1. Presented by Garth Jones
Enhansoft

2. MDOP
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◦ Application Virtualization
System Center
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Virtual Machine Manager 2008
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Data Protection Manager 2007
◦
Operation Manager 2007
◦
Configuration Manager 2007
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3. Garth is Chief Architect of Enhansoft, an Ottawa
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company that develops products and services to
extend the value of System Center Configuration
Manager 2007, SMS, Operation Manager, MOM
and Virtual Server. He started working with
Systems Management Server when it was a v1.1
(1996).
Garth Jones is the founder of the Ottawa

Windows Server User Group (OWSUG) and it’s
associated study group. He is an MVP for System
Center Configuration Manager, is member of the
myITforum Community Council.

4. •Regular updates
1 •Faster upgrade cycle, separate from Windows®
Provide immediate ROI
•Minimal deployment effort
•Run out of the box
2 Deliver end-to-end solutions •Integrate with existing management solutions
•>95% of MDOP customers are (very) satisfied *1
3 Lower Desktop TCO •$70-$80 net cost savings per PC per year
using MDOP *2
*1, Microsoft MDOP customer study. Base: Current MDOP customer n=108, non-
MDOP customer n=367
*2, MDOP ROI Analysis by Wipro

6. Presentation
Virtualization
Application
Virtualization
Desktop
Virtualization
Server
Virtualization

7. Tools Functionality
• System Center • Capacity
Tools Functionality
Virtual Machine management
Operating
Manager
• Event management • System Center • Change management
• System Center Configuration
• Performance • Release management
Operations Manager
management
Manager • Configuration
• System Center
• Application management
• System Center Essentials
management
Capacity Planner • License management
• Operations
• System Center
management
Essentials
Microsoft
Supporting
System Center
Optimizing
Tools Functionality
Tools Functionality
• System Center • Service Desk
• System Center Data • Storage Service Manager
• Service monitoring
Protection Manager management
• Incident management
Changing • Problem management

9. A centralized management application solution for
the virtual datacenter.
Maximize Resources
Centralized virtual machine deployment and management
Intelligent placement of Virtual Machines
Fast and reliable P2V and V2V conversion
Comprehensive service-level enterprise monitoring with
Operations Manager
Increase Agility
Rapid provisioning of new and virtual machines with
templates and profiles
Centralized library of infrastructure components
Allow for delegated management of VMs
Manages ESX Servers too!
Leverage Skills
Familiar interface, common foundation
Monitor physical and virtual machines from one console
Fully scriptable using PowerShell
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10. Virtual
Virtual
Machines
Server
VMware
Context
Cluster
Sensitive
Actions
yper-V
Cluster
Filters Live
Thumbnail
VM
Management Information
Selection

12. Online Snapshots (up to 512)
Disk-based
Recovery
Active Directory®
System State
Every 15 minutes
Up to
DPM 2007
Tape-based
with integrated Disk & Tape
Archive
Windows Server 2003
Windows XP
Windows Server 2008
Windows Vista
Offline tape
file shares and directories
DPM 2007
Continuous Data Protection for Windows Application and File Servers
Rapid & Reliable Recovery from disk instead of tape
Advanced Technology for enterprises of all sizes

14.  Proactive management of your IT
services
 Integrated monitoring of distributed
applications, the end user
End-to-End
perspective, and supporting
Service
infrastructure
Management
• Reduces your problem resolution time
• Management packs that include Microsoft
expertise for applications, servers, and
Best of Breed clients
for Windows
• Simplifies managing your IT environment
and improves time to value
•
Increased Role based security, self monitoring
Efficiency and infrastructure, and improved scalability
Control

15. Alert Views
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◦ Display source and severity of alerts and other
details
◦ Shows what is happening/what has happened
State Views
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◦ Display systems and current status
 “Traffic light” color-scheme
◦ Shows current health in a clear “healthy or
unhealthy” manner
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16. End to End Monitoring = watching all of

these things
True Service Health = health of all

subcomponents
16

17. There are a number of predefined Management
Packs:
Active Directory
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SQL Server
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Windows DHCP
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Windows DNS

Microsoft Windows Server Cluster
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Windows Client 2000/XP/Vista Operating System
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Etc.
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19. 1
2
6
Asset Management
Software Distribution
Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
3
5
4
ConfigMgr Reporting
Operating System
Deployment
Security

20. Primary features:
• Hardware/software inventory
• Software distribution
• Operating system deployment
• Software updates
• Software metering
• Network Access Protection
• Desired state configuration
• Mobile device management
• Remote tools

21. Administration support features:
• Reporting
• Queries
• Wake On LAN
• Backup and recovery
• Discovery
• Collections
• Advertisements
• Remote control

22. New features:
• Desired configuration management
• Network Access Protection for
Configuration Manager
• Wake On LAN
• Changes to the console
• Security mode
• Updated remote control tool
• Software updates

23. All Asset Intelligence features from SMS2003
SP3, plus:
◦ Recent Usage Inventory
 SCCM metering agent will inventory the last time any executable was running in
the user context
 Data returned through hardware inventory
 Additional reports will help you answer the “When was the last time this was used?”
question
◦ Auto-created Metering Rules
 Last Usage Inventory can be used to auto-create full metering rules which you can
decide to enable
 Simplifies the process of creating metering rules
◦ Asset Change Summarization
 A summary of changes to computer assets is stored in a central table
 Managing deltas help reduce the complexity of asset management
 Additional reports help you answer the “What has changed recently in my
environment?” question
◦ Client Access Licenses usage tracking for Microsoft Windows and
Exchange
 Both User and Device CALs usage is tracked
 Based on Security audit logs
 Additional reports answer the “who used up the CALs” , “when did they do that”
questions

24. DEMO

25. • Highly automated solution for
assessing, migrating and
deploying windows server and
client operating systems
• Common toolset and process
• End-to-end deployment
automation support
• Assess migration readiness for
Windows Server 2008, Vista and
Office 2007
• Built in reports for minimum
and recommended settings
• Enable dynamic deployment of
drivers at runtime
• Organize, replicate and deploy
packages Optimized for
Comprehensive Enhanced
Windows and
• Utilize Windows PnP detection
Deployment Insight and
Extensible
and Updating Control
Beyond

26. •Core OS deployment mechanism
•Delivered to clients as policy via MP
•Sequence of steps to execute
•Steps prior to deploying new OS
•Steps in Windows PE to deploy new OS
•Steps after the new OS is deployed
•Completely hands-off for full automation of
the process
•Two kinds of actions
•Built-in actions provided within product
•Custom actions command line driven, VBscript,
Batch etc.
•Task Sequence can do other actions:
•Capture images
•Deploy Application chains
•Administer complex activities
•More (unlimited) Optimized for
Comprehensive Enhanced
Windows and
Deployment Insight and
Extensible
and Updating Control
Beyond

27. Similar to OpsMgr Management Pack
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Some of the pack are:
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◦ ENERGY STAR Power Management
◦ Security Compliance Management Toolkit Series
◦ Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or 2007
MSIT Basic Configuration Pack
◦ Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Assessment
Configuration Pack for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
◦ System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Configuration Pack

28. 70-400 Microsoft System Center Operations
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Manager 2007, Configuring
70-401 Microsoft System Center
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Configuration Manager 2007, Configuring
70-403 System Center Virtual Machine
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Manager 2008, Configuring
70-656 Microsoft Desktop Optimization
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Pack, Configuring

29. Q&A