June 2008 - Technical Rollup Mail - Managability
News The Manageability Team Blog https://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx The Deployment Guys https://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/ Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Ships We release Configuration Manager 2007 SP1! It is amazing to see that this was not a release based in bug fix, quite the opposite, there are hardly any hotfixes included in this release. This is a reflection of changes such as the ship of Windows Server 2008 and Vista SP1. With some engineering cycles aligning, we have added some additional features that were ready to go at this time. https://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configmgr/default.mspx System Center Capacity Planner 2007 Model for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Now Available We are pleased to announce the release of the System Center Capacity Planner 2007 Model for System Center Operations Manager 2007. It provides best-practice guidance and hardware-specific knowledge to help information technology professionals make solid architecture decisions when planning a new deployment or changes to an existing deployment of System Center Operations Manager 2007 (v3 and SP1). https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sccp/bb969059.aspx System Center Operations Manager goes Cross Platform! Launched at MMS, the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta extend the best-of-breed monitoring capabilities of Operations Manager 2007 to the HP-UX, Sun Solaris™, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server environments. Also released were new Operations Manager 2007 Interop Connector Betas for IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console and HP OpenView Operations. Documents MOM and Operations Manager System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Documentation This download contains documentation for System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1. Operations Manager 2007 SCW Roles for Windows 2003 The Operations Manager 2007 SCW Roles and Hardening guide help protect and harden your Operations Manager 2007 environment Other SCVMM 2007 Library Maintenance with SCCM 2007 This download includes script samples and a white paper that provides prescriptive guidance for integrating System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and Virtual Machine Manager 2007 to set up an automated process for applying software updates to virtual machines stored offline in a VMM library. System Center Capacity Planner 2007 Datasheet Datasheet for SCCP 2007 Downloads SMS and Configuration Manager Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Update Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Update upgrades a Configuration Manager 2007 RTM installation. Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Eval Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Evaluation is an update to Configuration Manager 2007 RTM. Other Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit - Best Practices Analyzer System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Best Practices Analyzer Tool helps you analyze a group of servers to determine if the prerequisites and best practices are met for MDM deployment. Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit - Client Tools System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Client Tools provides tools to help administrators to troubleshoot connections and monitor device synchronization for Windows Mobile powered devices as part of an MDM system. Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit - Server Tools System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Server Tools provides tools to help administrators manage deployment and cleanup tasks in an MDM system. System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Reporting Services System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Reporting Services provides a reporting and data access service across all areas of an MDM system. Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Resource Kit - Self Service Portal System Center Mobile Device Manager (MDM) 2008 Self Service Portal is a Web-based interface that lets users manage their Windows powered mobile devices in MDM system. Update for Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Gateway Server (KB950135) Install this update to improve the function of the random number generator in the Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Gateway Server. MOM and Operations Manager Windows Server 2000/2003 OS Management Pack Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 Operating System provides the fundamental monitoring basics for computers running the Windows Server 2000 and 2003 Operating System. Window Client 2000/XP OS MP for OpsMgr 2007 Microsoft Windows Client 2000/2003 Operating System provides the fundamental monitoring basics for computers running the Windows Client 2000 and XP Operating System. Microsoft Information Worker Management Pack The Microsoft Information Worker Management Pack monitors the health, reliability, and performance of Microsoft Office applications and certain Microsoft Windows applications. Windows 2000/2003 IIS Management Pack for OpsMgr 2007 The IIS Management Pack monitors Internet Information Services on Windows Server 2000 and 2003 systems. SharePoint Portal Server 2003 MP for OpsMgr 2007 The SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Management Pack monitors the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Management Pack application on Windows Server 2003. Terminal Services 2000/2003 MP for OpsMgr 2007 The Terminal Services Management Pack monitors the individual Terminal Services components on Windows Server 2000 and 2003. WSS 2.0 (2003) Management Pack The Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Management Pack monitors the Windows SharePoint Services application on Windows Server 2003. Host Integration Server 2006 for Ops Mgr 2007 The Host Integration Server 2006 MP for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 monitors the health of computers running Host Integration Server components on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Requires the Backward Compatibility MP version 6.0.5000.12 (or higher). Office Communicator Web Access MP for Ops Mgr 2007 The Microsoft Office Communicator Web Access 2005 Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 monitors the health of computers running Office Communicator Web Access server components on the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. This Management Pack requires the Backward Compatibility MP version 6.0.5000.12 (or higher). 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 MOM and Operations Manager TechNet Webcast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack Life-Cycle Management (Level 300) - Wed 11/06/2008 1PM to 2PM PST Join this webcast to learn how people, process, and technology can help you manage the life cycle of developing or tuning management packs in support of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. In this webcast, we discuss the consideration of roles and responsibilities, the approach to managing overrides, developing custom management packs, version control, and much more. We also discuss how Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) processes play an important part in ensuring a consistent, repeatable approach to managing the life cycle of management packs https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032374498&culture=en-US New KB's SMS and Configuration Manager When you run the Setup program to upgrade a SMS 2003 site database to run System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Setup logging may slow https://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953144 MOM and Operations Manager The OpsMgr Health Service does not start on SCOM 2007 running on Citrix server |