New Status Tools Systems Management Server 2.0 delivers a status system that provides a common reporting mechanism for all components. Automated consolidation of status messages. Powerful filtering for storage and forwarding. Windows NT event conversion into Systems Management Server events. Persistent Status Summaries are provided in conjunction with Crystal Reports.
Summaries are available for sites, components, packages, and advertisements.
This new status data allows for instant information on whether Systems Management Server processes are performing correctly, whether packages are being distributed in a timely manner, whether installations are completing successfully, and many other facets of the system. This information is available as user-configurable warnings and errors. More Granular Security Systems Management Server 2.0 beta 2 provides much greater granularity of security, with the administrator being able to assign a more specific role and more specific target audience to other administrators than has previously been the case. This provides a common way of presenting management information from multiple sources, such as SNMP, DMI, and the Microsoft Win32 application-programming interface. Microsoft is building CIM into the Windows NT version 5.0 and Windows 98 operating system environments.