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SCCM How to deploy a client

Overview Within Config manager the client is within the "All Systems" collection however, under the column ' Client'  the answer is NO. Stage 1 First thing to do is click on "Client installation methods"  located under Site Settings.  Then right click on "Client Push Installation" and select properties.  On the general tab if you click on "Enable Client Push Installation to assigned resources" any system discovered throug AD (or other) will have a client automatically installed.  Depending on you environment consider this tick box. On the Accounts tab you must input account credentials that will have administrative access to the admin$ share of the client system.  The account that can access desktops may be different to domain controllers so you can put multiple accounts in here and it will try them in order. On the Client tab you can specify the Site code.  It is also possible to define SMS cache size rather than the 5gb default. See Mic

SCCM How to deploy a client

Overview Within Config manager the client is within the "All Systems" collection however, under the column ' Client'  the answer is NO. Stage 1 First thing to do is click on "Client installation methods"  located under Site Settings.  Then right click on "Client Push Installation" and select properties.  On the general tab if you click on "Enable Client Push Installation to assigned resources" any system discovered throug AD (or other) will have a client automatically installed.  Depending on you environment consider this tick box. On the Accounts tab you must input account credentials that will have administrative access to the admin$ share of the client system.  The account that can access desktops may be different to domain controllers so you can put multiple accounts in here and it will try them in order. On the Client tab you can specify the Site code.  It is also possible to define SMS cache size rather than the 5gb default. See Mic

How to send internet traffic out the ISP (not through the BES server)

http://www.blackberryforums.com.au/forums/general-bes-discussion/3946-how-send-internet-traffic-out-isp-not-through-bes-server.html When you are on BES you have the three browsers by default, they are Internet Browser (use BlackBerry APN), BlackBerry Browser (uses BES MDS service) and the Carrier’s WAP Browser (Vodafone Live). If you use Vodafone Live you change be charged extra for the data usage so this isn't really recommended. What you should do on the BES is go "I.T Policy > Default Policy > Browser Policy Group" and change the following: 1. MDS Browser Title = MDS Internet 2. Allow IBS Browser = True 3. MDS Browser Use Separate Icon = True After changing these policies you Internet Browser that uses the BES internet connection will be called "MDS Internet" and you should also see a separate "Browser" icon. This separate Browser icon will bypass your BES internet and use the free Blackberry APN get internet data

How to send internet traffic out the ISP (not through the BES server)

http://www.blackberryforums.com.au/forums/general-bes-discussion/3946-how-send-internet-traffic-out-isp-not-through-bes-server.html When you are on BES you have the three browsers by default, they are Internet Browser (use BlackBerry APN), BlackBerry Browser (uses BES MDS service) and the Carrier’s WAP Browser (Vodafone Live). If you use Vodafone Live you change be charged extra for the data usage so this isn't really recommended. What you should do on the BES is go "I.T Policy > Default Policy > Browser Policy Group" and change the following: 1. MDS Browser Title = MDS Internet 2. Allow IBS Browser = True 3. MDS Browser Use Separate Icon = True After changing these policies you Internet Browser that uses the BES internet connection will be called "MDS Internet" and you should also see a separate "Browser" icon. This separate Browser icon will bypass your BES internet and use the free Blackberry APN get internet data

SCCM PXE Task Sequence

Step 1 1 Check DHCP scope has option 66 with the SCCM server name set as the value. 2 WDS service is installed and running. 3 Under site Systems select the SCCM server and make sure "ConfigMgr PXE service point" role is installed 3.1 For a lab environment. Enable "Allow this PXE... to repond to incoming PXE requests" and "Respond to PXE request on all network interfaces". 4 Create a Collection called "Bare Metal OSD deployment" Step 2 5 Click on "Computer Asscocation"  > "Import computer Information" > Import single computer 5.1 Enter Computer name and MAC address to define system > Add to "Bare Metal OSD deployment" collection 6 Under the node OSD in SCCM click on "Task Sequence"> Select the TS you want to deploy to the collection > Right click and "Advertise", specify the "bare metal OSD deployments". 6.1 Set as mandatory assignemtn. Tick "Ignore maintenance windows

