September 2008 – Technical Rollup Mail – Manageability






News


 


SMS&MOM


http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx


 


The Deployment Guys


http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/default.aspx


 


Ops Mgr 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta Refresh Now Available
https://connect.microsoft.com/programdetails.aspx?ProgramDetailsID=2249


 


Downloads


 


SC Config Mgr 2007 SP1 Asset Intelligence Catalog Update


This package will update the Asset Intelligence Configuration Manager SP1 catalog to fix the MPC issue, correcting the LU_MSProd table.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d6d7edf02-8a2a-4856-82c1-adde11529ac7%26displaylang%3den


 


Systems Management Server 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Update


SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Dell Updates is an add-on to SMS 2003 that enables customers to use the SMS 2003 Software Update Management feature to update their Dell servers.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d92a9bb94-1806-487b-a697-92492bf8cc8e%26displaylang%3den


 


ENERGY STAR Power Management Assessment CP for SCCM 2007


This configuration pack uses ENERGY STAR program criteria to assess display and hibernation settings on Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc8324323-2159-4e49-988c-3505653eaa26%26displaylang%3den


 


Preload Package Tool for ConfigMgr 2007


The SMS 2003 Toolkit tool Package Loader Tool has been updated to support Configuration Manager 2007


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc36fcda8-9336-4d44-9568-5530ff7635dd%26displaylang%3den


 


SC Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 ICPs


International Client Packs (ICPs) contain international-language clients to use with System Center Configuration Manager (SC Config Mgr) 2007 SP1. ICP downloads contain only the Config Mgr client files, not the English-language SC Config Mgr 2007 SP1, which is required.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d76739d39-50a9-436f-9c3b-32a1aafb9154%26displaylang%3den


 


Service Level Dashboard Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007


This Solution Accelerator enables you to accurately measure and report on end-to-end system availability and performance of business critical applications in your organization.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d67ef9823-631b-49b7-9d7f-9f125bdf27ae%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows Print Server MP for OpsMgr 2007


This management pack monitors the performance and availability of the Print Server role running on various Windows Server operating systems.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7cb26de3-7658-4c47-aefa-2136c48f4603%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows 2008 Fax Server MP for OpsMgr 2007


This management pack monitors the performance and availability of the Fax Server role running on the Windows Server 2008 operating system.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d34284a50-df38-492a-8137-bede68fe8b94%26displaylang%3den


 


Cross Platform Extensions Quick Start Guide


This Quick Start Guide contains the release notes, system requirements, and installation and configuration information for the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions beta. Guidelines on how to use the solution are also included.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d273ec947-f8f3-4467-ad56-8e90fdb45d61%26displaylang%3den


 


Exchange Server 2003 MP for OpsMgr 2007


The Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack monitors Exchange 2003 deployments and monitors Exchange Server Back-end and Exchange Server Front-End systems.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9ff454f4-6d34-4fb9-9e0b-f5b68c6edc4f%26displaylang%3den


 


SQL Server Management Pack for MOM 2005


The SQL Server Management Pack monitors SQL Server services and features and their availability.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d79f151c7-4d98-4c2b-bf72-ec2b4ae69191%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows DHCP 2000/2003/2008 MP for OpsMgr 2007


This Management Pack Monitors DHCP infrastructure health, availability, and performance.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2694e87c-76e0-417b-ad0f-5897e46fff88%26displaylang%3den


 


DNS Server 2000/2003/2008 MP for OpsMgr 2007


This management Pack monitors DNS 2000/2003/2008 infrastructure health, availability and performance.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d633b718f-5fe8-47d5-a395-8203f8ec354f%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows Server 2008 Operating System MP for MOM2005


The Windows Server 2008 Operating System Management Pack provides the fundamental monitoring basics for computers running the Windows Server 2008 Operating System.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc2c4f129-eeb6-41e1-b630-ef5a3e357226%26displaylang%3den


 


Server 2008 Application Model MP for MOM 2005


The Application Server Management Pack monitors the components which are part of the Application Server role, including COM, COM+, DCOM, RPC and MSDTC.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d48e0c6ad-9352-4baf-86d6-818c0b457d50%26displaylang%3den


 


Deployment Service MP for OpsMgr 2007


Monitors Windows Deployment Services infrastructure health, availability and performance.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d5883d85e-3b50-4c4f-bef4-355fcea4b035%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows 2008 Network Policy Server MP


The Network Policy Server Management Pack monitors the NPS services and their availability.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d71e02704-5cb5-49e5-b88b-b4dccf31aec5%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows Server 2008 Active Directory MP for MOM 2005


The Microsoft Windows Active Directory Management Pack provides monitoring of your Active Directory service and its required subsystems across a single forest or multiple forests.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3db516e614-814a-4277-abf9-8d5315d2ba06%26displaylang%3den


 


Streaming Media Services MP for OpsMgr 2005


The Streaming Media Services Management Pack monitors the performance and health of Windows Media servers running on Microsoft Windows Server 2008.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de812e726-ba96-4cfb-b901-287f1381bcaa%26displaylang%3den


 


Active Directory Rights Management Services for MOM 2005


The Active Directory Rights Management Services (ADRMS) Management Pack monitors the performance and health of ADRMS 2.0.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d91056dd5-e3f9-4d2e-8f88-2dae36f9e837%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows 2008 DHCP Service MP for MOM 2005


This Management Pack monitors the health, availability, and performance of the Windows DHCP service, including scopes and superscopes.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3def5eaf57-71b3-4e84-a012-dc876e11ff40%26displaylang%3den


