Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool · PDF file10/1/2012 · Configuration...
Transcript of Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool · PDF file10/1/2012 · Configuration...
Configuration Manager Upgrade
Assessment Tool Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Use the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool to determine if the
computers that are managed by System Center 2012 Configuration Manager can run Windows 7 or
Windows 8.
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Update
Assessment Tool Topics
Introduction to the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Planning for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Configuring the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Operations and Maintenance for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Technical Reference for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Introduction to the Upgrade
Assessment Tool Updated: April 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
The System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool provides administrative users
with information that they can use to determine if the computers that are managed by
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager can run Windows 7 or Windows 8.
The Upgrade Assessment Tool provides the following functionality:
Retrieves device driver compatibility information for installed peripheral devices and creates
reports that you can use to determine which device drivers need to be upgraded to support the
Windows operating system.
Allows you to see which computers meet the recommended system requirements for Windows
operating systems and to customize these requirements for your environments.
Creates summary reports that you can use to see an enterprise wide view of operating system
upgrade readiness.
Allows you to create dynamic collections for an operating system deployment. The collection
query rules can be based on system requirements, application compatibility status, and device
driver status.
Planning for the Upgrade
Assessment Tool Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Before you use the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool to assess
whether to upgrade the operating systems on computers that are managed by System Center 2012
Configuration Manager, review the prerequisites for using the tool and the operating systems that the
tool can be installed on.
Planning Topics for the Update Assessment Tool
Use the following topics to help you plan your strategy for the Upgrade Assessment Tool.
Prerequisites for Installing the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Supported Operating Systems for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Prerequisites for Installing the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Updated: April 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
You must install the following software before you install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Upgrade Assessment Tool.
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager:
o The site server must be running Configuration Manager SP1 with Cumulative Update 1.
o Configuration Manager clients can run Configuration Manager with no service pack,
Configuration Manager SP1, or Configuration Manager SP1 with Cumulative Update 1.
o You must have a reporting services point to view the compatibility information from
clients.
o You must have one or more distribution points to deploy the ACT inventory collection
package to clients.
o Clients must run hardware inventory.
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 6.0. To download and install the toolkit, see Windows
Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows® 8. The Windows Assessment and
Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) is a collection of tools that you can use to customize, assess, and
deploy Windows operating systems to new computers. For more information about the
Application Compatibility Toolkit, see Application Compatibility Toolkit Technical Reference.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4. To download and install the .NET Framework 4, use one of the
following resources:
o Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer)
o Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer)
Supported Operating Systems for the Upgrade
Assessment Tool
Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
You can install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool on any of the
following computer operating systems:
Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition SP2
Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise Edition SP2
Windows Server 2008 x64 Datacenter Edition SP2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition without service pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition without service pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition without service pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition without service pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition without service pack
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition without service pack
Windows Server 2012
Windows 7 x86 Enterprise Edition SP1
Windows 7 x64 Enterprise Edition SP1
Windows 8 x86 Enterprise
Windows 8 x64 Enterprise
Note
This is the list of operating systems that support the installation of the System Center 2012
Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool; after the tool is installed, it can assess all operating
systems that the Configuration Manager client runs.
Configuring the Upgrade
Assessment Tool Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Configuration tasks for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool include
downloading and installing Upgrade Assessment Tool, in addition to configuring the tool. For information
about how to download the Upgrade Assessment Tool, see Introduction to the Upgrade Assessment Tool.
Configuration Topics for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Installation Scenarios for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
How to Install and Configure the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Installation Scenarios for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
You can install the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool on either a
standalone site or in a site hierarchy. Choose the installation scenario that applies to your environment:
Standalone Site: You can install the Upgrade Assessment Tool on any computer; the tool does
not have to be installed on the site server.
Site Hierarchy: You can use the Upgrade Assessment Tool to connect to either the central
administration site or to one of the primary sites. This lets you set the scope of the upgrade
assessment to the entire hierarchy or to clients that are assigned to a single primary site. If the
Upgrade Assessment Tool connects to a central administration site and the SQL Server distributed
view Hardware inventory configuration option is enabled for any of the replication links between
a primary site and the central administration site, you must install the Upgrade Assessment Tool
on the computer that runs the central administration site database.
