Category Archives: CMG

Checking for network cable connections before deploying an OS from the CMG via Software Center

Posted on December 15, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction Note: In a previous blog post I showed you how you can deploy an Operating System from a Cloud Management Gateway (CMG) using bootable media. That blog post assumed you had a working network connection (wired) and also required … Continue reading →

Posted in 2111, CMG, System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch) | Leave a comment

Cloud attach – Endpoint Managers silver lining – part 3 Creating a Cloud Management Gateway

Posted on January 30, 2021 by ncbrady

Introduction This is part 3 in a series of guides about cloud attach in Microsoft Endpoint Manager, with the aim of getting you up and running with all things cloud attach. This part will focus on creating a Cloud Management … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, AzureAD, CMG | Leave a comment

The right way to find logs from your CMG

Posted on September 17, 2020 by ncbrady

Introduction To review logs real time on my CMG in Azure I assumed that using RDP to do so was a good idea, but that got some interesting reactions on Twitter, and I was informed that it was unsupported. I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, CMG, logs | 1 Comment

How can I calculate the cost of OSD content coming from my CMG ?

Posted on June 13, 2020 by ncbrady

Introduction I recently blogged about using a Cloud Management Gateway to serve content for task media support for cloud based content and that blog post got a lot of likes and retweets on Twitter. In addition, there were several questions … Continue reading →

Posted in 2005, CMG, cost | Leave a comment

A look at task sequence media support for cloud-based content

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ncbrady

Introduction Microsoft recently released the mother of all technical previews for Microsoft Endpoint Manager, Configuration Manager technical preview version 2005 which I blogged about at length here. This release has amazing cloud friendly features including some new OSD features and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2005, CMG, task sequence cloud content | 3 Comments

Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager technical preview version 2005 is out

Posted on May 30, 2020 by ncbrady

Introduction Configuration Manager technical preview version 2005 is out and here’s a look at some of the features. This is one amazing release, so many great features ! Note: Many of the features in this release depend on your first … Continue reading →

Posted in 2005, application installation, BitLocker Encryption, CMG, CMPivot, device timeline, run scripts, task sequence cloud content, VPN boundary type | 3 Comments