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February 2008 - Technical Rollup Mail - Manageability

News

 

SMS&MOM

http://blogs.technet.com/smsandmom/default.aspx

 

Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog

http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenter/

 

Downloads

 

SMS and Configuration Manager

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9fe205c9-dff6-4acd-b437-e33df2a991cd%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=2&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3db6f61bdf-cb9c-4a1b-960d-3d99fca87837%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d0d61b34c-b655-4e63-bddd-b809742d1e18%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d71c5619c-3b48-4fb5-91da-bd0ae8db63f1%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7d86c340-03cb-4f3a-895e-d5a8dff7a440%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d639100ae-6cfc-4812-882d-a3d718ff2d48%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SharePoint Server 2007 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3da04acc13-b719-4f5c-9567-f865b05f73b6%26displaylang%3den

 

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your Operations Manager 2007 server roles, and was developed based on recommendations from the System Center Operations Manager Product Group regarding the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de9643fd9-a184-431c-b807-de7561f92e89%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SharePoint Server 2007 server roles, and was developed based on recommendations from the Microsoft SharePoint Product Group regarding the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de67b8d7b-ec3a-46b8-8460-c8a34f0b2287%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc75d9d43-6293-4dbd-b1fd-14dcbfa6ec84%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 MSIT Comprehensive Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SQL Server 2000 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dae5e69a9-357d-4a23-ba6d-35e4b84149f9%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 MSIT Intermediate Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SQL Server 2000 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d33afd9c9-f0b7-4f0f-89ee-62859b7066fb%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 MSIT Intermediate Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d0ddc1c1f-5d09-4b28-9868-de850e5e82be%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 MSIT Basic Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SQL Server 2000 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=14&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd702688f-7af1-4107-a70a-2a19f6afdcab%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2005 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=15&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dfe3a2b70-4ac7-49ee-ba18-748133feead1%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2003 servers in order to support your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=16&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dfe7308e4-a12b-4f47-a82c-3d04efec2613%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=17&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d65dfe5d8-e867-4945-bb7d-e19b7e7e820f%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2005 servers in order to support your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=18&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d976df931-a3cf-40e3-802e-3281b1451835%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2005 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=19&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d14862939-4bb0-4e26-b43a-a5953b484239%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2005 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=20&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d7050d56c-7e5a-479f-b94c-419ede535608%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2005 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=21&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d312505ac-f51c-4642-9a36-78e6974bc5ee%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 MSIT Comprehensive Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your SharePoint Portal Server 2003 server roles, and was developed based on settings used by Microsoft IT in the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=22&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d2720df81-c585-42cf-af80-016e5786f53b%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2000 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=23&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d79d68fb7-f471-4bf2-aefd-cd60c75546f0%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2000 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=24&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d83519002-4ed9-43f2-84e3-3ab1956a173e%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2000 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=25&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d24cd5c8f-e176-433d-b75d-18c06e5f6f76%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2000 servers in order to support your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=26&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd8757847-8ba8-4de2-b7a6-b6f1f610a28c%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your SQL 2000 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=27&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d1629d04c-c5a5-4752-a06f-4bc4584ae1b7%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft and ITIL v3

