System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is released

[anyweb]

Back in September, we announced our strategy around unified device management, and how the next releases of Windows Intune and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will deliver on that vision. As part of today’s update to our Cloud OS vision, we’re pleased to announce that System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection Service Pack 1, as well as the latest Windows Intune service, are available today.

Together, these releases deliver a unified device management solution for the enterprise, built on a “People-centric” model, where the user is the focus, not the device. IT is able to provide users with access to the corporate resources (applications and data) they need on the devices they choose. Administrators are able to address the unique challenges created by Bring Your Own Device policies by being able to identify and manage endpoint devices, including Windows PCs (physical and virtual), tablets, smartphones, Macs, and embedded devices all through a unified administration console.

This blog post highlights new device management capabilities in Windows Intune and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1. For information about new cloud and datacenter capabilities, please read the blog post located here.

Windows Intune addresses new challenges IT departments face when managing devices, including:

• Providing management and software distribution across a range of mobile devices and platforms, including Windows RT, Windows Phone 8, Android, and iOS
• Through integration with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1, IT administrators will be able to manage both corporate- and personally-owned devices with a single console, making it easier to identify and enforce compliance
• A self-service portal for selecting and installing company apps

With the latest release, the Windows Intune service is now expanded to 45 additional countries taking the total to 87 countries worldwide.

Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 contains several enhancements, including:

• Support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, including delivery of Windows 8 applications, the ability to limit downloads on 3G and 4G network connections to prevent unwanted data charges, and support for Windows To Go
• Native management of Windows Embedded devices
• Support for PowerShell for administrative tasks
• Windows Azure-based Distribution Points
• Support for Mac OS X devices and Linux and Unix servers

Endpoint Protection 2012 SP1 contains enhancements, including:

• Ability to automatically deploy definition update three times per day
• Real-time administrative actions to update definitions, scan, and remediate issues quickly
• Client-side merge of antimalware policies

For more information and to sign up for a free 30-day trial subscription to Windows Intune, click here. SP1 can be downloaded by MSDN and TechNet subscribers as well as through the Volume Licensing Software Center.

 

via Technet Blogs > http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsintune/archive/2013/01/15/delivering-unified-device-management-with-windows-intune-and-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1.aspx

 

[fr0zen]

do you know if the AMT support for 7x+ has been added to SP1?

[anyweb]

nope, but i can ask, can you elaborate on exactly what you need to know ?

[anyweb]

here's a list of fixes in SP1

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2801420

This article lists System Center Configuration Manager public hotfixes and KB articles that are included in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 (SP1).

KB article number KB title

2688247 SQL Server cumulative updates must be manually installed on secondary System Center 2012 Configuration Manager sites that use SQL Server Express
2688285 The Apply button is unavailable after clearing the "Enable PXE support for clients" option on a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Distribution Point
2688288 Changing the SQL Service Broker port while performing a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site recovery causes the site to remain in Maintenance Mode
2691550 Multiple error messages are logged in the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Distmgr.log file when you update shared Distribution Points
2691560 The status of a failed upgrade to a shared Distribution Point may be displayed incorrectly as "Failed to upgrade distribution point" in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2691875 Different results are displayed for software updates when you use saved searches in non-English versions of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2691946 You cannot reinstall a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SMS Provider on a server had the same provider previously uninstalled
2693122 A System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Distribution Point contains no deployment package after using the Download Software Updates wizard
2693920 An incorrect number of computers is displayed in the Antimalware Activity report in System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection
2693927 You cannot use the "New Account" option to reset the password on the Active Directory forest discovery account in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2712387 WDS does not start on a PXE enabled remote Distribution Point in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2713465 Changing a property of a deployment appears to not be saved in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2713467 A PXE enabled Distribution Point that uses a self-signed certificate will generate many files in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2716956 Using the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager CMTrace log viewer to review a log that contains a line exceeding 8000 characters causes the log to be truncated
2716965 Remote Control fails with error C000012 in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2756110 Issues with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Evaluation if a third party deployment type is not registered properly on a client
2709082 After moving the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SQL Site Database to another drive, creating a new Software Update package or a new application fails
2717295 Description of Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2780664 Description of Cumulative Update 2 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
2796086 Configuration Manager Management Points collocated with clients fail after installing Windows Management Framework 3.0 and running Client Health Evaluation

Resolutions to the following issues are also included in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1.

Setting a schedule in the future for a Software Updates deployment is working now as intended fixing an issue where TSInstallSWUpdate would previously stall and time out.
The table ClientModeReadiness is now fully replicated. This fixes a previous issue where the report "Count of clients capable of HTTPS communication” would not return data when run on the CAS or would only return data for a particular primary server the report was run from.
Installing a remote distribution point and specifying a local site system installation account, as opposed to a domain account, now no longer creates an untrusted login error.
File names with a hash mark (#) are now properly encoded during download.
Configuration Manager sites can now be used to back up a Remote SQL Server using the UNC path.
In System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM, large database modifications included in a single transaction sometimes caused the replication system to take a long time to extract the change and send it over to another site. In SP1, large modifications are no longer allowed in single transaction.
When using a variable list to dynamically install a list of applications within a task sequence, if one of the applications cannot be installed because the content is unavailable, policy provider no longer blocks and prevents all other applications from being installed.
Task Sequences no longer experience significant processing delays or time outs due to large numbers of install software steps within the sequence when clients have slow or poor connections to the management points.

[gatorcb]

I have downloaded the bits today Mar 4th from both volume licensing and technet and both say sp1 beta after running splash->then clicking install. Is that a bug?

[anyweb]

I have downloaded the bits today Mar 4th from both volume licensing and technet and both say sp1 beta after running splash->then clicking install. Is that a bug?

 

are you doing a clean install or upgrade ? please post a screenshot of what you are seeing

[endrit]

how to configure network discovery for workgroup network................

[anyweb]

try posting that as a separate post please (keep on topic)

[endrit]

sorry for my english, i'm a biginner in SCCM 2012...i have install SCCM 2012 and i wont to add my workgroup pc client to sccm 2012 network discovery. i have a dhcp server on linux router i dont have a domain network......what can i do.....thanks

[anyweb]

your english is fine my point was that you are asking about workgroup computers in a post dedicated to SP1 being released....in other words nothing to do with this topic

 

do you see my point ?