Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

[ConfigMgr] ConfigMgr 2007 R2 released TODAY….!!!

Rumour has it Microsoft has officially released ConfigMgr 2007 R2 TODAY. I’ve yet to see an official announcement on the website but stay tuned for updates later.

Just as a quick recap here’s What’s New in R2:

• Application Virtualization management support - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161873(TechNet.10).aspx
• Forefront Client Security Integration - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161958(TechNet.10).aspx 
• SQL Reporting Services Reporting - Allows you to report on Configuration Manager activity using SQL Reporting Services
• Client Status Reporting - Provides a set of tools and Configuration Manager 2007 reports to assess the status of client computers, sometimes referred to as "client health." Clients that show a change in activity patterns might need administrative intervention.
• Operating System Deployment Enhancements
  • Unknown computer support - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431374(TechNet.10).aspx
    In Configuration Manager 2007 R2, you can deploy operating systems to computers using a PXE service point without first adding the computer to the Configuration Manager database.
  • Multicast deployment - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431418(TechNet.10).aspx
    Previously, all operating system deployments used unicast. Multicast can make more efficient use of network bandwidth when deploying large images to several computers at the same time.
  • Running command lines in task sequences with credentials other than the local system account.