System Center Essentials Resource Kit

The System Center Essentials Resource Kit includes: - Essentials Server Migration Advisor- Published Software Certificate Update Tool- Setup Log Parser- Maintenance Mode Management Pack- Computer Group Repair Tool- Essentials Server Cleanup Tool Essentials Server Migration AdvisorYou can use this tool to MOVE an Essentials 2010 management server installation to a different server. The tool backs up the installation on the source server and restores it on the target server. Published Software Certificate Update ToolThe published software certificate update tool removes the existing software publishing certificate from the Essentials 2010 or Essentials 2007 management server and all managed computers, generates a new certificate, deploys the certificate to managed computers, and signs all locally published content with the new certificate. Setup Log ParserWhen you install System Center Essentials 2010, Setup creates SCESetupWizard.log and a set of related log files, depending on the features you chose to install, such as SQL Server, Reporting, and Virtualization Management. If installation fails, you can use this tool to get an easy-to-read-report that contains enough information to determine if the installation was successful and to Highlight any issues. Maintenance Mode Management PackSystem Center Essentials 2010 maintenance mode does not provide a way to schedule the maintenance mode start time to begin at a future time. Use this tool if you want to schedule a group of computers to enter maintenance mode at a fixed time in the future. For example, you may want to schedule a group of computers to be in maintenance mode every Friday and Saturday night at 11:00PM for a duration of three hours. Computer Group Repair ToolThe computer group repair tool identifies and repairs Broken relationships Between System Center Operations Manager computer groups and their corresponding Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) computer groups. Essentials Server Cleanup