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Microsoft Systems

Management Server 2003:


Querying and Reporting
Kristof Levay
Microsoft sterreich

Agenda

Querying in Microsoft Systems


Management Server (SMS) 2003

General functionality
Whats new and different from SMS 2.0?

Reporting in SMS 2003

General functionality
Whats new and different from SMS 2.0?
Whats new in Web Reporting?

Whats New for Querying?

Updated list of queries

Queries for specific operating systems

Removed all Year 2000 (Y2K) and PC


Analyzer queries

Updated object type and attribute classes


for software metering data

Only include supported operating systems

Permits querying on software metering data


Not available in SMS 2.0 because the software
metering schema was not exposed

Better facility for sharing queries between


SMS sites

SMS Administrator Console import and export


capabilities

Updated List of Queries

All client systems, all non-client systems, and all


systems
All systems reporting hardware inventory, specific
application, or file
All users and all user groups
Clients that have not been upgraded to SMS
2003
Systems by last logged-on user name
This site and all child sites
Supported platforms:

All products in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003


Family, all Windows 2000 Professional systems, all
Windows 2000 Server systems, all Windows 98
systems, all Windows NT 4.0 systems, all Windows
NT 4.0 Servers, all Windows NT 4.0 Workstations, all
Windows XP systems

Updated List of Queries


Screen Shot

Sharing Queries

SMS 2003 provides an easy way to export


and import queries

Great for custom queries to be shared between


SMS sites in a hierarchy

Great way to add queries after a reinstallation

Queries do not flow up/down the hierarchy


Do not have to manually re-create

Easy wizard in SMS Administrator Console

Can still use SMS 2.0 Resource Kit utility,


Qryedit.exe, for command line

Sharing Queries
Screen Shot

Exporting Queries

Select Queries node


On the Action menu, click All Tasks, and then
click Export Objects
Export Object Wizard appears

Select the queries to be exported (includes standard


queries)
Specify file name and comment

Creates a MOF file with query contents

Comment
Class (SMS_Query)
Security
Syntax

Importing Queries

Select Queries node (or other nodes)

On the Action menu, click All Tasks, and then


click Import Objects
Import Object Wizard appears

Automatically adds imported objects to correct node

Specify MOF file to import


Displays queries to be imported, and also displays
whether you have the Create security rights that you
need
Displays the comment from the MOF file

New queries are added to the appropriate node

Whats New for Reporting?

Crystal Reports are no longer used

Was resource intensive


Was problematic to configure in certain scenarios
Reports were not easily modified or created

The new solution is SMS Reporting

Integrated version of Web Reporting Tool

Released to Web over a year ago


Great response from customers

Easy for users to access reports on the intranet


Easy to create custom reports
Can create custom dashboards

Improvements to Web Reports

Biggest improvement is the integration with


SMS

Integrated setup through SMS setup


Integrated in the SMS Administrator Console

Can generate reports from SMS


Can run reports from SMS
Viewed in Internet Explorer
SMS object security
Report exporting/importing

Integrated backup/recovery

Improvements to Web Reports


(2)
Additional improvements include:

Multiple Microsoft SQL statements per report


(including prompts)
Report and dashboard cloning
Customizable categories
Scheduling reports
Supplemental reports (.asp files outside SMS)
Internationalization of reports
Support for integrated SQL security
View schema documented and supported
View schema based on SMS Provider schema

Report Categories

Advertisement Status (6)


Computers (computers with a specific file)
Hardware (50)

CD-ROM, Disk, General, Memory, Modem,


Network Adapter, Processor, SCSI, Sound
Card, Video Card

Network (9)
Operating System (9)
SMS Site (17)

Client Information, Discovery and Inventory


Information, General, Server Information

Report Categories (2)

Software (16)

Companies and Products, Files

Software Metering (4)


Status Messages (17)
Status Messages Audit ( 6)
Users (4)
Video Card (no longer supported) (4)
~150 Total

Reporting Requirements

Reports are installed automatically during SMS


site server setup
Must add a Reporting Point

New site system role for SMS 2003


Requires at least Windows 2000 Server SP 2 with IIS
5.0
Requires direct access to the SMS site database in
Microsoft SQL Server
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 or later
Office 2000 or Office XP Web components

Creates an SMS Reporting Users group

Access to SMS Reporting views

Reports can be accessed from SMS


Administrator Console or Internet Explorer

Adding a Reporting Point

Add as any other site


system role

Does not have to be the


site server
Report folder and URL
are coded to
include the local site
code

Running a Report

Expand Reporting, and then expand Reports


Select the report to run
On the Action menu, click All Tasks, click
Run, and then select the site server

Report appears in Internet Explorer

Creating a Report

Expand Reporting, and


then click Reports
On the Action menu,
click New, and then
click
Report

Supply report title and


report category
Configure SQL
statement
Specify refresh and
graph values
Configure report links

Reporting Views

SQL views expose SMS data


High performance methods to access data
from the SMS site database
Over 140 views in SMS 2003

Each view provides access to specific


columns (attributes)

Range from a few to over two dozen columns per


view

Using Dashboards

Dashboards allow multiple reports to be


displayed in a single Internet Explorer
window

By default, no dashboards are included

Great for viewing multiple related reports


simultaneously
Great way to monitor status
You create what you feel is required

Very easy to create a dashboard

Supply title
Specify specific report for specific row or

Creating a Dashboard

Expand Reporting
Click Dashboards
On the Action menu,
New, click Dashboard

Supply the dashboard


title
Specify the number of
rows and columns
Specify which report to
display in which row or
column

Run the dashboard

Viewing Reports and


Dashboards
Screen Shot

Summary

SMS 2003 makes it easier to find and report the


data you need
Software metering data is available for queries
and reports
Crystal Reports are no longer supported
Web Reporting is the reporting solution

Easy to generate reports


Data is available through SQL Views
Integration into SMS

Objects can easily be exported and imported


using the SMS Administrator Console

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This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.

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