The ConfigMgr 2012 Package Conversion Manager (PCM) tool allows administrators to convert their legacy SCCM 2007 packages and programs into the new ConfigMgr 2012 Application and Deployment Types. This applies for all legacy packages apart from virtual APP-V packages that will automatically be converted to the new application model during the migration process. Once your…
RBA Administration Model in SCCM 2012(Role and scope)

Mike has blogged nice post on on http://blogs.technet.com/b/michaelgriswold/archive/2012/04/27/how-do-i-get-the-right-permissions-in-configmgr-2012.aspx how RBA works Role and Scope… If you are new to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and learning the new Role Based Authentication (RBA) model you may initially grasp the concept that you grant a user a role and scope to define their security access.  I find…

The Configuration Manager console has been greatly improved in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, which enhances its usability. In addition to improvements in performance and layout, the console now supports a quicker way to monitor application deployments. However, you might come across a situation where you see a discrepancy between the completion statistics section for…
How SCCM 2012 (SCCM) helps to make my Inventory more accurate?

Thought of sharing nice article on client remediation and Inventory posted by Anil K on TechNet blog. Inventory reports with stale records have been one of the pain areas for Administrators. The poor client health with no auto-remediation and inefficiently configured maintenance tasks are major reasons behind it. Configuration Manager 2012 is going to be…

Via http://eskonr.com/trainings-webcasts/sccm-2007/ What’s coming in ConfigMgr ConfigMgr – Prerequisites Before Installation Using Configuration Manager 2007 to Perform Your Most Common and Critical Desktop Management Tasks Installing SQL Server on a Server other than the ConfigMgr Primary Installing SQL 2005 SP2 Local to the ConfigMgr Primary Server In-Place Upgrade of SMS 2003 SP3 with the ITMU…
Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 Group Policy Tool is unable to import policy files exported from System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection

Symptoms: When you use the Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP) 2010 Group Policy Tool to import a policy file that was exported from System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, it will fail with a screenshot similar to the following : Cause: The XML namespace is missing and a couple of registry value types have changed in System…
Installation of ConfigMgr(SCCM) 2012 RC2

After fixing SQL server Issue with the required patches , I have got installed configMgr 2012 RC2 on my lab after fixing the issue with SQL server 2008 R2 SP1 with CU4. This Guide assumes that you have Domain Controller with DNS,DHCP(Optional) and Member server with server 2008 R2 Operating system. Please go through the TechNet…