Microsoft Supportability e-Newsletter : System Management Server

SMS 2003 SP3 and SMS 2003 R2

Support News Editor — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:15:00 GMT

If you have not gotten word by other means, SMS 2003 SP3 has shipped and is available on the web for download here ! There has however been some confusion over the SMS 2003 R2 product in conjunction with the SP3 release which I hope is cleared up by the...(read more)

ITMU version lower than v3 will not detect latest software updates

gbs — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:22:00 GMT

As mentioned before in the newsletter, ITMU (SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates) should be upgraded to version 3 now as lower versions will not detect new software updates from March 2007. This is becoming a hot issue recently, so some customers...(read more)

Troubleshooting SMS Advanced Client Install Issues

gbs — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 08:53:00 GMT

SMS Advanced Client push installation consists of three main phases. These are: Pre-installation phase - The SMS Client Configuration Manager connects to the target client and verifies the client's operating system and client information. The client installation...(read more)

Recent Common SMS Support Issues

gbs — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:38:00 GMT

We’d like to bring you attention to three recently released Knowledge Base articles which address some common issues SMS support has seen as of late. The first involves the Patchinstall.exe program and how it may be successfully invoked. This article...(read more)

Announcing RTM of SMS 2003 R2 International Version

gbs — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:44:00 GMT

Adding support for French, German, and Japanese, SMS 2003 R2 International Version has been released to manufacturing. SMS 2003 R2 brings additional functionality to SMS 2003 including system vulnerability assessments and 3rd party/custom updating. Inventory...(read more)

Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates General FAQ

gbs — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:23:00 GMT

Q: Why is Microsoft releasing an update to ITMU? A: This release is so that ITMU customers are able to utilize the new scan catalog format being released for Windows and Microsoft Update. Q: Why is a new scan catalogue being released? A: Because of the...(read more)

How to implement SQL 2005 on SMS 2003 and MOM 2005

gbs — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Both SMS and MOM require SQL server as a data store solution. As SQL 2005 is released for several months, you may have request to implement SQL 2005 for SMS and MOM. To prevent all potential upgrade issue and ensure the productive SMS and MOM work well after SQL 2005, I listed the pre-requirement list and the common issues....(read more)