1. Microsoft Technology Lab BRINEL, Cluj-Napoca, 18.05.2010

2. Introduction to System Center Essentials 2010 Adrian Stoian IT Trainer & Consultant

3. Agenda Introduction to System Center Essentials Installation & configuration −Installation Scenarios & Prerequisites −Installation Process −Configuration Steps Features −Integrated Virtualization Management −Essentials Monitoring −Software Deployment −Update Management Additional resources

4. “Keeping OS and applications updated with the latest patches is time-consuming” “E-mail is critical for my company, server downtime is bad for business” “Software installation for desktops should be quick and easy – it’s not!” “End-user troubleshooting is manual for us – telephone, e-mail, and remote desktop in Windows XP” “Our hardware and software inventory is in spreadsheets. It’s hard to pull it all together” IT Pressures of medium Businesses “My servers are getting old and it is harder to keep them running” “I’m expected to do more and save money without any more staff”

5. Unified solution for midsize businesses A unified solution with a single console for managing your physical and virtual servers, desktops, hardware, software, and IT services Simple execution of complex management tasks like troubleshooting end user issues, monitoring, creating and managing virtual servers, software deployment IncreasedEfficiency UnifiedExperience Proactive Management Monitoring, troubleshooting and asset tracking to keep your IT environment secure and up-to-date

6. 255025050010 Small Business Mid Market Lower MidmarketCore Midmarket Upper Midmarket Enterprise MS Segment # of PCs Home Users User info Do It Yourselfer (DIY)* IT Generalist IT Specialist Manages server as secondary responsibility Manages server as primary but shared responsibility 1-2 full time IT Generalists 5-10 full time IT Generalists with some area of focus Specialists per workload System Center Family of Products 100 Platform System Center Products Workgroup Edition

7. Unified management experience Unified management experience Virtualization creation & management Virtualization creation & management Simple setup Simple setup Comprehensive monitoring Comprehensive monitoring Update management Update management Software and hardware inventory Software and hardware inventory Software deployment Software deployment Integrated reporting Integrated reporting Integrated management designed for medium sized companies with up to 50 servers and 500 Clients

8. The Roadmap for Essentials Essentials 2007 Essentials 2007 SP1 Essentials 2010 May ’07 RTM March ’08 SP1 May ’09 CTP Fall ’09 Beta Spring ’10 RTM

9. IncreasedEfficiency UnifiedExperience Proactive Management Integrated Virtualization ManagementIntegrated Virtualization Management Dynamic Computer GroupingDynamic Computer Grouping Server limit increased to 50Server limit increased to 50 Auto-Manage Updates & DeadlineAuto-Manage Updates & Deadline Software Distribution TargetingSoftware Distribution Targeting Management Pack Importer for MonitoringManagement Pack Importer for Monitoring Quick provisioning of new virtual machinesQuick provisioning of new virtual machines Easy machine conversions from physical-to- virtualEasy machine conversions from physical-to- virtual Intelligent placement of virtual workloadsIntelligent placement of virtual workloads

10. Foundation Technologies System Center Essentials foundation technologies: −Operations Manager 2007 −Windows Server ® Update Services 3.0 −Microsoft SQL Server ® 2008 −Microsoft Update Essentials Server requires −Windows ® 2003 Service Pack 2 −Active Directory ® −SQL Server 2008 SP1 −Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 −Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 and 3.5 SP1 *Support for virtualized computers

11. Supporting Platforms Essentials Server −Windows Server 2003 Standard, Enterprise SP2 or later −Windows Server 2008 Standard, Enterprise −Windows Small Business Server 2008 x64 only −Windows Essentials Business Server 2008 x64 only System Center Essentials management console and database may be installed on remote systems separate from the management server (up to 5 consoles) Essentials virtualization management can be installed only on servers running Windows Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition (x64 only), or on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard or Enterprise Edition SQL Server 2008 Express, Workgroup, Standard, and Enterprise SP1 or later

12. Supporting Platforms (cont.) Managed Nodes Clients: −Windows XP SP2 or later −Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate −Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate edition Servers: −Windows Server 2003 web, Standard, Enterprise SP2 or later −Windows Server 2008 standard, Enterprise −Windows Essentials Business Server 2008 x 64 only

