SCOM 2007 R2 Resource Kit is released

The Resource Kit for SCOM 2007 R2 has been released. It will include 3 important tools:

• Scheduled Maintenance Mode
• Clean MOM - to cleanly remove installation of R2
• MP Event Analyzer - to analyze event based rules and monitors

Check out Rob's post on the SCOM Product Team Blogsite: http://blogs.technet.com/b/momteam/archive/2011/06/03/system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2-admin-reskit-released.aspx

MDT 2012 Beta launched

The MDT 2012 Beta program is publicly launched. Access it here:

https://connect.microsoft.com/site14

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit has been used very effectively by our team to assist in deployment of Windows 7 operating systems. Using the MDT2010 tool, we've used it together with SCCM to extend capabilities of the Task Sequencing engine.

excerpt from the from the Beta Team...

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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Beta 1 rides the next wave of System Center releases with support for System Center Configuration Manager 2012. For Lite Touch installations, MDT 2012 improves the overall client-side user experience, while also providing behind-the-scenes enhancements for partitioning, UEFI, and user state migration. These features, combined with many small enhancements, bug fixes, and a smooth and simple upgrade process, make MDT 2012 Beta 1 more reliable and flexible than ever.

Key Benefits:

• Fully leverages the capabilities provided by System Center Configuration Manager 2012 for OS deployment.
• Improved Lite Touch user experience and functionality.
• A smooth and simple upgrade process for all existing MDT users.

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