Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr
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OSD Video Tutorial: Part 21 – Troubleshooting
This is part twenty-one of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...
Date: 09/14/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 20 – Automating and Custom OSD
This is part twenty of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of Configuration...
Date: 09/14/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 19 – DaRT2
This is part nineteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...
Date: 09/07/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 18 – Advanced Scenarios 2
This is part eighteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...
Date: 09/03/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 17 – OSD and Custom Boot Images – Process and Strategy
This is part seventeen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of...
Date: 09/03/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 16 – BIOS or UEFI
This is part sixteen of a series discussing the Operating System Deployment feature of Configuration...
Date: 08/31/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 15 – Advanced Concepts
Still with us? We’ve journeyed through the introductory and deeper dive OSD sessions and now we are...
Date: 08/31/2018
System Center Updates Publisher Video Tutorial
An update to System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) was released in March 2018 and thought now would...
Date: 08/31/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 14 – Pre-staged Media
This session is part fourteen of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...
Date: 08/31/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 13 – to be Known or to be Unknown – that is the question
This session is part thirteen of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...
Date: 08/31/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 23 – Nested Task Sequences
This session is part twenty-three of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...
Date: 08/31/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 12 – OSD and the ADK
This session is part twelve of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...
Date: 08/14/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 11 – MDT Integration
This session is part eleven of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...
Date: 08/13/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 10 – USMT and OSD
This session is part ten of an ongoing series focusing on Operating System Deployment in...
Date: 08/09/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 6 – Task Sequence variables a deeper dive
The OSD video series continues and now discussion focuses on topics that are a bit more of a deeper...
Date: 08/02/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 9 – Standalone USMT
Finishing up the introductory sessions here.This session is part nine of an ongoing series focusing...
Date: 07/29/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 8 – Understanding PXE
Part 8 of the OSD series now available here. This session is part eight of an ongoing series...
Date: 07/26/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 7 – Driver Management
Part 7 of the OSD series now available here.This session is part seven of an ongoing series focusing...
Date: 07/26/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 5 – The Logical Task Sequence
Part 5 of the OSD series now available here.This session is part five of an ongoing series focusing...
Date: 07/21/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 4 – Image Deployment
Part 4 of the series just released.This session is part four of an ongoing series focusing on...
Date: 07/20/2018
Configuration Manager Third Party Software Updates Video Tutorial
Posted another one focused on the third-party update features currently in ConfigMgr TP 1806. WIll...
Date: 07/18/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part 3 – Task Sequencing
Part 3 of the series just went live – check it out here.This is session three of a series that...
Date: 07/15/2018
OSD Video Tutorial: Part I – Introduction and Basics
This is the first session of a series that will detail the Operating System Deployment feature of...
Date: 07/10/2018
ConfigMgr–Software Updates video series
Recently I authored and published a few videos on the ConfigMgr team blog. Based on feedback and...
Date: 06/01/2018
ConfigMgr Current Branch – Express Updates
Check out this video tutorial I have posted over at the ConfigMgr blog here. Description of the...
Date: 01/27/2018
ConfigMgr Current Branch–Windows Update for Business
Check out this video tutorial I have posted over at the ConfigMgr blog here. Description of the...
Date: 01/25/2018
ConfigMgr Current Branch–Software Update Delivery Video Tutorial
Check out this video tutorial I have posted over at the ConfigMgr blog here. Description of the...
Date: 01/21/2018
Pre-Staged Media the Flexible Way
Note: This article is not intended to demonstrate how to configure prestaged media deployments but,...
Date: 03/05/2017
Speaking at IT/Dev Connections 2016
10-13th October 2016: IT/Dev Connections, Las Vegas, United States IT-Dev Connections is one of the...
Date: 09/11/2016
Speaking at Live 360
I will be presenting at Live 360 in Orlando this December. The event has provided speakers with a...
Date: 09/06/2016
Deploying OneDrive for Business – An Example
Deploying OneDrive for Business is a task that can easily be handled with ConfigMgr. Configuring the...
Date: 06/09/2016
OSD SMSTSDownloadProgram Option
Had an interesting scenario recently while working with a large customer with a LOT of locations....
Date: 04/12/2016
Compliance Settings – Examples
Note: These screenshots are difficult to read. The exported configuration items are attached along...
Date: 02/02/2016
OSD – Standalone Media, Version Control and Auto-Updating
Standalone media is a very useful option for building bare metal systems in areas with limited or no...
Date: 10/18/2015
Inventory or Compliance Settings–Making the Right Choice
Inventory, for both hardware and software, is a long standing capability of ConfigMgr. Both features...
Date: 08/09/2015
Speaking at Live! 360 Orlando
I’ll be speaking at Live! 360 Orlando, November 16-20.Surrounded by your fellow industry...
Date: 07/04/2015
ConfigMgr 2012, the Application Model and advanced Detection Logic
Two previous blog posts, here and here, detail the inner workings of the new ConfigMgr 2012...
Date: 06/01/2015
Speaking at ITDev/Connections
ITDev/Connections, The Technology Conference. Happening September 14-17 at the Aria in Las Vegas....
Date: 05/23/2015
Power belongs to YOU–the OSD Prestart Command
The topic of imaging is big with lots of options, lots of flexibility, lots to learn and lots of...
Date: 04/22/2015
Setting ‘available time’ on a deployment
I’ve had customers over the years use the setting ‘available time’ on deployments. This option is...
Date: 12/01/2014
Configuring Source Download During Client Install
A question came up recently about why download errors were being seen during client install. I’ve...
Date: 11/02/2014
Policy Flow – The Details
The term ‘policy’ applies to many technical and non-technical discussions. Policy can have several...
Date: 08/25/2014
Automating Software Updates
The monthly process of preparing and deploying software updates is familiar territory for every...
Date: 06/11/2014
OSD for Linux Imaging? Yes, really.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! DISCLAIMER ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So first things first. ConfigMgr task...
Date: 01/02/2014
Delete Behavior for Devices in ConfigMgr 2012
I can already hear you saying it to yourself – delete behavior? Well that’s pretty simple. Deleting...
Date: 10/03/2013
OSD Machine Import and the GUID
A common step in imaging through OSD, especially when unknown computer support is not in use for the...
Date: 10/02/2013
OSD Pre-stage and UEFI Systems
Update: A more recent blog post on these and other issues has been released at...
Date: 09/13/2013
Standalone Windows Intune – Managing Systems
My last blog post provided details on how to setup and configure standalone Windows Intune in a test...
Date: 08/10/2013
Configuring an Evaluation Windows Intune Standalone Deployment
So you’ve heard about Windows Intune and are ready to setup a lab to test it out. Question is, where...
Date: 07/26/2013