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Rob Mallicoat Senior Solutions Architect Quest Software

Breadth of Coverage

Nearly 400 different extension technologies for System Center suite

Technology that Natively Integrates into System Center

No additional infrastructure or management console is needed…no impact on IT footprint

Market Tested

Quest is a long-standing viable partner for Microsoft

Partner Focused

Working with the Microsoft System Center partner ecosystem to drive deployments

Ease of Implementation

Leverage the existing skill sets of your IT staff and maximize their productivity

Multiple Deployment Options

Extensible mix of agent-less and agent-based offerings

Product Alignment to Microsoft System Center Suite

VMM + vWorkspace = Advanced VDI QMX – Operations Manager (SCVMM PROTips MP)

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Recovery Manager for AD, Exchange & SharePoint QMX for DPM (Delivered via Prof Services) QMX – Operations Manager 2007 QMPs: .NET, AS400, z/OS QMCs: Ex.Patrol, NetCool, MOM, Foglight QKP – Audit Collection Services (InTrust) QMX for ACS

System Center Operations Manager 2007 System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

Simplified Management of System Center using Windows PowerShell and Quest PowerGUI QMX – Quest Management Xtensions QMP – Quest Management Packs QMC – Quest Management Connectors QKP – Quest Knowledge Pack VDI – Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

System Center Configuration Manager 2007

QMX - Configuration Manager 2007 QMX for Device Management – Configuration Manager 2007 MSI Studio

Quest Management Xtensions (QMX) for Operations Manager Gives Operations Manager “vision” into more than 250 non-Windows systems, clients and devices including: *nix, Mac, VMware, Oracle, Cisco, AS400 and more – without installing an agent on any system or device “Enables” Operations Manager to include these systems in what it “sees” Doesn’t require the non-Windows admins to give up anything or change the way they do things… simply allows Operations Manager to be the central management point for monitoring health – while they focus on more critical tasks!

Integrates non-Windows logs with Microsoft Audit Collection Service (ACS) for centralized security auditing and reporting Collects performance data and events Evaluates health rules and raises alerts Supports command-line automation Utilizes SSH, RSA encryption and public/private key authentication for secure connections Does not change Operations Manager – exposes non-Windows information via a WBEM/CIM interface (similar to Windows systems)

Leverage your Operations Manager Infrastructure

Leverages Ops Manager CIM model

• Performance values, Alerts, Events, Etc.

• Distributed Applications • Reporting Portal and Data Warehouse • Support for 250 Devices (firewall/router/etc • Support for 150 non-Windows Operating Systems SQL Server • Collected data can be viewed/managed using native Ops Mgr console Ops Manager Console

Ops Mgr Root Management Server

QMX for OM Base Framework QMX for OM Base Framework Machine (optional) •

Agent-less Architecture and device discovery allows you to quickly bring all of your non-Windows devices and operating systems into Operations Manager.

Nagios HPOV Tivoli BMC Many More Generi c MOM 2005 Connect Operations Manager to non Microsoft management systems Two-way (bi-directional) data feed in most cases; Uni-directional from Operations Manager in some cases Wide range of management platforms supported Further leverage your investment in Operations Manager – achieve centralized management!

In Summary

Provides a centralized ‘single pane of glass’ for enterprise-wide change/configuration management and system updates through Configuration Manager 2007 Extends System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to nearly 150 non Windows operating systems, applications, clients, devices and hardware components Architectural flexibility – Quest delivers both Agent-based and Agent-less architected products for System Center Configuration Manager

Change and Configuration Management for the Heterogeneous Environment

Extend the Power of System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Native Extension of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to Unix, Linux, VMware ESX and Mac OSX Extends core features of Configurations Manager to non-Windows OS platforms Single infrastructure, console and reporting paradigm for managing your heterogeneous environment Note: Quest provides QMX for SMS 2003 environments as well

Non-Windows Platform Support

RedHat Enterprise Linux – AS/ES/WS 2.1, 3.0 i386, 4.0*, 5.0* SUSE – Enterprise Server 8, 9*, 10*, Enterprise Desktop 10* Solaris – 8, 9 & 10 (sparc), Solaris x86 - 9, 10* AIX – 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1

HP-UX – 11i (11.11) and v2 (11.23), v3 (11.31) - PA-RISC/Itanium Mac OS X – 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 (ppc and Intel) Asianux 2.0

VMware ESX Server 2.53, 3.0.1+, 3.5

CentOS 4, 5 Agentless support for older OS versions and network devices (Inventory) Integration with and Support for Quest Authentication Services v3.5

What’s New – v2.1

QMX - Configuration Manager 2007 Edition Originally released April 11, 2008 v2.1 was released February 2009 Support for Maintenance Windows Support for Native Mode Support for CentOS (versions 4 & 5) Support for AIX 6.1

Support for VMware ESX Server 3.5

Support for Windows Server 2008 Support for IIS 7 Integration with and support for Quest Authentication Services (QAS) v3.5

Leveraging Configuration Manager’s Infrastructure

Leverages Configuration Manager:

• Management & Distribution Points • Console • Database/Reporting • Policies SQL Server • MMC Console snap-in extends UI and provides reporting Administrator’s Console

