SMS 2003 Tools and Utilities

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This page contains information on various tools and utilities for SMS 2003. If you either have something you'd like to submit to this page or know of something we should add for others to use then please feel free to email me the details.

CCMWindow (Advanced Client Change Window Controller)

Contributed By: Rodney Jackson [Microsoft]
This tool allows customers to control a timeframe when SMS 2003 Advanced Clients can receive software.

To obtain this tool contact your Technical Account Manager (TAM).
 

Extended Software Inventory

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Imagine within two minutes of downloading ESI having your SMS 2003 site collecting files and file attributes. Add and update your production inventory list quickly and safely!

Inventory any file by full name, file name, or extension. ESI provides the file path, version, last accessed date, and more. Couple ESI with SMS Web Reports for powerful and meaningful management reports.

To obtain this free tool goto:

http://www.smsexpert.com/Products/ESI.aspx

Microsoft Product Support Reporting Tool - Alliance Edition

Contributed By: Rodney Jackson [Microsoft]
The MPS Reporting Tool is utilized to gather detailed system status and configuration information. The data collected will assist the Microsoft Support Professional with fault isolation.

To obtain this tool contact your Technical Account Manager (TAM).
 

SMS Documentation Script

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
This great VBS script will document your SMS Site Server(s).

To obtain this free script goto the "Downloads" section of the Enhansoft website:

http://www.enhansoft.com/

SMS Site Boundaries

Contributed By: Rodney Jackson [Microsoft]
SMSBoundaries.exe was designed to assist in troubleshooting overlapping boundary issues in Systems Management Server 2003.

To obtain this tool contact your Technical Account Manager (TAM).
 

TRSCLEAN

Contributed By: Rodney Jackson [Microsoft]
This tool was created to clean up duplicate entries in the TRS files after applying the Hotfix detailed in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article  926617 "You experience a performance problem in Replication Manager of Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003" post SMS 2003 SP2.

More details about this issue and the tool can be found on Rodney's Blog at:

http://blogs.msdn.com/rodneyj/archive/2007/04/04/trs-files-affect-replmgr-performance-knowledge-base-article-926617.aspx

IMPORTANT: Although the hotfix prevents the problem occurring once the hotfix has been applied it does NOT resolve the issue if you are currently experiencing it hence the need for running TRSClean.

To obtain this tool contact your Technical Account Manager (TAM).
 

Vista Planning SQL Query

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
This SQL query will help you determine the number of workstations with issues deploying Vista, using the SMS database.

To obtain this free query goto the "Downloads" section of the Enhansoft website:

http://www.enhansoft.com/

Vista Upgrade & Deployment Costs SQL Query

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
This SQL query will help you determine the cost of upgrading and deploying Vista, using the SMS database.

To obtain this free query goto the "Downloads" section of the Enhansoft website:

http://www.enhansoft.com/

Web Remote Tools version 3.21

Contributed By: Ron Crumbaker [MVP SMS]
I've released an updated version of the Remote Tools Web Page which has many changes/improvements over version 2.9:

New layout
New Refresh Policies button
Push to Client has Refresh Policies tied in to it
Remote Assistance has grabs the PC Name
Filter Button reworked
More Documentation
Repair Client
Reworked the Admin Script Page
SMS and SQL on different servers corrected

To obtain the tool goto:

http://www.myitforum.com/articles/19/view.asp?id=8662

NOTE: A new version of the tool known as "SMS Web Essentials v4.02" is planned and will be posted here when available.
 

WMI Diagnosis Tool 2.0

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
The WMI Diagnosis Tool is a VBScript based-tool for testing, validating and analyzing a WMI installation. The tool collects data from WMI installations on computers Windows 2000 (all service packs), Windows XP (all service packs), Windows 2003 (all service packs) and Windows Vista including, as well Longhorn Server.

The tool is targeted towards advanced IT pros, PSS organizations, and WMI developers to help diagnose WMI installations and to then fix problems based on the diagnostic report created by the tool.

To obtain the tool goto:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D7BA3CD6-18D1-4D05-B11E-4C64192AE97D&displaylang=en
 

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