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What’s coming in Sccm 2007R2 aka Sccm 2007R2: 10 reasons to upgrade

What’s coming in Sccm 2007R2 aka Sccm 2007R2: 10 reasons to upgrade. Kim Oppalfens SCUG.be. SCUG.be. Founded in 2008 Microsoft System Center product family Related Knowledge (posts, forums, downloads) Membership is free Community Events 4x/Year More Info? www.scug.be

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What’s coming in Sccm 2007R2 aka Sccm 2007R2: 10 reasons to upgrade

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  1. What’s coming in Sccm 2007R2aka Sccm 2007R2: 10 reasons to upgrade Kim Oppalfens SCUG.be

  2. SCUG.be • Founded in 2008 • Microsoft System Center product family Related Knowledge (posts, forums, downloads) • Membership is free • Community Events 4x/Year • More Info? • www.scug.be • Alexandre verkinderen, Yves Jansens, Kenny Buntinckx

  3. Agenda • Who am I? • Why have a R2 release so soon after Sccm 2007? • Reason1: Forefront Client Security integration • Reason 2: client health reporting • Reason 3: SQL Reporting Services-based reports

  4. Agenda (Continued) • Reason 4-6: operating system deployment enhancements • Reason 7-10: Microsoft Application Virtualizaion integration

  5. Forefront Client Security integration • DCM Configuration pack • Baseline that checks • FCS Agent installed • Recent scan, signatures up-to-date? • FCS services running? • What’s missing? • Support for distributing the antivirus signature files as software updates. • Signature files distributed using software distribution feature, could be dynamic based on DCM

  6. client health reporting • Built upon the scenarios in the SMS 2003 Client Health Tool • External service which queries site systems and ConfigMgr clients for client status on agent activity and overall health • Reports on key indicators of client activity to help administrators monitor and maintain the health of their ConfigMgr clients

  7. Client health reporting (continued) • Monitors ddr, hw/sw inv, status messages, policy requests, ping (icmp, wmi connect, services running) • Health metrics stored in Sccm 2007 R2 database • Runs on a 32-bit host system external to configmgr site system roles

  8. SQL Reporting Services-based reports • New server role called the “Reporting Services Point” • Ability to convert/copy classic SMS reports to Report Definition Language format and publish them to a Reporting Services Point (report server) • New node under “Computer Management -> Reporting” for accessing the SRS ConfigMgr reports • Ability to manage, browse and run SRS ConfigMgr reports from the ConfigMgr Console

  9. Microsoft Application Virtualization integration • Integrated virtual application server infrastructure • Streamed virtual application delivery from Sccm distribution point • Roaming support for virtual application delivery • Dynamic application delivery

  10. Microsoft Application Virtualization integrationIntegrated virtual application server infrastructure • Requires Microsoft application virtualization 4.5 • Customer needs to be licensed for MDOP • Support stand-alone mode, which allows for Sccm 2007 R2 integration • Uses Sftmime command-line to deliver virtual applications

  11. Microsoft Application Virtualization integrationStreamed virtual application delivery from Sccm distribution point • Streaming component installed on Sccm distribution point • Virtual Applications delivery can be pre-provisioned or streamed • Roaming support for virtual applications

  12. Microsoft Application Virtualization integrationDynamic application delivery • Thinks Sms 2.0 “Remove when advertisement no longer applies” • Not the same problem as Sms 2.0 solution because you have virtual applications • User & computer targetting supported • Application delivery / removal and upgrades supported

  13. Operating System deployment enhancements • Multicast support • Unknown computer support • Tasksequence credentials

  14. Operating System deployment enhancementsMulticast Support • Multicast of OS images to Windows PE • Requires DP running Windows Server 2008 with WDS • ConfigMgr multicast builds on WDS multicast • Like WDS, 2 modes: ScheduleCast and AutoCast • ScheduleCast: Maximum wait time or minimum client amount exceeded • AutoCast: CarrouselCast

  15. Operating System deployment enhancementsUnknown computer support • Removes the need to pre-create a computer record via Import Computer Info • Works with boot media and PXE boot • Implemented with two new resources that can be put into collections and targeted with task sequences • x86 Unknown Computer • x64 Unknown Computer • Warning: You can unexpectedly re-image a computer! So use with care

  16. Operating System deployment enhancementsTasksequence credentials • Can specify credentials on Run Command Line task sequence action • Provides “Run As” capability • For applications such as SQL Server that should be installed under a specific account • Unfortunately doesn’t let you run step as logged on user

  17. Resources • http://www.scug.be/sccm/blogs • http://connect.microsoft.com (Ms Virtual app & confimgr 2007R2 beta)

  18. Q&A Kim Oppalfens SCUG.be

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