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ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: Why don’t I see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed when I run vssadmin?

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I have run “vssadmin list writers” from a Command Prompt on my Site Server but I don’t see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed. Why don’t I see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed when I run vssadmin? [More...]

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ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: ‘Error: Sql Server could not prepare for the Backup.’

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I am trying to backup my Site Server but it’s failing with an “Error: Sql Server could not prepare for the Backup.

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ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: ‘Error: SMS Writer not found’

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My backup on my site Server is failing and when I look in the smsbkup.log I see the following:

Error: SMS Writer not found.

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ConfigMgr 2007 – Is there any way to get the Administrator Console to ‘forget’ the last node it was connected to?

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I find the Administrator Console is sometimes very slow to load as it tries to reconnect to the last node I used which can sometimes take a long time to repopulate. Is there any way to get the Administrator Console to “forget” the last node it was connected to? [More...]

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ConfigMgr 2007 – SCCM 2007 HealthCheck Toolkit Redeveloped and now FREE

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My very good friend and fellow MVP Raphael Perez has completely redeveloped his SCCM 2007 HealthCheck Toolkit using PowerShell and best of all it’s now free. So what are you waiting for? Go check it out:

https://www.rflsystems.co.uk/sccm-2007-healthcheck-toolkit/

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ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup – ‘Error: VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE. Error Code = 0×80,042,3f3’

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I am trying to backup my Site Server using the built in maintenance task but when I check the “smsbkup.log” I see the following lines:

Info: Asynchronous BackupComplete finished.
 After BackupComplete SMS Writer status = WAITING_FOR_FREEZE.
 Error: VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE. Error Code = 0x80,042,3f3
 04/16/13 00:24:30 - backup completed.
 Backup task completed successfully with zero errors but there could be some warnings, 
 AFTERBACKUP.BAT will be started if available in its predefined location

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ConfigMgr 2007 – How do I verify the Site Server Backup was successful?

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I have configured my Primary Sites to backup.  I’m just wondering how do I verify the Site Server Backup was successful? [More...]

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Why do I not see the ‘CreateTsMedia’ and ‘SMSAdminUI’ logs in the ‘\Logs’ directory on my Site Server?

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I understand ConfigMgr creates various logs but why do I not see the ‘CreateTsMedia’ and ‘SMSAdminUI’ logs in the ‘\Logs’ directory on my Site Server? [More...]

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ConfigMgr 2007 – How do I force an update of the ‘Site System Status’?

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I had an issue with my Site Server running out of disk space on the D: drive causing some of my Site System roles to go into a Critical state under “Site System Status“. I’ve now freed up some disk space but even though I refresh the “Site System Status” node it’s not picking up the changes.

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ConfigMgr 2007 – How do I check whether the ConfigMgr ‘\inboxes’ directory has been excluded from McAfee scanning?

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I’ve got McAfee installed on my Site Servers. How do I check whether the ConfigMgr ‘\inboxes‘ subdirectory has been excluded from McAfee scanning? [More...]

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