System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Tools and Utilities

Catalogs

• Configuration Packs for Desired Configuration Management
  Download Configuration Packs and information about software provided by Microsoft and its partners.
• Third-party Custom Catalogs for Configuration Manager 2007
  Download third-party custom updates from software and hardware partners.

Client Packs

• International Client Packs (ICP)
  Add the appropriate international clients to your Configuration Manager site system.

Interactive Flowchart

• Software Updates Synchronization SuperFlow
  The Software Updates Synchronization SuperFlow is a dynamic, interactive dataflow model that provides all of the information needed to understand the software updates synchronization process in Configuration Manager 2007. The SuperFlow also provides an animation for the process and resource files and links that provide information related to the process. For more information, listen to the podcast.

Software Development Kit

• Configuration Manager 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK)
  Download this SDK to build plug-ins for the Configuration Manager 2007 console, to build automation scripts for batch processing to the SMS Provider, and to manipulate Configuration Manager 2007 client settings.

Additional Tools and Utilities

• AdminStudio Configuration Manager Edition
  Download the custom-featured version of AdminStudio Enterprise Edition. Customers have an easy way to prepare reliable, customized Windows Installer packages for distribution via Configuration Manager 2007.
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008
  MDT 2008 is the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. It is the recommended process and toolset to automate desktop and server deployment. This release includes updates to support Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 in addition to previously supported platforms.
• System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit
  Download the toolkit which contains 7 downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Configuration Manager 2007.
• System Center Updates Publisher
  Download System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) through your MSDN Premium subscription offering.