System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2

The Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit V2 contains 11 downloadable tools to help you manage and troubleshoot Configuration Manager 2007. Click the below link to download the Toolkit.

ConfigMgrTool.msi - http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/5/0/55078AC4-3D15-407B-948E-CEB72A0A5A50/ConfigMgrTools.msi

1. Trace32 - A log viewer that provides a way to easily view and monitor log files created and updated by Configuration Manager 2007 clients and servers.
2. Client Spy -A tool that helps you troubleshoot issues related to software distribution, inventory, and software metering on Configuration Manager 2007 clients.
3. Delete Group Class Tool - A tool used to remove inventory group definitions along with history data, tables, views and stored procedures for the group.
4. Desired Configuration Management Migration Tool - A tool used to migrate from the DCM Solution for SMS 2003 to DCM in ConfigMgr 2007.
5. Desired Configuration Management Model Verification Tool - A tool used by desired configuration management content administrators for the validation and testing of configuration items and baselines authored externally from the Configuration Manager console.
6. Desired Configuration Management Substitution Variable Tool - A tool used by desired configuration management content administrators for authoring desired configuration management configuration items that use chained setting and object discovery.
7. Management Point Troubleshooter Tool - A tool that checks a computer system before and after a management point installation to ensure that the installation meets the requirements for management points.
8. Policy Spy - A policy viewer that helps you review and troubleshoot the policy system on Configuration Manager 2007 clients.
9. Preload Package Tool - A tool used to manually install compressed copies of package source files on Configuration Manager 2007 sites.
10. Security Configuration Wizard Template for Configuration Manager 2007 - The Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) is an attack-surface reduction tool for the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system. Security Configuration Wizard determines the minimum functionality required for a server's role or roles, and disables functionality that is not required. The Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 Security Configuration Wizard template supports new site system definitions and enables the required services and ports.
11. Send Schedule Tool - A tool used to trigger a schedule on a Client or trigger the evaluation of a specified DCM Baseline. You can trigger a schedule either locally or remotely.

 Ref: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9257 

Shutdown Tool via SCCM (for Compliance)

The Shutdown utility has to be included with a company logo. To display the logo, create a jpg, png or bmp files in the same folder as the utility and name it shutdowntool.jpg/png/bmp.

The standard version 7.0 is here:
http://blog.coretech.dk/download/ShutdownTool-0.7.0.zip

You can download the latest version from Coretech blog.

If you do not force a computer restart you might face problems like:

• Non-compliant computers
• Computers being in reboot pending mode which might prevent them from installing new software and software updates

If you do force a restart you might face problems like:

• Very unhappy users
• Scenarios where you restart while the end-user is using the computer for a demo or presentation
• End-users calling Servicedesk and complaining about a virus that’s shutting down their computer
• Restarting computers that are already compliant

The tool takes a few command-lines where you can specify:

Usage: ShutdownTool [/t] [/d] [/m] [/e] [/r | /l] [/f] [/c]

No args	Display help, same as typing /?
/?	Display help.
/t:xx	Configures the countdown time to xx seconds (default 60).
/d:"xx"	Configures the description to xx.
/m:xx	/ Configures the maximum allowed minutes the end-user can postpone (default 10080).
/e:xx	Only run if last shutdown time was more than xx hours ago.
/r	Change action to Reboot instead of default Shutdown.
/l	Change action to Logoff instead of default Shutdown.
/f	Forces the chosen action.
/c	Disables the option to abort.

Example:

• ShutdownTool /d: "Your computer is non-compliant and a restart will be initiated!" /t:1440 /m:1440 /e:1440 /c /f
• The argument /e:1440 will prevent the program from running on computers that have restarted within the last 1440 hours.
• /m: is used to configure the number of minutes an end-user can postpone the action. This is done by selecting a value corresponding to the number of minutes/hours from the drop-down list. The list of values will change according to the number of minutes left to postpone.

How to configure the tool in Configuration Manager

In order to use the tool you need to follow these simple steps in Configuration Manager:

1. Copy the shutdowntool.exe to the local computer. You can do that using a script.
2. Create a Configuration Manager package without any source files.
3. Create one or more programs in the package to control the Shutdowntool. You MUST configure the program to allow End-User to interact. 
4. Create an advertisement with reoccurrence according to you needs. In my environment I have an advertisement running every Monday morning. 

That’s it, after a few days you will start seeing an increase in the number of Compliant computers in your environment.
Credit goes to Kent Agerlund and Claus Codam, who developed this project.

Ref: http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/updated-version-of-the-shutdown-utility
http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/coretech-shutdown-utility-0-81/
http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/coretech-shutdown-utility-0-9-is-ready-for-download/