March 2008 - Technical Rollup Mail - Manageability
News
SMS&MOM
https://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx
Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog
https://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/
System Center Configuration Manager SP1 and R2 Betas - Available Now!
On February 8th, Microsoft made available the anticipated beta Configuration Manager, SP1 and R2 releases, for download. The SP1 release supports the upcoming releases of Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008. Additionally, SP1 integrates support for Intel’s vPro hardware while providing an online connection for live asset intelligence updates. The R2 release integrates Microsoft Application Virtualization distribution and streaming technology. R2 also provides SQL Reporting Services, a deeper integration with Forefront, as well as extra product enhancements
https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=109598
Microsoft System Center Capacity Planner 2007 Released!
SCCP 2007 is a pre-deployment capacity planning and post-deployment change analysis solution for Microsoft Server products including Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. SCCP employs state of the art modelling technology to bring unprecedented functionality and flexibility to the process of performance analysis and planning of distributed application deployments. It provides IT professionals with the tools and guidance to deploy efficiently, while planning for the future by allowing for “what-if” analyses. View the System Center Capacity Planner website for a complete list of the new capabilities in the new version. Unlike the previous versions, SCCP 2007 doesn’t require a Microsoft TechNet Plus or MSDN Premium subscription and is available for anyone to download now on the Microsoft Download Center
System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 now available
Service Pack 1 (SP1) is an update to Operations Manager 2007 that addresses feedback from our customers. The high level themes of Operations Manager 2007 SP1 are to make the product easier to deploy, easier to use, and easier to support. Click to find out what’s new, what’s fixed and visit the recently published SP1 Training Videos to learn about some of the enhanced and new features.
What’s New: https://connect.microsoft.com/SystemCenter/content/content.aspx?ContentID=6859
What’s Fixed: https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/944443
SP1 Training Videos: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb986763.aspx
New Ops Mgr 70-400 Exam Available 1/21!
The new Microsoft Certified Professional exam for Operations Manager 2007 (70-400) will be going live on Jan 21st, 2007
https://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/new.mspx
Documents
SMS and Configuration Manager
Windows Server 2008 and System Center Datasheet
Find out how System Center solutions can work together to provide an integrated, end-to-end management solution for your Windows Server 2008 environment.
MOM and Operations Manager
System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Documentation
This download contains documentation for System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1.
Ops Manager 2007 and Windows Server 2008 Datasheet
Read this datasheet to find out how Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 delivers best-of-breed, end-to-end monitoring and management of your Microsoft Windows infrastructure.
Implementing System Center Operations Manager 2007 at Microsoft
Describes how the System Center Operations Manager (Ops Mgr) 2007 was implemented to improve the efficiency of infrastructure management and system health.
Creating Network-Aware Service Management
Read this short white paper on the integration of EMC Smarts and System Center Operations Manager 2007.
Other
SharePoint 2007 and System Center Datasheet
Read this datasheet and find out how System Center solutions can help deploy, monitor, and protect Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
Exchange 2007 and System Center Datasheet
Read this datasheet and find out how System Center benefits planning for, deployment of, and management of Exchange Server 2007.
System Center and SQL Server Datasheet
Get better management, standardized deployments, and data protection by using System Center products and solutions with Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
Windows Server 2008 and System Center Datasheet
Find out how System Center solutions can work together to provide an integrated, end-to-end management solution for your Windows Server 2008 environment.
System Center VMM Datasheet
Read this datasheet to find out about the benefits of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
Downloads
SMS and Configuration Manager
Managing Windows XP Embedded Systems with ConfigMgr 2007
The ConfigMgr 2007 Advanced Client pre-requisites macro component for Windows XP Embedded installs components that support the ConfigMgr 2007 Advanced Client.
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)
This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)
This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.
Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.
MOM and Operations Manager
Antigen 9.0 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This Antigen 9.0 management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports the 9.0 versions of Microsoft Antigen for Exchange or Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
Rights Management Services 2003 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This RMS management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Right Management Services 2003. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
SQL Server 2000/2005 Management Pack
The SQL Server 2000/2005 Management Pack monitors Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.
Windows Server Automated Deployment Services 2003 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007.
This management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Server Automated Deployment Services 2003. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Commerce Server 2007. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
Server Performance Advisor 2003 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This SPA management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Server Performance Advisor 2003. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
Password Change Notification Service 2003 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This PCNS management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Data Password Change Notification Service 2003. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1
The high level themes of Operations Manager SP1 are to make the product easier to support, easier to use, and easier to deploy. Using this package you can upgrade an existing OpsMgr 2007 installation to Service Pack 1.
Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 Eval
System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 is the end –to-end service management solution that is the best choice for Windows because it works seamlessly wit Microsoft software and applications helping you
increase efficiency while enabling greater control of your IT environment
Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Server Update Services 3.0.
Data Protection Manager 2006 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
This DPM management pack for Operations Manager 2007 supports monitoring for Data Protection Manager 2006. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.16
Events/Webcasts
Manageability Webcast Home
A list of all archived and upcoming Manageability Webcasts is available at:
https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts
Installation and Management Pack Migration of Operations Manager 2007 (Level 200) - Friday, March 07, 2008, 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
In this session, we discuss the installation and management pack migration of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. Join us to learn how to properly plan your deployment of Operations Manager 2007. We also look at common Operations Manager 2007 topologies, how to install each of the components, and some new Operations Manager 2007 deployment features. Finally, we look at how to migrate from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and leverage your current investment.
Installation and Management Pack Migration of Operations Manager 2007 (Level 200)
System Center Advanced Application Management (Level 300) - Monday, March 10, 2008, 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Microsoft System Center Wave 2 brings a collection of new and enhanced capabilities for application management. As our customers and partners begin to think about more advanced solutions in their environments, applications now have new options for packaging, delivery, and management. In this session, we highlight the new capabilities for application management from packaging and delivery, to configuration and performance management. We cover the System Center family of products, Microsoft SoftGrid and associated application virtualization technologies, as well as areas such as Terminal Server in the Windows Server 2008 operating system.
