Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is available

 

Update Rollup 3 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is available.  you can find the download  on the following location:

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26912

Rollup Summary information

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2547347

The build number of the update packages for the following components is 5.0.9688.1244.

The file names for the 32-bit versions of the update rollup packages are as follows:

• CRM2011-Client-KB2547347-LangID-i386.exe
• CRM2011-Router-KB2547347-LangID-i386.exe
• CRM2011-Bids-KB2547347-LangID-i386.exe
• CRM2011-Mui-KB2547347-LangID-i386.exe

The file names for the 64-bit versions of the update packages are as follows:

• CRM2011-Server-KB2547347-LangID-amd64.exe
• CRM2011-Client-KB2547347-LangID-amd64.exe
• CRM2011-Mui-KB2547347-LangID-amd64.exe
• CRM2011-Router-KB2547347-LangID-amd64.exe
• CRM2011-Srs-KB2547347-LangID-amd64.3exe

 

Highlights of Update Rollup 3

·         69 total fixes

·         24 customer-escalated issues (see KB for details)

 

 

 

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Performance Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

My customer was reminding me about server performance, looking for answers I got internally (Microsoft) the Performance Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011, the following is the external (partner) link for the Performance Toolkit

http://dynamics.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-us/applications/performance-toolkit-for-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011-12884915630

Press the “Try It” button on the left column,  to login and download.

Application Description

“The Performance Toolkit is designed to formalize performance testing for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. This Toolkit is highly customizable and can be used by Microsoft Dynamics CRM partners and customers to collect performance data to support decisions related to their CRM 2011 on-premise deployments”

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Building a CRM 2011 Virtual Machine–Video Walkthrough

Working on a customer site, I was in the need to create a Virtual Machine to test a CRM 2011 deployment, I was looking on my notes and found the following link on how to create a CRM 2011 Virtual Machine step by step, I was able to get my VM up and ready faster than me looking to my old notes.

Hope you enjoy the following post from Girish Raja and video form David Yack.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/girishr/archive/2011/01/26/building-a-crm-2011-virtual-machine-video-walkthrough.aspx

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SCOM Management Pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is now Available…

 

The System Center Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 enables you to administer the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 application in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1 and System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

By managing these Microsoft Dynamics CRM components in Operations Manager, the administrator can respond quickly to critical events and key performance indicators, and take action to prevent service outages, reduce the resolution time for alert conditions, and increase the overall availability and performance of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system.

Monitoring Pack and Documentation is available on the following location

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26795

  To import the Monitoring Pack:

1. On a System Center Operations Manager server, open the Administration console.
2. Right click on the Management Packs node, and then click Import Management Packs.
3. Follow the instructions to import the Management Pack.

 

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Returning My Blog to Bloggers and retake blogging..

The time has come to return and continue blogging about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and now 2011.

I had been busy working on many projects, some of these are really interesting others are not so much but learning some good tricks and code among other things.

New information and categories will be added to my blog for MS CRM 2011 and PowerShell scripting is now the new way to get thinks done, I will be posting small scripts I been using to deploy CRM 4.0 and 2011 on Windows Server 2008 R2 (64bit) servers.

Keep connected I will be providing more information soon.

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