Latest posts from topic “SMS Server Tools 0.2.2”

Latest posts from topic “SMS Server Tools 0.2.2” Latest posts from topic “SMS Server Tools 0.2.2” on “netPlantation.com”. http://forums.netplantation.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=25 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:34:17 +1000 Bernie Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:34:17 +1000 http://forums.netplantation.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=25#p26 http://forums.netplantation.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=25#p26 SMS Server Tools 0.2.2
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Downloadable Readme available here.

Readme 0.2.2.doc

CONTENTS:

New Features
Important Changes
Tool Feedback
System Requirements
Package Contents
Version History
Package Distribution Notes
Known Issues
Download Locations
License Terms

NEW FEATURES:

Distribution Point Mod Tool has new built-in scheduling functionality that allows an action to be to run at a latter date / time.
Site Information Tool now shows site components roles and which servers they are installed on for each site. Also the COLL_OUT.BOX has been added to the list of reported inboxes.
Package Information Tool now shows details on Distributions In-Transit when the "-s d" switch is used.
Site Services Tool now has a new "-restart" switch added, allowing a component to be stopped and then started again in a single command.
Collection Membership Tool added to SMS Server Tools suite. This tool allows system, user or group resources to be added to a collection's membership. It also features regular expression matching.

IMPORTANT CHANGES:

For the people that downloaded and used release 0.2-0.2.1, there is a major syntax change that has been made to the Site Services Tool (SiteSvc.exe):

The actions previously "-comp-list", "-comp-start" and "-comp-stop" have been simplified to just "-list", "-start" and "-stop". The old versions of these switches still works, however they will be phased out.

TOOL FEEDBACK:

I would appreciate any feedback you have on these tools including reporting any bugs and feature requests. I hope you find these tools useful in your environment.

Please report bugs here.
Feature requests can be posted here.
If you want to discus, comment SMS Server Tools please post here

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

It is recommended that your SMS 2003 environment is service packed and patched to the lasted available version from Microsoft. At this time that is Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 which is available here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/sms/bb676774.aspx. You should also consider installing KB941395 or KB941214 available here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941395 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941214 if upgrading to SMS 2003 SP3.

If running these tools on Windows XP, the minimum recommended Service Pack is SP2 for Windows XP.
If running these tools on Windows 2003, the minimum recommended Service Pack is SP1 for Windows 2003.

Although other configurations outside the recommendations in the above paragraphs may work, they have not been tested and may produce unpredictable results.

PACKAGE CONTENTS:

This release includes 7 command-line tools:

1. Management Point Ping Tool (MPPing.exe)
This tool provides basic diagnostics of Management Point status. Targets Management Points are tested by initiating a MPLIST and MPCERT. Although this can be done manually, this MPPing makes it very easy.

2. Site Information Tool (SiteInfo.exe)
Displays site information for a specified site; including site boundaries, site addresses, inbox item counts, type 2 site control serial numbers, client push installation accounts.

3. Package Information Tool (PkgInfo.exe)
Displays package information for a specified package; including package size, distribution point status, programs including dependencies and advertisements linked to each package program.

4. Distribution Point Mod Tool (DPMod.exe)
DPMod allows addition and removal of packages to distribution points. Also allows you to mirror a distribution point from an existing distribution point (useful for new distribution points).

5. Site Control File Check Tool (SCFCheck.exe)
Displays Site Control File serials for each site in the hierarchy. This tool can be used to quickly identify type 2 flagged Site Control Files for all sites in the hierarchy.

6. Site Services Tool (SiteSvc.exe)
Controls SMS services and threads remotely using the command-line. Allowing you to stop, start and restart threads that are inaccessible through the Services MMC.

7. Collection Membership Tool (CMember.exe)
Add direct membership to a collection for system, user and group resources. Names of resources can be specified, imported from a list or a regular expression.

VERSION HISTORY:

Changes Since 0.2.1

[No Change] Management Point Ping Tool (MPPing.exe)

[Updated] Site Information Tool (SiteInfo.exe)

[Feature] Added COLL_OUT.BOX to the list of inboxes reported with the show inboxes switch parameter.
[Feature] Site components and the servers the roles are install on are now shown when the "--show c" or “-s c” option is used.
[Change] Site boundaries are now not shown by default. To view site boundaries, use "--show b" or “-s b”.
[Fix] Fixed issue where inbox checks to REPLMGR.BOX\PROCESS and REPLMGR.BOX\READY did not correctly report files counts, but instead folder counts.
[Fix] Corrected typo in syntax help, that inferred "-show" is a valid switch when in fact it is "--show".
[Fix] Sites that are "Pending" still show partial site information if available, instead of none and no errors.

