Jeramy Thompson

One of the issues we have to monitoring disk usage on our home directories. I needed a way to monitor who was using the most space, and to find out quickly who had used the most space most recently. So to start out i have created a simple powershell script to get the entire home directory size, and put that information into a SQL database. First i get a listing of all folders in the folder containing the home directories then for each Folder, i get the total size, and send that info to SQL Tables are setup [Name],[MB_Used],[Date]  , the date field is auto popluated dir D:\homeDirs | ForEach-Object { $colItems = (Get-ChildItem Z:\HOME\$_ -recurse | Measure-Object -property length -sum) $DasName = $_ $DasSize = "{0:N2}" -f ($colItems.sum / 1MB) $SQLServer = "SQLSERVER" $SQLDBName = "DATABASE" $SqlQuery = "insert into dbo.TABLENAME ([Name],[MB_Used]) Values ('$DasName','$DasSize')" $SqlConnection = New-Object System.

Thats right, many of us have been waiting for a standalone SP1 to upgrade our current SC 2012 implementations. However that could be a long wait since it will never happen. Microsoft has decided not to create a downloadable SP1, you will have to download the entire ISO to do an upgrade, if you can upgrade. DPM 2012 allows for an Upgrade VMM 2012 does not allow for an upgrade, its a complete re-install not sure about the others yet.

I am taking notes as i am doing my upgrade  to help any one who may have issues along the way. Make sure windows is updated completely Make sure you are doing your upgrade in the right order of SC products http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628203.aspx Before upgrading you will need Update Rollup 3 for DPM, you can get it here If you dont know if you have it, open you DPM console and click [ABOUT DPM] you will get a Version : 4.0.1920.0 (correct version) if any other version upgrade http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4058.list-of-build-numbers-for-system-center-data-protection-manager-dpm.aspx after the upgrade you will have to resync all your protection groups, If you did any modifications to the database you will re do it, IE: suspect tape removal, or Over due tape removal. Since im already upgraded i can move forward. Quick notes about my setup:  Single server : 2008 R2  SQL: 2008 R2 SP1  8GB memory  Dual Intel

Recently, Windows Update began offering the  Windows Management Framework 3.0  as an Optional update. This includes all forms of update distribution, such as Microsoft Update,  WSUS , System Center Configuration Manager and other mechanisms. The key bit here is that the Windows Management Framework 3.0 includes PowerShell 3.0. Windows Management Framework 3.0 is being distributed as  KB2506146  and  KB2506143  (which one is offered depends on which server version you are running - Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1). What does that mean to you? Windows Management Framework 3.0 (specifically PowerShell 3.0)  is not yet supported  on any version of Exchange  except  Exchange Server 2013, which requires it. If you install Windows Management Framework 3.0 on a server running Exchange 2007 or Exchange 2010, you will encounter problems, such as Exchange update rollups that will not install, or the Exchange Management Shell may not run properly. We have seen Excha

On 12/12/12 Mike Jacquet  announced  quietly on a microsoft forum that SC 2012 had been RTM'ed and should be generally available in January 2013. ZDNET also picked up the story with more explanation of what is to be expected.

So this showded up today on Technet Exchange Server 2013 (x64) - DVD (Multilanguage) Lync Server 2013 (x64) - DVD (English) https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442904.aspx There is nothing about it being a "preview" as many other download suggest. This comes out at the same time as the following were released today: Office Web Apps 2013 (x64) - DVD (English) Office Professional Plus 2013 (x64) - DVD (English) Office Professional Plus 2013 (x86) - DVD (English) SharePoint Server 2013 (x64) - DVD (English) Visio Professional 2013 (x64) - (English) Visio Professional 2013 (x86) - (English) Project Professional 2013 (x64) - (English) Project Professional 2013 (x86) - (English) I guess since it went RTM on 10/11, this should not be a surprise http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/10/11/the-new-exchange-reaches-rtm.aspx Crazy not to have a big announcement from Microsoft about it.

For those of us waiting , Office 2013 is now available for download from technet along with sharepoint 2013. It so far has not shown up on the VL site. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/securedownloads/hh442904.aspx