SME Managed

SCE 2007 Fault Finding: Post Release Hotfix Rollup

imageWhen I start an install task, I try to gather as many of the required tools and fixes as possible. I knew there were some hotfixes available and was pretty happy to see there was a rollup which would save me some time. So I grabbed the executable so I could apply the fixes before I ran the configuration wizard especially since I already had one false start and wanted to get a good vanilla install so I could document it.

Here's the thing had I read the release notes I would have known this rollup patches the Installation Source and is a pre-install fix.

Here is what gets fixed...

This patch is a rollup of important post-release fixes for System Center Essentials 2007.
Included are:
(KB 936339) Windows-based computers are not displayed in the Network Topology diagram view in System Center Essentials 2007, and WSUS component parts fail on the Essentials 2007 agents after you deploy the agents
- Fixes a problem in which Windows-based computers are not displayed in the Network Topology diagram view in System Center Essentials 2007. The WSUS component parts of Essentials 2007 also fail on the Essentials 2007 agents.

(KB 937831) The installation of System Center Essentials 2007 fails during the Reporting part of Setup and the following information is logged: "The specified domain does not exist or cannot be contacted"
- Fixes a problem that occurs if the computer's NetBIOS domain name does not match the domain or if the computer's domain suffix does not match the domain.
Posted: Dec 26 2007, 10:12 AM by David Mackie | with 2 comment(s)
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SME Managed said:

There has been a good deal of Community conversation about the suitability of System Center Essentials 2007 for installation on Small Business Server 2003 SP1 / R2 and while I maintain the opinion that all SCE 2007 installs in SBS 2003 Networks should

# December 31, 2007 1:07 PM

David Mackie's Blue Brain said:

There has been a good deal of Community conversation about the suitability of System Center Essentials

# December 31, 2007 1:08 PM