System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Low Level Overview

After searching high and low, and even asking Microsoft for a Visio diagram, and my searches ending in zero; I have created a generalized overview of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager using Visio.

You can either save this JPG for you consumption or click below to download the PDF version. 

System Center 2012: PowerShell – Connecting to Configuration Manager

Welcome to installment #2. In case you missed installment #1 - Getting Started – here’s the link. With the Getting Started blog, you tried a few basic Windows PowerShell cmdlets. I hope you took a bit of time to explore what other cmdlets are available in Windows. But now it’s time to get Configuration Manager hooked up to your PowerShell environment. Let’s start with the easy method………

Read the full post over on the “System Center Configuration Manager Team’s Blog Site”……

http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2013/03/27/powershell-connecting-to-configuration-manager.aspx

SCCM Admin Tools

I have created a new tool using the new SAPIEN PowerShell Studio 2012.

This tool will become more robust, but for right now all you can do is remotely start / stop / or check status of the SMSEXECUTIVE and WDSServer services on your SCCM sites.

You will be able to save the settings for the site server's name and site code.  You will want to use your central site if you have one.  Or the top most primary.

Here are some screenshots:

You can download the executable from here.  Get in touch with me if you have any other suggestions. Once I get the application to a certain goal I will release the source files.

SCCM Admin Tools v1.3.2.1

SCCM-Commands

I have had the privilege of getting my hands on the SAPIEN PowerShell Studio 2012.  As a SCCM Administrator I have mostly focused right now on making my life easier on the job.  Cutting all the unnecessary process I need to do manually.  So if you are an SCCM Administrator and you love you some PowerShell than check this link out.

http://www.snowland.se/sccm-posh/

This is a great module.