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Software is only as good as their community.
• System Center 2012 R2 General Availability http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/system-center/system-center-2012-r2.aspx
• System Center 2012 R2 Evaluation VHD’s now available http://ccmexec.com/2013/10/system-center-2012-r2-evaluations-vhds-now-available/
• UR4 for System Center 2012 SP1 was released yesterday 10/23 (Does not include Orchestrator and ConfigMan) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2879276
• PowerShell Deployment Toolkit Updated for R2 http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-Deployment-f20bb605
• TechNet Library documentation updated
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• Update – UR4 resolves 4 issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2879276
• Community – App Controller 2012 R2 – QuickStart Deployment Guide
http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2013/10/18/app-controller-2012-r2-quickstart-deployment-guide.aspx
– Connecting on premise to Windows Azure http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2013/10/18/sc-app-controller-connecting-on-premise-to-windows-azure.aspx
• KB – None
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• Updates – Cumulative Update 3 Released
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2882125
– Post-CU3 Hotfix released http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2894539
– Windows ADK 8.1 re-released http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/114/Windows-ADK-8-1-re-released.aspx
• Community – Delete Behavior for Devices in ConfigMgr 2012 (It’s not deleted it’s decommissioned!)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2013/10/03/delete-behavior-for-devices-in-configmgr-2012.aspx
– Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 is available for download http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/113/The-Hydration-Kit-for-ConfigMgr-2012-R2-is-available-for-download.aspx
– Finding Lenovo drivers and certify hardware, control freak style! http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/104/Back-to-basics-Finding-Lenovo-drivers-and-certify-hardware-control-freak-style.aspx
– ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 – Prerequisites installation tool http://www.scconfigmgr.com/2013/10/03/configmgr-2012-sp1-prerequisites-installation-tool/
– 2012 R2 Console issue with Windows 8.1 http://sccmfaq.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/sccm-2012-r2-console-on-windows-8-1-cant-connect-to-sms-provider/
• KB
– Add-CMStateMigrationPoint cmdlet sets an incorrect ServerRemoteName value http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2891764/
– Task sequence fails in Configuration Manager if software updates require multiple restarts http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2894518
– List of published KB articles and hotfixes for Configuration Manager http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/9539.list-of-public-microsoft-support-knowledge-base-kb-articles-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-configmgr-2012.aspx
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c/o Matthew Hudson (MVP)
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• Update – Windwows Azure Backup GA
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2013/10/23/windows-azure-backup-is-now-at-general-available.aspx
– UR3 Re-released to fix a protection group flow and connected agent flow issue. New version will be 4.1.3417.0 after applying the re-released UR3. http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2013/05/22/how-to-setup-dpm-2012-to-protect-sharepoint-2010.aspx
• Community
– Optimizations in protecting SQL databases with high churn by DPMhttp://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2013/08/21/optimizations-in-protecting-sql-databases-with-high-churn-by-dpm.aspx
– Mounted volumes within mounted volumes cannot be backed up in DPM http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2013/08/13/support-tip-mounted-volumes-within-mounted-volumes-cannot-be-backed-up-in-dpm.aspx
– Share your feedback on DPM with MVP Robert Hedblom [email protected] / http://robertanddpm.blogspot.com
– New book on System Center Data Protection Manager http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-System-Center-Protection-Manager/dp/1849686300/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382569505&sr=8-1&keywords=Microsoft+System+Center+Data+Protection+Manager+2012+SP1
• KB – None
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• Update – UR4 resolves 20 issues and adds support for Debian GNU/Linux 7, and Java Enterprise Edition
(JEE) Application servers: IBM WebSphere 8.0, IBM Websphere 8.5 and Oracle Weblogic 12c. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2879276
– Many Microsoft Management Packs Updated (Mostly Windows Server and Azure) http://blogs.catapultsystems.com/cfuller/archive/2013/10/22/updated-management-packs-released-including-the-windows-server-operating-system-management-pack.aspx
– SharePoint 2013 MP updated. Resolves a reporting issue http://www.bictt.com/blogs/bictt.php/2013/10/10/new-version-sharepoint-2013-management
• Community – Microsoft Management Packs release status
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16174.microsoft-management-packs.aspx
