September 2008 - Technical Rollup Mail - Manageability
News
SMS&MOM https://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx
The Deployment Guys https://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.
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.
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.
Preload Package Tool for ConfigMgr 2007 The SMS 2003 Toolkit tool Package Loader Tool has been updated to support Configuration Manager 2007
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SQL Server Management Pack for MOM 2005 The SQL Server Management Pack monitors SQL Server services and features and their availability.
Windows DHCP 2000/2003/2008 MP for OpsMgr 2007 This Management Pack Monitors DHCP infrastructure health, availability, and performance.
DNS Server 2000/2003/2008 MP for OpsMgr 2007 This management Pack monitors DNS 2000/2003/2008 infrastructure health, availability and performance.
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.
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.
Deployment Service MP for OpsMgr 2007 Monitors Windows Deployment Services infrastructure health, availability and performance.
Windows 2008 Network Policy Server MP The Network Policy Server Management Pack monitors the NPS services and their availability.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Win 2008 Fax Server MP for MOM 2005 The Fax Server Management Pack monitors fax servers and their availability.
Win 2008 Failover Clustering MP for MOM 2005 The Failover Clustering Management Pack monitors Failover Clusters and their availability.
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.
Server 2008 AD CS MP for MOM 2005 The ADCS Management Pack monitors the Windows Server 2008 ADCS role services availability and health.
Win 2008 Network Load Balancing for MOM 2005 The Network Load Balancing Management Pack monitors Network Load Balancing (NLB) clusters and their availability.
Internet Information Services Management Pack for MOM 2005 The Internet Information Services (IIS) Management Pack monitors the performance and health of IIS 7.0.
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.
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).
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.
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. https://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. https://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 Integrationhttps://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032383500&EventCategory=2&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcastshttps://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42364#42364 Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) On-Demand Webcastshttps://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetmms.aspx?tab=webcasts&id=42363 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 On-Demand Webcastshttps://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954245 Information for network administrators about how to obtain the latest Windows Update Agent https://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 https://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 2003https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://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 https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;954641
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