MS 828: Deploying & Supporting Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
Duration
Five Days
Description
This five day course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to deploy and support Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) version 2.0. Students will learn how to design a site, including organizing a site hierarchy and planning for resource needs. They will install different types of sites, establish a site hierarchy, configure site-to-site communications, and install clients in multiple sites. Students will learn how to troubleshoot problems in site installation, client installation, site-to-site communications, and each of the key features of SMS 2.0. They will trace a task from its initiation through to its completion, by following the various threads that take part in carrying out the task. Students will use Network Monitor to trace network traffic associated with SMS tasks.
Course Content
Installing a Primary Site Server
- Prepare for an SMS installation
- Install an SMS 2.0 primary site
- Troubleshoot SMS site installation
Using SMS Diagnostic Tools
- Use Status Message Viewer to view status of SMS functions
- Install and use SMS Trace to view log files
- Locate and read SMS process log files
- Use Network Monitor to trace network traffic
- Use SMS Performance Monitor counters
Setting Up Multiple Sites
- Configure a parent-child relationship between two primary sites
- Configure and use senders (Standard, Courier)
- Remove a primary site
- Install a secondary site server
- Troubleshoot secondary site installation problems
- Remove SMS client software
Integrating with Other Systems
- Configure and use an SNMP event to trap translator
- List the requirements for setting up a NetWare Bindery server as an SMS site system
- List the requirements for setting up a NetWare NDS server as an SMS site system
Configuring Site Systems
- Configure site systems including the: Component server, Client access point, Logon point, Distribution point, Software metering server
Adding a Client
- Explain how SMS processes add a client to a site
- Trace the network traffic generated by adding a client to a site
- Track SMS status messages generated by adding a client to a site
- Troubleshoot problems with adding a client to a site
Collecting Inventory
- Explain how software and hardware inventory is collected
- Trace the network traffic generated by inventory collection
- Track SMS status messages generated by collecting inventory
- Troubleshoot problems collecting inventory
Distributing Software
- Query the SMS database
- Create a collection of resources
- Troubleshoot problems distributing software
- Create a software package
- Configure a program
- Remove SMS client software
- Explain how SMS processes distribute software to a client
- Trace the network traffic generated by distributing software
- Track SMS status messages generated by distributing software
Software Metering
- Explain how SMS processes meter software usage and enforce licenses
- Trace the network traffic generated by metering software usage
- Track SMS status messages generated by metering software usage
- Troubleshoot problems metering software usage and licensing applications.
Remotely Controlling a Client
- Explain how SMS processes provide the remote control feature
- Trace the network traffic generated by a remote control session
- Track SMS status messages generated by remote control
- Troubleshoot problems remotely controlling a client
Optimizing SQL Server for SMS
- Define basic SQL Server terms including device, database, stored procedure, trigger, and task
- List SQL Server configuration parameters and optimize them for use with SMS for SQL Server versions 6.5 and 7.0
- List and describe tasks, triggers, and stored procedures that are built into SMS
- Maintain the site database
- Back up and restore the site database
- Configure SMS SQL Monitor
Restoring an SMS Site
- Move the site database
- Back up a primary site
- Back up a secondary site
- Restore
- Restore a site
- Restore site systems
Securing an SMS Site
- List the SMS access privileges of a typical user
- List the SMS access privileges of an administrator
- Describe the various accounts used in the SMS system
- Use MMC to limit administrative access
- Use the Security Permissions container to limit access to SMS functionality
