Configuration Manager 2007 R2 with App-V VS App-V Only R2+App-V App-V Only Remarks Virtual Package Preparation App-V Sequencer App-V Sequencer Virtual Package Upgrade App-V Sequencer+R2 Console App-V Sequencer+App-V Console Virtual Package Management R2 Console App-V Console Virtual Package Storage R2 Distribution Point and Branch Distribution Point App-V Streaming Server with Scripting (Content Replication) R2+AppV is better for Branch Office and Large Deployment Scenarios Virtual Package Assignment

- Required Components o App-V Sequencer for Virtualize the Application and Package Upgrade o App-V Client o Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Infrastructure o No MSI Utility required - Preparation Tasks o In Configuration Manager, Create a new package from definition file-<Tools\VirtualApp\AppVirMgmtClient.sms> with the default option. o Rollout this App-V Client Package. o Enable Virtual Application Package Advertisement in Advertised Programs Client Agent. o Enable BITS Option in Distribution

Finally, I spent about 2 weeks to finalize the "Real Steps" for Active Upgrade Office 2007 RTM Virtualized Package to Office 2007 SP1. Here are the Steps that I used. You can download the Step by Step Instruction from this Blog.

From the Community request. Here are the GPO Compliance Baseline configuraton without CP Studio. Create a new GPO and import the Security Template or use the existing GPO with the imported Security Template. Select the GPO in the Group Policy Tab, Click Properties. Remember the Unique name of the GPO. Click Cancel Twice. In SCCM Console, Click Desired Configuration Management. Right Click Configuration Item and create a new general configuration item. In the Settings Tab of the Wizard. Click New

In some cases, we may want to use SCCM DCM to verify that the SCCM Client applied the specified GPO or not. It is a very difficult task because you may not sure that what you should use to query this information from the client machines or Active Directory. And SCCM DCM does not provide the feature for you to import the GPO/Security Template for the compliance checking. I tried to use Active Directory Query and Registry, but the result is not very well. Finally, I use WMI Query to query the client

I just completed some PoC for the customers in the last afew months. And these PoC included the solutions from the System Center partners, such as 1E, Jalasoft, AVIcode, excSoftware and Silect Software. And i want to share my experience on these great partner solutions with all of you. Operations Manager: -AVIcode Intercept Studio/SEViewer. It is a great partner solution for monitor Microsoft .NET in Operations Manager. It enables Operations Manager to monitor .NET Executable Applications, ASP.NET

The System Center Operations Manager 2007 team is excited to announce that System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 has Released-to-Manufacturing (RTM), and is now available for download! This release of SP1 marks an important milestone for the System Center Operations Manager 2007, making the product easier to support, easier to use, and easier to deploy. The goals that this Service Pack addresses include: Address critical customer initiated issues, including a roll-up of all hot-fixes. Improve

The OpsMgr 2007 Reports Authoring Guide just released. You can download it in this blog post.

556056 HOWTO: Create System Center Operations Manager 2007 task to execute a VB Script http://support.microsoft.com/kb/556056

There are the great post on Kevin Holman's Blog: Custom Properties for Alert Descriptions and Notifications: Alert Descriptions: Event info: (Updated by Daniel) 1. Publisher Name - $Data/PublisherName$ 2. Event Number - $Data/EventNumber$ 3. User Name - $Data/UseName$ 4. Event Description - $Data/EventDescription$ Service Monitor: Service Name - $Data/Context/Property[@Name='Name']$ Service Dependencies - $Data/Context/Property[@Name='Dependencies']$ Service Binary Path - $Data