13. Supporting Platforms (cont.) Essentials Server Prerequisites Hardware: −2.8 GHz or faster processor(s) −4 GB of RAM (Recommended) −20 GB of Disk Space (Recommended) 1GB on System Drive; 150 GB of available hard disk space if planning virtualization Software: −Windows Server 2008 with IIS 6 or 7.0 &.NET 3.5 SP1 −.NET Framework 3.0 Infrastructure: −Active Directory −Domain Admin/Group Policy Admin rights(optional)

14. Supported Deployment Topologies The System Center Essentials management server, reporting server, and console are all installed on a single computer. The reporting server is installed on a different computer than the System Center Essentials management server. A System Center Essentials console can be installed as a stand-alone component on a computer other than the System Center Essentials management server. Up to five remote Essentials consoles can be used at a time. Any System Center Essentials 2010 component can be installed on a domain controller. System Center Essentials 2010 can manage computers or network devices that are in a different domain from the System Center Essentials management server, as long as the domains are in the same Active Directory forest.

15. Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Installing Essentials Get up and running quickly! Abstracts the complex process of installing Simple 10-screen setup Interactive prerequisite checker to analyze readiness Contextual help, ToolTips and Validation Installation 64-bit and 32-bit server hardware Flexible SQL Server configurations New in 2010 Automated Prerequisite Remediation Modular Setup of Components Dynamic updates at install time Core Management Packs Only Migration to Essentials 2010 for VMM WG and Essentials 2007

16. System Center Essentials Installation

17. 1. Setup

18. 2. Registration

19. 3. License Agreement

20. 4. Select components

21. 5. Prerequisites check

22. 6. Prerequisites install

23. 7. Continue

24. 8. Files location

25. 9. Virtual Machine file location

26. 10. Admin account

27. 11. Data reporting

28. 12. Summary

29. 13. Console

30. 14. Finish

31. 15. Console

32. Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Configuring Essentials Simple to configure, guided step-by-step Wizard-driven experience for initial configuration Product configuration Computer and Device Discovery Update Management configuration New in 2010 Improved out-of-the-box experience Extended criteria for Scheduled Discovery Policy conflict detection Monitoring Configuration Wizard recommends monitoring experience automatically imports and updates MPs

33. Unified Experience Unified Console Single view of the IT environment Overviews w/ summaries and health Integrated virtualization that’s simple to use Easy to find workspaces w/ pertinent data In-line tasks, reporting and help New in 2010 Overview pages w/ contextual click-thru Streamlined group creation for common attributes Notification Banners for new MP’s Streamlined management tasks Custom views w/ search support

34. Unified Experience Inventory & Reports Keep track of hardware and software assets 60+ HW & SW inventory attributes HW – WMI properties SW – Add/Remove Programs Inventory is preset and reported every 22 hours Inventoried only if a change in is detected Designed from signed inventory rules CAB file Visibility thru ready-to-use reports Daily Health Report providing quick status 180 reports out of the box New reports available w/ each imported MP Common reports available from each overview page New in 2010 Virtualization Candidates Host Virtual Machine Utilization Security & Critical Update Compliance Report

35. Unified Experience Console Highlights SummaryView ManagementWorkspaces VirtualSummary ContextSensitiveActions Tutorials&Community Common Tasks MachineGroups

36. Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Virtual Machine Management Maximize your resources Virtualization management completely incorporated Reduced learning curve with workspace integration Comprehensive monitoring of total physical and virtual server environments (OS, apps and services) Rapid provisioning of new hosts and virtual machines Fast and reliable P2V and V2V conversion Flexibility for your environment Win 2008 Server & Hyper-V for new 64-bit Win 2003 Server & Virtual Server for existing 32-bit Virtualization as a setup component Import of existing virtual servers, including VMWare

37. Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Virtual Machine Management 2010 Virtualization Features Host Configuration Virtual Machine Creation Copy VM from another server (P2V or V2V) Snapshots of VM’s for quick backups Intelligent Placement Simplicity from the start Pre-configured virtual machine templates Short task based wizards Automated network configuration Enterprise-class functionality for midsized businesses

38. Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Physical-to-Virtual Conversion Intuitive and easy to use Core feature of Essentials, no additional infrastructure or costs per conversion 5 step wizard based experience Automatically retrieves source configuration Configurable storage, memory, CPU, etc. Preserves network settings and MAC addresses Optional source shutdown Intelligent Placement to identify hosts Automatically determines best host for a VM Uses VM properties and host configuration Factors in Memory, Disk size, Network, CPU Recommendations for easy decision