SCCM PXE Task Sequence

Step 1 1 Check DHCP scope has option 66 with the SCCM server name set as the value. 2 WDS service is installed and running. 3 Under site Systems select the SCCM server and make sure "ConfigMgr PXE service point" role is installed 3.1 For a lab environment. Enable "Allow this PXE... to repond to incoming PXE requests" and "Respond to PXE request on all network interfaces". 4 Create a Collection called "Bare Metal OSD deployment" Step 2 5 Click on "Computer Asscocation"  > "Import computer Information" > Import single computer 5.1 Enter Computer name and MAC address to define system > Add to "Bare Metal OSD deployment" collection 6 Under the node OSD in SCCM click on "Task Sequence"> Select the TS you want to deploy to the collection > Right click and "Advertise", specify the "bare metal OSD deployments". 6.1 Set as mandatory assignemtn. Tick "Ignore maintenance windows

Blackberry How to factory reset your device.

Here's how to FACTORY RESET the device. Install Blackberry Desktop Manager on a PC.  Connect the Blackberry to the PC with a USB cable. From a DOS prompt (command) window on the users PC (from Start - Run  type cmd <OK>  then change directory path to: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Apploader     by typing cd\ (enter)  followed by cd Program Files (enter) then cd Common Files (enter)  etc etc Run the command:   Loader.exe /resettofactory That will bring the Blackberry back to the state it should be in when you get a brand new one out of the box.

Blackberry How to factory reset your device.

Here's how to FACTORY RESET the device. Install Blackberry Desktop Manager on a PC.  Connect the Blackberry to the PC with a USB cable. From a DOS prompt (command) window on the users PC (from Start - Run  type cmd <OK>  then change directory path to: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Apploader     by typing cd\ (enter)  followed by cd Program Files (enter) then cd Common Files (enter)  etc etc Run the command:   Loader.exe /resettofactory That will bring the Blackberry back to the state it should be in when you get a brand new one out of the box.

BES Troubleshooting Enterprise Activation

Troubleshooting the enterprise activation process can be broken down into 4 stages – when troubleshooting activation issues, let the process complete or until an error messages appears. For more help with Enterprise Activation issues – KB13852   1.1.1        Stage 1 – Authentication 1.       The BESAdmin creates a new user and assigns an activation password using the Blackberry Manager (4.1.x) or the Blackberry Administration Service (5.0.X). The user list store in the blackberry Configuration Database is updated with the new user name, email address, mailbox information, activation password, activation status and other user account information. Points of Failure – BAS, Configuration Database   2.       The Blackberry Dispatcher assigns the new user to a Blackberry Messaging Agent. The Blackberry Messaging Agent starts to monitor the user’s mailbox on the messaging server for new email messages. An email message containing the ETP.dat file attachment is required to continue the activat

BES Troubleshooting Enterprise Activation

Troubleshooting the enterprise activation process can be broken down into 4 stages – when troubleshooting activation issues, let the process complete or until an error messages appears. For more help with Enterprise Activation issues – KB13852   1.1.1        Stage 1 – Authentication 1.       The BESAdmin creates a new user and assigns an activation password using the Blackberry Manager (4.1.x) or the Blackberry Administration Service (5.0.X). The user list store in the blackberry Configuration Database is updated with the new user name, email address, mailbox information, activation password, activation status and other user account information. Points of Failure – BAS, Configuration Database   2.       The Blackberry Dispatcher assigns the new user to a Blackberry Messaging Agent. The Blackberry Messaging Agent starts to monitor the user’s mailbox on the messaging server for new email messages. An email message containing the ETP.dat file attachment is required to continue the activat

Cannot open your default email folders Microsoft exchange is not available.Either there are network problems or the exchange server is down for maintenance.