Warning
As soon as the Upgrade Assessment Tool is configured to connect to a site and synchronize,
connecting the Upgrade Assessment Tool to a different site in the hierarchy is not supported.
For information about how to install the Upgrade Assessment Tool, see How to Install and Configure the
Upgrade Assessment Tool
How to Install and Configure the Upgrade Assessment
Tool
Updated: April 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Use this topic to install and configure the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade
Assessment Tool.
There are four main steps to install and configure the tool:
1. Configure the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 6.
You use this tool to determine whether the computers in your organization are compatible with
versions of the Windows operating system. By using ACT, you can obtain compatibility
information from Microsoft and software vendors, identify compatibility issues in your own
organization, and share compatibility ratings with other ACT users. The tools in ACT help you
analyze and mitigate compatibility issues before you deploy a version of Windows to your
organization.
2. Create and deploy a data-collection package.
You create and deploy a data-collection package to computers to collect inventory data that will
be uploaded to the ACT database.
3. Install and configure the Upgrade Assessment Tool.
You use this tool to determine whether the computers that are managed by
Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager can run Windows 7 or Windows 8.
4. Perform Upgrade Assessment Tool synchronization.
The Upgrade Assessment Synchronization Service connects to the Compatibility Online Service,
your ACT database, and your System Center 2012 Configuration Manager site database, and then
synchronizes the compatibility data for the upgrade assessment reports.
Use the following procedures to help you complete these steps.
To configure the Application Compatibility Toolkit
1. To start the Application Compatibility Toolkit Configuration Wizard, click Start, click All
Programs, click Windows Kits, click Windows ADK, clickApplication Compatibility Toolkit,
and then click Application Compatibility Manager.
2. Complete the wizard, which includes the following:
o Run an ACT Log Processing Service on the local computer. For more information about
Log Processing Service shared files, see Log File Locations for Data-Collection Packages.
o Create a new or existing ACT database. For more information about how to create an ACT
database, see ACT Database Configuration.
o Specify the log file location to use to collect data from the computers in your
environment. For more information about how to set Log Processing Service permissions,
see ACT Log Processing Service Share Permissions
o Configure your ACT Log Processing Service account. For more information about the
required permissions for the ACT Log Processing Service account, see ACT Log Processing
Service Share Permissions.
For more information about ACT, see Application Compatibility Toolkit Technical Reference.
To create and deploy a data-collection package
1. In the Application Compatibility Manager console, select the Collect tab to open
the Collect screen.
2. On the File menu, click New.
3. Select the Inventory collection package type to collect a list of installed applications.
4. On the Set up your inventory package page, provide the package information, and then
click Create. Make sure that the folder you specify forOutput Location matches the ACT log
shared folder that you created in the previous procedure.
5. Browse to the location to save the Windows Installer (.msi) file for the package, specify a file name
for the .msi file, and then click Save.
6. Complete the Create a data-collection package wizard.
7. Deploy the data-collection package to the computers that you want to assess. Use your preferred
method to deploy the package. For example, you can deploy the package by using application
management in Configuration Manager. Or, you can use other deployment methods, such as
Group Policy or logon scripts.
When the package is installed on the computers, the package collects information about applications that
are installed on the computer and collects that information in the ACT log share folder. After the data is
collected, the package is uninstalled from the computer. For more information, see Managing Your Data-
Collection Packages.
To install and configure the Upgrade Assessment Tool
1. Download the Upgrade Assessment Tool from the Microsoft Connect site.
2. From the downloaded files, run UpgradeAssessmentTool.msi to install the tool.
3. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Upgrade Assessment Tool. Configure the
following:
a. Compatibility Online Service: Specify the proxy server, if it is required, to connect to the
Compatibility Online Service website by using HTTPS.
Note
In the Application Compatibility Toolkit documentation, the Compatibility Online
Service is referred to as the Microsoft Compatibility Exchange web service.
b. Application Compatibility Toolkit: Specify the ACT database details and credentials.
Click Verify to verify that the Upgrade Assessment Tool Synchronization Service can
connect to the database successfully by using the credentials that you provided and
whether the database is a valid ACT 6 database.
c. Configuration Manager: Specify the Configuration Manager site database details and
credentials. Click Verify to confirm that the Upgrade Assessment Tool Synchronization
Service can connect to the database successfully by using the credentials that you
provided and whether the database is a valid site database.
d. Click Apply to save the changes.
e. Synchronization Service: Click Start to start the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Synchronization Service.
f. Optionally, enable and configure the schedule so that synchronization automatically runs.
