Three exciting improvements to Phased Deployments in Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1806.2

Hello everyone! We typically release only one technical preview each month, but this time we had so many things we wanted to share, we added a second one for June and labeled it 1806.2. Today’s release of update 1806.2 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has three exciting improvements to phased … Read moreThree exciting improvements to Phased Deployments in Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1806.2

Deploy Third-party Software Updates with Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1806

Hello everyone! Today we are happy to announce that update 1806 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. In response to your UserVoice feedback, this release adds support for third-party software update catalogs. The new third-party software updates node allows you to easily subscribe to partner software update catalogs … Read moreDeploy Third-party Software Updates with Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1806

Query real-time client data with Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1805

Hello everyone! We are excited to let you know that update 1805 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available. Have you ever wanted to … Read moreQuery real-time client data with Configuration Manager Technical Preview 1805

New feedback system for Configuration Manager docs

Starting today, the Configuration Manager doc library is using a new feedback system. The feedback section of all articles is now integrated with GitHub Issues. For more information about this change, see the docs platform blog post. The following list includes several of the benefits of this new feedback channel: All content for docs.microsoft.com originates … Read moreNew feedback system for Configuration Manager docs

Update 1804 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

Hello everyone! We are excited to let you know that update 1804 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available. This months new preview features … Read moreUpdate 1804 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

Configuration Manager SDK redistributables available on NuGet.org

In addition to the previously published Client Messaging SDK package, we are now making the following Configuration Manager SDK libraries available as packages on NuGet.org. Now you can easily consume them in your own projects and be alerted to updates. Management Point API (MPAPI) The MPAPI contains management point interface libraries. Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.MPAPI.i386 Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.MPAPI.amd64 Documentation: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/cc144951.aspx … Read moreConfiguration Manager SDK redistributables available on NuGet.org

Update 1803 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

Hello everyone! We are excited to let you know that update 1803 for the Technical Preview Branch of System Center Configuration Manager has been released. Technical Preview Branch releases give you an opportunity to try out new Configuration Manager features in a test environment before they are made generally available. This months new preview features … Read moreUpdate 1803 for Configuration Manager Technical Preview Branch – Available Now!

SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER Installation Failure

The Problem One of my clients was recently experiencing failures installing the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER component. SITE_COMPONENT_MANAGER would continuously retry the installation of  the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER component and fail. Here is the error that was presented in the SMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER log: Site Component Manager failed to install this component, because the Microsoft Installer File for this component (bgbisapi.msi) could … Read moreSMS_NOTIFICATION_SERVER Installation Failure

Now Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager

Read full post here. Now Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager This update includes the following improvements: Client Online Status: You can now view the online status of devices in Assets and Compliance. New icons indicate the status of a device as online or offline. Support for SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups: Configuration … Read moreNow Available: Update 1602 for System Center Configuration Manager

Now available: CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2

Read full post here. CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2 Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) for System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 is now available as a hotfix download from KB 3100144. This update contains fixes for issues in various areas including software distribution and content management; operating system … Read moreNow available: CU2 for ConfigMgr R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr SP2