Google Cloud Print: The future of printing explored – ThinkDigit.com

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Murugan B Iyyappan
Google Cloud Print: The future of printing explored
 

Google Labs has revealed details about its Cloud Print project, which would allow all kinds of applications on various devices print to any Web-connected computer. The project’s still in development — part of the process relies on what Google calls "cloud-aware printers," which will need to be built with special technology Google’s still working on. Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) on Friday announced that it’s working on Google Cloud Print, a service that will let any application on any device print to any printer over the Internet.

Instead of relying on the device’s local operating system and drivers to print a job, applications will use Google Cloud Print to submit and manage print jobs. Google Cloud Print will then send the print jobs to the appropriate printer and provide information on the job status to the application.

Google on Friday released code and documentation for Google Cloud Print as part of the open source Chromium and Chromium operating system projects.

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Whats new in MS Office 2010

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Murugan B Iyyappan

1. Round Office button is removed and come up with commands for saving and printing documents.
2. The left navigation bar in Backstage View holds editing permissions, auto save versions, file size etc.
3. Paste-preview feature that lets you see the results before you commit.
4. Improved picture-editing tools allow you to preview and apply cropping and many new adjustments.
5. Text glowing effects.
6. Slideshow and picture editing tool.
7. Sparklines that lets you create miniature charts within a single cell,
8. Embedding Videos in Power Point and broadcast presentations
9. Feeds from social networks are invited into Outlook
10. More supports to web apps

 
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Step by Step – Upgrading SMS 2003 SP2 to SCCM 2007

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Murugan B Iyyappan
Steps to upgrade SMS 2003 to SCCM 2007
 

1.     First we need to update the collection membership of all the systems

2.     Next check we have SP2 installed in SMS 2003

3.     Run the Pre-requisite check and update the schema

4.     Run all the paches and updates if required

5.     Create a backup of the SMS site database

6.     Check the database for compatibility

7.     Start the installation setup

8.     Verify the installation

9.     Upgrading Clients to SCCM 2007

 

Update Collection Membership

·         On the Start menu, click SMS Administrator Console.
·         In the console tree, expand Site Database, expand Collections, and then click All Systems.
·         On the Action menu, point to All Tasks, and then click Update Collection Membership.
·         Click OK, and then on the Action menu, click Refresh.
·         Update the membership of the All Windows XP Systems collection.

Verify an SMS 2003 SP2 Installation
·         Start menu, point to All Programs, point to Systems Management Server, and then click SMS Administrator Console.
·         In the console tree, click Site Database, and then on the Action menu, click About Systems Management Server.
        The version of SMS displayed is SMS 2.50 SP2 (4160) which is SMS 2003 SP2
·         In the console tree, expand Site Database, and then click Site Hierarchy.
        The version of SMS installed on the local site server is 2.50.4160.2000 which is SMS 2003 SP2
·         Close the SMS Administrator Console window.

Prepare to Upgrade SMS 2003 SP2 to SCCM 2007
·         Click Start, Run, type in CMD, and hit Enter., In the command prompt, type in
        C:\SCCMCD\SMSSetup\Bin\I386\Setup.exe /prereq and hit Enter.
When complete, notice that there are two warnings displayed. One warning is for a missing update, KB897667. The   second is indicating that the Active Directory schema has not been extended for SCCM.
·         Start C:\SCCMCD\SMSSetup\Bin\I386\Extadsch.exe.
·         In the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manage Installation Prerequisite Check dialog box, click Run Check. Now   there will be only one warning displayed.

Create a backup of the SMS site database
·         From SQL Server Management Studio connect to the local SQL Server, SMSServer.
·         In the tree pane, expand Databases, right-click SMS_MCM, and then point to Tasks.
·         Click Back Up.
·         In the Database box, verify that SMS_MCM is listed, and then click Add.
·         In the File name box, add SMSTest to the end of the supplied path, and then click OK.
·         Click OK.
·         Right-click Databases, and then click New Database.
·         In the Database name box, type MCMBackup and then click OK.
·         In the tree pane, right-click MCMBackup, and then point to Tasks.
·         Point to Restore, and then click Database.
·         In the From database box, click SMS_MCM.
·         In the To database box, click MCMBackup.
·         In the tree pane, click Options.
·         Under Restore options, click Overwrite the existing database.
·         Under Restore the database files as, for .MDF type C:\SMSData\MCMBackup.mdf and for .LDF type   C:\SMSData\MCMBackup.ldf and then click OK

Test an upgrade of the SMS site database
·         Start a command prompt, and change the directory to the C:\SCCMCD\SMSSetup\Bin\I386 folder by typing in CD
·         Type Setup.exe /testdbupgrade mcmbackup
·         Click Begin TestDBUpgrade.
·         When Setup.exe terminates, open C:\ConfigMgrSetup.log.
·         Scroll to the bottom of the log file to see TestDBUpgrade is done.

Installing the SCCM 2007 setup
·         Start C:\SCCMCD\Autorun.exe.
·         Click Finish to complete the setup.

Verify SCCM 2007 Installation
·         Open C:\ConfigMgrSetup.log.
·         Open SMS Administrator Console.
·         In the tree pane, click SMS Console – SMSSERVER.
·         In the tree pane, expand SMSServer, and then click Site Management.
·         The version of SCM installed on the local site server is 4.00.5578.0000 which is SCCM 2007 beta 2.

Upgrading Clients to SCCM 2007
·         In the tree pane, expand SMSSERVER, expand Computer Management, expand Reporting, and then click Reports.
·         In the results pane, click Count SMS client versions, and then in the Actions pane, under Count SMS client versions, click Run.
·         Click OK to use the only reporting point in our site. We can see the old version in all the clients
·         In the tree pane, expand Collections, and then click All Windows XP Systems.
·         In the Actions pane, click Install Client and Click Next.
·         Click Always install (repair or upgrade the existing client), and then click Next.
·         Click Finish.

To verify the Advanced Client upgrade in the client machine goes toStart Task Manager.
We can notice that Ccmsetup.exe is running. This is the installation program for the client. When the Advanced Client has been upgraded to SCCM 2007, CcmExec.exe (SMS Agent Host) will appear, and then ccmsetup.exe will terminate. OpenControl Panel, start Systems Management. The Systems Management Properties dialog box appears. Notice the SMS Client Version listed. It should display 4.00.5578.0000, which is for SCCM 2007.

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Microsoft’s Acquisition of Opalis – April 2010

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Murugan B Iyyappan
             Microsoft has acquired Opalis, a leading provider of next-generation IT process automation software. Opalis will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft and the Opalis products will become part of the System Center family of datacenter management products.
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