– OpsMgr 2012 R2 – QuickStart Deployment Guide http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2013/10/18/opsmgr-2012-r2-quickstart-deployment-guide.aspx
– Issue upgrading SCOM Agent from 2007 R2 to 2012 SP1 UR3 http://www.bictt.com/blogs/bictt.php/2013/10/22/the-case-of-not-being
• KB – None
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c/o Cameron Fuller (MVP)
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• Update – UR3 Introduces OpsMgr Integration pack fix
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2836751
• Community – The Orchestrator Integration Pack for PowerShell Script Execution 1.2 is now available. - Allows
execution of 64-bit PowerShell scripts http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/archive/2013/10/02/the-orchestrator-integration-pack-for-powershell-script-execution-1-2-is-now-available.aspx
– Export and document your Runbook details in Visio and Word 2013 http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/archive/2013/10/07/export-and-document-your-runbook-details-in-visio-and-word-2013.aspx
– Orchestrator 2012 R2 - QuickStart deployment guide http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2013/10/18/orchestrator-2012-r2-quickstart-deployment-guide.aspx
– Restart ANY Windows Service (on SCOM Alert) From a Single Orchestrator Runbook http://www.systemcentercentral.com/how-to-restart-any-windows-service-on-scom-alert-from-a-single-orchestrator-runbook/
– Two System Center 2012 Orchestrator books are now available on Amazon. System Center 2012 Orchestrator Unleashed Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator Cookbook
• http://www.amazon.com/System-Center-2012-Orchestrator-Unleashed/dp/0672336103 • http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-System-Center-Orchestrator-Cookbook/dp/1849688508/
• KB
– None
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• Updates – UR4 resolves 16 known issues, however Release has been pulled. Per Microsoft, Nothing
should be broken, it’s just that Microsoft cannot attach a debugger to look into the execution and identify problems. http://blogs.technet.com/b/servicemanager/archive/2013/10/22/service-manager-2012sp1-ur4-availability.aspx
– Service Manager technical documentation updated http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27850
– Cireson Outlook Console Now Available http://www.cireson.com/app-store/scsm-outlook-console/
• Community – Service Manager 2012 R2 – Quick Start Deployment Guide
http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2013/10/18/service-manager-2012-r2-quickstart-deployment-guide.aspx
– Travis Wright joins Cireson (Formally Microsoft Principal Program Manager on System Center) http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsofts-travis-wright-joins-cireson-as-partner-and-director-of-product-management-225225642.html
– 2012 SP1 to R2 Upgrade walk through http://www.buchatech.com/2013/10/service-manager-sp1-to-r2-upgrade/
• KB – None
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c/o Chris Ross (MVP)
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• Updates – UR4 resolves 28 known issues
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2879276
– Paid Preview of Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/archive/2013/10/21/announcing-paid-preview-of-windows-azure-hyper-v-recovery-manager.aspx
• Community – SCVMM 2012 R2 – QuickStart deployment guide
http://blogs.technet.com/b/kevinholman/archive/2013/10/18/scvmm-2012-r2-quickstart-deployment-guide.aspx
– Configuring VMM and OM for IaaS usage and metering - 4 Part Series http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/09/27/configuring-vmm-and-om-for-iaas-usage-and-metering.aspx
– iSCSI Target Server in Windows Server 2012 R2 for VMM Rapid Provisioning http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2013/10/08/iscsi-target-server-in-windows-server-2012-r2-for-vmm-rapid-provisioning.aspx
• KB – None
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• Updates
– Windows Intune wave “E” is GA! http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsintune/archive/2013/09/10/intune-service-upgrade.aspx
• Community
– Standalone Windows Intune – Managing Systems http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2013/08/11/standalone-windows-intune-managing-systems.aspx
• KB
– "Cannot obtain the value from this computer 0x80041002" error message after the Windows Intune service is upgraded to a new release http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2891801
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• MDT 2013 RTW! - Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support added. Support has been dropped for XP, Windows Server 2003, Vista and Windows Server 2008 (non-R2). However, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager still supports deploying these OS'. You must use the new Windows 8.1 ADK with MDT 2013. http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2013/10/19/mdt-2013-what-s-changed.aspx
• Microsoft Remote Desktop App Goes Cross-Plat! Available for Android, iOS and Mac. http://blogs.technet.com/b/in_the_cloud/archive/2013/10/18/wow-remote-desktop-goes-cross-
platform.aspx
• Check pending reboot for all scenarios. WUA, ConfigMgr, CBS, OS, and pending file operation. http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Get-PendingReboot-Query-bdb79542
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