configuration deployment status
I tried to deploy .net 3.5 and the status shows as failed.. but remark says successful and needs a reboot.. It would help if you can have the status show up as “install running” and then “reboot required” etc..
Add location to computer details
A spot is needed on the computer details screen that would allow you to put the location of the computer. Preferably allow you to put department and the user assigned to the computer if there is one. Similar to the asset tracking in service desk plus
Improved Remote Shutdown Tool
Enable granular scheduled shutdowns. The WOL util allows scheduled jobs to run, why not shutdowns for security and configuration deployments? Would be valuable to select specific OU's and child OU's in Active Directory as well.
Group computer by IP
It would be helpful to be able to list or sort computers by IP number. For example, I have one domain with several subnets -- each location is a separate subnet. It would be helpful if I could group each location by IP - especially when rolling out new software and patches.
Added Tools and Features to Inventory View
Add all of the tools found in the tools section of desktop central directly onto the inventory view. Currently when viewing a computer in inventory, you have the connect-to or scan function. Add remote shutdown, start and restart, check-disk, defrag, etc. This way when troubleshooting a particular machine, the user can launch the tools directly from the computer inventory view.
Desktop Central support XP SP3 installation
Desktop Central supports Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 installation through Patch Management. You can deploy the latest XP SP3 through Desktop Central. romanus MEDC Technical Support Team
Percentage complete on configurations
As a computer runs the installation, it would be helpful to know how much of has been completed on each workstation.
Live feedback of agent status & pinging stations
The problem that I have come across is that something can happen to an agent but I have no way of knowing. It would be great if the agent can run as a background service on each client and report back its status. It would also be helpful to know whether the station is currently up/down. If a new computer is under my SoM but doesn't have an agent installed, DC should automatically install the agent.
import existing GPO security policies
one issue I see with security policy screen is it might over ride existing stable policies linked and created by GPMC to a GPO. if the policy could be imported then controlled here it might avoid conflicts.
Renaming Active Configurations
Renaming an active configuration without having to re-deploy and losing the installation history
Desktop Central Inventory
I would like to see the following features added to the Desktop Central Inventory report: 1) With each computer name the current user logged account should be displayed as well. 2) To be able obtain a complete report for all listed computers including hardware and software features, instead of just for one computer.
Expand Templates or Add more Templates
Desktop centrals templates seem to be based on Group Policy just made easier via the interface on Desktop Central. It would be nice if you could expand desktop central to include more of the Group Policy configurations without loosing the "Desktop Centric" focus of Desktop Central and not step on any of the "functionality" of any existing Adventnet product.
some integration with SDP
allow Desktop Central to be tied to Service Desk Plus. instead of having two software databases and PC/server/asset inventory DB's use one where updates are reflected in both apps. Both DB's don't display the same info. etc. there are other areas where they could integrate. For instance if you deploy an Enterprise app via Desktop Central Deployment utility maybe SDP could declinate an available license or record where its installed.
Ability to image machines
Ability to image machines or take a snapshot, if you will.