Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Evaluation is a full version of the product that is valid for 180 days from the time of installation.

Overview

Service Pack 2 for Configuration Manager 2007 delivers new platform support for Windows 7 client, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2. In addition, Service Pack 2 delivers continued innovation with Intel vPro technology, support for Branch Cache enabled environments, and continued development for 64 bit architectures.

Feature Summary

• New Operating System Support
  • Windows 7
  • Windows Vista Sp2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2
• New Features in Out of Band Management
  In addition to providing feature parity with SP1 and AMT firmware versions 3.2.1, 4.0 and 5.0, the following new features are supported:
  • Wireless management with up to 8 wireless profiles
  • End point access control: 802.1x support
  • Audit logging
  • Support for different power states
  • Power control options at the collection level
  • Data storage
  • Scheduling configuration for in-band provisioning
• Asset Intelligence Certificate Requirement Removal
  Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 introduced Asset Intelligence v1.5. This version allowed customers to configure an online synchronization to ensure that their catalog was up to date with the latest Microsoft inventory for both hardware and applications. This initial release required a certificate. With Service Pack 2, the requirement to have the certificate has been removed, so any customer can configure their Asset Intelligence capabilities to connect online and update their catalog. Software Assurance is not required for this functionality.
• 64-bit Architecture Development
  Service Pack 2 will also continue to deliver new support for x64 architectures, including the following:
  • X64 support for Operations Manager 2007 Client Agent
  • Update to Management Packs for 64-bit operating systems – SP2 will ship 64-bit performance counters (the management pack is a separate release)
  • Remote control support added for x64 XP and x64 Server 2003
• Improved Client Policy Evaluation
  • Faster policy processing
  • More efficient software distribution configured to run at user logon
• Branch Cache Support
  Support for scenarios where Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Client are present and Branch Cache is enabled

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 7; Windows Embedded for Point of Service ; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista Ultimate