[Updated] Package Information (PkgInfo.exe)

[Feature] Added additional details to Distributions In-Transit summary when the "-s d" switch is used.

[Updated] Distribution Point Mod Tool (DPMod.exe)

[Feature] Added new scheduling functionality. By using the "--schedule" switch, the DPMod tool can be scheduled to run at a latter date / time.
[Fix] Previously, when using -dplist on a DP with no packages, the message "Package already exists on DP." Would be returned. This message has been changed to properly reflect the DP status.

[No Change] Site Control File Check Tool (SCFCheck.exe)

[Updated] Site Services Tool (SiteSvc.exe)

[Feature] New "-restart" switch added, allowing a component to be stopped and then started again in a single command.
[Change] Commands "-comp-list", "-comp-start" and "-comp-stop" have been simplified to just "-list", "-start" and "-stop".
[Change] Added reporting for additional component states.

[New Tool] Collection Membership Tool (CMember.exe)

Changes Since 0.2

[Updated] Management Point Ping Tool (MPPing.exe)

[Feature] Added list of Management Point ping errors to Summary section.
[Feature] Added "--set sdk" parameter to allow the default SDK server to be set.

[Updated] Site Information Tool (SiteInfo.exe)

[Feature] Retrieve site information from multiple sites by specifying site codes separated by a ",".
[Feature] Output results to screen as a sms-site-definition XML document using "-xml". In addition, when used in conjunction with the included sms-site-definition.report.en.0.1.xsl file, the XML can be displayed as an easy-to-read report.
[Feature] Added "--set sdk" parameter to allow the default SDK server to be set.

[Updated] Package Information (PkgInfo.exe)

[Feature] Added package programs display, showing not only direct programs but also their dependencies.
[Feature] Added "--set sdk" parameter to allow the default SDK server to be set.
[Change] Display package source date and distribution point last state time in local date time format instead of always mm/dd/yyyy.
[Fix] Corrected typo in syntax help, that inferred "-dp" is a valid switch ("-dp" has been replace with "-s d").
[Fix] Package name does not contain multiple spaces when fields such as manufacturer are blank.

[Updated] Distribution Point Mod Tool (DPMod.exe)

[Feature] Added "--set sdk" parameter to allow the default SDK server to be set.

[Updated] Site Control File Check Tool (SCFCheck.exe)

[Feature] Added "--set sdk" parameter to allow the default SDK server to be set.

[No Change] Site Services Tool (SiteSvc.exe)

Changes Since 0.1

[Updated] Management Point Ping Tool (MPPing.exe)

[Change] Integrated syntax help changed to prefer “–“ instead of “/”.
[Change] Command-line parameter formatting changes to remove “:”.

[Updated] Site Information Tool (SiteInfo.exe)

[Fix] Fixed a bug where Security Mode was not being displaying correctly.
[Feature] Added Site Addresses. For each address defined in the specified site the destination site is checked for a matching return address (--show a).
[Change] Integrated syntax help changed to prefer “–“ instead of “/”.
[Change] Command-line parameter formatting changes to remove “:”.
[Change] Removed old /inbox switch and replaced with "--show i".
[Feature] Expanded inbox checking to cover most inboxes, instead of only a few.
[Feature] By default only inboxes with contents are show. "-show I" will show all inboxes, regardless of contents.

[Updated] Package Information (PkgInfo.exe)

[Feature] Hierarchy Package Summary. This is the default option when PkgInfo is run without parameters.
[Change] Integrated syntax help changed to prefer “–“ instead of “/”.
[Change] Command-line parameter formatting changes to remove “:”.
[Change] Removed old /dp switch and replaced with "--show d".

[Updated] Distribution Point Mod Tool (DPMod.exe)

[Feature] Added action called DPDIFF, which allows two distribution points to be compared for differences (simular to MIRRORDP, except no changes are made).
[Feature] Added action called DPLIST, which display packages, source version and state on a specific distribution point.
[Change] Integrated syntax help changed to prefer “–“ instead of “/”.
[Change] Command-line parameter formatting changes to remove “:”.

[New Tool] Site Control File Check Tool (SCFCheck.exe)
[New Tool] Site Services Tool (SiteSvc.exe)

PACKAGE DISTRIBUTION NOTES:

If you would like to distribute these tools to your peers, please refer them to this site.

KNOWN ISSUES:

The following know issues are fixed by an updated binary (CMember.exe) available here http://forums.netplantation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=37.

CMember.exe - "File not found" when loading list file.
CMember.exe - Case sensitivity in list file.

Please refer to this document for updates on known issues.

DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS:

Here - MD5: 9a8c3a09be5aa881c64539aa3f915ff7, SHA-1: e55a49075c7ef64fcba390c3eb5167f8277f5f43

LICENSE TERMS:

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