System Center Advanced Application Management (Level 300)
Assure the Availability and Performance of Your SharePoint Environments (Level 300) - Monday, March 10, 2008, 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies continue to see widespread adoption as the solution of choice to deliver collaboration capabilities, content management, business processes, and business intelligence (BI). How can you help ensure that your SharePoint environment is available and performing as expected? Join Sacha Dawes, Luis Camara Manoel, and Oleg Glubochansky in this informative webcast to discover how Microsoft System Center delivers centralized, effective monitoring and management of your SharePoint environments. We cover the features and benefits of using Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 and the new SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit, and show how together they can help assure the health, availability, and performance of your Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 deployments.
Assure the Availability and Performance of Your SharePoint Environments (Level 300)
Deploying Operating Systems with Configuration Manager 2007 (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300) - Friday, March 14, 2008, 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
This is the first of two webcasts on Microsoft System Center operating system deployment. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is the successor to Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. In this session, we start with a look at how Configuration Manager 2007 provides control over the operating system for the enterprise. With an architecture that allows for granular control over deployment, Configuration Manager 2007 can help you get the right desktop image, applications, and configuration to the right hardware. Next, we manage the deployment server, and discuss the details of how to use the System Center Configuration Manager Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to set up a deployment task sequence. This is also an opportune time to talk about securing Configuration Manager 2007. Finally, we show you how to create a task sequence and deploy an operating system in a bare metal installation.
Deploying Operating Systems with Configuration Manager 2007 (Part 1 of 2) (Level 300)
TechNet Webcast: Deploying Operating Systems with Configuration Manager 2007 (Part 2 of 2) (Level 300) - Friday, March 21, 2008, 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
In this second half of this webcast series, we employ additional tools that make Microsoft System Center operating system deployment even more useful to the administrator. First, we integrate Windows Deployment Services (WDS) with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to utilize PXE booting. Then, using the Microsoft Deployment Solution Accelerators, we plan and execute a large-scale deployment. We also show you how to track the deployment, using the reporting capabilities in Configuration Manager 2007.
Deploying Operating Systems with Configuration Manager 2007 (Part 2 of 2) (Level 300)
Advanced Operating System Deployment with Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300) - Monday, March 24, 2008, 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Operating system deployment in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager contains a broad range of capabilities and scenarios for both desktop and server deployments. This new series builds on the introductory content delivered at previous Tech Ready events. Here, we focus on task sequence design, image capture methodologies, complex disk and image configurations, as well as integration with disk encryption technology such as Windows BitLocker. This session assumes a base level of knowledge of System Center Configuration Manager operating system deployment.
Advanced Operating System Deployment with Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300)
New KB's
SMS and Configuration Manager
SMS 2003: Only one of the multiple distribution points is added to a package in a multi-tier SMS 2003 hierarchy
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=907311
SMS 2003: The new collection that you created by using the Distribute Software wizard in SMS 2003 does not appear in the user interface
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945639
SMS 2003: The server locator point of Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 is reinstalled every time that the SMS 2003 server restarts
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947680
SMS 2003: The preboot execution environment (PXE) boot images do not appear in the SMSPXEIMAGES$ share in Systems Management Server 2003
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947683
SMS 2003: Support information for the SMS security update scan tools
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947688
SMS 2003: The operation fails on some client computers when you try to distribute software updates by using Systems Management Server 2003
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947690
MOM and Operations Manager
MOM 2005: How to extract an SQL statement from a Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 report
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947678
MOM 2005: Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 reports run slowly or never finish
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947679
MOM 2005: Event IDs 21245 and 21300 are generated after you install Microsoft Operations Manager Web Sites and Services Management Pack for MOM 2005
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947687
ConfigMgr 2007: You cannot install the mobile device management client on a mobile device in System Center Configuration Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947693
OpsMgr 2007: The DPM protection agent service cannot start in System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947682
OpsMgr 2007: You cannot approve pending actions for servers in the "Agent License Limit Exceeded" state even after you add more server licenses in System Center Essentials 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938509
OpsMgr 2007: Report scheduling fails in System Center Operations Manager 2007 when the regional settings on the client computer differ from the regional settings on the server
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938507
OpsMgr 2007: You cannot obtain elevated user rights in management servers and in agents in System Center Operations Manager 2007 or System Center Essentials 2007 environments
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938510
OpsMgr 2007: You experience a delay in fetching "Actions for Tasks" and "Actions for Reports" for a selected row in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939769
OpsMgr 2007: The Optimized Performance Counter Collection rule collects multiple values of 0 (zero) in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=940224
OpsMgr 2007: The "Columns to display," "Sort columns by," and "Group items by text" values in the Inventory View properties are not localized in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941017
OpsMgr 2007: User roles, accounts, and profiles are not translated into Japanese in the Japanese version of System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941045
OpsMgr 2007: A health monitor may display state changes in an incorrect order in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941307
OpsMgr 2007: The HealthServiceStore.edb file size grows to several gigabytes over time in an agent that is running System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941943
OpsMgr 2007: You receive error messages when you try to edit the Web application monitoring settings in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=941977
OpsMgr 2007: The Health service does not start after you install the RemotelyAnywhere program on the Root Management Server in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=942168
OpsMgr 2007: You cannot use Active Directory integration for untrusted domains in System Center Operations Manager 2007
https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=943211
OpsMgr 2007: Error message when you try to run reports in System Center Operations Manager 2007: "Cannot open Database 'OperationsManagerDW' requested by the login"