To manually synchronize the Upgrade Assessment Tool
1. Click Start, click All Programs, and then click Upgrade Assessment Tool.
2. Click Synchronization Service and make sure that the service is started.
3. Click Synchronize.
To monitor synchronization activity, use the UATSyncs.log in the Upgrade Assessment Tool installation
directory.
Operations and Maintenance for
the Upgrade Assessment Tool Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
The topics in this section contain procedures to manage the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Upgrade Assessment Tool after it is installed and configured. These procedures include how to create
collections that are based on upgrade assessment query rules and how to view the results of the upgrade
assessment by using reports.
Operations and Maintenance Topics for the Upgrade
Assessment Tool
How to Create Collections for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
How to Manage Reports for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
How to Create Collections for the Upgrade Assessment
Tool
Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
This topic provides instructions to create collections for the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Upgrade Assessment Tool that are based on upgrade assessment query rules.
To create collections that are based on upgrade assessment
query rules
1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Assets and Compliance.
2. In the Assets and Compliance workspace, click Device Collections, and then on
the Home tab, click Create and then click Create Device Collection.
3. In the Membership Rules page of the Create Device Collection Wizard, click Add
Rule, and then select Query Rule.
4. In the Query Rule Properties dialog box, click Edit Query Statement.
5. In the Query Statement Properties dialog box, specify a query statement that is based on
the Upgrade Assessment System attribute class and its attributes. For example, to assess
an upgrade to a Windows 8 32-bit operating system deployment, the following query statement
queries all devices that meet the minimum system requirement, have a device status of
either Available Inbox or Available in Catalog, and have a my app rating of works:
Select SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.SMSAssignedSites,
SMS_R_System.IPAddresses, SMS_R_System.IPSubnets,
SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion,
SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,
SMS_R_System.LastLogonUserDomain, SMS_R_System.LastLogonUserName,
SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_System.ResourceId,
SMS_R_System.ResourceType, SMS_R_System.NetbiosName,
SMS_R_System.ClientType from SMS_R_System inner join
SMS_G_System_Upgrade_Assessment on
SMS_G_System_Upgrade_Assessment.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId
where SMS_G_System_Upgrade_Assessment.DeviceStatus <= 2 and
SMS_G_System_Upgrade_Assessment.OSName = "Windows 8 32-Bit" and
SMS_G_System_Upgrade_Assessment.AppMyRating <= 1 and
SMS_G_System_Upgrade_Assessment.SysReqRating >= 1.
6. Complete the wizard.
The following table shows the values and descriptions for the Upgrade Assessment Application Rating
attribute:
App My
Rating Description
Status in Upgrade Assessment
Summary reports
1 Works Ready
2 Works with minor issues or has
solution
Minor Issue
3 Does not work Major Issue
4 No data Unknown
The following table shows the values and descriptions for the CPU rating for the Upgrade Assessment
Operating System Requirement rating:
CPU rating Description
0 Does not meet minimum requirement
1 Meets minimum requirement
2 Meets recommended requirement
The following table shows the values and descriptions 64-bit capability for the Upgrade Assessment
Operating System Requirement rating:
Is 64-Bit capable Description
0 Not 64-Bit Capable (Cannot install Windows 64-Bit SKU)
1 64-Bit Capable
The following table shows the values and descriptions for the memory rating for the Upgrade Assessment
Operating System Requirement rating:
Memory rating Description
0 Does not meet minimum requirement
1 Meets minimum requirement
2 Meets recommended requirement
The following table shows the values and descriptions for the hard disk rating for the Upgrade
Assessment Operating System Requirement rating:
Hard disk rating Description
0 Does not meet minimum requirement
1 Meets minimum requirement
2 Meets recommended requirement
The following table shows the values and descriptions system requirement rating for the Upgrade
Assessment Operating System Requirement rating:
System
requirement rating Description
Status in Upgrade Assessment
Summary reports
0 CPU Rating does not meet minimum
requirement
Or not 64-Bit Capable for Windows
64-Bit SKU
Or Memory Rating does not meet
minimum requirement
Or Hard disk Rating does not meet
minimum requirement
Major
1 CPU Rating meets minimum
requirement
AND Memory Rating meets
minimum requirement
AND Hard disk Rating meets
minimum requirement
AND 64-Bit Capable for Windows
64-Bit SKU
Minor
2 CPU Rating meets recommended
requirement
AND Memory Rating meets
recommended requirement
AND Hard disk Rating meets
recommended requirement
AND 64-Bit Capable for Windows
64-Bit SKU
Ready
The following table shows the values and descriptions for the device status attribute:
Device
Status Description
Status in Upgrade
Assessment Summary
reports
1 Available inbox Ready
2 Available in Catalog. If the driver for the device is not
available with Windows, a compatible driver is found in
the System Center Configuration Manager 2012 driver
catalog.
