Operations Manager Design Guide and Virtual Labs
The Design Guide has been released and is available via the documentation link on TechNet https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb498235.aspx
Or directly https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/4/d/74deff5e-449f-4a6b-91dd-ffbc117869a2/OpsMgr2007_DesignGuid.doc
There are also two more Virtual Labs (OpsMgr Introduction and Advanced Topics). Both are a great way to play with the products without needing to have hardware on hand.
Systems Center Essentials (SCE)
System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
Systems Management Server (SMS)
- Virtual Lab Express: SMS Hardware, Inventory and Web-Based Reports
- Using Systems Management Server 2003 to Deploy the 2007 Office System
- Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System Images Using SMS 2003
- Introduction to SMS 2003 R2
- Deploying Systems Management Server in an Active Directory Environment
- Using SMS to Deploy Microsoft Office 2003 Professional
- Managing Security Updates with SMS
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Technical Overview
Operations Manager (MOM)
- System Center Operations Manager 2007: Introduction
- System Center Operations Manager 2007: Advanced Topics
- Monitoring Web Applications with the MOM 2005 Web Sites and Services Management Pack
- Managing Exchange and Active Directory with Operations Manager
Well... I wanted to post the above before it was too out of date. I have a pile of things to blog about, but the proverbial plate is full with projects at present. I'll get back to regular posting as soon as I can :)