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AZ Systems Management User Group presents: Kent Agerlund and Mike Terrill
We are planning on having our fifth meeting of 2014. This meeting will be held at ***Interface Technical Training***: 3110 North Central Avenue, Suite 160, Phoenix, AZ 85012, September 11th . The...
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ConfigMgr 2012: Always including certain files in your Boot Images
Back in the ConfigMgr 2007 days, I wrote a similar blog called ConfigMgr OSD: Always including certain files in your Boot Images -think Trace32. I figured it was time to create a similar one for...
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ConfigMgr 2012 OSD: Automatically Open SMSTS log
I was doing an OSD project about 5 years ago when I came up with the idea of automatically opening the smsts.log file using Trace32 (now replaced by CMTrace). I am always up for a challenge to see if...
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ConfigMgr 2012 R2 OSD: Create Your Own TS Templates
If you spend a lot of time creating ConfigMgr 2012 R2 OSD Task Sequences, you probably have a method for inserting the steps and groups that you like to use in every TS you create. Maybe you open a...
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IT-DevConnections Session Links
Last month I had the honor of speaking at my first ever IT/Dev Connections in sunny Las Vegas. I had the pleasure of presenting on Building the Ultimate Operating System Task Sequence with my coworker...
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Comparing ConfigMgr Date Formats in PowerShell
If you have worked with ConfigMgr much, you know that uses WMI to stores tons of information. WMI uses the CIM_DATETIME format, which looks like this: yyyymmddHHMMSS.mmmmmmsUUU. In order to work with...
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Using PowerShell to Create a BCD File
Recently, I was curious to see if I could get 1E PXE Everywhere (included with 1E Nomad) to boot a MDT Lite Touch boot image. Since PXE Everywhere integrates with System Center Configuration Manager,...
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My Sessions at the Midwest Management Summit
I am really honored to have been a speaker at the first ever Midwest Management Summit (aka the new MMS), that took place November 10th – 12th in Minnesota. This event was the who’s who of systems...
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Pre-staging Content during OSD
In System Center Configuration Manager Operating System Deployment, content can be obtained in one of two ways for network deployments. The first way is to configure the Task Sequence Deployment to...
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Testing Required PXE Booting without the OS Deployment
If you have ever had the need to test the PXE booting capabilities using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using a Required Deployment, but did not want the OS Deployment part, then this blog...
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How to create a Dell Command-Configure Package in ConfigMgr
Dell recently released the Dell Command | Configure utility (previously known as the Dell Client Configuration Toolkit – CCTK) that allows IT Pros to configure and manage Dell Enterprise client...
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Automating Dell BIOS-UEFI Standards for Windows 10
If you are starting to deploy Windows 10 (or are currently deploying Windows 8/8.1), then now is the time to make the switch to UEFI. A system needs to be configured for UEFI (without Compatibility...
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Deploying Office 365 with System Center 2012/R2 Configuration Manager and 1E...
1 Overview Microsoft Office 365 introduces a new way to deploy and update Office 365 using Click-to-Run technology. Office 365 is typically installed using the Office 365 portal. However, this...
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Inventory Secure Boot State and UEFI with ConfigMgr
Now that Windows 10 has been released, you are probably starting to take a closer look at the new OS and the related security benefits that it has to offer. Secure Boot is a supported security feature...
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Testing Required PXE Booting without the OS Deployment
If you have ever had the need to test the PXE booting capabilities using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using a Required Deployment, but did not want the OS Deployment part, then this blog...
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How to create a Dell Command-Configure Package in ConfigMgr
Dell recently released the Dell Command | Configure utility (previously known as the Dell Client Configuration Toolkit – CCTK) that allows IT Pros to configure and manage Dell Enterprise client...
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Automating Dell BIOS-UEFI Standards for Windows 10
If you are starting to deploy Windows 10 (or are currently deploying Windows 8/8.1), then now is the time to make the switch to UEFI. A system needs to be configured for UEFI (without Compatibility...
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Deploying Office 365 with System Center 2012/R2 Configuration Manager and 1E...
1 Overview Microsoft Office 365 introduces a new way to deploy and update Office 365 using Click-to-Run technology. Office 365 is typically installed using the Office 365 portal. However, this...
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The Power of Power BI
I wanted a great way to present some Operating System data combined with Secure Boot States and BIOS break downs but was drawing a blank with Report Builder. Then I discovered a really powerful tool...
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How to Inventory HP BIOS and UEFI Settings with ConfigMgr
When starting any operating system deployment project, it is a good idea to know what systems are in your environment so that you can determine which of these systems need to support the new OS. Some...
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