Topic last updated—January 2008
The following features are new to Configuration Manager 2007 R2:
- Application Virtualization Management.
For more information about managing virtual applications created
using the Microsoft Application Virtualization platform, see
About Virtual
Application Packages.
- Forefront Client Security Integration.
For more information, see About Forefront Client
Security Integration with Configuration Manager 2007 R2.
- SQL Reporting Services Reporting.
Allows you to report on Configuration Manager activity using SQL
Reporting Services.
- Client Status Reporting. Provides a
set of tools and Configuration Manager 2007 reports to assess the
status of client computers, sometimes referred to as "client
health." Clients that show a change in activity patterns might need
administrative intervention.
- Operating System Deployment
Enhancements. The following enhancements are included in
Configuration Manager 2007 R2:
- Unknown computer support—In Configuration
Manager 2007 R2, you can deploy operating systems to computers
using a PXE service point without first adding the computer to the
Configuration Manager database. For more information, see About Unknown Computer
Support for Operating System Deployment.
- Multicast deployment—Previously, all
operating system deployments used unicast. Multicast can make more
efficient use of network bandwidth when deploying large images to
several computers at the same time. For more information, see
About Multicast
for Operating System Deployment.
- Running command lines in task sequences with
credentials other than the local system account.
- Unknown computer support—In Configuration
Manager 2007 R2, you can deploy operating systems to computers
using a PXE service point without first adding the computer to the
Configuration Manager database. For more information, see About Unknown Computer
Support for Operating System Deployment.