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System Center Configuration Manager Developer(s) Microsoft Corporation Stable release Configuration Manager 2007 R3 SP2 / 2010 Development status Active Operating system Microsoft Windows Platform x86 Available in Multilingual Type Systems management License MS-EULA Website Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager System Center Configuration Manager (CM07 or SCCM or ConfigMgr or Configuration Manager), formerly Systems Management Server (SMS), is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. Configuration Manager provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, operating system deployment, network access protection, and hardware and software inventory.
There have been three major iterations of SMS. The 1.x versions of the product defined the scope of control of the management server (the site) in terms of the NT domain that was being managed. Since the 2.x versions, that site paradigm has switched to a group of subnets that will be managed together. Since SMS 2003, the site could also be defined as one or more Active Directory sites. The most frequently used feature is inventory management, which provides both hardware and software inventory across a business enterprise.
The major difference between the 2.x product and SMS 2003 is the introduction of the Advanced Client. The Advanced Client communicates with a more scalable management infrastructure, namely the Management Point. A Management Point (MP) can manage up to 25000 Advanced Clients.
The Advanced Client was introduced to provide a solution to the problem that a managed laptop might connect to a corporate network from multiple locations and should not always download content from the same place within the enterprise (though it should always receive policy from its own site). When an Advanced Client is within another location (SMS Site), it may use a local distribution point to download or run a program which can conserve bandwidth across a WAN.
The current generation of the product, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, was initially released in November 2007.[1]
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Version history
Product Revision Year of Release Service Pack Feature Pack Version/Build Notes Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.0 1994 Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.1 1995 Systems Management Server (SMS) 1.2 1996 Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 1999 Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 2003 Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 R2 2006 System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 2007 RTM 4.00.5931.0000 System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 SP1 2008 (May) SP1 4.00.6221.1000 System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 SP1 (Updated with KB977203) 2010 SP1 4.00.6221.1193[2] This update (KB 977203) may be run against SP1 or SP2 clients. System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 R2 2008 R2 no change The R2 feature add-on requires at least SP1, and can be installed after SP2. System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 SP2 2009 SP2 4.00.6487.2000 System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 SP2 (Updated with KB977203) 2010 SP2 4.00.6487.2111[3] This update (KB 977203) may be run against SP1 or SP2 clients. System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 R3 2010[4] R3 4.00.6487.2157 The R3 update requires SP2 Client. System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2012 (Formerly "v.Next")[5] 2011 Release Candidate (1)[6] Beta 1 released 2010/05/26
Beta 2 released 2011/03/23
RC1 released 2011/10/28
Current Projected Final Release Date April 2012See also
- Windows Server System
- Microsoft System Center
- System Center Data Protection Manager
- System Center Operations Manager
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Configuration management
External links
- System Center Configuration Manager homepage
- Configuration Manager TechCenter on TechNet
- myITforum.com
- FAQShop (FAQ specifically for SMS and for ConfigMgr)
- SMSUG.ca User Group for SMS in Canada
- The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog
- Nexus SC: The System Center Team Blog
- SCCM - System Center Configuration Manager Blog
- Configuration Manager OSD Feature Team Blog
- Managing Privileged Accounts from within System Center Configuration Manager (Product Datasheet from Lieberman Software)
References
- ^ http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configurationmanager/en/us/trial-software.aspx
- ^ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977203
- ^ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977203
- ^ http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-messenger-connect-configuration-manager-2007-r3-no-longer-in-beta/7679
- ^ http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2010/11/09/announcing-configuration-manager-v-next-official-name.aspx
- ^ http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/configuration-manager/cm-vnext-beta.aspx
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