Questions tagged [system-center]

System Center is a suite of Microsoft products consisting of tools for the deployment and management and automation of systems.

The System Center suite of Microsoft contains multiple products meant to manage and automate the management and deployment of systems.

Among those tools are:

  • System Center Service Manager (SCSM): Ticket system
  • System Center Operations Manager (SCOM): System Monitoring
  • System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM): System and Software Deployment/Patch Management
  • System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM): Backup
  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager: VM Management
  • System Center Orchestrator: Automation
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System Center Configuration Manager using 'Run Script' feature on devices with AllSigned Execution Policy

We have System Center Configuration Manager version 1902 managing our devices. I would like to use the nice feature "Run Script", which runs PowerShell scripts on an entire collection of devices, but all our devices have the ExecutionPolicy set to…
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System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Storage Status Reserved

We are in the process of setting up a storage spaces direct cluster. We have provisioned 3 cluster disks that are visible and working from each cluster node. we have added the disks to the cluster in SCVMM, but VM's will not provision onto…
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SCCM 2012 Full Inventory and Software Query

I need some help with a SCCM 2012 Query (Im not a SQL guy). Im Trying to create a query to include Server Name, Total of Memory, Hard Drive(s) Letter and Space, Boot Up Time and the applications installed on the servers. Here is what I have, is…
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DPM for File Server - awfully slow?

Testing DPM 2016 now. I find it awfully slow for working on a file server (a million files, around 5tb of data - so something quite small). It looks like DPM is copying the files one by one to a vhdx in the backup area. Anyone has any idea about…
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Where is the documentation for New-CMSoftwareUpdateDeploymentPackage

I've been googling and searching MS's website for their MSDN or technet page on this cmdlet and can't find it. Google keeps wanting to point to the Get cmdlet. I used the MS link for the…
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DPM backup of VM breaks SQL backup chain/timeline

DPM 2012R2. Hyper-V failover cluster with CSV on Windows Server 2012R2. Guest is also Windows Server 2012R2 with SQL Server 2014. All latest updates, update rollups, cumulative updates and some recommended hotfixes. Story: Each installation of SQL…
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SCOM 2012R2 DFS Replication Managementpack

We have a functional implementation of SCOM 2012R2 running on Windows Server 2012R2. Recently I have begun trying to get the DFS Replication monitoring working; specifically backlog monitoring. However, it seems that only certain monitors are…
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System Center Endpoint Protection remote scan

Could I use psexec to start a remote scan of a clients System Center Endpoint Protection ? I can't find any switches. Or Could I use System Center?
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Executing a Runbook via SC Orchestrator web service

Is it possible to launch a Orchestrator Runbook via the web service only? I know you can access the web service via, http://server01.contoso.com:81/Orchestrator2012/Orchestrator.svc, but is it possible to execute a runbook? If so what would be the…
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"RPC Server Unavailable" when pushing a SCOM 2012 R2 agent from the console

I'm attempting to push a SCOM 2012 R2 agent from the console to a Windows 7 desktop. I've: Confirmed the firewall is disabled Confirmed I can ping it Confirmed the DNS name is correct both A/PTR Confirmed I can manage it through Computer…
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Why can't I assign hardware and guest os profiles to servers in the new SCVMM 2012 Service Templates?

Trying to learn SCVMM 2012, but I'm confused about how Guest OS and Hardware Profiles work with the new 2012 Service Templates. I create a Hardware Profile and a Guest OS Profile. Then I open the Create VM Template wizard. In this wizard I can…
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System Center Orchestrator 2012 R2 - accessing property of returned item

I've got an Orchestrator runbook that is using the Query Configuration Manager activity from the Configuration Manager Integration Pack to query SCCM for all pending application requests. It appears to be working, but I can't work out how to use the…
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Deploying Office 2013 Home and Business via System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2

It's beginning to seem like I am chasing my tail on this one so I am going to ask the question here to see if anyone else has an answer to this. I have been trying to get SCCM 2012 setup and my current issue is deploying Microsoft Office 2013 Home…
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SCCM 2012 Manual Copy osd file to remote distribution point

In our organization we have 1 site with 3 servers. Server A is the main server containing all roles. Server B and C are distribution points. These 3 servers are connected over wan, this works fine for the applications and such but Now I need to do…
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Multiple VM Templates vs Service Templates

I am having trouble wrapping my head around the need/usage of a Service Template in System Center 2012 R2. I understand that when you define a service, you are specifying one or more vm templates that will be deployed. In my case, I need to set up…
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