Primary Site Server

Management Points Distribution Points • QMX for Configuration Manager features roles leveraged by Configuration Manager • •

Similar architecture to Windows Agent Client Agent is like WMI for Unix

Agentless coverage for Configuration Manager

OS support extended Fedora Linux Ubuntu Linux Novell (snmp) Flat File Non-supported (older versions) of agent-based solution HP-UX – prior to 11i (11.11) Solaris – (SPARC) Prior to Solaris 8 (e.g. 5.8) IBM AIX – prior to 5.1

Red Hat Linux – prior to 2.1

SUSE Linux – Enterprise Server 8 or Enterprise Desktop 9 Network Devices Networking, infrastructure, security, storage, hardware, Power, Printers, Mainframe, Telecom, specific applications (115+)

Note: Quest provides agentless extensions for SMS 2003 as well

QMX PRO-enabled Management Pack for non-Windows operating systems and non-Microsoft application technologies enabling intelligent virtual machine tuning through analysis of system resource, network, storage and application monitoring.

“Customers want insight into their IT operations and the System Center suite of management offerings delivers this to help drive down costs and improve overall efficiency through an integrated management experience,” said Ryan O’Hara, director, System Center Product Management, Microsoft. “The integration with System Center that Quest delivers through their PRO-enabled Management Pack with its real-time integration and remedial capabilities, helps customers get deeper insight into their environment and reduce complexity.”

Rob Mallicoat Senior Systems Consultant Quest Software

Rob Mallicoat - [email protected]

Connection Broker – Enterprise Management

Remote Desktop Services, VDI, Physical PCs

Current Release = 6.1

Released April 27, 2009

History

Management Tools for Citrix and Terminal Services since 2001 Provision Networks launched in 2004 Integration with Vmware Virtual Center 2006 – 5.7

Integration with Virtual Iron 2007 – 5.9

Acquired by Quest in November 2007 Integration with Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 – 5.10

Integration with Parallels Virtuozzo 2009 – 6.0

Integration with Microsoft SCVMM 2009 – 6.1

Platform-Agnostic

Future-proof your desktop virtualization environment and keep options open

Customer-Proven

1000s of customers on a 6th generation product

Enterprise-Grade

Extensive feature set at an economical price

Award-Winning Technology

Virtualization Journal, VMworld 2008

Multiple Deployment Options

Manage Remote Desktop Services, VDI, and Blade PCs with a single product – single console

Experience Optimized Protocol

Ensure the virtual PC responds like a physical one

“Quest vWorkspace provides customers with a rich virtual desktop experience through integrated management across existing physical and virtual desktops with Microsoft System Center, and cost-effective virtualization with Windows Server 2008 Hyper V.” said Dai Vu, director of virtualization marketing, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft Corp.

VM Cloning with Sysprep – batch creation Desktop Creation/Deletion – create/delete AD Computer Objects Delete machines that haven’t been accessed in X number of days Task Automation – Power, State, Script, Delete, MSI….

Power Management Active Directory Integration Flexible Assignment – User, Group, OU, Client IP, Client Name MSI Package Automation – Install, Update, Uninstall App-V Integration – Publish seamlessly from XP/Vista/Win7 Pool auto expansion – maintain a buffer of available PCs

Client Desktop Experience Optimized Protocol Application Streaming Broker/Additional Management Management Hypervisor Server SAN

Thin Clients Repurposed PCs Physical Desktops

Single Mgmt Console for RDS, VDI and Physical PCs Granular Delegated Administration – delegate only required administrative features to appropriate IT Staff for managing specific RDS or VDI Groups Organize Management Console by Location, Department… Session Management – Remote Control, Logoff, Reset… Integrated Task Manager – View/Kill Processes MSI Package Deployment Task Automation Support for heterogeneous environments

Centralized Management – Single Mgmt Console RDS & VDI Server and Application Load Balancing User Profile Management – Hybrid User Profiles User Environment Configuration and Lockdown Virtual IP Addressing – unique IP per session (if required) File & Registry Redirection – Fix legacy apps CPU Fair Sharing – Ensure performance Memory Re-basing – Support more sessions per server Integration with Microsoft App-V – Publish virtualized apps

Branded as Quest EOP – Experience Optimized Protocol Graphics Acceleration – Quest Display Driver for RDP Multimonitor Support – RDS and VDI use client monitor settings Multimedia Redirection – Content played locally, seamlessly Seamless Windows – XP/2003/Vista/2008/Win7 – RDS or VDI Universal Printing – client, session/network and gateway Universal USB Support – for Windows and Linux Clients Bi-directional Audio – Microphone for Windows and Linux Clients Latency Reduction – Local Text Echo

ASP.Net + AJAX Web Access SSL Secure Gateway App-V Integration – Publish Seamless Virtualized Apps Stream to RDS, VDI or to the client Clients for: Windows CE5/CE6/2000/XP/XPe/2003/Vista/2008/Win7 Linux Java WTOS – Wyse Thin OS Mac – Beta U3 – Windows client w/o installation, i.e. USB Stick

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