You'll probably see Event ID 9646 is logged in the application event log of your Exchange Server 2003 computer for a client opening many MAPI sessions. This KB relates to the error below:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842022 However, i found that moving the users mailbox to another store resolved this issue without making registry changes. On a server that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, an event that resembles the following event is logged in the Application log: Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeIS Event Category: General Event ID: 9646 Description: Closing Mapi session "/o= Organization /ou= Administrative Group /cn=Recipients/cn= Recipient " because it exceeded the maximum of 32 objects of type "session". When this issue occurs, you may also receive the following error message in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Unable to open your default e-mail folders. The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available. Either there are network pr

Cannot open your default email folders Microsoft exchange is not available.Either there are network problems or the exchange server is down for maintenance.

You'll probably see Event ID 9646 is logged in the application event log of your Exchange Server 2003 computer for a client opening many MAPI sessions. This KB relates to the error below:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842022 However, i found that moving the users mailbox to another store resolved this issue without making registry changes. On a server that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, an event that resembles the following event is logged in the Application log: Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeIS Event Category: General Event ID: 9646 Description: Closing Mapi session "/o= Organization /ou= Administrative Group /cn=Recipients/cn= Recipient " because it exceeded the maximum of 32 objects of type "session". When this issue occurs, you may also receive the following error message in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003: Unable to open your default e-mail folders. The Microsoft Exchange Server computer is not available. Either there are network pr

Ports that Systems Management Server 2003 uses to communicate through a firewall or through a proxy server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826852 Port Requirements: SMS site server to Active Directory SMS 2003 site servers require access to the Active Directory global catalog server in order to do the following: Publish site systems to Active Directory Publish and query for Active Directory site boundaries Run Active Directory discovery methods Service Name UDP TCP LDAP 389 389 LDAP SSL N/A 636 RPC Endpoint Mapper 135 135 Global Catalog LDAP N/A 3268 Global Catalog LDAP SSL N/A 3269 Kerberos 88 88 Port requirements: SMS 2003 site server to the child site, to the secondary site, or to the SMS SQL Server Port 445 Server Message Block (SMB) Port requirements: SMS 2003 site server to remote SMS SQL Server database. Proxy management points, management point, server locator points, and reporting points to the SMS SQL Server database Port 1433 TCP (SMS site server to SQL server) Note  For more information about SQL server ports, see the section “Microsoft SQL Server ports” section. Port requ

Ports that Systems Management Server 2003 uses to communicate through a firewall or through a proxy server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826852 Port Requirements: SMS site server to Active Directory SMS 2003 site servers require access to the Active Directory global catalog server in order to do the following: Publish site systems to Active Directory Publish and query for Active Directory site boundaries Run Active Directory discovery methods Service Name UDP TCP LDAP 389 389 LDAP SSL N/A 636 RPC Endpoint Mapper 135 135 Global Catalog LDAP N/A 3268 Global Catalog LDAP SSL N/A 3269 Kerberos 88 88 Port requirements: SMS 2003 site server to the child site, to the secondary site, or to the SMS SQL Server Port 445 Server Message Block (SMB) Port requirements: SMS 2003 site server to remote SMS SQL Server database. Proxy management points, management point, server locator points, and reporting points to the SMS SQL Server database Port 1433 TCP (SMS site server to SQL server) Note  For more information about SQL server ports, see the section “Microsoft SQL Server ports” section. Port requ

Modify Exchange 2003 Quotas above the 2Gb GUI AD Users and Computers Limit

Modify Exchange 2003 Quotas above the 2Gb GUI AD Users and Computers Limit Login to DC with ADSI Edit installed Create an MMC and add the ADSI Edit snap in Connect to the domain Navigate through ADIS Edit GUI to find user Right click and choose "properties" Modify these values MDBOverQuotaLimit  (Prohibit Send at.... value) MDBStorageQuota  (Issue Warning at....value) e.g. Set  MDBOverQuotaLimit  = "3000000" to set a 3.0Gb limit Set  MDBStorageQuota  = "2800000" to set a 2.8Gb warning