Ready
3 Available with Dynamic Update Minor Issue
4 Available on Windows Update Minor Issue
5 Available from vendor Minor Issue
6 Compatible with unknown driver Minor Issue
7 Incompatible Major Issue
8 Unknown Unknown
How to Manage Reports for the Upgrade Assessment
Tool
This topic has not yet been rated - Rate this topic
Updated: October 1, 2012
Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1
Use the following procedure to run reports for the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Upgrade
Assessment Tool and view the results of the upgrade assessment.
Note
You must have a reporting services point installed and configured to view these reports. For more
information, see Configuring Reporting in Configuration Manager.
To run upgrade assessment reports
1. In the Configuration Manager console, click Monitoring.
2. In the Monitoring workspace, expand Reporting, and then click Reports to list the available
reports.
3. Select one of the following Upgrade Assessment reports, and then on the Home tab, in
the Report Group section, click Run to open the report:
o Computers that have a specific hardware device
o Computers that have a specific application installed
o Operating system requirement criteria
o Upgrade assessment summary
o Operating system requirement status for computers in a specific collection
o Hardware device status summary
o Application status for computers in a specific collection
o Application status for a specific computer
o Application status summary
o Hardware device status for computers in a specific collection
o Hardware device status for a specific computer
When there are required parameters, specify the parameters, and then click View Report.
4. Repeat step 3 to view other Upgrade Assessment reports.
For more information about how to run reports in Configuration Manager, see Operations and
Maintenance for Reporting in Configuration Manager.
Technical Reference for the
Upgrade Assessment Tool Updated: April 1, 2014
Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2012
Use the following topics in this section for technical reference information for the System Center 2012
Configuration Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool.
Technical Reference Topics
Registry Key Settings for the Upgrade Assessment Tool
Registry Key Settings for the
Upgrade Assessment Tool Updated: April 1, 2013
Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2012
You can perform most actions and configure most settings for the System Center 2012 Configuration
Manager Upgrade Assessment Tool in the console. However, to modify the default values for some
settings and to start the process to remove upgrade assessment data, you must configure specific registry
values on the computer that runs the Upgrade Assessment Tool.
To use the registry to configure settings or start actions for
the Upgrade Assessment Tool
1. Open the registry on the computer that runs the Upgrade Assessment Tool.
Warning
If you use the Registry Editor incorrectly, you might cause serious problems that might require you to
reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result
from using the Registry Editor incorrectly. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk.
2. Locate the UAT sub-key by browsing to the following path:
o For a 32-bit operating system:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\UAT
o For a 64-bit operating system:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\SMS\UAT
3. Use the following table to configure the appropriate registry key to specify a setting or start an
action for the Upgrade Assessment Tool.
Registry key
value Purpose Default value
Clean Up Set the value to 1 to start the process to remove all
upgrade assessment data from the Configuration Manager
site database.
0
Use 1 to start
the process.
Poll Interval The interval between polling for sync service (in
seconds)
900
SQL Read
Batch Size
Specifies the maximum number of rows in the
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) SQL Server
database that the synchronization service reads at a time.
500000
SQL Bulk
Copy Batch
Size
Specifies the maximum number of rows that the
synchronization service copies to a temporary table in the
Configuration Manager site database.
500
SQL Merge
Batch Size
Specifies the maximum number of rows that are merged
from a temporary table to a destination table in the
Configuration Manager site database.
1000
SQL Merge
Delay
Specifies the delay (in milliseconds) before the process is
started to merge the data from a temporary table to a
destination table.
0