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The third and last right click toolkit'', which I have converted, is the SCCM 2007 site toolkit. For more details about the site tools check the following post SCCM2007 Site Right Click Tools like it’s colleagues, collection and client tools, Site Tools can be reached from the ribbon or from the context menu: The tools menu can be reached from the following path ‘Administration\Overview\Site Configuration\Sites’ ...
The next phase in converting my SCCM Right Click Tools to the new SCCM version (System Center Configuration Manager 2012), is adjusting the ConfigMgr Collection Tools . The ConfigMgr 2012 SDK , served me very well, and helped me make some interface changes as well as scripting code adjustments: The tools can be reached from the ribbon and/or from the context menu: Selecting a collection...
Recently I was asked to adjust my Client Right Click Tools to the new SCCM version (System Center Configuration Manager 2012), quite a challenge, but I decided to give it a try. I downloaded the new ConfigMgr 2012 SDK , a very good resource I must add, and started to read . I had to make some interface changes as well as scripting code adjustments: The tools can be reached from the ribbon and/or from the context menu: Selecting a device in a collection invokes the SCCM Tools ribbon ...
In previous posts I discussed the first two sections of my SCCM right click tools: Collection Tools and Systems Tools . The following post is dedicated to right click site tools. Site right click tools are divided into Two groups: SCCM Site Logs – Open SCCM Server logs Open SCCM Server Logs Open SCCM Software Update Logs Open SCCM Logs Use this tool to open SCCM Server logs. You can see the selected site server name at the title bar. Select a log from the log list (in the select...
My SCCM right click tool collection (those I collected and those I wrote) were based on VBS,Batch and HTA, so Shay Levy my friend and a PowerShell Guru suggested that I should write a new set of tools based on PowerShell and Windows Forms. I could not say no to such a challenge so I began working on a new project. My right click toolkit is divided to three sections : Site Tools , Collection Tools and Systems Tools. In this post I will discuss the client (system) tools. Client Tools Clients...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Microsoft PowerShell version 2 is a powerful tool and has many useful cmdlets, nevertheless the absence of account management cmdlets is eminent . Microsoft has published an Active Directory Module with windows 2008 R2, but you must follow this condition : "If you want to use the Active Directory module in Windows 7 to remotely manage an Active Directory domain, an AD LDS instance or configuration set, or an Active Directory Database...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Ping-them ,originally, was designed to validate computer accounts in Active Directory even though it can be used for testing any given IP Addresses. In this version I added IP Resolving, which enables you not just to ping the target IP , but also to resolve its system name (WINS/DNS). The resolved names will appear under "Ping Results". A new IP list TAB was added, containing the IP list of all target computers. Unreachable targets...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; I believe that someone at Microsoft thought about us when they invented the new license mechanism . KMS, MAK are the new sheriffs in town, guarding the software piracy. Key Management Service ( KMS ) enables organizations to activate computers in a managed environment without connecting to Microsoft individually. Computers running Windows OS/OFFICE (Vista/Server2008/ Office2010 and above) activate by connecting to a central Windows computer...
SCCM Tools Collection Context Menu Tools (Right Click Tools )...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; AT Command is an old DOS external command (not included in command.com) which enables users to schedule tasks on local/remote computer. You can use the AT command to schedule a command, a script, or a program to run at a specified date and time. You can also use this command to view existing scheduled tasks (Only AT Tasks). Differences between OS versions Task scheduler in Vista and above needs to be refreshed in order to display new tasks...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Since I first published the post about the Copy & Paste tool, I received many nice comments, thank you all for your kind words. Nevertheless, your feedbacks made me realize that my tool requires some changes. The new version includes the following : Set-ExecutionPolicy – You do not need to change your PowerShell 'Execution Policy', in order to run the tool Hidden Console – The "CMD" console is hidden from the user...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Occasionally I need to ping a group of computers to make sure they are alive, in fact pinging is the first operation for many remote tasks : cleaning Active Directory, running scripts, discovery operations, WMI queries, installing applications and more. I wrote a small tool based on PowerShell and windows forms, which can ping a list of computers and display the results in different columns. Creating a computer list You can add computer...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; While surfing the internet I found a very interesting tool I would like to share with you. Database Browser is an easy to use, free portable tool, which can connect to a variety of database types and browse or modify data, run SQL scripts, export and print data. This tool is free and portable The browser supports variety of direct databases connections : Oracle Microsoft Sql Server ODBC MySql OleDB PostgreSQL SQLite Microsoft Sql Server...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; On some occasions we want to send pictures/snapshots via email or upload several pictures to a web site, but the files size exceeds the allowed limit. IrfanView is a small FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer which has vast capabilities, one of this useful features let us reduce the file size by resizing the pictures size. This process can also be run as a batch job to include a list of files (pictures) : Download IrfanView...
var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true}; Occasionally, a friend / colleague ask me if I can recommend a free network monitor tool. There are several free monitoring software like Nagios , Zabbix , Zenoss … which all share common features. Zenoss Core is a free version of the Zenoss Enterprise monitoring software .Zenoss Core can automatically scan your network and discover its infrastructure, monitor each device and invoke alerts when errors/problems occurs. The software can...
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