup procedure for Systems Management Server. This article hits the highlights of backing data up in SMS and points you to some good resources for additional information on the procedure. Microsoft supports only one backup procedure for Systems Management Server. Dana Daugherty’s latest article hits the highlights of […]

by Dana Daugherty The SMS Provider comes with a default setting of 60 connections. It’s a little known fact  that even though you change this setting on the GUI setup program when you install an SMS Site server the value stays at 60. It may even be more of a secret that you need to […]

by Dana Daugherty Be prepared before failure happens. This article will help you become familiar with the process of site recovery. Dana Daugherty’s latest contribution helps you become more familiar with the process of SMS site recovery. The article specifically focuses on repairing and resynchronizing tasks that you should perform on recovered sites. Microsoft describes […]

by Dana Daugherty While this new version of SMS 2.0 is still in beta, at this time the new Topaz software distribution features include: Currently, there are 8 new software distribution features included with Topaz, the new beta release of SMS 2.0. This the first of a two-part article from Dana Daugherty that focuses on […]