Security & Management

Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Standard Edition Training Guide

Finally, I completed my BDD 2007 Training Guide.=)

You can download it and use it to migrate users, deploy Windows Vista, Office and other applications.

PS. I will write another guide for additional information of Windows Deployment Service, Application Compatibility and Office 2007 Deployment later. (Maybe =P)

30-Jun Training Guide Updated

System Center Service Desk

To automate IT Service Management, it is necessary to implement a single point of contact in the service desk for all service requests, knowledge, and workflow, and for processes such as incident, problem, change, and asset management. This paper provides a high-level description of the Microsoft System Center solution for IT Service Management currently under development and code-named “Service Desk” (“SD”)

Microsoft System Center “Service Desk”

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/systemcenter/sd/default.mspx

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BDD 3.0 Training Guide-Table of Contents

Business Desktop Deployment 3.0 STD Edition for Windows Vista Training Guide.[Part 1]

Author:Daniel Lai, MVP-Management Infrastructure

Table of Contents

Concept 

Lab Environment 
-Deployment Server  
-Windows Client (Upgrade, Refresh, Replace-Source)
-Blank Client (New, Replace-Destination)
-Reference Computer (Master Image) 

Prepare the Deployment Server 

Prepare USMT for Users Migration 

Prepare Microsoft Office Unattended Installation 

Configure Distribution Share 
-Add Operating Systems 
-Add Applications 
-Add Build 
-Add Deployment Point 

Deploy the Build 
-Upgrade Computer Scenario 
-Refresh Computer Scenario 
-Replace Computer Scenario 
-New Computer Scenario 

Appendix 
-Capture the Master Image 
-Deploy the Master Image

In fact, how many people want to get it?=P

Any suggestions?

MOM 2005 Mobile Phone Operator Console

Michel tried to change the Japanese MOM 2005 Mobile Console to English SUCCESSFULLY! Great!

"Here are the steps I've taken:

1. Download the “mom2005Mpc.exe” at http://www.microsoft.com/japan/mom/evaluation/mpc.mspx
2. Download and Install the “mobile components update 4.0” from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=02FA15FE-40D9-4DCE-9BB1-4DD61A5B7CCB&displaylang=en
3. Install the “mom2005Mpc.exe” . Just click the buttons you normally will click. Choose all the programs to install. The setup will create 2 websites on the given ports (default 1280 and 1281). It will also create an database MOMMPC on the database server you selected during the install. This database will contain 3 tables and stored procedures needed for the web service to authenticate the mobile devices.
4. Connect to the mobile phone console website http://localhost:1280/default.aspx You will see this in Chinese….   
5. Change for the MobilePhoneConsole website the web.config as following. Search the text “DefaultLocaleId” and change the value to 1033. This is English US. Now we are almost there.
6. Connect again to http://localhost:1280/default.aspx . You will see this in English. Log on with a correct user that has mom privileges. I used the local administrator. Now you will see the “device not approved” message.
7. Go to the SQL server where the database MOMMPC and tables are created. Go to the table “MPChwId” . Query the table. You will see an entry in it . Change for al rows the vaule from the column “IdStatus” to 2. And change the “LocaleId” to 1033.
8. Connect to http://localhost:1280/default.aspx And you will see it WORKS!!

Have fun with it.

Michel"

Source: http://blogs.infosupport.com/michelk/archive/2006/06/14/7818.aspx

SCOM 2007 Beta 2 Lab Installation Summary

Windows Server

1. Install Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Edition With SP1 or R2 (32Bits-Management Server, 32Bits/64bits-OM Database, 32Bits-Reporting Database).
2. Run dcpromo to promote the Windows Server to Domain Controller.
3. Restart the Machine.
4. Create Management Server Action Account (Member of Domain Admins) and SDK and Config Service Account (if needed).
5. Create Data Warehouse Write Action Account (Member of Domain Admins).

Management Server and Database

1. Install IIS, ASP.NET and Network COM+.
2. Install SQL Server 2005 Standard or Enterprise Edition with SQL Server 2005 Server Components Prerequisites-.NET Framework 2.0.
3. Install Database Services and Reporting Services.
4. Install WinFX RunTime Components (Internet Connection Required)
5. Install Windows "Power Shell".
6. Run the Default.hta in the Installation Package.
7. Click Check Prerequisite, check the Operation Database, Server, Console, Monad Command Shell. Reporting, Data Warehouse checkboxes. Click Check.
8. Close the Prerequisites Check.
9. Click Install Operations Manager 2007. Click Next, Accept the EULA and Complete the Product Registration. Click Next.
10. Configure the Custom Setup Page. Click Next.
11. Click Next in the Prerequisites Check Page.
12. Specify the Management Group name and Configure the MOM Administrators. Click Next.
13. Specify the Database Instance, Click Next.
14. Configure the Database and Log File Options, Click Next.
15. Specify Management Server Action Account, Click Next.
16. Specify the SDK and Config Service Account (Local System or Domain User). Click Next.
17. Enable or Disable the Error Reporting, Click Next and Start the Installation of the Management Server and Database.
18. When the installation completed, Click Finish.

Reporting Server and Database

1. Run the Default.hta in the Installation Package.
2. Click Install Operations Manager 2007 Reporting
3. Click Next, Accept the EULA and Complete the Product Registration. Click Next.
4. Configure the Custom Setup Page. Click Next.
5. Specify the Reporting Services Server, Click Next.
6. Specify the Root Management Server (The 1st installed Management Server of the Management Group), Click Next.
7. Specify the Database Instance, Click Next
8. Configure the Database and Log File Options(The default database name for reporting is OperationsManagerDW), Click Next.
9. Specify Data Warehouse Write Action Account. Click Next and Start the Installation of the Reporting.
10. When the installation completed, Click Finish.

NOTE| It is just a BASIC installation. Without AD Integration, MP Authoring and other new features configuration. To test the features and enhancement of SCOM 2007 Beta2. Follow the instruction of the Beta2 Scenarios Document on the Beta Site.

Business Desktop Deployment for Windows Vista

Many things have changed in Windows Vista that will significantly help ease the deployment processes. These include the new out-of-the-box imaging technologies, the XML-based migration scripts, new tools for image engineering (ImageX and System Image Manager), enhancements to the unattend.xml format, as well as an updated version of the Business Desktop Deployment Solution (BDD 3.0) to provide guidance on deployments. As with any advancement in technologies, getting the maximum benefit requires understanding the tools and technologies, some experimentation and absorption time along with best practices on deployment.

BDD 3.0 will be the best practice guidance on how to optimally deploy Windows Vista and the 2007 Office system. A pre-release version of BDD 3.0 will be available for download on June 8. This download will include all the deployment tools you’ll need, as well. To provide guidance and simplify deployments, BDD uses an integrated deployment workbench, built on top of innovative deployment tools such as ImageX, System Image Manager, Windows PE 2.0 and Windows Deployment Services.

More Information: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/deploy/bddguid.mspx