Comparison of the SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool and Configuration Manager 2007 Client Status Reporting

SMS 2003 Client Health Monitoring Tool
1.Uses a separate SQL database to store client health data.
2.Uses Microsoft Excel to display client health reports.
3.Contains checks for heartbeat discovery and software and hardware inventory.

Configuration Manager 2007 R2 Client Status Reporting
1.Stores client status data in the Configuration Manager 2007 site database.
2.Uses standard Configuration Manager 2007 reports which can also display trending data collected by the feature.
3.Contains additional checks for status messages.