Part 1: How Microsoft IT using Configuration Manager Dashboard? - Configuration Manager in Microsoft IT - Site Home

Today Configuration Manager Dashboard was released worldwide. One of the great feature of this solution is that it is customizable and extensible dashboard solution to view key Configuration Manager Datasets within a single summarized dashboard.

Microsoft IT Configuration Manager production team has deployed this solution with custom dashboards created in production for Microsoft IT Configuration Manager hierarchy which manages ~275,000 desktops worldwide and this blogs highlights some key custom dashboard created using this solution. And if you are attending Microsoft Management Summit 2010 then you could also attend the session BE01 Configuration Manager Dashboard, Monday, April 19 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM, which has demo for how Microsoft IT using Configuration Manager Dashboard.

The Configuration Manager Dashboard provides 6 dashboard dataset as out-of-box view and provides option to add more dataset for dashboard as needed. Microsoft IT Configuration Manager production team has created following custom dataset to meet the core business users requirement for commonly asked information from Configuration Manager. Also this dashboard is first release and being updated on going basis based on the feedback and business requirements.

In next part for the series, I will be sharing the details for creating below dashboard and SQL query used for configuring below dataset.

Dashboard for Machines Counts
Overall Machines Count Machines Count By Regions Machines Count By Operating System Machines Count By Server/Workstation OS Type Machines Count By 32/64 bit OS Type Machines Count By Desktops/Notebooks Type Machines By Physical/Virtual Type
Security Dashboard for Update Compliance
Software Update Compliance by Update List/IDs
Application Deployment Team Dashboard
Success Rate of Active Software Distribution Advertisements Distribution Points with Pending Packages Count Pending Packages with DP Name and Client Counts
Configuration Manager Administrator Dashboard
Site Server Count by Role Assigned Site Server Update Compliance Last WSUS Server Sync with Windows Update Last Successful Site Server Backup Date & Time Site Servers Not Communicated in last 24 hrs. Last 24 hrs. Error/Warning Status Messages Count by Site
LCD/Plasma Screen Dashboard
Last 2 Hours MP Communication Success % Overall Last 2 Hours WSUS/SUP Scan Success % Overall Last 2 Hours MP Communication Count Per Site Last 2 Hours Software Update Scan Count Per Site
Configuration Manager Client Health Dashboard
Client % with Hardware Inventory in last 3 days. Client % with Software Inventory in last 3days. Client Count for WSUS Scan, Heartbeat and MP Communication in last 24 hrs. % of Inactive Client Count % of Obsolete Client Count Unapproved Client Count by Site
Client Health Problem Management Dashboard
Windows Update Scan Error for Last 7days Client Health State Error Messages for Last 7days Client Deployment Error Messages for Last 7days Client Error Status Messages for last 7 days
App-V Dashboard
App-V Client Count App-V Client Count by OS App-V Client Versions Virtual Application Name, Version and Installed Count
Asset Management Dashboard
Asset Count by Manufacturer Asset Count by Model

Please share your feedback and thoughts for this dashboard dataset or any queries for using the Configuration Manager Dashboard.

Useful Links:

About the Configuration Manager Dashboard : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff369719.aspx
Configuration Manager dashboard download location: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187322
Quick short “how to” videos shows how to install and configure the dashboard:
- Installing the dashboard
- Configuring the dashboard

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