This paper describes how Microsoft supports and extends the service life-cycle approach of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=28&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dedcaad48-1414-4447-8b1a-a866a146565d%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=29&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d730d685d-5873-433e-ae99-476a6cca64ae%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Windows 2000 servers in order to support your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=30&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d852469e5-f195-4c16-82d6-86b2cc915223%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Exchange 2003 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=31&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d12f480f7-4ef7-4573-bd37-4065bf45b8de%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Exchange 2003 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=32&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd0534cbe-753a-449e-81ca-c2237b6c18b8%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Exchange 2003 servers in order to support your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=33&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dc0e9de62-8c7a-4697-aec8-a31538177c8e%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Exchange 2003 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=34&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9babab34-c78d-4634-af3c-4164a20ee504%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your Exchange 2003 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=35&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d4d3875ac-84c1-4e56-8886-a20f98dcd210%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Assessment Configuration Pack for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your IIS 6.0 servers in order to support your Federal Information Security Management Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=36&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dfe44701d-11dc-44c6-a75c-102a692c490a%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Assessment Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your IIS 6.0 servers in order to support your Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=37&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3ddb25b733-481c-49fa-9e18-62836d0c96be%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Assessment Configuration Pack for Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your IIS 6.0 servers in order to support your Gramm-Leach Bliley Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=38&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d1f68a273-728e-48d3-b2d0-1965905d8952%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Assessment Configuration Pack for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your IIS 6.0 servers in order to support your Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=39&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d418e6a72-02c5-4949-8d85-010d2baec298%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Assessment Configuration Pack for European Union Data Protection Directive (EUDPD)

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to help you establish and validate a desired configuration for your IIS 6.0 servers in order to support your European Union Data Protection Directive compliance efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=40&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d0409ff6f-27aa-48a6-ab27-aa67e3b7bf33%26displaylang%3den

 

MOM and Operations Manager

 

System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Videos

System Center Operations Manager 2007 is next version of Microsoft’s award winning event and performance monitoring solution Microsoft Operations Manager.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=1&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3df4bf4a65-2574-4bf9-b412-234aec418f04%26displaylang%3den

 

Windows Client 2000/XP OS Management Pack

Microsoft Windows Client 2000/2003 Operating System provides the fundamental monitoring basics for computers running the Windows Client 2000 and XP Operating System.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=3&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3df55f1803-eae6-4ed5-b2d2-9e1adf98e325%26displaylang%3den

 

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack Update

The Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Management Pack update is an update to the previously released System Center Operations Manager 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007. This update addresses few enhancements, updated content for rules and monitors and bug fixes.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=4&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d0d7fc438-4eb9-496e-a664-54d43a577576%26displaylang%3den

 

Windows Server 2000/2003 OS Management Pack

Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003 Operating System provides the fundamental monitoring basics for computers running the Windows Server 2000 and 2003 Operating System.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=5&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d3529d233-5e3e-4b51-8f66-5d6f27005ec3%26displaylang%3den

 

WSS 2.0 (2003) Management Pack

The Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 Management Pack monitors the Windows SharePoint Services application on Windows Server 2003.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=6&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d3c6c7a37-82cb-46c4-a300-902d184c9d96%26displaylang%3den

 

Terminal Services 2000/2003 Management Pack

The Terminal Services Management Pack monitors the individual Terminal Services components on Windows Server 2000 and 2003.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=7&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d1428ecfd-8c3e-4779-a383-4c491d2684f3%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft Information Worker Management Pack

The Microsoft Information Worker Management Pack monitors the health, reliability, and performance of Microsoft Office applications and certain Microsoft Windows applications.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd898d5fe-1ff2-4c91-abbe-63adc3bfa1c4%26displaylang%3den

 

SPS 2003 Management Pack

The SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Management Pack monitors the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Management Pack application on Windows Server 2003.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=9&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3ddb3e6fb0-880e-4086-bdef-1d45327f6a84%26displaylang%3den

 

IIS 2000/2003 Management Pack

The IIS Management Pack monitors Internet Information Services on Windows Server 2000 and 2003 systems.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=10&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dd351bca8-182b-4223-8c9e-627e184ba02b%26displaylang%3den

 

Exchange 2003 Management Pack

The Exchange 2003 Management Pack monitors Exchange 2003 deployments and monitors Exchange Server Back-end and Exchange Server Front-End systems (5000.11)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=11&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d9ff454f4-6d34-4fb9-9e0b-f5b68c6edc4f%26displaylang%3den

 

