Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Certification Issues for System Center Essentials 2010

Applies To: System Center Essentials 2010

System Center Essentials 2010 is certified for Windows Server 2008 R2. The following issues were identified during logo certification. None of the issues cause operational problems or failures in Essentials 2010.

Internal Consistency Evaluators (ICE)

Instances of ICE 03, 33, 61, and 63 were detected as warnings.

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig30.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig25.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig23.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig22.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig21.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig20.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig14.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig13.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig12.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig11.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig10.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig3.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig2.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Registry, Column: Component_, Key(s): R_SceCertPolicyConfig1.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: FeatureComponents, Column: Component_, Key(s): SCECertPolicy.C_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: CreateFolder, Column: Component_, Key(s): Certificates.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD.C_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: ModuleComponents, Column: Component, Key(s): C_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD.SCEServer.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD.0

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Component, Column: Component, Key(s): C_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: Component, Column: KeyPath, Key(s): C_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: File, Column: File, Key(s): F_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: File, Column: Component_, Key(s): F_Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.Policy.dll.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD

ICE03 WARNING String overflow (greater than length permitted in column); Table: LaunchCondition, Column: Description, Key(s): REMOVE="ALL" or MOM_INSTALL_DIR

ICE33 WARNING Reg key R_SceCertPolicyConfig1.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD is used in an unsupported way. ProgId should be registered through the ProgId table. This entry might overwrite a value created through that table.

ICE33 WARNING Reg key R_SceCertPolicyConfig2.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD is used in an unsupported way. ProgId - CLSID associations should be registered through the ProgId and Class tables. This entry might overwrite a value created through those tables.

ICE33 WARNING Reg key R_SceCertPolicyConfig3.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD is used in an unsupported way. CLSIDs should be registered through the Class table. This entry might overwrite a value created through that table.

ICE33 WARNING Reg key R_SceCertPolicyConfig10.FBA4BECE_BE5C_434F_977B_6AE5710B9FFD is used in an unsupported way. CLSID contexts should be registered through the Class table. This entry might overwrite a value created through that table.

ICE61 WARNING This product should remove only older versions of itself. No Maximum version was detected for the current product. (OLD_VERSION_FOUND)

ICE63 WARNING Some action falls between InstallInitialize and RemoveExistingProducts.

Instances of ICE 18 were detected as errors.

ICE 18 ERROR KeyPath for Component: 'C_MOMDBData' is Directory: 'SQLROOTDATADIR'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table.

ICE 18 ERROR KeyPath for Component: 'C_MOMDBLog' is Directory: 'SQLROOTDATADIR'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table.

Credentials for Installing and Running System Center Essentials 2010

You must have administrative credentials to run the following .exe files:

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\AgentManagement\SetupSce.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Setup\Setup.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Setup\SetupSce.exe

You do not have to have administrative credentials to run the following .exe files:

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.SetupProcessor.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Microsoft.SystemCenter.Essentials.UI.Console.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCECertPolicyConfigUtil.exe

Missing Product Information

Full product information is missing from the following Essentials 2010 files. The files listed do not contain one or more of these properties: Company, Product Name, Product Version.

VMRCClientControlLib.dll

WSManAutomation.dll

Located in the Bin folder

WSManAutomation.dll

Located in the Setup folder

AxVMRCActiveXClient.dll

TraceConfig.exe

TraceConfig.Resources.dll

Microsoft.Collaboration.Internal.dll

App_global.asax.iqtilrz4.dll

Microsoft.shdocvw.dll

AxVMRCActiveXClient.ni.dll

Microsoft.mshtml.ni.dll

Microsoft.ShDocVw.ni.dll

VMRCClientControlLib.ni.dll

Safe Mode Not Supported

If you are using Essentials 2010 in safe mode and encounter an error message, do the following:

  1. In the error message, click Close.

  2. Click X at the top of the window to close the Connect To Server window.

  3. Restart the server in normal mode.

Files Not Removed During Uninstall

If you uninstall Essentials 2010, the following Help files are not removed from the management server. You can keep these files or manually delete them.

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Setup\Help

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Setup\Help\SetupHelp.chm

Service Connection Points

Essentials 2010 uses Service Connection Points (SCP) to register specific information in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) that is used by Essentials 2010 Setup for Essentials Reporting when it is installed on a remote server. The SCP is not used outside of Setup.

Essentials 2010 registers the following SCP information for the management server:

  • Computer name

  • Product SKU

  • Product build number

Service Principle Name

Essentials 2010 registers a set of Service Principle Names (SPN) for the System Center Management service and for the System Center Data Access service that are used by the product to locate and establish valid connections for remote user interfaces (UI).