39. Increased Efficiency Increased Efficiency Virtualization Intelligent Placement CPU, Network, and Disk Load Physical Disk and Memory Requirements Configuration VM Result of Disk Capacity and Memory Check Disk Capacity and Memory Check Capacity Planning Technology Normalized Host + VM Load Existing Load Configuration Host Performance and ConfigurationRecommendation Hosts grouped into: RecommendedCompatibleIncompatible

40. Proactive Management Essentials Monitoring Monitor your IT environment end-to-end Rich knowledge out of the box to help diagnose & fix alerts Simple in-line tasks to click and “fix it now.” Remote control support for managed clients & servers Ability to customize monitoring Network devices with SNMPv1 or v2 Notification of problems via email, pager, or SMS 2010 Investments Monitoring import & maintenance via the web Inline Notification Creation Service Level Wizards & Reports

41. Proactive Management Essentials Monitoring Management Packs Essentials uses same MP’s as Operations Manager Refined for midsized environments to cut noise Add custom monitoring from partners & vendors Microsoft MP’s available for download http://technet.microsoft.com/en- us/sce/cc462787.aspxhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en- us/sce/cc462787.aspx Remote Troubleshooting Detailed information on user’s PC configuration Perform remote tasks right from the console Ping, List Processes, IPConfig, etc.

42. Unified Experience Software Deployment Quickly Administer & Distribute Software Deploy software applications for clients & servers Simple 5-step application install wizard Support for MSI and EXE applications Parameters defaulted requiring minimal knowledge to deploy software Deployment status reporting Install now support Easily uninstall applications deployed New in 2010 Support for common targeting filters Modify properties of existing packages Localized title/description during package creation

43. Unified Experience Update Management Easily Configure & Track IT Updates Update management for Microsoft and 3 rd parties Multi-member group support for flexible targeting Compliance & status reports across the IT environment “Big Red Button” for installation of pressing updates Built upon WSUS technology New in 2010 Auto-manage the software updates needed Auto-approval deadlines- “Set and Forget” Ability to sync with MU multiple times daily Simple view for ‘Needed updates’

44. Essentials Overview

45. Feature Comparison With OpsMgr 2007 Monitoring OpsMgr 2007 Essentials 2010* Essentials 2010 difference Monitoring of Windows Servers, Clients, Hardware, Software and Services √√ Essentials ships with a Network device management pack Management Packs with Expert Knowledge √√ Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) √√ Add Monitoring Wizard √√ Reporting√√ Essentials data storage limited to 40 days. No report authoring Branch office monitoring √√ Essentials 2010 is a single server solution; no tiered connection of servers Role-based security √ Local or domain admin only for Essentials 2010 server Connector Framework √ Audit Collection Services √ Web Console √ Cross-platform support √

46. Feature Comparison With ConfigMgr 2007 Configuration ConfigMgr 2007 Essentials 2010* Essentials 2007 difference Patch Mgmt (Microsoft and Third party) √√ Software Distribution √√ Essentials offers basic.MSI and.EXE deployment with optional command line parameters. No advanced packaging capability. Hardware and Software Inventory √√ Essentials collects 60+ fixed software and hardware attributes. Configuration Manager 2007 inventory is extensible Branch office updates and software dist. √√ Essentials is a single server solution using BITS 2.0 (bandwidth aware). No site replication servers Operating System Deployment √ Desired Configuration management √ Wake on LAN √ Network Address Protection (NAP) integration √

47. Feature Comparison With Hyper-V & VMM

48. Resurse suplimentare Site-ul System Center Essentials −http://www.microsoft.com/SCEhttp://www.microsoft.com/SCE Blog-ul echipei System Center Essentials −http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenteressentials/ Download System Center Essentials 2010 Evaluation −http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ ee470677.aspx

49. Intrebari si raspunsuri Va stam la dispozitie pentru discutii si realizarea de proiecte de deployment pentru solutiile prezentate Cornel.Moisescu@brinel.ro Adrian.Stoian@brinel.ro Account managerii dumneavoastra: Dorin.Iancu@brinel.ro Adriana.Juncu@brinel.ro Horatiu.Cacovean@brinel.ro Alexandru.Dan@brinel.ro Jean.Anton@brinel.ro

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