This five-day instructor-led course combines two courses, Managing and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 and Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003, to provide you with an accelerated path to learning how to plan, deploy, and manage Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). You will also learn how to configure SMS components and how to manage the ongoing operations of an SMS infrastructure.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Products (OMLP):

• 2596 - Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003
• 2597 - Planning and Deploying Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

What You'll Learn

• Configure a site system
• Discover SMS resources
• Deploy SMS clients
• Collect inventory
• Manage collections and queries
• Distribute software
• Configure and use software metering
• Install and manage remote tools
• Back up and recover SMS
• Configure SMS site in a hierarchy.
• Maintain the SMS site
• Create and Evaluate an SMS Deployment Plan
• Plan an SMS hierarchy
• Install the site hierarchy
• Install SMS clients
• Configure SMS site hierarchies

Who Needs to Attend

Systems Engineers responsible for planning, deploying and managing SMS in an enterprise environment

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

1. Overview of Systems Management Server 2003

• Where SMS Fits in the Windows Server System
• Describing How SMS 2003 Features Provide Change and Configuration Management
• Explaining SMS Hierarchies
• Explaining SMS Site-to-Site Communication
• Explaining SMS Site and Roaming Boundaries Groups and Basic Group Strategy in Windows Server 2003

2. Exploring SMS Site Architecture

• Introduction to the SMS Site Server
• Exploring the SMS Administrator Console and the SMS 2003 Toolkit 1
• Explaining the Role of Active Directory in SMS 2003
• Explaining How SMS Uses Dependent Technologies
• Exploring SMS Site Architecture

3. Preparing to Deploy the SMS Clients

• Introduction to the SMS Clients
• Discovering Resources
• Deploying the Site Systems That Support Client Installation and Client/Server Communication

4. Preparing to Deploy the SMS Clients

• Deploying the Advanced Client
• Deploying the Legacy Client
• Isolating Problems When Installing SMS Clients

5. Collecting Inventory and Software Metering

• Introduction to Inventory Collection
• Collecting Inventory Information
• Extending Inventory Collection
• Configuring Software Metering

6. Querying and Reporting Data

• Introduction to the Architecture of Data and Status Queries
• Creating and Running Queries
• Configuring and Deploying a Reporting Point
• Configuring and Running Reports
• Creating and Running Dashboards

7. Preparing for SMS 2003 Deployment

• Describing the Key Elements of the Planning and Deployment Phase
• Planning Client Installation
• Planning Site Deployment
• Planning Site Configuration

8. Designing the SMS 2003 Hierarchy

• Planning Site Boundaries and Roaming Boundaries
• Determining SMS Component Server Capacity
• Designing the SMS Hierarchy

9. Preparing an SMS Site for Software Distribution

• Explaining How SMS Distributes Software
• Managing Distribution Points
• Configuring Software Distribution and the Advertised Programs Client Agent

10. Managing Software Distribution

• Configuring Software Distribution Objects Using a Software Distribution Methodology
• Creating and Configuring Collections
• Creating and Configuring Packages
• Creating and Configuring Advertisements
• Managing Software Installation at the Client
• Monitoring Software Distribution

11. Implementing SMS Software Update Tools and Managing Update Deployment

• How the Software Update Process Works
• Installing the Software Update Inventory Tools
• Performing Software Update Inventory
• Deploying and Verifying Software Updates

12. Using Remote Tools

• Introduction to Remote Tools
• Configuring the Remote Tools Client Agent
• Using Remote Tools and Remote Assistance

13. Performing Site Maintenance, Backup, and Recovery Tasks

• Performing Site Maintenance
• Performing an SMS Site Backup
• Recovering an SMS Site

14. Deploying SMS 2003

• Installing the SMS Primary Site
• Installing a Secondary Site
• Configuring the Site after Installation
• Installing Site Systems
• Deploying Clients
• Backing up and Recovering Data
• Troubleshooting an SMS Deployment