Blog items Arjan Beijer

Arjan Beijer is a senior consultant and has focus on Application and Desktop delivery. He has more than 20 years of experience.

Using Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) in ConfigMgr

Posted by: hho in ZTI, Zero Touch, WOL, Wake-On-LAN, Task Sequence, LTI, Lite Touch, Deployment on Jun 27, 2011

With ConfigMgr 2007 and 2012 there is OS Deployment possible with the use of Task Sequences. When advertise/deploy a Task Sequence used for OS Deployment, there is the choice for Lite Touch or Zero Touch Installation. In this blog I willl explain the difference between them, and what to do for having Lite Touch and/or Zero Touch functionality.

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Create "Package from Definition" in ConfigMgr

Posted by: hho in Packages, Package from Definition, Package, Deploment on Jun 24, 2011

System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) is often used for Software distribution. When creating new applications in ConfigMgr 2007 or 2012, create "Package from Definition" can be selected. In this blog I will explain what's the advantage when using this instead of creating a normal software package.

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New Application Catalog in ConfigMgr 2012

Posted by: hho in Software Center, Software Catalog, Approval Requests, Application Catalog on Jun 6, 2011

In ConfigMgr 2007 their was no default possibility to request new software. When users wanted additional applications, an e-mail or phone call was needed to get it. Some customers were using "Run Advertised Programs" then, to build a kind of Software Catalog. This was working also, but not that user friendly. In ConfigMgr 2012 this is changed with a new Software Center and Application Catalog. In this blog I will describe what functionality comes with these new programs.

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Remote Control functionality in ConfigMgr 2012

Posted by: hho in Remote Tools, Remote Control, RC.exe, RC, Delegation of Control on May 31, 2011

Remote Control functionality is much better in ConfigMgr 2012. In ConfigMgr 2007 it was already a widely used feature, but it will be more used now! This because Remote Control functionality has more options available, which are very good.

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Using Maintenance Windows in ConfigMgr 2012

Posted by: hho in Software Center, Service Window, Maintenance Windows, Maintenance on May 31, 2011

In ConfigMgr 2007 it was already possible to configure Maintenance Windows on collections. With Maintenance Windows a Service Window can be set, for installation and/or rebooting functionality. In ConfigMgr 2012 this functionality is still available, which is very handy for Patch Management on production systems. That way you are sure about installation and/or rebooting times, which are usually not during working hours.

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