SCOM 2007 R2 beta 1 has just been released.
Download is available on Connect
Notes from the SCOM team :
Enhanced application performance and availability across heterogeneous platforms
. Delivers monitoring across Windows, Linux and Unix servers-all through a single console.
. Extends end to end monitoring of distributed applications to any workload running on Windows, Unix and Linux platforms.
. Maximize availability of virtual workloads with integration with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008.
Improved management of applications in the data center
. Delivers on the scale requirements of URL monitoring of your business.
. Meet agreed service levels with enhanced reporting showing application performance and availability.
. More efficient problem identification and action to resolve issues.
Increased speed of access to information and functionality to drive management
. Faster load times for views and results.
. Improved and simplified management pack authoring experience
The Operations Manager 2007 R2 beta integrates the functionality delivered within the Cross Platform Extensions Beta. New betas of the Interoperability Connectors will available shortly through the Operations Manager R2 Connect program.
Support for the R2 beta can be found through the following:
For general questions on the Operations Manager 2007 R2 beta, please use the existing newsgroups at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/bb839593.aspx
For questions relating to Cross Platform and the Interoperability Connectors, we are excited to launch the new forums available at:
Cross Platform Monitoring - http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=604&SiteID=17
Interop Connectors - http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=605&SiteID=17
Active Directory MP
A new version (6.0.6452.0) has been released. It now supports
Active Directory 2008.
Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=008F58A6-DC67-4E59-95C6-D7C7C34A1447&displaylang=en
DHCP MP
A new version (6.0.6452.0) has been released. This MP update fixes some high CPU utilization issues
Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2694E87C-76E0-417B-AD0F-5897E46FFF88&displaylang=en
I must be one of the last SCOM bloggers to post about it but I was kinda lazzy busy lately.
We've heard weeks ago about the rumour that SCOM SP2 will be in fact a R2 and it's now no more a rumour since the annoucement Brad Anderson made at the European TechEd in Barcelona.
The main new features will be:
A beta version should be available very shortly. More info about the R2 here : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/dd239186.aspx
As one of my co-worker wrote on his blog, a R2 version means licence upgrade so it migth be painful for customers who didn't subscribe for software assurance...