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Microsoft SystemsManagement Server 2003:Querying and Reporting

Kristof Levay

Microsoft Österreich



Agenda

Querying in Microsoft® SystemsManagement Server (SMS) 2003 General functionality

hat!s ne" an# #ifferent from SMS 2$0% &e'orting in SMS 2003

General functionality

hat!s ne" an# #ifferent from SMS 2$0% hat!s ne" in e &e'orting%



What’s Ne for Querying! '#ate# list of *ueries

Queries for s'ecific o'erating systems +nly inclu#e su''orte# o'erating systems

&emove# all ,ear 2000 (,2K) an# -. /nalyer *ueries

'#ate# o1ect ty'e an# attriute classesfor soft"are metering #ata -ermits *uerying on soft"are metering #ata ot availale in SMS 2$0 ecause the soft"are

metering schema "as not e'ose# 4etter facility for sharing *ueries et"een

SMS sites

SMS /#ministrator .onsole im'ort an# e'ortca'ailities



"pdated #ist of Queries

/ll client systems5 all non6client systems5 an# allsystems /ll systems re'orting har#"are inventory5 s'ecific

a''lication5 or file

/ll users an# all user grou's .lients that have not een u'gra#e# to SMS2003

Systems y last logge#6on user name 7his site an# all chil# sites Su''orte# 'latforms8

/ll 'ro#ucts in the Microsoft in#o"s® Server 20039amily5 all in#o"s 2000 -rofessional systems5 allin#o"s 2000 Server systems5 all in#o"s :;systems5 all in#o"s 7® <$0 systems5 all in#o"s7 <$0 Servers5 all in#o"s 7 <$0 or=stations5 allin#o"s >- systems



"pdated #ist of QueriesScreen Shot



Sharing Queries

SMS 2003 'rovi#es an easy "ay to e'ortan# im'ort *ueries Great for custom *ueries to e share# et"een

SMS sites in a hierarchy Queries #o not flo" u'?#o"n the hierarchy

Great "ay to a## *ueries after a reinstallation @o not have to manually re6create

Aasy "iar# in SMS /#ministrator .onsole .an still use SMS 2$0 &esource Kit utility5

Qrye#it$ee5 for comman# line



Sharing QueriesScreen Shot



$%porting Queries

Select Queries no#e +n the /ction menu5 clic= /ll 7as=s5 an# then

clic= A'ort +1ects

A'ort +1ect iar# a''ears Select the *ueries to e e'orte# (inclu#es stan#ar#*ueries)

S'ecify file name an# comment

.reates a M+9 file "ith *uery contents .omment .lass (SMSBQuery) Security

Synta



&mporting Queries

Select Queries no#e (or other no#es) /utomatically a##s im'orte# o1ects to correct no#e

+n the /ction menu5 clic= /ll 7as=s5 an# thenclic= Cm'ort +1ects

Cm'ort +1ect iar# a''ears S'ecify M+9 file to im'ort @is'lays *ueries to e im'orte#5 an# also #is'lays

"hether you have the .reate security rights that younee#

@is'lays the comment from the M+9 file

e" *ueries are a##e# to the a''ro'riate no#e



What’s Ne for Reporting!

.rystal &e'orts are no longer use# as resource intensive as 'rolematic to configure in certain scenarios

&e'orts "ere not easily mo#ifie# or create# 7he ne" solution is SMS &e'orting

Cntegrate# version of e &e'orting 7ool &elease# to e over a year ago Great res'onse from customers

Aasy for users to access re'orts on the intranet Aasy to create custom re'orts .an create custom #ashoar#s



&mprovements to We' Reports

4iggest im'rovement is the integration "ithSMS Cntegrate# setu' through SMS setu'

Cntegrate# in the SMS /#ministrator .onsole .an generate re'orts from SMS .an run re'orts from SMS Die"e# in Cnternet A'lorer

SMS o1ect security &e'ort e'orting?im'orting

Cntegrate# ac=u'?recovery



&mprovements to We' Reports (2) /##itional im'rovements inclu#e8

Multi'le Microsoft SQL statements 'er re'ort(inclu#ing 'rom'ts)

