Essentials SP1 Released!
SP1 of System Center Essentials has just been released
You can find a list of issiues that are fixed in SP1 here
Feature Bullet Summary:
System Center Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) incorporates the
following the improvements and major changes in functionality. For a
complete list of fixes and changes that are included in Essentials 2007
SP1 please see: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=110536.
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Support for managing workgroup-joined computers
- Support for monitoring SNMPv1 network devices
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Support for using multiple auto-approval rules in update management
- Support for using a remote SQL Server 2005 instance on a computer
with a different architecture (x86 or x64) than that of the computer
running the Essentials 2007 management server
- Support for running the Essentials 2007 management server,
console and agent on computers running Windows Server 2008 within 90
days of the release of Essentials 2007 SP1. Management packs for
Windows Server 2008 and its role will be available shortly after the
release of Windows Server 2008.
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Improved backup and disaster recovery guidance
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Improvements in management pack quality
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Improvements in performance, usability, and supportability
Clive Eastwood has written a very nice upgrade guide.
Greetz,
ALkin