Topic last updated—January 2008

This version of the Configuration Manager Documentation Library contains preliminary content for the Beta version of Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and Configuration Manager 2007 R2. Beta content is marked with Topic last updated—January 2008 but is not individually listed as changed content.

The following sections of the library contain prerelease content for Beta:

• What's New in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1
  
  
• What's New in Configuration Manager 2007 R2
  
  
• Out of Band Management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1
  
  
• Client Status Reporting in Configuration Manager 2007 R2
  
  
• About Configuration Manager Client Installation Properties. This topic lists the new behavior for a Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 client when configured for the property CCMFIRSTCERT=1, where the certificate with the longest validity period is selected instead of a random selection. This configuration might be required if you are using Network Access Protection with IPSec enforcement in a native mode environment. This new behavior is also listed in the following topics:
  
  
  • Determine If You Need to Specify Client Certificate Settings (Native Mode)
    
    
  • How to Specify the Client Certificate Selection Criteria
    
    
  • Configuration Manager Client Native Mode and Internet-Based Client Management Issues
    
    
  • Site Properties: Site Mode Tab
    
    

The following tables describe what's new in the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library as of January 2008. The topics listed in the tables are new or contain significant technical changes to Configuration Manager 2007. Topics that contain minor changes to Configuration Manager 2007 are not listed.

Getting Started

Planning and Deploying the Server Infrastructure for Configuration Manager 2007

Planning and Deploying Clients for Configuration Manager 2007

Topic	Description
About Configuration Manager Client Installation Properties	Clarifies that SMSSITECODE=AUTO and CCMHOSTNAME properties must not be combined.
Client Status Reporting in Configuration Manager 2007 R2	New content added for the client status reporting feature in Configuration Manager 2007 R2. Note Primary documentation for client status reporting is located in separate documentation for the feature.

How to Configure Configuration Manager 2007

See Also