Essentials 2010 registers the following SPNs:

SPN Essentials Service

MSOMHSvc/[SCESERVERNAME]

System Center Management

MSOMHSvc/[SCESERVERNAME].[FQDN]

System Center Management

MSOMSdkSvc/[SCESERVERNAME]

System Center Data Access

MSOMSdkSvc/[SCESERVERNAME].[FQDN]

System Center Data Access

Group Policy Changes

Essentials 2010 modifies selected Group Policy objects in order to store and retrieve information about the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server and firewall ports, information used for remote assistance, and information used for application error reporting.

The following policies are modified:

  • SCE Managed Computers Group Policy

  • System Center Essentials All Computers Policy

Unsigned Files

The following other files are not signed.

Files provided by Microsoft SQL Server:

  • MicrosoftRSChart.dll

  • MicrosoftRSChartDesigner.dll

Files provided by System Center Operations Manager:

  • Microsoft.Collaboration.Internal.dll

  • Microsoft.Mom.RecorderBarBHO.dll

  • DundasWinChart.dll

  • DundasWinGauge.dll

Files Without Embedded Execution-Level Manifests

The following files do not have embedded manifests that define the execution level required to run them.

System Center Virtual Machine Manager files:

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Agents\Amd64\Vcredist_x64.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Agents\i386\Vcredist_x86.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Bin\Bootsect.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Bin\Vmrc.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Setup\Sysprepcab.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.1.2600.0\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.1.2600.0\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.1.2600.1\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.1.2600.1\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.1.2600.2\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.1.2600.2\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.2.3790.0\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.2.3790.0\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.2.3790.1\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.2.3790.1\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.2.3790.2\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\Amd64\5.2.3790.2\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.0\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.0\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.1\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.1\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.2\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.2\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.3\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.3\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.4\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.0.2195.4\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.0\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.0\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.1\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.1\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.2\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.2\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.3\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.1.2600.3\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.2.3790.0\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.2.3790.0\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.2.3790.1\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.2.3790.1\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.2.3790.2\Setupcl.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\Sysprep\i386\5.2.3790.2\Sysprep.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SCVMM 2008\VMMData\Boot.exe

System Center Operations Manager files:

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Tools\Amd64\MOMCertImport.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Tools\x86\MOMCertImport.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\AgentManagement\AMD64\MOMAgentInstaller.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\AgentManagement\ia64\MOMAgentInstaller.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\AgentManagement\x86\MOMAgentInstaller.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Reporting\OperationalDataReporting.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\HealthService.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\HSLockdown.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Microsoft.Mom.ConfigServiceHost.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Microsoft.Mom.Sdk.ServiceHost.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MonitoringHost.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MoMADAdmin.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MOMPerfSnapshotHelper.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Setup\MPExport.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Setup\MPImport.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MPConvert.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MPExport.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MPImport.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\MPVerify.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\OpsMgrVssWriterService.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\SecureStorageBackup.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\HelperObjects\WSSDiscovery.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Tools\TraceFmtSM.exe

  • %ProgramFiles%\System Center Essentials\Tools\TraceLogSM.exe

Microsoft Partners: Internal Consistency Evaluators (ICE)

The following instances of ICE errors 18 and 68 were identified for Microsoft partner files during logo certification. None of these cause operational problems or failures in Essentials 2010.

ICE18 ERROR KeyPath for Component: 'C_MOMDBData' is Directory: 'SQLROOTDATADIR'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table.

ICE18 ERROR KeyPath for Component: 'C_MOMDBLog' is Directory: 'SQLROOTDATADIR'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table.

ICE18 ERROR KeyPath for Component: 'C_build_mom_db_upgrade.sql.8B971A95_4A1B_4552_AF45_A14DE010402F' is Directory: 'DATABASE_DIR.8B971A95_4A1B_4552_AF45_A14DE010402F'. The Directory/Component pair must be listed in the CreateFolders table.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_Rollback_AddMOMServerWindowsFirewallPortException.540EA3C0_A5E9_41EA_A585_822C09EA2650'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_RemoveMOMServerWindowsFirewallPortException.540EA3C0_A5E9_41EA_A585_822C09EA2650'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_AddMOMServerWindowsFirewallPortException.540EA3C0_A5E9_41EA_A585_822C09EA2650'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_CreateMOMRegKey_NewKey.540EA3C0_A5E9_41EA_A585_822C09EA2650'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_CreateMOMRegKey.540EA3C0_A5E9_41EA_A585_822C09EA2650'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_NGenProcessorDeferred'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_Rollback_AddWindowsFirewallPortException.C6F00077_9737_419B_A8B6_B309BA6F8FC8'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_RemoveWindowsFirewallPortException.C6F00077_9737_419B_A8B6_B309BA6F8FC8'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.

ICE68 ERROR TSAware flag (msidbCustomActionTypeTSAware) set for CustomAction '_AddWindowsFirewallPortException.C6F00077_9737_419B_A8B6_B309BA6F8FC8'. Flag is only available for deferred, impersonated custom actions.