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The Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library and the Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: February 1, 2012 at the top of the topic.
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What's New in the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library for February 2012
The following information lists the topics that contain significant changes since the January 2012 update.
Planning for PXE Initiated Operating System Deployments
- Updated to clarify that only boot images can be distributed to a PXE service point.
How to Create an Exclusion List for Unknown Computer Support
- Updated to add information about how to create a MACIgnoreListFile registry key for 64-bit servers.
What's New in the Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, February 2012
The following information lists the topics that contain significant changes since the January 2012 update.
Supported Configurations for Configuration Manager
- Updated the site system role prerequisites and added the minimum hardware requirements for site systems.
Planning for Hardware Configurations for Configuration Manager
- New topic that provides hardware guidance for large sites in production environments.
Configure Database Replicas for Management Points
- New topic about how to configure a SQL Server replica for the site database.
Planning for High Availability with Configuration Manager
- New topic that lists the high availability options that Configuration Manager supports.
Install a Configuration Manager Console
- Updated section in the Manage Site and Hierarchy Configurations topic that provides information about how to install the Configuration Manager console by running the Configuration Manager Console Setup Wizard, or by using a command prompt.
Configuration Manager Unattended Setup
- Updated section in the Manage Site and Hierarchy Configurations topic that provides information about how to install Configuration Manager by creating an unattended installation script and running Setup with the /script command option.
Configure the Site Database to Use a SQL Server Cluster
- New section in the Manage Site and Hierarchy Configurations topic that provides information about using a virtual Microsoft SQL Server cluster instance to host the Configuration Manager site database.
Unattended Site Recovery Script File Keys
- New section in the Backup and Recovery in Configuration Manager topic about how to recovery the site by using an initialization file with the /script Setup command-line option.
How to Install Clients on Windows Computers in Configuration Manager
- Updated the sections about upgrading the client by using a package and program, and by using automatic client upgrade.
How to Assign Client Computers to a Site in Configuration Manager
- Clarified that a Configuration Manager 2007 can successfully assign to a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site, but that this scenario is to support automatic client upgrade only. Until the client is upgraded to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, the client will not install settings, applications, or software updates.
What’s New in Configuration Manager
- Updated the Client Status section to remove the information about Active Directory last logon time, and updated the Hardware Inventory section to clarify that the sms_def.mof file is no longer used in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager.
Configuring Software Updates in Configuration Manager
- Updated the steps for configuring software updates to prevent unwanted software updates from being synchronized.
Operating System Deployment in Configuration Manager
- This section has been updated for the following topics:
- Introduction to Operating System Deployment in Configuration Manager
- Prerequisites For Deploying Operating Systems in Configuration Manager
- Planning for Using Task Sequences in Configuration Manager
- Planning for PXE-Initiated Operating System Deployments in Configuration Manager
- Planning for Boot Image Deployments in Configuration Manager
- Planning for Capturing Operating System Images in Configuration Manager
- Planning for Deploying Operating System Images in Configuration Manager
- How to Deploy Operating Systems by Using PXE in Configuration Manager
- How to Deploy Operating Systems by Using Media in Configuration Manager
- How to Associate Users with a Destination Computer
- How to Manage Operating System Images and Installers in Configuration Manager
- How to Deploy Operating Systems by Using Multicast in Configuration Manager
- How to Manage Task Sequences in Configuration Manager
- How to Manage Boot Images in Configuration Manager
- How to Manage the User State in Configuration Manager
- How to Deploy Operating Systems to Offline Computers in Configuration Manager
- Task Sequence Steps in Configuration Manager
- Task Sequence Built-in Variables in Configuration Manager
Technical Reference for the Hierarchy Maintenance Tool (Preinst.exe) in Configuration Manager ...
- New topic that covers how and when to use the Hierarchy Maintenance tool.
Technical Reference for the Icons Used for Software Updates
- New topic that lists and explains the icons that software updates uses.
Technical Reference for Accounts Used in Configuration Manager
- Fixed the publishing problem that we reported last month, so that now the group names that end in _<sitecode> are no longer listed as _[sitecode].
Frequently Asked Questions for Configuration Manager
- Updated with new entries that include the following:
- Why isn’t the site system role that I want available in the Add Site System Roles Wizard?
- What High Availability does Configuration Manager have?
- What’s the difference between upgrading clients by using the supplied package definition file and a package and program, and using automatic client upgrade that also uses a package and program?
-- The Configuration Manager Writing Team
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