AD Management Pack 2000/2003 Management Pack

The AD Management Pack monitors Windows Server 2000 and 2003 Domain Controllers, as well as providing a Client Perspective monitoring of an AD deployment.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=12&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3d008f58a6-dc67-4e59-95c6-d7c7c34a1447%26displaylang%3den

 

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Configuration Pack for Configuration Manager 2007

This configuration pack contains configuration items intended to manage your Operations Manager 2007 server roles, and was developed based on recommendations from the System Center Operations Manager Product Group regarding the configuration of these server roles.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=8&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3de9643fd9-a184-431c-b807-de7561f92e89%26displaylang%3den

 

Microsoft and ITIL v3

This paper describes how Microsoft supports and extends the service life-cycle approach of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=22&p=13&srcdisplaylang=en&srccategoryid=&srcfamilyid=&u=%2fdownloads%2fdetails.aspx%3ffamilyid%3dedcaad48-1414-4447-8b1a-a866a146565d%26displaylang%3den

 

Events/Webcasts

 

TechNet Webcast: System Center Essentials 2007 Technical Overview (Level 300) - Monday, February 04 9:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 is a new management solution in the Microsoft System Center family of IT systems management products specifically designed for mid-sized businesses. In this session, we begin by describing some of the mid-market challenges IT administrators may face and discuss how System Center Essentials 2007 addresses those challenges. Then we take a closer look at just how System Center Essentials 2007 is able to help you take control of your environment. Join this webcast to see how System Center Essentials 2007 provides a unified management solution that enables IT professionals in mid-sized organizations to proactively manage their IT environment with increased efficiency. In the final section of the presentation, we see how this is accomplished through the management and monitoring of your environment.

TechNet Webcast: System Center Essentials 2007 Technical Overview (Level 300)

 

TechNet Webcast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 Technical Overview (Level 200) - Friday, February 15 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

In this session, we look at the next version of the Microsoft management product, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. There are a number of enhancements from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005; we cover many of these and provide a high-level overview of the installation process. We follow that up with a look at some new monitoring features. Then we discuss the new security and enterprise features, and we conclude by examining the new client monitoring functionality and the new reporting functionality. This session is designed to provide a high-level overview of each of the new functional areas and the enhanced feature set in System Center Operations Manager 2007.

TechNet Webcast: System Center Operations Manager 2007 Technical Overview (Level 200)

 

TechNet Webcast: Client Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Level 200) - Friday, February 29, 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

In this session, we show you some of the new features that we have built into Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. By the end of this session, you will  have a good understanding of what we are doing with client monitoring. We start off with a look at some customer challenges around client monitoring and then explain the Microsoft short-term and long-term vision for client monitoring. Next, we discuss the approach that we have taken to make client monitoring as flexible as possible with features like Agentless Exception Monitoring, Aggregated Client Monitoring, and Critical Client Monitoring. We wrap up the webcast with a look at the management packs we are delivering specifically for client monitoring.

TechNet Webcast: Client Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager 2007 (Level 200)

 

New KB's

 

Event ID 2115 is logged, and a management server generates an "unable to write data to the Data Warehouse" alert in System Center Operations Manager 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945946

 

Error message when you try to remove the System Center Operations Manager 2007 database role: "Error 1324. The folder path 'Microsoft SQL Server' contains an invalid character"

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946425

 

When you restart Root Management Server, the Health Service does not start in System Center Operations Manager 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946417

 

The Root Management Server encryption key is unavailable after you replace or reinstall the Root Management Server server in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=946421

 

Error message when you try to rename a new subfolder in a shared folder on the network after you use the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack to deploy Windows Vista: "The <SharedFolderName> folder does not exist"

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944405

 

Systems Management Server 2003 clients cannot download a software package from a BITS-enabled Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 distribution point on a Windows Server 2008-based computer

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=945635

 

Software updates cannot be deployed if the software update catalogs that are imported by System Center Updates Publisher 3.0 contain a /qn switch in the command line

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=944693

 

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