The IT Specialist

MI Trade er specialister i Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 (SCE 2007) og har arbejdet med produktet siden den første beta. I dag har vi mange installationer med SCE 2007 og sætter en ære at overleveringen til den daglige drift er optimal.

Vi anbefaler følgende metodik for at sikre et korrekt design, implementering og efterfølgende drift.

1. Intromøde med gennemgang af nuværende infrastruktur og nuværende problemstillinger på IT platformen. Samtidligt laves en teknisk gennemgang af SCE 2007 med de rigtige mennesker i virksomheden.
2. Installation af SCE 2007 og udrulning af agenter til servere og klienter
3. Overlevering og uddannelse af drift personale
4. Gennemgang af alarmer og tuning af SCE 2007 til virksomhedens IT platform

SCE 2007  giver virksomheder 3 unikke muligheder i samme produkt, som er følgende:

• Central Windows produkts update styring (WSUS)
• Central software deployment
• Central monitoring af servere og klienter

SCE 2007 er bygget til virksomheder med 30 servere og 500 klienter, altså en small-mid busniess løsning. Selve løsningen kræver en dedikeret server til SCE 2007 og en SQL backend, som enten ligger lokalt eller remote.

Nedestående er top 10 grunde for implementering af SCE 2007:

Top Ten Benefits

1. Unify your IT management experience
   Essentials 2007 provides a single console for your core management needs. That means a single product to purchase, deploy and learn. Server, Desktop and Network monitoring, software and update management and asset inventory under a single, easy to use, unified experience.
2. Keep your applications and your network up and running
   Essentials provides multiple views of the application data in your network. Track database growth in SQL Server™ databases or connectivity to Exchange servers using some of the many provided charts, tables and reports. Essentials also tracks the status of all the SNMP 1.0 and 2.0 devices in your network, allowing you to receive alerts when something important goes down
3. Troubleshoot problems more quickly
   Accidents happen, systems go down. That is why Essentials provides a rich knowledge base out of the box to help you diagnose and fix critical alerts for key products like Exchange Server and SQL Server™. These management packs are optimized so you only focus on those alerts that matter. Not only do you get in-depth explanations of problems, but more importantly, Essentials often provides simple in-line tasks to click and “fix it now.” Additional management packs are available from Microsoft and 3rd party providers for both Windows and non-windows environments.
4. Simplify your patch management
   Essentials 2007 provides integrated patch management for Microsoft products in the Microsoft Update catalog. Additionally we’ve worked with key industry vendors to integrate their updates into Essentials providing a single point of control for patch Management. You can choose to automatically deploy critical updates or have them be subject for approval, and track compliance across your network. Want the patch deployed now? No problem, just click a button to initiate deployment real time.
5. Deploy applications easily
   Deploying applications has never been so easy. Using a simple 3 step wizard you can deploy applications to a target set of computers without worrying about having to deal with packaging or other complex processes. Ready for Office 2007? Essentials can help you deploy Office 2007 with your custom settings in a snap. Additionally Essentials uses Background Intelligent Transfer Service 2.0 (BITS) to optimize traffic over your network. Changed your mind? Don’t worry, it’s even easier to un-install a previously deployed application.
6. Keep track of hardware and software assets
   No more spreadsheets to maintain – Essentials 2007 gathers more than 60 hardware attributes and a complete inventory of the applications running on each machine. A summary inventory is available for quick troubleshooting or in the detailed report by machine groups.
7. Improve your users up-time
   Reduce the time you spend dealing with end-user issues with features like Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) which allows you to collect application and OS errors that would otherwise remain anonymous. Use built in tasks to remotely execute important tasks on user’s computers, from performing a simple ipconfig to a remote desktop session, all without leaving the management console.
8. Get up and running fast
   Deploying Essentials 2007 couldn’t be easier; the smart setup will check for prerequisites to ensure you have a smooth and successful installation. Post-installation configuration is quickly completed using three simple wizards. The built-in integration with Active Directory will allow you to manage a computer automatically the moment it’s added to your environment without any intervention.
9. Gain visibility into your IT environment
   Start your day with a Daily Health Report, providing a quick status of your IT environment and any action items required. For more detail, go to the Essentials console and consult the more than 180 reports out of the box that help you gain better insight into how your IT environment is performing.
10. Get an affordable comprehensive IT management solution designed for you
    Essentials is priced for the budgets of midsize businesses, allowing you to purchase only what you need and then grow as your business requires it, with flexible licenses for up to 30 servers and 500 clients at a fraction of what typical management solutions cost.

Hardware og software krav er følgende:

Operating System:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2, Standard or Enterprise edition (with IIS 6.0 and BITS 2.0)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 *

Hardware:

• 12 GB of free disk space (20 GB to store updates, locally)
• CPU is x86 or x64-based, at least 2.0 GHz
• 1 GB of RAM (2 GB, recommended)

Other Prerequisites:

• Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.80.1022.0, or later
• NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0

Managed Computer Requirements:

Client Computers:

• Windows 2000 Professional SP4
• Windows XP SP2 (x86 or x64-based)
• Windows Vista (x86 or x64-based)
• Virtual clients with above operating systems

Server Computers:

• Windows 2000 Server SP4
• Windows Server 2003 SP1 or R2 (x86 or x64-based)
• Windows Server 2008
• Virtual servers with above operating systems