I really like what I see coming in SCVMM 2012. In fact I think the whole system center group is doing a great job. Right now I am working on a portal for hosting and interfacing workflows with SSSM. I am very impressed in how easy the product can be customized. If I was to use SCVMM to deploy new servers I would still need to use SSCM to patch them correct?
Cheers Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 7:34 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New to MS System Center, Where to start? Most of the guidance that MSFT provides is based on desktop deployments. So it probably seems like that that is all that people do. But servers can be handled in exactly the same way, and large companies have been using tools like SCCM for server deployments for a long time. At one point, to become a premier hosting partner with MSFT, you HAD to have an automated mechanism for deploying servers. It's probably the same today. Me personally - I wouldn't deploy more than a couple of servers by hand anymore. I want automation to get it right and let me move on to doing real work. For physical servers that's SCCM. (You can do virtual deployments with SCCM too - that's what I do in my lab - but IMO SCVMM is easier for that purpose - if you have the infrastructure built to support SCVMM.) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Finnesey [mailto:ryan.finne...@harrierinvestments.com] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 12:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New to MS System Center, Where to start? I always see the focus on SCCM seems to be on desktops. Is it not as common to use it to manage servers? Cheers Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 1:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New to MS System Center, Where to start? Overkill? No. A single site server can support 10's of thousands. However, you'll want to review the architecture docs for planning the implementation. You'll also want to get intimately comfortable with the important acronyms like BDP, DP, etc., etc. and how they work. Planning the right architecture is the key to a successful ConfigMgr implementation, particularly if you want Internet connected clients, or if clients connect across multiple speed links, etc. 3rd party Support is also key to a successful implementation. I'd suggest, even if you never participate, subscribing to the SCCM email discussion list. The valuable info that flows through there is enormous. Be forewarned that the list is just as active as this one. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 1:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: New to MS System Center, Where to start? Good question. Would I want to support every workstation in the district? (Aka, about 500 windows machines...) Or would that be overkill for a single server? --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ----- Original Message ----- From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] To: NT System Admin Issues [mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] Sent: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:01:28 -0700 Subject: RE: New to MS System Center, Where to start? > :) Where to start...? > > How many clients will be supporting through ConfigMgr? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:mr...@ephrataschools.org] > Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 12:50 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: New to MS System Center, Where to start? > > Hey everybody. > > I have a server which has been freed up from it's previous duty. > Trying to find something productive for it's use, I'm looking at the > possibility of running System Center on it. > > Now, I'm totally new to any of the System Center stuff, so I'm > ignorant of much of it's uses. > > We at this school district will be subscribing to the MS EES program > when it becomes available (October 1st). This program will allow all > of our computers to run the most updated versions of Windows and > Office, as well as provide the CALs for several programs we had not > had the resources to purchase before. In particular, we will now have > CALs for System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Client Management Suite. > > So, I'm diving in. I've just erased said spare server, installed > Win2k8R2SP1 (Say that 5 times fast) and I'm about to try to install > Configuration Manager 2007. Anything I should be aware of? Anything I should look out for? > > Thanks in advance. > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
