Riedwaan Bassadien Solutions Specialist Management Solutions Microsoft

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New Features
Copy Package Wizard Maintenance Windows Branch Support

Improvements
Improved Package cache control Binary delta replication Client Branding Wake on LAN

Device = CE, PPC, Windows Mobile (SmartPhone) Basic Management

Hardware/Software inventory File collection Software distribution Settings management - Password policy management, Security policy management

Support for Smartphone

Over-the-air management of devices Connection Management

Internet Based Management

Fallback Status Point

LOB Device Management

CE on ARM at RTM

Deployment
Automated client distribution via SMS Advanced Client desktop Full integration with SCCM 07 Over-the-air client upgrade

The way to deploy Vista/LH in an enterprise

Major upgrade to OS deployment functionality

Significant enhancements from SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack Brings in server deployment from ADS

Integrated part of ConfigMgr 2007 Simplify planning for Vista/LH upgrade Unified client and server deployment Use Vista/LH tools Enhanced security

End-to-end deployment
Fully automated Wipe-and-load upgrade Bare metal deployment w/PXE Side-by-side Fully offline deployment Integrated Vista upgrade planning

Yes
Yes Yes Loose integration w/RIS BDD scripts No No

Yes
Yes Yes Built-in integration w/WDS Yes, w/built-in SMP Yes Yes

Full server deployment

Security Flexibility/customizability Vista/LH compatibility

No
Good Good Good

Yes
Much stronger Excellent Excellent

Device driver management

No

Yes

Core mechanism for controlling all OS deployment operations Sequence of steps to execute
Steps prior to deploying new OS Steps to deploy new OS Steps after the new OS is deployed

Completely hands-off for full automation of the process

Manage clients without a VPN

Road Warriors (Sales force, Consultant) Point Of Sale (Restaurant, Retail store, Gas station) Employees home computers Roam in and out intelligently

Converge with standards based technology

PKI for certificate management SSL/TLS for secure HTTP communication Firewall for SSL termination
Deliver a secure and reliable infrastructure to enable IT administrators in an enterprise to manage computers on the internet with the same level of control as computers on the intranet.

Vision
Define configuration baselines Identify required and prohibited configurations Audit compliance of Windows systems

Core Scenarios
Detect configuration drift Improve Helpdesk troubleshooting and time-toresolve Regulatory compliance reporting Change verification

Configuration Item (CI)

Units of configuration that can be detected, applied, and removed from ConfigMgr managed machines
Application CI Operating System CI General CI Software Updates CI

Configuration Baseline
A complex type of CI composed of other CIs which are:
Required Optional Prohibited

Can be assigned to collections for compliance monitoring

DCM CIs / Baselines

ConfigMgr Database
Windows Server 2003 CI 401K Application CI Antivirus Software CI

ConfigMgr Admin Console

Compliance State Tables

401(k) Application Server Baseline

4 WMI 5

Active Directory File

Script SQL

XML

Registry

Software Updates

Configuration Manager Client

IIS

MSI

Compliance assessment
Security updates / vulnerability assessment Application updates

Update deployment
Full Microsoft update content Zero-day and routine deployments Simplified admin experience

Also manage non-Microsoft software updates

OEMs and software vendors (ISVs) Internally-developed applications

Key Improvements
WSUS Integration Software Updates use DCM channel
Taking advantage of all Microsoft Update content SCCM clients no longer using offline catalog (wsusscan.cab)

Software Distribution and Software Updates no longer compete

Update compliance through state messages alleviates pressure on hardware inventory

Custom Updates integrate into SCCM

Allows for third party or LOB updates to be created outside of the Microsoft patch process and added to scan catalog

Authorization lists

Simplified Wizard using template Selective download of binaries

Core Engine

Bundled updates Custom severity categories

Completely rewritten! Significantly faster performance Using Vista native collaboration technology
Back-ported to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 Underlying protocol: RDP

Same basic functionality as SMS 2003:

Configuration for end-user acceptance of new session

3 levels of access
Full control View only None

Still integrated with Remote Assistance

Inventory
SMS 2003 SP3 AssetMetrix features added Last Usage Inventory Auto-created Metering Rules from this

Discovery
Discover Extended AD Attributes Pre-populated with default attributes Ability to add additional attributes to discover

Supports hosting SCCM 2007 Site DB on SQL 2005 Clustered Server VSS-based backup
Services off-line for minutes Snapshot data moved to backup location

SCCM 2007 is a major upgrade of SMS functionality that provides features for
Network Access Protection OS Deployment Internet-based client management WSUS integration for software update management Desired configuration management Service windows/collection variables Device management of Smartphones over the air

SCCM 2007 beta 2 will be full featured

Availability in Q1 of 2007 Join the open beta and evaluate the changes!

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