The Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 contains 11 downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Configuration Manager 2007. The following list provides specific information about each tool in the toolkit:
- Client Spy – A tool that helps you troubleshoot issues related to software distribution, inventory, and software metering on Configuration Manager 2007 clients.
- Delete Group Class Tool – A tool used to remove inventory group definitions along with history data, tables, views and stored procedures for the group.
- Desired Configuration Management Migration Tool – A tool used to migrate from the DCM Solution for SMS 2003 to DCM in ConfigMgr 2007.
- Desired Configuration Management Model Verification Tool – A tool used by desired configuration management content administrators for the validation and testing of configuration items and baselines authored externally from the Configuration Manager console.
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Ben Armstrong, a Program Manager on the core virtualization team at Microsoft recently posted a blog with powershell and vbscript examples that will allow an administrator to boot up virtual machines (built with Windows Virtual PC) directly via scripting. He argues it will provide the following benefits:
- Automated testing
- Patch deployment
- Faster launch
Read his blog to view and download the scripts.
Microsoft is offering a free eBook covering its prominent virtualization technologies that include -
- Server Virtualization (Hyper-V, Server 2008 Virtualization, Virtual Machine Manager 2008)
- Application Virtualization (App-V)
- Desktop Virtualization (Enterprise Desktop Virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)
- Presentation Virtualization (Terminal Services)
- Profile Virtualization (Roaming Profiles, Folder Redirection, Offline Files)
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The Microsoft IT Environment Health Scanner is designed for administrators who want to assess the overall health of their Active Directory and network infrastructure. The tool identifies common problems that can prevent your network environment from functioning properly.
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This Asset Intelligence Catalog Update can be installed on computers running Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 SP3 or System Center Configuration Manager 2007 with no service pack installed. This update adds new software titles and several additional updates to the Asset Intelligence catalog without modifying any custom Asset Intelligence catalog information.
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Update Rollup 8 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) resolves issues that were found in Exchange Server 2007 SP1 since the software was released. This update rollup is highly recommended for all Exchange Server 2007 SP1 customers. For a list of changes that are included in this update rollup, see KB968012.
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SCOM & SCCM Add-In
Visio Add-In for System Center allows IT professionals to visualize data from the System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) by generating the diagrams for each machine configured for it.
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Products: SMS 2003, SCCM 2007
Issue: SMS Advanced Client Installation
When you try to install SMS Advanced Client on a system, you receive an error log at ccmsetup.log file referring –
MSI: SMS Advanced Client does not support per-user installations
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