Modify Exchange 2003 Quotas above the 2Gb GUI AD Users and Computers Limit

Modify Exchange 2003 Quotas above the 2Gb GUI AD Users and Computers Limit Login to DC with ADSI Edit installed Create an MMC and add the ADSI Edit snap in Connect to the domain Navigate through ADIS Edit GUI to find user Right click and choose "properties" Modify these values MDBOverQuotaLimit  (Prohibit Send at.... value) MDBStorageQuota  (Issue Warning at....value) e.g. Set  MDBOverQuotaLimit  = "3000000" to set a 3.0Gb limit Set  MDBStorageQuota  = "2800000" to set a 2.8Gb warning

SMS SCCM WDS MDT Windows 7

Tips- How to package software Switches -r Causes Setup.exe automatically to generate a silent setup file (.iss file), which is a record of the setup input, in the Windows folder.   Packages cmd files must have drive letter more info at  http://www.appdeploy.com/ tick "suppress program notifications" to stop systray bubble/add and remove programs Useful silent (un)install code: msiexec /I "xxxx.msi" transforms="xxxx.mst" /qn /norestart (/qn shows no interface, /qb shows basic progress bar) msiexec /x "xxxx.msi" /qn /norestart C:\WINDOWS\IsUninst.exe -fC:\xxx\xxx.isu -a (-a is for silent) IMAGEx Enter “ imagex /info img_file “, where “img_file” represents the location of the  WIM  file. You should see now the description of the  WIM file  as an XML file. The name of the tag for the  image number  is  IMAGE INDEX . Create a new folder where the image shall be mounted. This is the image path. Now, you can  mount the image : imagex /mount img_fi

SMS SCCM WDS MDT Windows 7

Tips- How to package software Switches -r Causes Setup.exe automatically to generate a silent setup file (.iss file), which is a record of the setup input, in the Windows folder.   Packages cmd files must have drive letter more info at  http://www.appdeploy.com/ tick "suppress program notifications" to stop systray bubble/add and remove programs Useful silent (un)install code: msiexec /I "xxxx.msi" transforms="xxxx.mst" /qn /norestart (/qn shows no interface, /qb shows basic progress bar) msiexec /x "xxxx.msi" /qn /norestart C:\WINDOWS\IsUninst.exe -fC:\xxx\xxx.isu -a (-a is for silent) IMAGEx Enter “ imagex /info img_file “, where “img_file” represents the location of the  WIM  file. You should see now the description of the  WIM file  as an XML file. The name of the tag for the  image number  is  IMAGE INDEX . Create a new folder where the image shall be mounted. This is the image path. Now, you can  mount the image : imagex /mount img_fi

Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus troubleshooting

Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus  Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to analyze your business information, create spreadsheets, and track time, costs, resources, and people Microsoft Office Word 2007 to create, manage, save, and edit documents Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 to produce professional publications Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to manage tasks, daily appointments, and email Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create dynamic sales presentations Microsoft Access 2007 to create a database and then filter, sort, graph, and visualize business information InfoPath 2007 to lower the cost of executing business transactions and processes with advanced electronic forms technologies Trouble shooting section Issue: Error starting Outlook: "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window." Cause and FIX This problem can occur when file that maintains the Navigation Pane settings becomes corrupted. This file is called profilename.xml

Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus troubleshooting

Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus  Microsoft Office Excel 2007 to analyze your business information, create spreadsheets, and track time, costs, resources, and people Microsoft Office Word 2007 to create, manage, save, and edit documents Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 to produce professional publications Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 to manage tasks, daily appointments, and email Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to create dynamic sales presentations Microsoft Access 2007 to create a database and then filter, sort, graph, and visualize business information InfoPath 2007 to lower the cost of executing business transactions and processes with advanced electronic forms technologies Trouble shooting section Issue: Error starting Outlook: "Cannot start Microsoft Office Outlook. Cannot open the Outlook window." Cause and FIX This problem can occur when file that maintains the Navigation Pane settings becomes corrupted. This file is called profilename.xml