Are you new to System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM)? Here is a list of some videos from myITforums.com that will help you get up to speed on DPM: Overview of System Center Data Protection Manager http://www.myitforum.com/absolutevc/avc-view.aspx?videoid=922&categoryid= DPM 2007 SP1 — How does DPM really work http://www.myitforum.com/absolutevc/avc-view.aspx?videoid=1324&categoryid= TechNet Webcast: Protecting Microsoft SharePoint with Data Protection … Read more
MVP Robert Hedblom recently presented a session on DPM at the Nordic Infrastructure Conference in Norway. There is a video of this on Vimeo. This is one of the best videos I have seen on DPM 2012. I am not saying that because Robert is a friend of mine. In this video he does a … Read more
Recently I resolved an issue where someone was encountering an error when they clicked the “Find Site” button in Configuration Manager 2012 on the client machine. All client communication was working fine except for finding a site to manage the client. Here are details on the issue and how to resolve it.
Problem:
On the client under Control Panel>>System and Security when you click on
Then the “Site” tab and click “Find Site”
You get this error:
I received the following error during a System Center Configuration Manager 2012 install. I checked out the log using CMTrace.exe and discovered these errors: Cannot write CertBootStrap\SMS_SQL_SERVER\ registry key on server SQL.DOMAIN.com. The operating system reported error 4 Configuration Manager Setup 4/01/2012 1:18:55 AM 1376 (0x0560) ERROR: Failed to write certificate configuration to registry on … Read more
When you uninstall System Center Configuration Manager 2012 it could potentially leave behind some components on your SQL server. You will need to ensure these are removed before you can start the install of a fresh System Center Configuration Manager 2012 or you can run into issues. Here is the list of what to check: … Read more
With endpoint protection moving from Forefront to System Center 2012 there will be some changes. There is a book on Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection coming soon to get us all up to speed. This book will cover the following: Master the most crucial tasks you’ll need to implement System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection … Read more
I recently attended System Center 2012 Private Cloud Jump Start! If you missed the event all the videos from the event have been uploaded. You can view them here: Private Cloud Jump Start (01): Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Jump Start (02): Configure & Deploy Infrastructure Components Private … Read more
I will be attending a Configuration Manager 2012 Technical Workshop April 5th. I am really looking forward to this. This is a free event put on by Microsoft and my new employer RBA Consulting. It is a full-day technical workshop on the upcoming release of System Center Configuration Manager 2012. It will be held at … Read more
Microsoft MVP Robert Hedblom is looking for feedback on what can be improved in DPM in regards to tape management. He is at the MVP summit and could pass this feedback on directly to the DPM product group. Act fast and post your feedback on his blog! Here is the link: http://robertanddpm.blogspot.com/2012/02/tape-management-improvements.html
I was honored to work with Microsoft DPM MVP Yegor Statsev and Sean O Farrell on a DPM 2010 poster. Both Yegor and Sean are great guys and run blogs with lot’s of good information on them. You can find links to their blogs under the Tech Blog Sites section. Here is a a … Read more