Deploying Office 2007 with System Center Essentials 2007
Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 is a solution designed for IT administrators in midsized organizations that include up to 30 servers and 500 client computers. Administrators can use the System Center Essentials 2007 to secure, update, monitor, and track their IT environment.
With System Center Essentials, you can perform the following tasks:
Use the inventory feature to collect and examine computer hardware and software inventory.
Use the software deployment feature to centrally deploy software, track deployment progress, and troubleshoot problems.
Use the update management feature to centrally manage updates, track installation progress, and troubleshoot problems.
Use the rules and monitors in Management Packs Monitor to monitor the health of computers and network devices.
You use software deployment in System Center Essentials 2007 to centrally deploy software to your managed computers. By using Essentials 2007, you can specify criteria to group the computers that require the software, deploy the software to those computers, and then review deployment status.
Administrators can use System Center Essentials 2007 to deploy the 2007 Microsoft Office system. The Essentials 2007 team has published the following training material related to 2007 Office release deployment:
To view a training video about deploying 2007 Office release, see Deploying Office 2007 with System Center Essentials 2007.
To learn about detailed hardware and software requirements for deploying System Center Essentials 2007, see System Requirements and Supported Platforms for System Center Essentials.
Basically, the process is as follows:
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Create groups of computers to which you want to deploy the 2007 Office release.
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Install the System Center Essentials 2007 Agent on the managed computers.
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Customize 2007 Office before deploying the 2007 Office system with System Center Essentials
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Create a network installation point for your primary Office 2007 product.
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Specify the languages to install and any feature and settings customizations you want to apply.
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Use the System Center Essentials console to create the software package.
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Deploy 2007 Office with System Center Essentials
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