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System Center Configuration Manager 2007 | "R2 is RTM"

La version R2 de Configuration Manager 2007 vient d'être annoncée RTM (blog de Carol Bailey).

Cet add-on R2 est disponible sous la forme d'un fichier MSI, a installé sur votre serveur SCCM 2007 disposant déjà du dernier service Pack 1 de Configuration Manager (il s'agit d'un pré-requis).

R2 n'est disponible "gratuitement" pour les clients disposant déjà d'une licence SCCM que si celui-ci dispose d'une Software Assurance sur SCCM ou, comme indiqué dans mon précédent post sur le mode de licensing de SCCM, par l'acquisition d'une nouvelle licence SCCM.

Les apports du R2 pour SCCM (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161883.aspx):

• Application Virtualization Management. For more information about managing virtual applications created using the Microsoft Application Virtualization platform, see About Virtual Application Packages.
• Forefront Client Security Integration. For more information, see About Forefront Client Security Integration with Configuration Manager 2007 R2.
• SQL Reporting Services Reporting. Allows you to report on Configuration Manager activity using SQL Reporting Services.
• Client Status Reporting. Provides a set of tools and Configuration Manager 2007 reports to assess the status of client computers, sometimes referred to as "client health." Clients that show a change in activity patterns might need administrative intervention.
• Operating System Deployment Enhancements. The following enhancements are included in Configuration Manager 2007 R2:
  • Unknown computer support—In Configuration Manager 2007 R2, you can deploy operating systems to computers using a PXE service point without first adding the computer to the Configuration Manager database. For more information, see About Unknown Computer Support for Operating System Deployment.
  • Multicast deployment—Previously, all operating system deployments used unicast. Multicast can make more efficient use of network bandwidth when deploying large images to several computers at the same time. For more information, see About Multicast for Operating System Deployment.
  • Running command lines in task sequences with credentials other than the local system account.

Autre lien trés intéressant et qui mérite d'être mis en valeur : la mise à jour de la documentation produit pour SCCM 2007 SP1 R2 avec notamment les rubriques suivantes :

• Step-By-Step Example Deployment of the PKI Certificates Required for Configuration Manager Native Mode: Windows Server 2008 Certification Authority
• Setup Command Line Options
• Configuration Manager 2007 Supported Configurations and Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 Supported Configurations
• ...

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