The Manageability Guys

The PFE UK Manageability team

Fully Automating P2V Migration for Software Assurance in ConfigMgr

?I’ve had this topic on my to-do list for a few months now. I presented on P2V Migration at a...

Author: Rob York Date: 05/09/2011

How to get a report with Friendly scan errors

Hi Everyone, I haven’t posted anything in ages so I thought I’d post something simple but hopefully...

Author: SaudM Date: 04/21/2011

PKI – Let’s make it Secure

Post three of what currently stands at a 4 part introduction to Public Key Infrastructure from my...

Author: Rob York Date: 04/18/2011

Deploying Office Environment Assessment Tool (OEAT) with ConfigMgr

I was approached by a colleague who specialises in Office about this particular tool and thought I...

Author: Rob York Date: 04/17/2011

PKI - Let's Keep it Secret

Over here in Thames Valley Park, myself and a few colleagues attended a brilliant session on Intel...

Author: Rob York Date: 04/08/2011

Preventing PXE Boot on Servers and Other Critical Client Systems Using MACIgnoreListFile

Following on from my last post here’s another method you can implement to protect specific...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/24/2011

Which Device Drivers Should I Import Into My Boot Image?

Today’s post comes from a colleague here in the UK, Jason Wallace. Jason is a fellow...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/22/2011

Preventing Operating System Deployment On Servers And Other Critical Client Systems

An uncharacteristically short one from me today; although normality will soon be resumed! There...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/09/2011

Software Deployment to Barely Connected Users

In a world where high-speed Internet connections are ubiquitous, even laptop computers can be...

Author: Rob York Date: 12/17/2010

Using SCCM Local Policy to Selectively Restrict App-V Integration

I am sure my customer are not alone in their desire to control the way in which Configuration...

Author: Rob York Date: 07/05/2010

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 Released

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Author: Rob York Date: 05/07/2010

Manageability Post Details for PFE UK

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Author: Rob York Date: 04/24/2010

Fancy a new career as a Premier Field Engineer in the UK?

Following continued successes, Premier Field Engineering in the UK has started recruiting for...

Author: Rob York Date: 04/08/2010

Enumerate Open Ports Script for DCM

This comes up quite often, so I thought I share a method I came up with to enumerate open ports in...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/10/2010

Being Proactive with ConfigMgr: Users with Low Disk Space

So this is the first post in a series about how to be proactive with ConfigMgr.  I’ve started...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/10/2010

Enumerate Maintenance Windows Schedules in ConfigMgr

I recently had a customer request on how to enumerate maintenance windows within a site. The script...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/09/2010

Obtaining a list of AI Microsoft Products

I received a question from colleague recently around how to find the exact name used in the AI...

Author: Rob York Date: 03/09/2010

Configuration Manager 2007 Desired Configuration Management Configuration Packs

All downloadable Configuration Packs for ConfigMgr are available at Microsoft Pinpoint, however it...

Author: Rob York Date: 02/13/2010

Why Doesn’t GetNumResults() Work?

The SCCM provider comes with some useful methods in particular for collections. You can view them...

Author: Rob York Date: 12/09/2009

More Powershell “Cmdlets”

Following on from our last post on Powershell for SCCM here are some more “cmdlets” (functions...

Author: Rob York Date: 12/03/2009

More On SCCM and Powershell

I thought I would add to our previous post on Powershell. Powershell can make SCCM admin far easier...

Author: Rob York Date: 11/27/2009

Client Network Traffic tests

These postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights. The following...

Author: Rob York Date: 11/19/2009

What AI data is in your database?

Ever wonder what’s in the Asset Intelligence (AI) catalog on your site server’s database?  I...

Author: Rob York Date: 11/19/2009

Client Activity Summary Report

The following T-SQL query will generate a report that shows the status of ConfigMgr clients. It uses...

Author: Rob York Date: 11/16/2009

Useful ConfigMgr Resources

The following is a list of useful information on ConfigMgr, pointing to various resources and...

Author: Rob York Date: 11/16/2009

ConfigMgr and Powershell

Hello, This is my first blog post so I thought I would make it something vaguely interesting (to...

Author: Rob York Date: 11/13/2009

Using Enhanced System Discovery 2007 R2 For Speedy Software Distribution

I’ve been working with a customer on a way to improve their software distribution to computers...

Author: Rob York Date: 10/14/2009

Setting Default Domain Name in Operating System Deployment

In Configuration Manager Operating System Deployment, it is desirable to change the default logon to...

Author: Rob York Date: 09/30/2009

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