Overview

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an agentless, automated, multi-product planning and assessment tool for quicker and easier desktop and server migrations. MAP provides detailed readiness assessment reports and executive proposals with extensive hardware and software information, and actionable recommendations to help organizations accelerate their IT infrastructure planning process, and gather more detail on assets that reside within their current environment. MAP also provides private and public cloud planning assessments, and server utilization data for Hyper-V server virtualization planning; identifying server placements, and performing virtualization candidate assessments, including ROI analysis for server consolidation with Hyper-V. Other significant new features in MAP 6.5 include the discovery of active Windows devices, Software Usage Tracking for Forefront Endpoint Protection (FEP), and the discovery of Oracle instances on Itanium-based servers with HP-UX to assist in the planning of migration to SQL Server. Learn more.

MAP is one of the tools provided by the Microsoft Solution Accelerators team. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and Security Compliance Manager provide tested guidance and automated tools to help organizations plan, securely deploy, and manage new Microsoft technologies—easier, faster, and at less cost. All are freely available, and fully-supported by Microsoft. Learn more.

For home users and users with a few computers to migrate, use the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to understand the readiness of your computer for Windows 7.

The MAP Toolkit includes the following components:

• Microsoft_Assessment_and_Planning_Toolkit_Setup.exe. Installation package containing the tool, release notes, Getting Started Guide and toolkit help (chm file).
• readme_en.htm. Available as a separate download. Provides information to read before installing the MAP Toolkit, including installation prerequisites and known issues.
• Getting_Started_Guide.en.doc. Provides information about toolkit installation, environment preparation, and assessment scenarios supported by toolkit wizards and the UI.
• MAP_Training_Kit.zip. Available as a separate download. Contains sample databases and training materials.
• MAP_Sample_Documents.zip. Available as a separate download. Contains sample reports and proposals.

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System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows XP Service Pack 3

Hardware Requirements:
A computer with at least the following minimum configuration:

• 1.6 GHz processor (dual-core 1.5GHz or faster recommended for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2)
• 1.5 GB of RAM (2.0 GB of RAM recommended for Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2)
• 1 GB of available disk space
• Network adapter card
• Graphics adapter that supports 1024x768 or higher resolution. At 1024x768, using a DPI setting of more than 100% is not supported. At higher resolutions, DPI settings higher than 100% are supported.

Software Requirements:

• .NET Framework 3.5SP1 (3.5.30729.01) (download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129686)
• .NET Framework 4.0 (Full) (download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=186913
• Windows Installer 4.5 (download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129687)
• Installation of all updates for the operating system. Note: In some cases updates may not install automatically. To download updates for your computer manually, go to http://update.microsoft.com.
• By default, the MAP Toolkit will download and install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition during setup. You may also use an existing installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, or SQL Server 2008 R2 if you create an instance named "MAPS" before running the MAP Toolkit installer. The MAP Toolkit requires the collation order of the database engine to be set to "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS".

Notes:

• To install 3.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, or Windows XP download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=128636.
• To turn on Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 go to Control Panel | Program and Features | Turn Windows features on or off and then select Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1.
• To install Microsoft .NET 4.0 full profile, download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=207290.
• Some of these prerequisites require restarting your computer. You may have to restart multiple times if all the prerequisites are not met prior to running Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit setup.
• SQL Server 2008 R2 will not allow the MAP Toolkit to be installed on a domain controller.
• Some MAP scenarios may require additional prerequisites; please review the MAP readme file for more information.

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Instructions

1. Click the Download files below link in the Quick Details section near the top of the page to view the files to download.


2. Download and read the readme_en.htm for installation instructions and known issues.
3. Download and execute the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit setup wizard to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and the Solution Accelerator.

MAP Toolkit Support:

Online Resources:

• The MAP FAQ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=233058
• The MAP Technet Forum http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=233057
• The MAP Training Kit with sample database http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=196614

Contact us:

• Support offerings and regional contact information can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx. Premier customers should contact Premier Support for assistance.
• Email us directly at mapfdbk@microsoft.com

Other Resources:

• The MAP blog http://blogs.technet.com/mapblog/
• Follow us on Twitter @MSSolutionAccel
• Get notifications about Beta programs and other opportunities through Microsoft Connect http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=219168

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Additional information

Solution Accelerators are free, scenario-based guides and automations designed to help IT Professionals who are proactively planning, deploying, and operating IT systems using Microsoft products and technologies. Solution Accelerator scenarios focus on security and compliance, management and infrastructure, and communication and collaboration.

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