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Update 6/26 - OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update!

We are still waiting for a hotfix from the Windows team. Unfortunately this has delayed us being able to support Windows Server 2008 for another month.

The OpsMgr team is working with the Windows team on getting the necessary hotfixes ready for release. Links for these hotfixes will be available on the KB article that will be published end of July.

Here is a heads up on what we are tentatively planning on supporting

In place upgrade from Windows Server 2003 with SP1 (x86 and x64) and above to Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) supports the Agent component with hotfixes.

Note: The Windows Server 2008 ia64 operating system does not support upgrading from Windows Server 2003. Additional information can be found here - http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/8519f859-7159-4dae-ba4c-8ed791c01be01033.mspx?mfr=true

Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Server components (x86 and x64) on a clean install of Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) is supported with hotfixes.

Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Agent component (x86, x64, ia64) on a clean install of Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) is supported with the following hotfixes.

Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Agent component (x86, x64, ia64) on a clean install of Windows Server 2008 (Server Core) is supported with hotfixes.

Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Operational Database, Data warehouse, Audit Collection Database and Root Management Server components (x86 and x64) on a clean install of Windows Server 2008 (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) Cluster is supported with hotfixes.

Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Server component (x86, x64, ia64) on a clean install of Windows Server 2008 (Hyper-V) will be supported when Hyper-V releases following hotfixes.

Installing OpsMgr 2007 SP1 Agent component (x86, x64, ia64) on a clean install of Windows Server 2008 (Hyper-V) will be supported when Hyper-V releases with hotfixes.

Windows Server 2008 Management Packs

Windows Server 2008 Base OS MP will be available around the same time as we release the hotfixes for Windows Server 2008.

- Rob Kuehfus

Published Wednesday, May 07, 2008 10:52 PM by rkuehfus

Filed under: Management Packs, Documentation, Tips, Deployment, Setup, Best Practices

Comments

# re: OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update! @ Friday, May 09, 2008 5:41 PM

Hi Folks, RTM+90 days was May 4th, does this mean the release of this KB is imminent? :) Thanks! Any hope on getting what the KB# will be in advance?

bday

# OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update @ Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:47 PM

The OpsMgr team is working with the Windows team on getting the necessary hotfixes ready for release

Rod Trent at myITforum.com

# re: Update 5/28 - OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update! @ Friday, May 30, 2008 11:27 AM

Will there also be a MP released anytime soon for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory?

N Rotzinger

# re: Update 5/28 - OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update! @ Monday, June 02, 2008 7:20 AM

Sigh I was waiting to install MOM 2007 until the hotfixes were available so I could install on server 2008. Why another month?

Dave

David Clark

# re: Update 5/28 - OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update! @ Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:47 AM

Is it possible to get the hotfixes earlier? We have a customer, which realy need the mp for Windows Server 2008

Andreas

Andreas Luebbers

# re: Update 5/28 - OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 update! @ Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3:17 PM

Must be nice to keep changing the dates for release! I remember a couple of years ago Microsoft said a product will not be released until a MP is available for it. That evidentlly has changed and we are now back to 90, 120 or who knows how long after RTM of the new product.

Enterprise customer, once again, are suffering!

Point being, how can anyone upgrade to newer software if there is not a monitoring mechanism for it?

When is the AD MP for 2008 coming out?

In an "Enterprise" environment it is impossible to take the risk of not monitoring, so we continue to wait, while the infrastructure suffers on old outdated software. Starting to think we should have just went to 2003 and stayed away from 2008 server completely.

Not to mention, we need to install our RMS on a 2008 Server build 64 bit, since we do not have a build for 2003 64 bit, but still are waiting for it to be certified!

Very frustrating!!!!

Brad T

# OpsMgr 2007 with SP1 Support for Windows Server 2008 delayed by another month @ Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:03 PM

According to the MOM Team blog , there has been a delay in providing the necessary updates to make OpsMgr