February 2010 – Technical Rollup Mail – Manageability
News System Center Catalog now on Pinpoint You may or may not have noticed it yet, but the System Center Catalog has been transitioned over to Microsoft Pinpoint, which should be your first stop to find out about all the different management packs, connectors, extensions and applications available from Microsoft and its partners for System Center. Through Microsoft Pinpoint you can search for extensions and add-ons for Operations Manager, Configuration Manager, Data Protection Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, and Essentials, and the catalog will continue to be updated as new and updated solutions become available. https://pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/systemcenter/managementpackcatalog The Manageability Guys https://blogs.technet.com/manageabilityguys/ Steve Rachui's Manageability blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr https://blogs.msdn.com/steverac/ Configuration Manager & SMS Modena RC2 Feature Complete released to Microsoft Connect Modena focuses on “extending” some of the functionality already available in System Center Configuration Manager 2007’s OSD features. Developed internally at Microsoft as the first solution used to deploy 10,000+ Windows 7 images, the MPSD Engineering team is sharing it as one blueprint for your Windows 7 deployment. The Modena solution focuses on enabling user-driven upgrades for Windows 7 clients and with this release is feature complete. You can take Modena for a test-drive today utilizing all the features available by joining our Connect Program and downloading the RC2 bits. SMS 2003 enters Extended Support, new website launched On January 11, 2010, SMS 2003 Mainstream supported concluded. With the mainstream support cycle ending for SMS 2003, we wanted to collect as much assistance as possible in 1 place for our customers who may be considering a migration to our current platform: https://www.microsoft.com/smserver https://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/ TAP nominations for the next version of System Center Configuration Manager are now open The Technology Adoption Program is designed to provide a consistent experience for Microsoft customers to obtain real-world customer feedback on Microsoft pre-release products. There are many benefits for our TAP customers, to name a few: · Lead the market by adopting critical enabling technologies early · Influence and shape the final product by providing early and deep feedback · Connect with expertise to obtain a deep understanding of strategic emerging technologies For all the details and a link to the nominations page see: SCCM and SQL Reporting Services With the R2 release, SCCM now supports the use of SQL Reporting Services as a reporting solution. This will be the direction for reporting going forward and offers a good number of exciting possibilities for building impactful custom reports. In the January edition of Technet magazine I publish an article discussing this feature and showing a sample method for building custom reports - Create a Robust, Integrated Reporting Solution https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee914611.aspx The new OS deployment options included in the upcoming ConfigMgr 2007 R3 Jeff Wettlaufer posted a cool video demonstrating the new "Prestaged Media" deployment option included in the upcoming ConfigMgr 2007 R3 over on the System Center Team blog. It's only about 4 to 5 minutes long so if you have a few spare cycles today and you haven't already seen it you should stop by and check it out: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 International Client Packs are now available International Client Packs (ICPs) contain international-language clients to use with System Center Configuration Manager (SC Config Mgr) 2007 SP2. ICP downloads contain only the Config Mgr client files, not the English-language SC Config Mgr 2007 SP2, which is required. The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog https://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/ The Deployment Guys https://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings https://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/ Paul Thomsen at myITforum.com https://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/pthomsen/default.aspx Operations Manager & MOM The Operations Manager Support Team Blog https://blogs.technet.com/operationsmgr/ Other System Center Virtual Machine Manager https://blogs.technet.com/scvmm/ The App-V Blog https://blogs.technet.com/Softgrid/ Documents Configuration Manager & SMS The Configuration Manager Service Pack Install Guide This document was created to help in troubleshooting Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 (SP2) install failures. This document is not entirely specific to Service Pack 2 and can apply to Service Pack 1 installs, upgrades from SMS 2003 to SCCM, and future service pack or Configuration Manager versions that rely on .mof file compilations, SQL SPNS, provider DLLs, etc. Downloads Operations Manager & MOM Distributed File Systems (DFS) 2003 Management Pack The Distributed File System 2003 Management Pack monitors events placed in the Application event log by DFS and raises alerts to indicate possible service outages or configuration problems that require operator intervention. Compute Cluster Server 2003 Management Pack Monitors events placed in the Application event log by Compute Cluster Server 2003. Highlights events that may indicate possible service outages or configuration problems, so you can quickly take corrective or preventative actions. 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). Forefront Server Security for SharePoint 10.x Management Pack The Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint (with SP1) Management Pack monitors SharePoint Servers for virus and worm activity. Events/Webcasts Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364 Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcasts https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42365 Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcasts https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42555 Microsoft System Center Overview On-Demand Webcasts https://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42366 New KB's Configuration Manager & SMS Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: You receive an error message when you configure a named instance of SQL Server 2005 as the Client Status Reporting database in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 (Updated) https://support.microsoft.com/kb/959975/EN-US Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: The memory allocation for the Wmiprvse.exe process keeps increasing when you update the membership rules of a collection frequently on a computer that is running System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/977056/EN-US Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: A properties setting of a deployment management object is unexpectedly changed on a computer that is running System Center Configuration Manager 2007 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/977057/EN-US Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: The Distribution Manager does not honor the "Number of retries" and "Delay before retrying (minutes)" retry settings on SCCM 2007 SP1 site servers https://support.microsoft.com/kb/978875/EN-US Sys Center Config Mnger 2007 AL: Error message when you try to use a push operation to install System Center Configuration Manager 2007: "Error 5: Access is denied" https://support.microsoft.com/kb/978902/EN-US Sys Mgmt Svr Ent Ed 2003 EN: The Windows Update Agent version is not inventoried after the hardware inventory runs on Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 2 or on SMS 2003 Service Pack 3-based clients (Updated) https://support.microsoft.com/kb/940182/EN-US Operations Manager & MOM Sys Center Ops Mgr 2007 SP1: A computer may be listed in the Agent Managed pane of the Operations console in System Center Operations Manager 2007 with the same name as the gateway server that was just installed (Updated) https://support.microsoft.com/kb/978357/EN-US Other Sys Center Essentials 2007 SP1: A push installation of the Operations Manager 2007 agent on a computer that is running Terminal Services fails https://support.microsoft.com/kb/978360/EN-US Sys Ctr Mobile Dvc Mgr 2008 EN: A hotfix rollup package is available for System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 |