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Hi Guys... Microsoft has added support for linux and unix systems from SCCM 2012 SP1. You can easily manage supported linux & unix operating system from SCCM. You can use collections as same way you use collections to manage to other clients.Supports both direct membership and query based type. Respective Client packages are available at below link http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=39360 Supported UNIX/Linux Client: ·          AIX Version 7.1, 6.1, 5.3 ·          Solaris Version 11, 10, 9 ·          HP-UX Version 11iv2 , 11iv3 ·          RHEL Version 6 , 5, 4 ·          SLES Version 11, 10, 9 ·          CentOS Version 6, 5 ·          Debian Ver...

Hi Guys , There are lots of queries about the verification of successful SCCM SITE Installation.Here are some steps that you can follow to verify... For more information, Take a look http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693526.aspx After you install Configuration Manager 2007, apply a service pack (or upgrade a site), or perform a site reset,  you can check the Configuration Manager 2007 setup log file (ConfigMgrSetup.log) located at the root of the system drive for the string Configuration Manager Setup completed successfully.  This entry indicates that Configuration Manager 2007 Setup successfully completed the required installation tasks.  However, this does not necessarily mean that other Configuration Manager 2007 processes have completed their own tasks associated with setup or site reset. To review installation tasks performed by site component manager, after initial Setup tasks have completed,  you can review theComponentSetup...

Discovery Methods & DDR available in SCCM 2007 & 2012? Discovery Data Records When Discovery runs, it creates discovery data records (DDRs). The information contained in a DDR varies depending upon the discovered resource. For example, it can include the NetBIOS name of a computer, the IP address and IP subnet of a computer or device, and the computer operating system name. The approximate size of an individual DDR is 1 KB. Discovery Methods Active Directory System Discovery   – Discovers computers from the specified locations in Active Directory Domain Services. Active Directory User Discovery   - Discovers user accounts from the specified locations in Active Directory Domain Services. Active Directory Security Group Discovery   - Discovers security groups, including local, global, and universal groups from the specified locations in Active Directory Domain Services. Active Directory System Group Discovery   – Discovers addit...

About Configuration Manager Client Installation & Properties Use the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 CCMSetup.exe command to manually install the Configuration Manager 2007 client software on computers in your enterprise . CCMSetup downloads all the necessary files to complete the client installation from a specified management point or from a specified source location. These files can include the following: The executable client.msi that installs the Configuration Manager 2007 client software. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) installation files (if required). Windows Installer installation files (if required). Patches and fixes for the Configuration Manager 2007 client (if required). CCMSetup.exe and its supporting files are located on the Configuration Manager 2007 site server in the  Client  folder of the Configuration Manager 2007 installation folder. This folder is shared to the network as ...

          SCCM 2012 Step by Step Installation Hardware Requirements Note: The  following page on Technet  describes the recommended hardware requirements for a  stand-alone Primary Server . Stand-alone primary site (SQL Server installed Locally) Up to 100,000 clients SQL Server is  installed on the site server computer The following hardware requirements are recommended for a stand-alone Primary server. 8 cores (Intel Xeon E5504 or comparable CPU) 32 GB of RAM 550 GB hard disk space for the operating system, SQL Server, and all database files Step 1. Create the Lab Environment We are going to create a  Standalone Primary Site  in our LAB (creating a CAS and then another Primary is a bit more work, I may write up that process in the future), so let's get started, and to start off with I re-used/recycled my lab from Beta 2 by applying the day 1 snapshots effectively giving me a blank activated AD and blank SCCM 2012 serv...