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Wondering if SMS 2003 SP3 or Configuration Manager 2007 Supports Vista SP1 or Windows Server 2008 Clients?

Wonder no more! The updated SMS 2003 SP3 Supported Configurations document has been updated to reflect support for both Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 clients. The Configuration Manager 2007 RTM supported configurations has also been updated to reflect support for these operating systems.

The latest SMS 2003 SP3 Supported Configurations document can be found online here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179956.aspx.

The latest Configuration Manager 2007 RTM Supported Configurations document can be found online here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc161860.aspx.

Here's some more quick information about this update:

• It is not supported to install the SMS 2003 SP3 or Configuration Manager 2007 RTM admin console on Windows Server 2008.
• It is supported to install the SMS 2003 SP3 or Configuration Manager 2007 RTM admin console on Windows Vista SP1.
• It is not supported to install any site system roles on either operating system, with the exceptions of:
  • Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 as branch distribution points in Configuration Manager RTM
  • Windows Server 2008 as a System Health Validator (Network Policy Server for NAP) in Configuration Manager RTM
• Neither release supports the Windows Server 2008 Core Installation option at this time.

OK, so you've got SMS 2003 SP3 installed with Vista SP1 clients, but you can't narrow down package properties to only run on Vista SP1?

You need this hotfix: SMS 2003 with Service Pack 3 cannot deploy a package to client computers that are running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 11:00 PM by jgilbert | with no comments

System Center Online authentication certificate for AI sync points

The Asset Intelligence synchronization point (ConfigMgr SP1 site system role) needs to be provisioned with an authentication certficate issued by System Center Online to provide on-demand catalog updates. To get the certificate, you must have an active SA contract with Microsoft for Configuration Manager.

Read more about it here:
How do I get the System Center Online Cert for AI 1.5? 

Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:07 AM by jgilbert | with no comments