Administering Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Duration
Three Days
Description
This three day course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to administer Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) version 2.0. It could be subtitled "A Day in the Life of an SMS Administrator." Students will learn how to discover and install clients, distribute software to client computers, collect hardware and software inventory, use software metering features, and use the remote tools. Students will learn to troubleshoot common errors and use Crystal Reports to produce a variety of reports.
Course Content
Introduction to SMS 2.0
- List and describe the key features of SMS 2.0
- List and define SMS 2.0 terminology
- List and describe the elements that make up an SMS 2.0 site
- Define WBEM and explain its application with SMS
Discovering and Installing Clients
- List the various methods of discovering site resources
- Configure site assignment rules
- Install SMS clients using a variety of methods (logon, manual, push)
Collecting Hardware and Software Inventory
- Configure software inventory
- Collect client files
- Configure hardware inventory
- View inventory data (current and historical)
- Produce various inventory reports using Crystal Reports
Distributing Software
- Query the SMS database
- Create a collection of resources
- Create a software package
- Configure a program
- Advertise a program to a collection
- Use Advertised Program Wizard to run program advertisements received at the client computer
- Identify where software distribution failed for a given situation
Using SMS Installer
- Install SMS Installer
- Install an application using SMS Installer
- Modify and SMS Installer Script file
- Package a client task using SMS Installer
- Roll back a client computer to its former state
- Patch an application previously installed using SMS Installer
Using Software Metering
- Configure software metering
- Configure application licensing
- Use the software metering reporting functions
- Troubleshoot common software metering problems
Remotely Supporting Computers with SMS
- Configure a site to use remote control
- Use the SMS remoter diagnostic utilities
- Use remote control functions
- Troubleshoot common remote control problems
