System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 Released

The
Configuration Manager Product Group have released an updated version of the
Toolkit for ConfigMgr 2007. Re-introducing a number of features that were
present in the SMS 2003 Toolkit. The revived features are:

- Delete Group Class

MP  
Troubleshooter

• Preload
  Package
• Send
  Schedule

Plus all the
features of the first version:

- 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.
  -   
    New  
    in 2007: In addition to removing the entries in the GroupMap and AtttributeMap  
    tables, Delete Group Class Tool also removes the inventory stored procedures,  
    schema views and tables.

• 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.

• Desired
  Configuration Management Substitution Variable Tool - A tool used by desired
  configuration management content administrators for authoring desired
  configuration management configuration items that use chained setting and
  object discovery.

• Management
  Point Troubleshooter Tool - A tool that checks a computer system before and
  after a management point installation to ensure that the installation meets the
  requirements for management points. -
  New
  in 2007: MP Troublshooter Tool can detect WebDAV rules and will provide simple
  automatic fix, which will help admin to correct issues like WebDAV authoring
  rules. Also supports Native Mode.

• Policy
  Spy - A policy viewer that helps you review and troubleshoot the policy system
  on Configuration Manager 2007 clients.

• Preload
  Package Tool - A tool used to manually install compressed copies of package
  source files on Configuration Manager 2007 sites. -
  New
  in 2007: Preload Package Tool now supports compressing packages before
  transferring them across the network.
  Supported Packages: Software Distribution Package, Virtual Application
  Package, Boot Image, Operating System Image, Operating System Install Package
  and Driver Package.

• Security
  Configuration Wizard Template for Configuration Manager 2007 - The Security
  Configuration Wizard (SCW) is an attack-surface reduction tool for the
  Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. Security Configuration
  Wizard determines the minimum functionality required for a server's role or
  roles, and disables functionality that is not required. The Configuration
  Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 Security Configuration Wizard template supports new
  site system definitions and enables the required services and ports.

• Send
  Schedule Tool - A tool used to trigger a schedule on a Client or trigger the
  evaluation of a specified DCM Baseline. You can trigger a schedule either locally
  or remotely. -
  New
  in 2007: Send Schedule Tool can now trigger DCM Baseline evaluation.

• Trace32
  - A log viewer that provides a way to easily view and monitor log files created
  and updated by Configuration Manager 2007 clients and servers.

The new
toolkit comes as an all in one MSI package and can be downloaded here:

System
Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2

 

This post was contributed by Rob York, a
Dedicated Supportability Engineer with Microsoft Premier Field
Engineering, UK.