&e'ort an# #ashoar# cloning .ustomiale categories Sche#uling re'orts Su''lemental re'orts ($as' files outsi#e SMS) Cnternationaliation of re'orts Su''ort for integrate# SQL security Die" schema #ocumente# an# su''orte#

Die" schema ase# on SMS -rovi#er schema



Report *ategories

/#vertisement Status (E) .om'uters (com'uters "ith a s'ecific file) Far#"are (0)

.@6&+M5 @is=5 General5 Memory5 Mo#em5et"or= /#a'ter5 -rocessor5 S.SC5 Soun#.ar#5 Di#eo .ar#

et"or= (:)

+'erating System (:) SMS Site (HI)

.lient Cnformation5 @iscovery an# Cnventory

Cnformation5 General5 Server Cnformation



Report *ategories (2)

Soft"are (HE) .om'anies an# -ro#ucts5 9iles

Soft"are Metering (<)

Status Messages (HI) Status Messages J /u#it ( E) sers (<)

Di#eo .ar# (no longer su''orte#) (<)

H0 7otal



Reporting Re+uirements &e'orts are installe# automatically #uring SMS

site server setu' Must a## a &e'orting -oint

e" site system role for SMS 2003 &e*uires at least in#o"s 2000 Server S- 2 "ith CCS

$0 &e*uires #irect access to the SMS site #ataase in

Microsoft SQL Server Cnternet A'lorer $0H S-2 or later

+ffice 2000 or +ffice >- e com'onents .reates an SMS &e'orting sers grou'

/ccess to SMS &e'orting vie"s

&e'orts can e accesse# from SMS /#ministrator .onsole or Cnternet A'lorer



Adding a Reporting ,oint

/## as any other sitesystem role @oes not have to e the

site server &e'ort fol#er an# &Lare co#e# toinclu#e the local siteco#e



Running a Report

A'an# &e'orting5 an# then e'an# &e'orts Select the re'ort to run +n the /ction menu5 clic= /ll 7as=s5 clic=

&un5 an# then select the site server &e'ort a''ears in Cnternet A'lorer



*reating a Report

A'an# &e'orting5 an#then clic= &e'orts

+n the /ction menu5

clic= e"5 an# thenclic=&e'ort Su''ly re'ort title an#

re'ort category .onfigure SQL

statement S'ecify refresh an#

gra'h values

.onfigure re'ort lin=s &un the re ort



Reporting -ies

SQL vie"s e'ose SMS #ata Figh 'erformance metho#s to access #ata

from the SMS site #ataase

+ver H<0 vie"s in SMS 2003 Aach vie" 'rovi#es access to s'ecific

columns (attriutes) &ange from a fe" to over t"o #oen columns 'er

vie"



"sing .ash'oards

@ashoar#s allo" multi'le re'orts to e#is'laye# in a single Cnternet A'lorer"in#o" Great for vie"ing multi'le relate# re'orts

simultaneously Great "ay to monitor status

4y #efault5 no #ashoar#s are inclu#e#

,ou create "hat you feel is re*uire# Dery easy to create a #ashoar#

Su''ly title

S'ecify s'ecific re'ort for s'ecific ro" or



*reating a .ash'oard

A'an# &e'orting .lic= @ashoar#s +n the /ction menu5

e"5 clic= @ashoar# Su''ly the #ashoar#

title S'ecify the numer of

ro"s an# columns S'ecify "hich re'ort to

#is'lay in "hich ro" or column

&un the #ashoar#



-ieing Reports and

.ash'oardsScreen Shot



Summary

SMS 2003 ma=es it easier to fin# an# re'ort the#ata you nee#

Soft"are metering #ata is availale for *ueriesan# re'orts

.rystal &e'orts are no longer su''orte# e &e'orting is the re'orting solution

Aasy to generate re'orts

@ata is availale through SQL Die"s Cntegration into SMS +1ects can easily e e'orte# an# im'orte#

using the SMS /#ministrator .onsole



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