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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Update 1 is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. This update was just posted yesterday and includes several key added platforms for supported deployments.
Download details: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 Update 1
If you watch the Asset Intelligence forum then you might have noticed an announcement today about a new Asset Intelligence catalog update. The following link describes the update in more detail.
It is with great enthusiasm that the Microsoft Application Virtualization product team announces the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of App-V 4.5!!!
The App-V Blog : Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 RTMs!
During my Virtual Machine Manager presentation at last month’s Southeast Management User Group meeting there was a question raised regarding the ability to move workloads between servers (Quick Migration) and how this would impact the "90-day reassignment" rule in most Microsoft server license agreements.
I wanted to share with you news that was just released today regarding this matter.
In short, Microsoft has updated license terms for 41 server-based products to allow for moving these services between servers in a farm.
The full details are available at:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/aug08/08-19EasyPathPR.mspx
In a related post by Diane Prescott, Product Manager, System Center, the company has also updated the licensing for the Server Management Suite Enterprise (SMSE) license, now including VMM 2008.
Read Diane’s post here.
After the jump, the VMM product group describes what changes to expect between the beta and RTM versions of SCVMM 2008.
rakeshm’s VM Management Blog : Changes between SCVMM 2008 Beta and the Final Release
September 8th will be a pivotal point for Microsoft and core IT infrastructures worldwide. The company will officially launch its new line of virtualization solutions including Hyper-V, System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008 and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). The launch day will be signaled by a full-day, multi-track event held Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA. Localized events have not been announced.
Here’s the note from the product group regarding the launch:
Attend the launch event and find out how Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V, Microsoft System Center – including Virtual Machine Manager 2008 and Microsoft Desktop and Application Virtualization allow you to virtualize from the data center to the desktop, and manage with the same tools you’re already using for your physical infrastructure. For more information or to register, visit www.microsoft.com/virtualization . Please use VIRTVIP when prompted for a registration code. Space is limited.
An incognito source, who is known only by netsaber, posts an excellent workaround for having a Windows Server 2008 system configured for both WDS and hosting the DHCP server role.
ConfigMgr OS Deployment - WDS and DHCP on same server Issue/Resolution « Management Technologies
Finally! A firm release date for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008!
Rakesh Malhotra, Group Product Manager for SCVMM, discusses the requirements for VMware Virtual Center when managing ESX. Good read!
Sacha Dawes, Sr. Technical Product Manager, writes about the Operations Manager support for Windows Server 2008 as both a platform for installation and as a monitored agent.
In addition, Dawes goes on to describe the management pack release schedule for WS08 and its various components. Effectively, 24 MPs are in various stages of development.
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