Disable SMBv1 in your environments with Configuration Manager Compliance Settings
First published on TECHNET on May 22, 2017 There has been lots of buzz over the recent ransomware attacks. One of the mitigations to keep the attack from spreading is disabling SMBv1 on all your Windows workstation and servers. One of the easy ways to deploy this out, while also having reports to confirm the settings are set correctly, is the use of Configuration Managers Compliance Settings, also known as Desired Configuration Management (DCM). Using compliance settings makes rolling out this change a breeze and allows you to update your security teams with reports to show the progress of the roll out. Below are the detailed instructions on how setup, configure and deploy these settings.How to Setup Network Load Balancing for Configuration Manager Software Update Points
First published on TECHNET on Aug 01, 2016 I have several customers who have been interested in Network Load Balancing for Configuration Manager Software Update Points (SUP). Reasons vary from wanting to avoid costly network catalog resyncs, to needing a more fluid resilient solution, responsible for patching their large scale environment. A few of considerations should be taken prior to deploying in production.ConfigMgr Debug Logging the Easy Way Using System Center Configuration Manager Compliance Settings
First published on TECHNET on Apr 10, 2015 Hello, my name is Cameron Cox, I am a System Center Configuration Manager PFE. For my first blog, I would like to talk about ConfigMgr Compliance Settings. One of the things I have been recommending to my customers more and more is the use of Compliance Settings, and trying to show ConfigMgr admins how useful they can be for day to day task.