 


Win 2008 Fax Server MP for MOM 2005


The Fax Server Management Pack monitors fax servers and their availability.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d3425ec8f-cac4-408b-81b8-e68264408775%26displaylang%3den


 


Win 2008 Failover Clustering MP for MOM 2005


The Failover Clustering Management Pack monitors Failover Clusters and their availability.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dbf72a741-373b-45ee-876d-b23a0b457dea%26displaylang%3den


 


Active Directory Federation Services MP for MOM 2005


The Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Management Pack monitors the health of the Windows Server 2008 version of AD FS.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=19&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d10aea769-04de-4a38-baf8-9f500e697328%26displaylang%3den


 


Server 2008 AD CS MP for MOM 2005


The ADCS Management Pack monitors the Windows Server 2008 ADCS role services availability and health.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=20&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d15edbfeb-0b7d-4baf-a7bd-6bb84a6b822d%26displaylang%3den


 


Win 2008 Network Load Balancing for MOM 2005


The Network Load Balancing Management Pack monitors Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters and their availability.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=21&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d18e356e0-dfbb-47d8-b397-e11dc6b82f0d%26displaylang%3den


 


Internet Information Services Management Pack for MOM 2005


The Internet Information Services (IIS) Management Pack monitors the performance and health of IIS 7.0.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=22&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de70b26b6-adc6-42d2-ad52-d186415519f2%26displaylang%3den


 


SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit


This Solution Accelerator provides a set of System Center Ops Manager 2007 Management Packs for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (including SP1). The Toolkit also includes user documentation for each of the Management Packs.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=23&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de4600fd9-f53d-4ded-88bf-6bb1932794f9%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows 2003 Group Policy MP for OpsMgr 2007


Provides Group Policy health monitoring and knowledge base of useful information to help administrators resolve an issue when Group Policy fails to process. Requires OpsMgr 2007 MOM 2005 Backward Compatibility MP Update 6.0.5000.1 (or higher).


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=24&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d52459150-85bd-4acb-90be-2ee5df18e1a8%26displaylang%3den


 


Windows 2008 Group Policy MP for OpsMgr 2007


Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 monitors the health, availability, and performance of the Microsoft group policy client component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008.


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=25&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d12a29de3-7147-4488-8b1d-5825892f2b05%26displaylang%3den


 


SC DPM 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package (KB954641) (x64)
This package addresses issues with the DPMRA Service, a missing Calculate link option when creating a protection group, and an error message when configuring secondary protection. It also enables protection of data local to the DPM server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3d8eefde76-1a94-4096-ba3a-829eb954e422%26DisplayLang%3den


 


SC DPM 2007 Hotfix Rollup Package (KB954641) (x86)
This package addresses issues with the DPMRA Service, a missing Calculate link option when creating a protection group, and an error message when configuring secondary protection. It also enables protection of data local to the DPM server.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3fFamilyID%3df80129c7-1754-4ea0-9cf3-425f87b9ebd1%26DisplayLang%3den


 


Events/Webcasts


 


Windows HPC Server 2008 with Operations Manager 2007: A Dynamic Integration
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032383500&EventCategory=2&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US


 


Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364


 


Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363


 


Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts
http://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365


 


New KB's


 


System Center Configuration Manager 2007


List of fixes that are included in System Center Configuration Manager Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;953649


 


How to manually determine the license and sale origin channel information for a software product when the Asset Intelligence reports in SMS 2003 with Service Pack 3 do not report the correct channel information
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;941461


 


System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 is unable to remove AMT user ACLs during the provisioning process for AMT 2.x computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;956337 


 


Error message when you use the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1-based Configuration Manager Configuration Manager console to check software distribution point settings
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;955388


 


You cannot use the Out of Band Management console in Configuration Manager 2007 to connect to computers that use versions of Intel AMT that are earlier than version 3.2.1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954718


 


The SMS_Executive service process (Smsexec.exe) in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 may crash if you have Intel AMT-related software installed
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;955126   


 


A distinguished name that contains more than 100 characters and that is discovered from Active Directory for an AMT host causes the SMS_EXECUTIVE service to crash in System Center Configuration Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;955355 


 


Systems Management Server 2003


The "PREINST /SYNCPARENT" command replicates discovery and inventory data and triggers a software inventory resynchronization in SMS 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954245


 


Information for network administrators about how to obtain the latest Windows Update Agent
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;946928


 


How to manually determine the license and sale origin channel information for a software product when the Asset Intelligence reports in SMS 2003 with Service Pack 3 do not report the correct channel information
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;941461 


 


Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 SP2, and Windows XP SP3 are not listed as supported platforms for software distribution, update management, or desired configuration management in Systems Management Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;953027


 


SMS 2003 with Service Pack 3 cannot deploy a package to client computers that are running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;939332


 


System Center Operations Manager 2007


Information for network administrators about how to obtain the latest Windows Update Agent
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;946928


 


The Root Management Server (RMS) of System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 or Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1 becomes unstable or unusable if a management pack is imported
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;951526


 


Support for running System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 and System Center Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1 on a Windows Server 2008-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;953141


 


Description of the hotfix rollup package for System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 and for System Center Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1: July 25, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954049


 


The Monitoringhost.exe process may consume all the CPU resources when a large amount of performance data is created by using a managed data source module in System Center Operations Manager 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954903


 


Operations Manager 2005


Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Service Pack 1 support for Windows Server 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;953140 


 


System Center Data Protection Manager 2007


Description of the hotfix rollup package for System Center Data Protection Manager 2007: July 31, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954641 


 

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