SCCM 2007 Initial Setup and Configuration
KB ID 0000300 Problem I’ve covered installing system Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 on Server 2008 R2, in a previous article. Once you have it installed, you need to perform a few further actions to get your machines imported. Then get the client software onto them. Solution Assumptions SCCM has already been installed. Step 1: SCCM Set up Boundary 1. Launch the Configuration Manager Console > Expand Site Database >...
Message ID 6600: sms wsus configuration manager failed to configure upstream server
KB ID 0000313 Problem Seen in the SMS_WSUS_SYNC_MANAGER component status. Solution This is basically a comms/configuration error, so make sure if you have the firewall on, the correct ports are open! In my case I’d configured the SCCM server as per my own instructions here. But when I configured the Software Update Point (SUP) I’d told it to use Ports 80 and 443. 1. To check yours, click Start > Administrative Tools...
SCCM OSD Capture a Windows 7 Reference Machine
KB ID 0000302 Problem You have a reference machine (physical or virtual), and you want to capture an image of that machine to your System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Infrastructure.So you can then deploy that image to multiple machines. Solution Prerequisites 1. SCCM needs to be installed and configured. 2. Download the Task and Registry File in Zip Format (Edit the .reg file with notepad to enter the correct administrator...
Stop the SBS 2003 Internet Connection Wizard
KB ID 0000003 Dtd 08/09/08 Problem SBS 2003 Internet connection wizard (ICW) keeps launching all the time. Solution SBS Stop Internet Connection Wizard (ICW). 1. Start Run > msconfig {enter} 2. Select the startup Tab 3. Untick icwnotify > Apply > Close 4. Exit without Restart. 5. Right Click the Taskbar > Task Manager > Rocesses 6. Locate icwnotify.exe > Right Click > End Process Tree > Yes. Related...
SBS Cannot access ‘Companyweb’ after changing the IP Address
KB ID 0000151 Problem After changing the SBS Server IP address you can no longer access the sharepoint services web site on http://companyweb. Solution Launch the “Windows SBS Console” > Navigate to Network > Connectivity > Click “Fix My Network” Related Articles, References, Credits, or External Links NA
SBS 2008 – Cannot RDP to machines via VPN or from other sites
KB ID 0000193 Problem The firewall policy that Server 2008 uses out of the box only allows RDP connections from the local LAN. This is great in an office environment, but it you have remote VPN clients (On a different IP range) that can’t get access to your client PC’s or member servers via RDP, not so good. If you have a member server running terminal services for example, then having RDP blocked will stop it working. You...
SBS – Outlook Web Access shows a 404.0 Error
KB ID 0000205 Problem SBS 2008 (which runs Exchange 2007) displays a 404 error when you try and view Outlook Web Access. https://sites/owa and https://localhost/owa don’t work Solution A 404 Error just means page not found, so there are lots of different reasons why this might happen, this is just one of many fixes. 1. On the SBS Server > Click Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager...
SBS – Stop the ‘SBS Console’
KB ID 0000212 Problem Every time you log into an SBS Server the “Windows SBS Console” loads, a lot of users will be quite happy with this, but it annoys me. You can’t turn it off by simply ticking “Don’t Run” somewhere, like you can with “Server Manager” on the full server product, nor can you disable it with msconfig, or in the Registry. Solution 1. On the SBS Server Click Start >...
SBS – Loses connectivity to Active Directory(5-7 Day intervals)
KB ID 0000214 Problem Seen on SBS 2008 running McAfee AV Seen on SBS 2008 running Trend AV Problem reoccurs on a rough 5-7 days cycle, rebooting the server solves the problem. You may also see System Event Log: Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy Event ID: 1054 Level: Error User: SYSTEM Description: The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows could not obtain the name of a...
SBS 2003 has lost its CAL’s (Client Access Licenses reset to 5)
KB ID 0000339 Problem Been a while since I’ve seen this one, and strangely I didn’t document it. so when I was asked this morning I searched here on PeteNetLive, and In my personal database of solutions but the cupboard was bare. Solution 1. Before you do anything make sure your SBS has plenty of space on the hard drive, simply running out of room on the system drive can cause SBS to lose its licences, make sure this is...