Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 4.0.2925

MAP is a powerful inventory, assessment, and reporting tool that can securely run in small or large IT environments without requiring the installation of agent software on any computers or devices. The inventory and assessment capabilities provided by this Solution Accelerator can significantly simplify the planning process for migrating your laptops, desktops, and server computers to Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista® and Microsoft Office 2007.

The server virtualization scenarios help you identify underutilized resources and the hardware specifications needed to successfully consolidate your servers using Microsoft Hyper-V technology. Additionally, the toolkit can help you identify unmanaged assets, Microsoft SQL Server® components and virtual machines in your environment

Major Features:

1. Secure and Agentless Inventory: MAP provides secure, agentless, and network-wide inventory that scales from small business to large enterprises. It collects and organizes system resources and device information from a single networked computer. Assessment tools often require users to first deploy software agents on all computers to be inventoried, but this tool does not. MAP uses technologies already available in your IT environment to perform inventory and assessments. These technologies include Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), the Remote Registry Service, Active Directory Domain Services, and the Computer Browser service. Assessments can be completed on the following platforms:
   • Windows 7
   • Windows Vista
   • Windows XP® Professional
   • Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2
   • Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2003 R2
   • Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server
   • VMware ESX
   • VMware ESXi
   • VMware Server
2. Comprehensive Data Analysis
   • MAP performs a detailed analysis of hardware and device compatibility for migration to Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Application Virtualization, and Windows Vista. The hardware assessment looks at the installed hardware and determines if migration is recommended. If it is not recommended then the reports tell you why it is not.
   • The device assessment looks at the devices installed on a computer and reports availability of drivers for those devices. Device assessment is provided for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista migration scenarios.
   • For customers interested in server consolidation and virtualization through technologies such as Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005 R2, this tool helps to gather performance metrics and generate server consolidation recommendations that identify the candidates for server virtualization and how the physical servers might be placed in a virtualized environment.
3. In-Depth Readiness Reporting: MAP generates reports containing both summary and detailed assessment results for each migration scenario. The results are provided in Microsoft Excel workbooks and Microsoft Word documents. Reports are generated for the following scenarios:
   • Identification of currently installed Windows client operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Windows 7 and Windows Vista. The tool also reports if desktops have anti-virus and anti-malware programs installed and if the Windows Firewall is turned on.
   • Identification of currently installed Windows Server operating systems, their hardware, and recommendations for migration to Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008.
   • Identification of currently installed Microsoft Office software and recommendations for migration to Microsoft Office 2007.
   • Detailed assessment and reporting of server utilization gathered using the Performance Metrics Wizard.
   • Recommendations for server consolidation and virtual machine placement using Hyper-V or Virtual Server 2005 R2.
   • Assessment of client machines, servers, and the technology environment for the implementation of Microsoft Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid).
   • Identification of machines where Microsoft SQL Server components are installed.
   • Identification of virtual machines, their hosts, and details about each.
   • Power Savings Assessment: Create a proposal to identify server and client machines running in your environment and understand the power management capabilities available.